22 grand slam singles, 14 Roland Garros titles, and a statue that now patrols these clay courts.
If a showreel was to be made on Rafael Nadal’s tennis profession, you’d see a variety of what he has managed to attain on the pink stuff. As he introduced his retirement from skilled tennis, one couldn’t assist however assume that the record of achievements – as astounding as they could be – solely tells a small a part of the Spaniard’s legacy. Nadal will make his remaining look on the Davis Cup Finals subsequent month. Nonetheless, his athleticism, distinctive shotmaking and the style wherein he fought to the final level to create a number of the most epic tennis moments – all depend in why he’ll eternally be remembered as extra than simply the best clay courter of all time.
Vamos eternally, Rafa!
Now, on to at this time’s version:
🚨Massive Story
There are few like Ratan Tata, whose lives could be described by the adage: “A life not lived for others will not be a life.”
Indelible imprint: Politicians from throughout social gathering strains, company leaders, celebrities to frequent folks, Tata Group workers to shareholders — 1000’s from all walks of life lined as much as pay their final respects to Ratan Naval Tata. His final rites have been carried out with full state honours in Mumbai – most with a heartwarming story to share.
Unclear line of succession: With the loss of life of the chairman emeritus of Tata Group, the favored assumption is that general management of the enterprise home will robotically go on to Ratan’s half-brother Noel Tata. However issues usually are not so clear minimize. There’s no readability on who succeeds him and he additionally didn’t personally personal shares in Tata Sons which he might bequeath to an inheritor.
‘Two trusts’ matter: Not like most enterprise homes, Tata Sons is owned largely not by people however by two charitable trusts – Sir Ratanji Tata Belief and the Sir Dorabji Tata Belief. These have the suitable to appoint one-third of the administrators to Tata Sons in addition to act as the ultimate authority of appointment and elimination of all administrators. In order issues stand, whoever heads the trusts not directly controls the group. Additional, the individual holding the chairperson’s publish at Tata Trusts may even play a vital function within the group’s affairs and future development. Now, who takes it residence formally is but to be seen.
🎧Delving deeper into the lifetime of India’s most reputed businessman, Loksatta editor Girish Kuber joins us in at this time’s version of ‘3 Issues’ podcast to debate the legacy of Ratan Tata, whose title evokes respect, admiration and awe in folks from completely different area.
⚡Solely in Categorical
In fond remembrance of Tata, columnist N Ok Singh writes of getting the privilege of interacting and dealing with him, and of his final assembly with the “decisive visionary” earlier this 12 months.
📰From the Entrance Web page
10-point plan: On the India-ASEAN leaders’ summit on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced a 10-point plan to mark a decade of India’s Act East Coverage. The factors included ASEAN-India Cyber Coverage Dialogue, 2025 as ASEAN-India 12 months of Tourism, doubling the variety of scholarships at Nalanda College amongst others. He additionally flagged “respect” for “one another’s nationwide integrity and sovereignty” as integral to strengthening India-ASEAN relations.
📌Should Learn
Simply exterior Chennai, the labour strike at Samsung’s plant has stretched into its second month, with over a thousand staff demanding the popularity of their union and higher working circumstances. What started as an industrial dispute has now morphed into a full blown political disaster, threatening to tarnish Tamil Nadu’s picture and testing the power of the ruling DMK-led alliance.
‘I’ll win’: Amid long-drawn conferences on regulation and order in Puducherry, IPS officer Anita Roy would flip to her diary to jot down the phrases – ‘I’ll win’. And win she did, on the Commonwealth worldwide traditional bench press competitors in South Africa’s Solar Metropolis. At 46, Roy is the first IPS officer to bag the gold medal on this powerlifting competitors by lifting 70 kg.
👉And Lastly…
Excellent news! For over a decade, Shankar, the lone male African elephant in Delhi’s Nationwide Zoological Park stayed that method, spending lengthy days in strict isolation. However that is more likely to change quickly. The Delhi zoo is about to get him two feminine elephants, one every from Botswana and Zimbabwe, as companions.
That’s all for at this time.
Till tomorrow
Vibha B Madhava and Ayesha Jain
