Tata Trusts fires fresh salvo on Chandrasekaran, listing issues

IANS | September 20, 2026 6:32 PM

Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Tata Trusts on Sunday fired a fresh salvo in the ongoing rift with Tata Sons over the issue of the re-appointment of N. Chandrasekaran as the Chairman of the Company, saying there was no deadlock at the board meeting on September 17 and a casting vote cannot revive a stillborn resolution.

India’s young engineers must cross academic boundaries: Mizoram Governor

IANS | September 20, 2026 2:06 PM

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Calling on the next generation of engineers to embrace interdisciplinary thinking, Mizoram Governor General (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh has said India’s future technological leadership would depend on engineers who can work across traditional academic and professional boundaries.

India’s exports pick up pace as FTAs kick in

IANS | September 20, 2026 1:06 PM

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India’s exports to free trade agreement (FTA) partners have shot up during the first quarter of 2026-27, with shipments to Singapore and Sri Lanka more than doubling and exports to ASEAN rising by more than 60 per cent, which shows that the trade pacts are actually bearing fruit, according to reports.

Rising utility bills, private services deepen Pakistan middle-class struggle

IANS | September 20, 2026 12:48 PM

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s middle class is coming under growing financial pressure as the cost of securing basic necessities such as electricity, water, healthcare, education and transportation continues to rise, turning what many economists and observers describe as public policy failures into private household struggles, a report has said.

56 MoUs at ‘SEMICON India’ strengthen collaborations in design, manufacturing, research

IANS | September 20, 2026 9:23 AM

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) With more than 600 exhibitors, around 300 international companies, participation from 52 countries, and 56 MoUs, announcements and strategic initiatives, the ‘SEMICON India 2026’ event provided a platform for investment, technology partnerships, commercialisation of research, industry–academia collaboration, startup development, skilling and international cooperation across the semiconductor value chain.