Ludhiana: Two factory workers desperate for a drink allegedly lured a helpless, intoxicated man into an empty lot and bludgeoned him to death with a concrete block for just ₹1,500.The crime highlights a grim, multiyear pattern of alcohol-fuelled killings in the industrial hub. Sandeep Srivastava and Ishaaq Ali, both labourers from Uttar Pradesh, were arrested […]
Zhou Qunfei has one of the most remarkable self-made success stories in the global technology industry. Born into poverty in rural China, she left school as a teenager and worked in factories grinding watch glass to support her family. Decades later, she became the founder of Lens Technology, a company now valued at roughly $26 […]
Israel said on Wednesday it launched a strike on a pharmaceutical facility in Iran, alleging it was supplying fentanyl for use in a chemical weapons programme, a charge denied by Tehran.Iran confirmed that the Tofigh Daru factory was hit but said it produces only “hospital drugs” used in medical procedures. Both sides said the strike […]
Udaipur, February 24, 2026 (Udaipur Kiran) – HDFC Bank on Tuesday inaugurated its new Tech & Digital Factory in Guwahati, marking its first such facility in Assam and the fourth in the country. The centre will function as a hub for advanced technology development, innovation and talent incubation in the state. It aims to strengthen […]
The order was so complex that Mercedes reportedly paused production to deliver the Sheikh’s rainbow S-Class cars. In the early 1990s, Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan al Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, placed one of the most unusual bespoke orders in automotive history. He is said to have commissioned Mercedes-Benz to build seven […]
Inside one of El Salvador’s sprawling prison complexes, rows of sewing machines operate in day and night shifts. Inmates produce clothing for public institutions as part of a state-backed prison labour programme that expanded in early 2025. The initiative, promoted by the administration of Nayib Bukele, is presented by officials as a way to make […]
Udaipur Kiran, Jaipur, December 29: Under the guidance of SP B. Aditya, the Operation Chakravyuh has dealt a severe blow to drug traffickers. The Hathuniya police exposed an illegal MD manufacturing factory operating in the dense forests and hills of Baglia. Authorities seized a large quantity of equipment and narcotics and arrested one accused in […]
A man was arrested on Friday after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a factory operated by tiremaker Yokohama Rubber Co in central Japan, officials said.The attack occurred at a company facility in the city of Mishima in Shizuoka prefecture, west of Tokyo. The local fire […]
new video loaded: What It Takes to Move a Factory From China to Vietnam Tariffs have forced Chinese companies to move their operations to Vietnam. Alexandra Stevenson, our Shanghai bureau chief, visits a factory in Ho Chi Minh City to see how one of the biggest challenges isn’t relocating machinery and tools, but overcoming language […]
Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed a remarkably preserved 1,600-year-old Roman wine production site beneath the ruins of an ancient mountain castle. The discovery, made near the village of Oymakli in southeastern Turkey’s Kahta district, sheds light on the scale and sophistication of winemaking in the late Roman period. The site includes grape-crushing installations, cisterns, and […]
