Family businesses across India are booming — branching into new markets, adopting artificial intelligence, preparing for IPOs and investing in sustainability.But the growth masks a growing headache: the next generation isn’t lining up to take the reins.For decades succession was simple — founders built the company, children joined, ownership passed on.That script is breaking.Today only…

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Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned the way Washington Sundar is being used in India’s T20I side, saying the all-rounder has not been given a clear role despite continuing to get opportunities.Ashwin, speaking on his Hindi YouTube show Ash Ki Baat, said Sundar has the backing of the team management but is often underused…

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Trump’s H-1B visa measures not directed at India, says Sergio Gor Amid uncertainty over changes to the H-1B visa programme under the Trump administration, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said the measures were not aimed specifically at India and were part of a broader review of the United States’ immigration system.Responding to concerns over…

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HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old student from Telangana’s Kamareddy district, who was pursuing higher education in London, was found dead, his family members said on Saturday.S Srinath Reddy had travelled to London 14 months ago to pursue higher studies, his father, Madhusudan Reddy, told news agency PTI in Talamadla village of Kamareddy district.He said the circumstances surrounding…

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PUNE: Family members of Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal, along with residents of their housing society, held a candlelight march in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Saturday, demanding justice for the 26-year-old and calling for the harshest punishment for the accused.Ketan’s father, Vishal Agarwal, made an emotional appeal for justice.Vishal appealed for justice, saying his 26-year-old son was killed…

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Indian passport holders abroad treated as citizens for using RTI NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing debate on whether passport is a conclusive proof of citizenship or just a travel document, records of interministerial deliberations in 2010 over who can avail of Right to Information Act, show that MEA and MHA agreed that holders of Indian…

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Munis D Faruqui, professor of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley Munis D Faruqui, professor of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, has spent nearly three decades immersed in Mughal archives. The result is ‘Aurangzeb Alamgir and the Mughal Empire’, in which he argues for…

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The murder case of Gahunje realtor Ketan Agarwal has taken a fresh turn after the two accused — his fiancée Siya Goyal and her ‘partner’ Chetan Chaudhary PUNE: Investigation into the murder of 25-year-old realtor Ketan Agrawal on Saturday revealed that the accused, Siya Goyal (20) and Chetan Chaudhary (22), searched online for methods to…

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The maximum temperature Saturday was recorded at 41.3 degrees celsius, four degrees above normal. NEW DELHI: Delhiites continued to experience sultry weather, with the heat index, or feel-like temperature, touching 51.3 degrees celsius at 2.30 pm Saturday. It was this season’s highest feel-like temperature. Before this, the highest heat index was recorded at 48.2 degrees…

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As per the latest toll notification issued by NHAI, effective June 25, motorists travelling on Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway from Hoskote to Baireddypalle (Hediganabele toll plaza to Baireddypalle toll plaza) will have to pay Rs 195 for a one-way journey in cars, jeeps and vans. BENGALURU: Motorists can now travel on nearly 100km of Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway after…

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