Ted Baker to close 15 stores across UK - with hundreds of jobs to go

Ted Baker is to shut 15 of its stores across the UK within weeks, the retailer's administrators have announced. Around 245 staff will be made redundant as part of the cost-cutting plans. It comes after Sky News revealed that hundreds of jobs at the fashion chain were at risk after …...Read More

Bengaluru police arrest man who posed as doctor and cheated cab drivers

April 08, 2024 05:58 pm | Updated 05:59 pm IST - Bengaluru The Magadi Road police on Monday arrested a 44-year-old man who, posing as a doctor, allegedly cheated cab drivers with fake currency. The accused, identified as K.R. Sanjay, was caught based on a complaint filed by a cab …...Read More

'Green shoots' for retailers as firms pin summer hopes on warm weather, Taylor Swift and Olympics

Retail sales were up in March - and are expected to grow further in the coming months as warm weather and events such as Taylor Swift's UK tour boost consumer spending, according to industry analysts. Sports tournaments such as the Paris Olympics, along with factors such as falling energy bills, …...Read More

Air India and BIAL sign agreement to make Bengaluru premier aviation hub of south India

April 08, 2024 05:34 pm | Updated 05:34 pm IST - Bengaluru: Air India and Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) have entered into an agreement intended to develop Bengaluru as a premier aviation hub for southern India. Air India (along with other Tata Group airlines — AIX and Vistara) and …...Read More

Tamil Nadu businessman jumps off 19th floor of hotel in Bengaluru

April 08, 2024 05:32 pm | Updated 05:33 pm IST - Bengaluru A 28-year-old businessman from Tamil Nadu jumped off the 19th floor of a star hotel at High Grounds on April 8. He had checked in at the hotel two days ago. The deceased, Sharan, was found moving around …...Read More

Coventry deaths: Man and woman found at house were former partners, police confirm

A man and a woman found dead at a house in Coventry have been named - with police confirming they were former partners. Marian and Vicala Gheorghe were found at an address on Caludon Road shortly after 5.30am on Friday morning. In a statement, West Midlands Police said: "We're continuing …...Read More

Father and son who murdered and mutilated men with blowtorch in Edinburgh flat jailed for life

A father and son who murdered and mutilated two men with a blowtorch and forced nails into the eyes of one of their victims have been jailed for at least 34 years. Warning: This story contains graphic content Ian MacLeod, 66, and Dean MacLeod, 42, killed Derek Johnston, 37, and …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls | PM Modi to conduct roadshow in Chennai on April 9; strict traffic arrangements in place

April 08, 2024 05:16 pm | Updated 06:31 pm IST - CHENNAI Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Chennai on April 9 evening and will participate in a roadshow organised to canvas votes for Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) candidates in the heart of city. The Greater Chennai City Police has …...Read More

Congress manifesto not silent on CAA, says Kerala Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan

April 08, 2024 05:02 pm | Updated 05:10 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on April 8 (Monday) refuted the charge that the Congress party’s election manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections was silent on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). Mr. Satheesan said the manifesto, …...Read More

BJP arrests its opponents in the fear of defeat, says Karnataka deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar

April 08, 2024 05:00 pm | Updated 05:00 pm IST - Thrissur: The arrest of Opposition leaders in various States clearly shows that the BJP is scared of defeat in the coming Lok Sabha elections, D.K. Shivakumar, Congress leader and the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, has said. Addressing the …...Read More