Honda appoints R&D chief as new CEO
Allround show by Ali; Yogendra takes hat-trick; Krishna, Ram, Akhil, Noman, Raghavendra, Yash, Rachit, Chay, Jayant, Rahul, Azhar, Pranav, Shreyas, Srinivas, Shetty, Zeeshan, Varun, Nadeem, Krish, Aarya, Jawad shine in two-day games
Honda Motor Co is promoting its current head of research and development (R&D) Toshihiro Mibe to chief executive, the latest in a number of bold moves the automaker is taking to step beyond its more than half-a-century-long reliance on selling gasoline-powered cars.
Mibe, 59, will assume the president role effective April 1, the company said in a statement on Friday. Honda's current CEO Takahiro Hachigo, who helmed the firm for six years, will become a director and then retire from the company at its general meeting in June.
Honda's new chief is
taking the top job as the Japanese carmaker pushes to stay abreast of the two great shifts hitting the auto industry: automation and electrification. Since joining Honda in 1987, Mibe has occupied various roles, including as the chief of Honda's R&D subsidiary, where he was central to driving the company's
In recent months, Honda has taken a number of steps to reallocate resources into next-generation technologies
electric vehicle technologies and autonomous driving strategies.
Honda, like most legacy automakers, is struggling to find ways to fund nextgeneration electric and driverless car technologies while keeping its gaspowered car sales afloat. Hachigo, who took office in 2015, sought to move away from past initiatives prioritising scale to focus on costs. Under his leadership, Honda trimmed a number of factories in Japan and abroad.
In recent months, Honda has taken a number of steps to reallocate resources into next-generation technologies. In September, it formed an alliance with General Motors Co to cooperate in areas such as research and connected-car services. The next month, Honda announced it will no longer participate in Formula One racing, seeking to reallocate resources to its development of EV and fuel-cell technologies.
Honda, which aims to electrify two-thirds of its global car sales by 2030, has weathered a tough 2020, a period when vehicle sales were crushed by pandemic-related disruptions. It's targeting an operating profit of 520 billion yen ($5 billion) for the 12 months through March, down about 18% from the previous year.
The automaker is also grappling with a chip shortage that's forcing automakers worldwide to pare their output just as car demand begins to recover. The semiconductor shortage is estimated to knock 500,000 units off the Japanese carmakers' output largely in the first half. Within Japan, it's estimated Honda will shoulder the bulk of those losses.
Pratyush Kumar smashed a near double century to lead a clutch of performers in the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s league matches.
Pratyush slammed 19 boundaries and three sixes in 259 balls before falling for 196. His teammate Nikhil got 104 to help Concorde to 357 in their first innings even as G. Pavan took 5 for 32 for Combined Districts, who eventually won the A-1 Division three-day match. The Districts team too suffered a bit of bad luck when their batsman Santosh was out for a wellmade 96.
G. Vidath and A. Ranjit Kumar were the other performers. The former took 5 for 34 to bowl Balaaji CC to victory over Rohit XI after conceding the first innings lead while the latter scored
114 in a losing cause for Mahmood CC.
The A-2 Division two-day games threw up plenty of performers, the best of which was Sunshine’s Syed Ali, who scored an unbeaten 185 and also took
6 wickets while conceding
26 runs in their win over New Star, for whom Sai Krishna took 5 for 22.
Nizam College’s K. Akhil Kumar (180) and Mirza Noman (6/57) were instrumental in their side beating Vijay CC.
Yogendra Singh of SN Group took 5 for 46 including a hat-trick against Hyderabad Patriots, for whom Raghavendra turned the tide with 119.
