General Motors seems quite upset with the ongoing geopolitical tensions disrupting its supply chain across the globe. According to a report in Reuters, America’s largest car company by markestshare General Motors (GM) GM has directed several thousand of its suppliers to scrub their supply chains of parts from China. The company’s executives have reportedly been…
NEW DELHI: The smooth and peaceful conduct of Bihar polls with the highest turnout ever, particularly after the first special intensive revision (SIR) of its electoral roll in over two decades, is set to boost the confidence of Election Commission as it goes about Phase 2 of SIR across a dozen states and Union territories,…
NEW DELHI: With inflation at a record low of 0.3%, the food ministry has proposed lifting of export restrictions on wheat products such as aata, maida and sooji after a gap of nearly three-and-a-half years. In a letter to the commerce department, it has suggested considering allowing such exports of up to one million tonne…
NEW DELHI: NDA’s massive win in Bihar has placed BJP in a sweet spot as seat shares of different parties, across the political spectrum, have virtually cushioned it against political exigencies which have bedevilled it in the past.Though BJP and JDU have bonded well since CM Nitish Kumar returned to NDA in Jan 2024 and…
NEW DELHI: Eight assembly bypolls across the country held on Nov 11 bucked the one-way Bihar steamroller Friday, throwing up a mixed bag that offered Congress consolation in Rajasthan and Telangana while breaching J&K CM Omar Abdullah‘s bailiwick Budgam. BJP and Congress bagged two seats each, PDP one, AAP one, JMM one, and Mizo National…
NEW DELHI/PATNA: From a low of 43 seats in 2020 to a high of 85, an almost 100% jump as the counting progressed on Friday, Janata Dal (United) has delivered a knockout punch to the naysayers and burnished its credentials as a lead BJP ally in a politically crucial Hindi heartland state.The tally will be…
NEW DELHI: The five seats won by Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM in Seemanchal region of east Bihar, where Muslim voters have a substantial presence, reflect the community’s willingness to diversify its options in areas where it feels secure that experimentation may not benefit BJP.Results show that AIMIM won five of nine constituencies with more than 40%…
This Kishor can’t sing: Bihar tunes out PKNEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor has often been credited for being the scriptwriter of the electoral successes of several political parties and satraps. His most anticipated script has, however, turned out to be a spectacular dud.When he started his public outreach in Bihar with a padyatra from Champaran three…
Henry Ford, the pioneering American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company, revolutionised the world with his vision, innovation, and leadership. Born in 1863, Ford transformed modern industry through the invention of the moving assembly line, making automobiles affordable to millions and reshaping global manufacturing. His philosophy was not just about machines and production,…
NEW DELHI/PATNA: Before these polls, Chirag Paswan had described himself as “sabji mein namak” (salt in vegetables), which is essential to any political broth. Winning 19 of the 29 seats his party contested, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief proved his mettle again in Bihar as his performance propelled NDA past the 200-seat mark. What…
