NEW DELHI: With nearly four million electric vehicles (EVs) sold in India cumulatively by March this year, the market is in the midst of an explosive growth phase and will become a major power consumer, a report said. From merely 1.3 lakh EVs sold in 2020, an estimated 1.6 million EVs were sold in the […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas filed by companies, including Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, seeking the correction of alleged errors in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) and recall of the apex court’s 2019 order directing them to pay Rs 1.47 lakh in AGR dues to the telecom department. Curative petitions […]
BEIRUT: The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah has said the mass bombing attack against it using its communications devices was a “severe blow” and said Israel had crossed a “red line”. But he said the group would continue its daily strikes into northern Israel, vowing Israelis would not be able to return to their homes there […]
TEL AVIV: Israel has submitted a new proposal for a ceasefire deal with Hamas, which includes offering Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other members “safe passage” out of Gaza in return for the release of hostages, Israeli state media reported. The proposal has been conveyed to the United States, which has been mediating the indirect […]
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday that Russia is significantly ramping up drone production, aiming to nearly 1.4 million units this year. This increase represents a tenfold boost in output as part of efforts to secure victory in Ukraine. “In total, about 140,000 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were delivered to the armed […]
NEW DELHI: As a part of its plan to digitise border and country’s immigration system, the United Kingdom (UK) government has asked immigrants across the country to use eVisa rather than physical documents. In an effort to fully digitise the UK border and immigration system, immigrants currently using a physical biometric residence permit (BRP), a […]
RAIPUR: Three FIRs have been registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in parts of Chhattisgarh for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community through his remarks made during the recent US visit, police said on Friday. While two cases – one at the Civil Lines police station in capital Raipur and another at […]
Gain comfortable lead as Bangladesh crumble on day 2 Gill, Pant carry India to 81/3, lead by 308 runs CHENNAI: Before the start of the Test series against India, Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe had praised at the way his side handled certain situations during their previous series against Pakistan. The same outfit, however, failed […]
CHENNAI: India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja isn’t much worried to miss out on a well-deserved century but the left-arm spinner, currently four wickets away from 300 wickets in Test cricket, is hopeful of breaching that mark when Bangladesh returns to bat in the fourth innings of the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here. […]
KOLKATA: For the first time ever, Kolkata will host World 25K, the world’s first World Athletic Gold Label Race for this particular distance when the 9th edition of east India’s biggest running festival takes centre stage on December 15. Labelled as the only World Athletics Accredited 25K, the world’s richest 25K with prize money of […]