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Indian Express
6 hours ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Maharashtra emerging as key destination of global investors: CM
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that Maharashtra is not only cementing its position as India's leading industrial state but is also emerging as a key destination for global investors. The chief minister was speaking at the event '2025 India Conference: Accelerating Growth, Maharashtra @ One Trillion' hosted by Bank of America at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. Highlighting the state's growing role in defence manufacturing, data infrastructure, and startup innovation, Fadnavis said Maharashtra is now prepared for the industries and innovations of the future. The CM said that the Make in India initiative has significantly benefited Maharashtra. Citing the recent success of 'Operation Sindoor', he said it showcases India's evolving defence production capabilities, with Maharashtra emerging as the true epicentre of the country's defence manufacturing sector, despite the presence of industry clusters in states like Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. He pointed out that Maharashtra currently houses nearly 60 per cent of India's total data centre capacity, and Mumbai has become the fintech capital of the country. The state is also becoming a magnet for startups, offering fertile ground for tech and innovation-driven enterprises. 'Global investors are seeking stable and secure environments to invest in, especially within global supply chains—and India is best placed to offer that,' Fadnavis said, adding that Maharashtra is fully geared to seize this opportunity. The CM said that Maharashtra attracted over Rs 16 lakh crore in investments during the recent World Economic Forum at Davos. Over half of this is directed towards manufacturing, he said, reflecting the tangible impact of the Make in India policy on the ground. Given the geographic limitations of coastal Mumbai, Fadnavis outlined the development of a 'Fourth Mumbai' around the Vadhavan Port region. The proposed city will be three times the size of existing urban zones, featuring themed developments such as edu-city (with 10 international universities),sports city, medicine city, knowledge city and innovation city. He said that going beyond Mumbai, Thane, and Pune, the government is accelerating industrialisation in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. 'Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar is being positioned as an EV manufacturing hub. Gadchiroli is set to become a new 'steel city' with over Rs 1 lakh crore in investments. Cities like Nagpur, Nashik and Dhule are witnessing large-scale investments in IT, manufacturing, and infrastructure,' he said Fadnavis also introduced a three-stage administrative vision: immediate action plan – Maharashtra 2029; mid-term strategy – Maharashtra 2035; and long-term vision – Maharashtra 2047. These plans will integrate emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) into governance and economic planning. A new advanced cybersecurity centre is also in the pipeline to address growing cybercrime threats in a unified manner. Concluding his address, Fadnavis reiterated that Maharashtra is not only chasing rapid industrial and infrastructure growth but is building a resilient, future-ready economy capable of supporting India's rise on the global stage.
Newsweek
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Newsweek
Kamala Harris' 2028 Chances Drop in New Poll
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Former Vice President Kamala Harris' polling numbers dropped in the latest AtlasIntel poll of the potential 2028 Democratic primary field. Newsweek reached out to Harris' political team for comment via her contact form. Why It Matters Harris is viewed as a potential 2028 presidential candidate despite her loss to President Donald Trump in last year's election, as many Democrats feel she ran a solid campaign despite being weighed down by inflation and former President Joe Biden's unpopularity. Others, however, are backing other candidates and view her campaign as flawed, pointing to her embrace of Republicans like former Representative Liz Cheney and her approach to voters who disapproved of the Biden administration's approach to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Although the primary is still years away, Democrats are already debating who would make their strongest candidate and who is best poised to win back voter groups that shifted toward Republicans last November, including Latino voters and young voters. One political scientist told Newsweek her polling slump could be tied to new revelations about Biden's health—a question that could follow Democrats into the midterms and 2028 race. What to Know The new poll found that two potential presidential candidates—former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York—are ahead of Harris. Nearly 32 percent of Democrats said they are leaning toward Buttigieg, while about 19 percent said they are planning to vote for Ocasio-Cortez. Only 17 percent said they are planning to cast their ballot for Harris in 2028 if she runs. That's down from the April AtlasIntel poll when 24 percent said they planned to back Harris. That poll found that 28 percent of respondents were planning to vote for Buttigieg, while 16 percent leaned toward Ocasio-Cortez. In the latest poll, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker placed fourth with 10 percent support, while California Governor Gavin Newsom followed with 7 percent. Grant Davis Reeher, professor of political science at Syracuse University, told Newsweek it's unsurprising her polling has dropped. "I'd attribute it to the recent further revelations about Biden and the effort to hide his actual condition," he said. "This will taint her, unless she wants to claim she was so irrelevant in the Biden administration that she was completely out of the inner loop." Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala at the Palace Hotel on April 30, 2025, in San Francisco, California. Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala at the Palace Hotel on April 30, 2025, in San Francisco, said he is "stunned" she is still being discussed and that Democrats need to nominate someone who is "more mainstream" and "not from the most liberal part of the country." The latest poll surveyed 3,469 adults from May 21 to May 27, compared with the other poll that surveyed 2,347 adults from April 10 to April 14. Both had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. Is Kamala Harris Running for President Again? What We Know Harris is speculated to be eyeing a presidential bid or a possible campaign for governor of California, where she served as attorney general and senator. However, she has not said for sure what her next step is. Harris could make a decision about whether to run in California by the end of the summer. Polls suggest she'd be the favorite in the race in the solidly Democratic state. However, she has faced attacks from candidate Antonio Villaraigosa, the former Democratic mayor of Los Angeles, over an alleged "cover up" of Biden's health. What Do Other Polls Say About Harris' 2028 Chances? Other recent polls show Harris with a lead over other potential Democrats. A McLaughlin poll, for instance, showed her with 29 percent support. Buttigieg followed with 10 percent, and 9 percent backed Ocasio-Cortez. It surveyed 1,000 registered voters from May 21 to May 26. An Echelon Insights poll from earlier in May showed her with a similar lead with 32 percent compared to Buttigieg's 10 percent. It surveyed 1,000 voters from May 8 to May 12, 2025, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points. An April Data for Progress poll, on the other hand, showed a closer race between Harris, Buttigieg and Ocasio-Cortez. What People Are Saying Reeher told Newsweek that Democratic hopefuls are "in a quandary." "The party's brand is not strong, so how much should they be putting themselves out there trying to grab attention? The best play might be to wait for the midterms and then start advertising themselves. Unless the strategy is to separate in important respects from the Democratic mainstream, and in that case articulating that difference early might help. But that's not her campaign, I don't think." Harris, speaking about her plans earlier this year while visiting sites impacted by the Los Angeles-area wildfires: "My plans are to be in touch with my community, to be in touch with the leaders and figure out what I can do to support them...I am here and would be here regardless of the office I hold, because it is the right thing to do, which is to show up in your community and thank the folks who are on the ground." What Happens Next Most candidates are unlikely to jump into the race until after the 2026 midterms, but speculation will continue about who is likely to run. Buttigieg opted not to run for office in Michigan, fueling speculation he could be gearing up for another presidential run. Ocasio-Cortez has not commented on speculation that she could run, but others have also floated her as a potential Senate candidate in 2028.
Sydney Morning Herald
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘We cherish everything': How the Japanese make perfect drinks
'The young generation here start drinking creative cocktails,' Ohtake says, 'but then they graduate from that into more simple, classic cocktails. The reason for that is Japanese people like really simple things, like sushi, tempura, where the procedure is so important.' Think of sushi: just a few ingredients, rice, vinegar, fish, but treated with such skill and dedication that a thing of alchemical beauty emerges. And now consider, say, a negroni, which is just gin, vermouth and Campari, but here at Royal Bar and indeed at many high-end cocktail bars across Tokyo and the rest of Japan, these simple ingredients are used to create something amazing. Cocktail culture is huge in Japan. Though, you will rarely find a packed nightclub full of partygoers standing shoulder-to-shoulder at a bar, yelling orders for espresso martinis. Instead what you will discover is intimate spaces like Royal Bar, where jazz tinkles over hidden speakers, drinkers perch on leather-bound stools, and suited bartenders take their time mixing perfect drinks. 'Cocktail culture in Japan started in Yokohama because they have the harbour, the port,' Ohtake explains. 'And specifically, the culture of Japanese cocktails began [in the late 19th century] at the Yokohama Grand Hotel, where they have a signature cocktail called the Bamboo, a very Japanese cocktail. After World War II, this culture became very popular.' Royal Bar has played its own vital part in Tokyo's cocktail scene. Back in the 1960s, the original iteration of this bar, at the original Palace Hotel site, was run by Kiyoshi Imai, a legendary bartender who was known as Mr Martini, such was his dedication to one of the world's greatest cocktails. Imai's legacy spread throughout Tokyo, where areas such as Ginzo, Omotesando, Ebisu and Shinjuku are strewn with tiny bars turning out expertly created, classic cocktails in refined surrounds. His legacy has even more directly been passed to Ohtake, himself an award-winning bartender intent on perfection. Loading And so I try Ohtake's whisky sour, where every ingredient is in harmony, presented in a short glass with a large and perfectly clear ice cube. Ohtake also recommends his take on the negroni, where he replaces the gin with shochu, a Japanese spirit that the bartender says is drastically underrated on the world scene. I also sample his version of the Penicillin, another classic cocktail, this time with apple juice added to acknowledge the autumn season. It's perfection, of course, draped with a thin slice of apple that Ohtake has patiently, slowly been dehydrating for the past few days.
