"In her first statement since her appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport against her disqualification (for being 106 grams overweight) from the Paris Olympics was dismissed, ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat was effusive in her praise for the Indian Olympic Association-appointed medical team as well as support staff, particularly chief medical officer Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala whom she described as an ‘angel sent in disguise by God.’”
Firstpost.com August 16, 2024
"We reminded the Brihanmumbai
(Bombay) Municipal Corporation that
the entire Coastal Road is planned
as a green and public space, and it is
not open to commercial exploitation.”
Zoru Bhathena, activist, on environmentalists’ objection to hoardings being placed on the to-be completed Coastal Road project in Bombay and its environs, mid-day,
August 13, 2024
"Last month’s Economic Survey tells us that of our total workforce of 565 million, 46% work in
agriculture, 11% in manufacturing, 13% in construction, and 29% in services such as trade,hotels and transport... Agriculture employs 46% but produces 18% of our
gross domestic product.”
Naushad Forbes, co-chairman,
Forbes Marshall; chairman, Centre for
Technology Innovation and Economic Research and Ananta Aspen Centre, past president, Confederation of Indian Industry;
Business Standard, August 18, 2024
"All of us are very clear that the brand would not be used for certain products like tobacco and alcohol.”
Pirojsha Godrej, vice chairperson,
Godrej Industries Group, The
Economic Times, August 9, 2024
"Around the world, houses of worship have been converted to restaurants, breweries, hotels, art centers, theaters and even sports complexes. Some abandoned churches have been transformed into mixed-use developments, blending retail and residential space, and affordable housing.”
Fileen Lindner, sociologist and
Presbyterian minister and former editor,
Yearbook of American & Canadian
Churches, New York Times, quoted in
The Indian Express, August 5, 2024
"Netflix and multiplexes replaced Sunday morning shows at
Metro and Sterling where we
used to sing along with the
music in the interval.”
Kate Currawalla, social entrepreneur
and activist, sunday mid-day, July 21, 2024
"(I) took on perpetrators of all kinds: predators who abused women; fraudsters who ripped off consumers; cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say, I know
Donald Trump’s type.”
Kamala Harris, US vice president,
on former US President Donald
Trump who is seeking reelection,
The Indian Express, July 25, 2024