Yash Bansal (170) of Oxford Blues; Rachit Rangari (7/39) and Y. Chay
(116) of Yadav Dairy; Khammam District’s Azhar (6/26); Rahul G
(6/37) of International; Pranav Adithya (6/62) of Sri Shyam; Eklavya’s Shreyas Reddy (6/77) and Ram Ruthvik Reddy (140 n.o); Tirumala’s B. Jayant Reddy (158); Canara Bank’s Srinivas (6/43) and Arvind Shetty (102); Nadeem Khan
(5/38) of New Blues; Zeeshan (5/38) and Varun Vinod (108) of Hyderabad
Wanderers; MCC’s Krish
(5/49) and Aarya Udupa
(5/56) of Balaji Colts were among those who did well. Brief scores:
A-1 DIVISION (THREE-DAY) LEAGUE Concorde 357 in 88.4 overs
Sunshine CC 261 in 58 overs (Syed Ali 185 n.o — 220b, 21x4, Waseem Ali
34, M. Shree 33, Mirza Mudassir
4/49, Sai Krishna 5/22 — 6.3-0-22-5) bt New Star 195 in 64.2 overs (Sai Krishna 90 n.o, Yash 45, Zohair 30, Syed Ali 6/26 — 17.2-2-26-6, Jawed Ali
4/39). Points: Sunshine 5, New Star 0. Nizam College 364/8 in 90 overs (K. Akhil Kumar 180 — 246b, 25x4, K. Anirudh 68, Ershan Pasha 3/91) bt Vijay CC 180 in 55.2 overs (Sai Sharan
47, Mirza Noman 6/57 — 18-4-57-6). Points: Nizam College 5, Vijay 0.
Oxford Blues 357/7 in 82 overs (Yash Bansal 170 — 137b, 23x4, 2x6, Kaushik M 52, Aditya D 47, Manit Joshi 35) bt Future Star 122 in 55 overs (Pavan R
46, Yashaswi Y 3/12, Vignesh 3/28). Points: Oxford Blues 5, Future Star 0.
Yadav Dairy 375/9 in 90 overs (CVSS Ramana 52, Sudheendra 91, Y. Chay 116 — 116b, 17x4, Chandrakanth
4/50) bt Aggarwal Sr 131 in 39 overs (Chandrakanth Dixit 62, Rachit Rangari 7/39 — 14-3-39-7). Points: Yadav Dairy 5, Aggarwal Sr 0.
Hyderabad Patriots 310 in 69.5 overs (Raghavendra 119 — 161b, 20x4, J. Deepak 53, G. Bhanu Prakash
37, Yogendra Singh 5/46) bt SN Group 234 in 68.2 overs (Aryaman Thakur 40, Ritwik Rao 71, Bhoopal
3/41). Points: Patriots 5, SN Group 0. Balaji Colts 353 in 69.2 overs (Aditya Malhotra 61, Shaik Muddassir
79, Dhananjay 85, Pranav Adithya
6/62 — 16.2-3-62-6) bt Sri Shyam 152 in 35.2 overs (Md Afzal Ali 90, D. Srinath Naik 30, Aarya Udupa 5/56 —
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— Tanushree Dutta,
actress
Kanche
Son of India,
Actress Pragya Jaiswal has delivered some impressive performances that have struck a chord with the audience, including the role of an IPS officer in one of her earlier outings, the 2017-film Nakshatram.
We have now learnt from reliable sources that the Kanche actress will be seen in a crucial role in Mohan Babustarrer Son of India. Our sources tells us that the film’s director Ratnababu chose Pragya for the role as it was something she’s never tried earlier.
“Pragya is a complete package. Apart from having great appeal, she is a performer and natural talent. Also, as the audiences have never seen her in a true cop role, the director felt that casting her would bring a fresh appeal to the role,” informs the source, adding that she has even shot for her part.
Meanwhile, Pragya Jaiswal has been balancing work between the SouthIndian and Hindi film industries. The actress who’s starring in Balakrishna’s yet-to-be-titled film directed by Boyapati Sreenu is also part of the Salman Khan-starrer, Antim: The Final Truth, which is directed
Manjrekar.
AUGUST 24 TO SEP 23
T his week you seem to be bursting with overflowing emotions, laughter and tears. Sometimes you get so excited you could bounce around the house screaming out in ecstasy. Or sometimes burst into tears. Lady of Tarot advises you to curb your emotions for your greater benefit. Alternatively, the cards suggest that you have repressed your feelings too long and it is now the time to release them. You may have bottled up so many emotional thoughts that you have become almost void of feeling true emotions.
Lucky Number: 1
Lucky Colour: Sky blue
Tarot Affirmation from the Light Seers Deck: “I am in touch with my emotions”
SEP 24 TO OCT 23
This week you are moving through a phase of realignment. You will get a chance to leave the stormy sea behind and move towards peace and tranquility. Things can seem perplexing but a better future awaits you on the other side. Some of you may feel that in order to move forward, you must leave something behind, and while you do this with some regret, you know that in the long-run it is the best option for you. This movement could also be in terms of a change of job or house. Seek help, if required.
Lucky Number: 6
Lucky Colour: Ocean blue
Tarot Affirmation from the Light Seers Deck: “I accept help as easily as I move through this transition”