The Age
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
‘We cherish everything': How the Japanese make perfect drinks
'The young generation here start drinking creative cocktails,' Ohtake says, 'but then they graduate from that into more simple, classic cocktails. The reason for that is Japanese people like really simple things, like sushi, tempura, where the procedure is so important.' Think of sushi: just a few ingredients, rice, vinegar, fish, but treated with such skill and dedication that a thing of alchemical beauty emerges. And now consider, say, a negroni, which is just gin, vermouth and Campari, but here at Royal Bar and indeed at many high-end cocktail bars across Tokyo and the rest of Japan, these simple ingredients are used to create something amazing. Cocktail culture is huge in Japan. Though, you will rarely find a packed nightclub full of partygoers standing shoulder-to-shoulder at a bar, yelling orders for espresso martinis. Instead what you will discover is intimate spaces like Royal Bar, where jazz tinkles over hidden speakers, drinkers perch on leather-bound stools, and suited bartenders take their time mixing perfect drinks. 'Cocktail culture in Japan started in Yokohama because they have the harbour, the port,' Ohtake explains. 'And specifically, the culture of Japanese cocktails began [in the late 19th century] at the Yokohama Grand Hotel, where they have a signature cocktail called the Bamboo, a very Japanese cocktail. After World War II, this culture became very popular.' Royal Bar has played its own vital part in Tokyo's cocktail scene. Back in the 1960s, the original iteration of this bar, at the original Palace Hotel site, was run by Kiyoshi Imai, a legendary bartender who was known as Mr Martini, such was his dedication to one of the world's greatest cocktails. Imai's legacy spread throughout Tokyo, where areas such as Ginzo, Omotesando, Ebisu and Shinjuku are strewn with tiny bars turning out expertly created, classic cocktails in refined surrounds. His legacy has even more directly been passed to Ohtake, himself an award-winning bartender intent on perfection. Loading And so I try Ohtake's whisky sour, where every ingredient is in harmony, presented in a short glass with a large and perfectly clear ice cube. Ohtake also recommends his take on the negroni, where he replaces the gin with shochu, a Japanese spirit that the bartender says is drastically underrated on the world scene. I also sample his version of the Penicillin, another classic cocktail, this time with apple juice added to acknowledge the autumn season. It's perfection, of course, draped with a thin slice of apple that Ohtake has patiently, slowly been dehydrating for the past few days.
The Age
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Another thing Japan does perfectly: Cocktails
'The young generation here start drinking creative cocktails,' Ohtake says, 'but then they graduate from that into more simple, classic cocktails. The reason for that is Japanese people like really simple things, like sushi, tempura, where the procedure is so important.' Think of sushi: just a few ingredients, rice, vinegar, fish, but treated with such skill and dedication that a thing of alchemical beauty emerges. And now consider, say, a negroni, which is just gin, vermouth and Campari, but here at Royal Bar and indeed at many high-end cocktail bars across Tokyo and the rest of Japan, these simple ingredients are used to create something amazing. Cocktail culture is huge in Japan. Though, you will rarely find a packed nightclub full of partygoers standing shoulder-to-shoulder at a bar, yelling orders for espresso martinis. Instead what you will discover is intimate spaces like Royal Bar, where jazz tinkles over hidden speakers, drinkers perch on leather-bound stools, and suited bartenders take their time mixing perfect drinks. 'Cocktail culture in Japan started in Yokohama because they have the harbour, the port,' Ohtake explains. 'And specifically, the culture of Japanese cocktails began [in the late 19th century] at the Yokohama Grand Hotel, where they have a signature cocktail called the Bamboo, a very Japanese cocktail. After World War II, this culture became very popular.' Royal Bar has played its own vital part in Tokyo's cocktail scene. Back in the 1960s, the original iteration of this bar, at the original Palace Hotel site, was run by Kiyoshi Imai, a legendary bartender who was known as Mr Martini, such was his dedication to one of the world's greatest cocktails. Imai's legacy spread throughout Tokyo, where areas such as Ginzo, Omotesando, Ebisu and Shinjuku are strewn with tiny bars turning out expertly created, classic cocktails in refined surrounds. His legacy has even more directly been passed to Ohtake, himself an award-winning bartender intent on perfection. And so I try Ohtake's whisky sour, where every ingredient is in harmony, presented in a short glass with a large and perfectly clear ice cube. Ohtake also recommends his take on the negroni, where he replaces the gin with shochu, a Japanese spirit that the bartender says is drastically underrated on the world scene. I also sample his version of the Penicillin, another classic cocktail, this time with apple juice added to acknowledge the autumn season. It's perfection, of course, draped with a thin slice of apple that Ohtake has patiently, slowly been dehydrating for the past few days. The sort of technique any sushi master would be proud of.
