Mumbai, January 05, 2024. Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, today announced robust growth of 89%retailing 7,931 units in the period January to December 2023. Positive growth followed on the back of three new product launches: Audi Q3 Sportback, Audi Q8 e-tron, and Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron, along with continued demand for the best-selling Audi…
Jaipur, January 04, 2024. Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph has appealed to the general public to use e-FIR (online FIR) technology as much as possible in relation to vehicle theft. He said that this will save both time and energy of the victim. Joseph said this in relation to the cases related to online…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. Domestic airlines inducted a total of 133 planes in 2023, which is 51 per cent higher on an annual basis, as they continued to expand their networks to meet rising passenger demand. Out of the total, 21 aircraft were taken by the carriers on wet lease. The Directorate General of…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has cautioned the public about malicious calls from international numbers spreading false information about Indian stock exchanges, and advised people to report such cases to telecom operators. Such malicious calls are initiated by anti-national elements and are aimed at creating panic, an official release said,…
Cape Town, January 04, 2024. Jasprit Bumrah, India’s priceless fast bowling mean machine, produced a hostile spell to guide India to a series-levelling seven-wicket victory against South Africa in the shortest game ever played in Test history. Bumrah (6/61 in 13.5 overs), the master practitioner of fast bowling, knocked the stuffing out of South Africa’s…
Jaipur, January 04, 2024. Breakfast at 8 am and dinner at 8 pm! A tall order for those with busy work days but a mantra for staving off cardiovascular diseases, say doctors who cite a recent study to stress the importance of early, regular and well-spaced meals. A study led by the Université Sorbonne Paris…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. According to the State of India Gaming Report 2022, the Indian esports industry is expected to grow to $140 million by 2027. Over the last few years, esports as a category gained recognition as a mainstream sport especially after being debuted as an official medal sports at various international sports platforms. To capitalise…
Jaipur, January 04, 2024. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Glenmark), a research-led, global pharmaceutical company, has launched a biosimilar of the popular10,11 anti-diabetic drug, Liraglutide, for the first time in India. The drug is being marketed under the brand name Lirafit™ following the approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). Priced at around INR 100 for…
Cape Town, January 04, 2024. Aiden Markram scored the most combative hundred of his career but a vintage Jasprit Bumrah morning spell kept India firmly on course for a series-levelling win against South Africa at lunch on day two of the second Test here on Thursday. Markram threw caution to the wind as he smashed…
Kathmandu, 04, 2024. Nepal on Thursday signed a long-term agreement that will facilitate the export of 10,000 MW of electricity to India in the next 10 years during the two-day visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to the Himalayan nation. The agreement on power export was inked in the presence of Jaishankar and Nepalese…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. The Congress on Thursday renamed the Rahul Gandhi-led Manipur-Mumbai yatra starting on January 14 as ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ which will travel through 15 states, including Arunachal Pradesh. This was announced by Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh after a meeting of party general secretaries, state in-charges, state unit chiefs and…
Mumbai, January 04, 2024. Director Abhishek Chaubey says he wanted to create something that was dark but funny and he found the perfect recipe for it in “Killer Soup”, a genre-blending series headlined by his favourite actors Manoj Bajpayee and Konkona Sensharma.The eight-episode crime show, set to premiere on Netflix on January 11, revolves around…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. In a celebration of inclusivity and artistic prowess, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities through its Composite Regional Centre at Ahmedabad, Gujarat presented the spectacular cultural event, “Divya Kala Shakti,” at the esteemed Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Auditorium in Ahmedabad. This unique showcase, organized by one of the central…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs, inaugurated the ‘URBAN SQUARE’, an exhibition offering visitors an immersive urban experience with a diverse spectrum of products, including handlooms, upcycled décor, pottery, packaged food, handicrafts and delectable street food. With participation from 150 exhibitors, including urban Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today, in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep, inaugurated Kochi-Lakshadweep islands submarine optical fiber connection (KLI-SOFC) project among various developmental projects worth more than Rs 1,150 crore covering a wide range of sectors including technology, energy, water resources, healthcare and education. The KLI-SOFC project will lead to an increase in internet…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) along with National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has launched ‘SMART 2.0’ (Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research among Teaching professionals) program to promote robust clinical studies in priority areas of Ayurveda with Ayurveda academic institutions/hospitals across the country through mutual collaboration….
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced ‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar’ 2023 today. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 09th January, 2024 (Tuesday) at 1100 hours. ‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar’ is given to corporate entities (both in private…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. REC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of Baroda in order to facilitate joint sanctions of loans to fund power, infrastructure and logistics projects in the country over the next three years. Recognizing the pressing need to fortify these critical domains, REC Limited and Bank of Baroda unite with…
Mumbai, January 04, 2024. “Mrs” and “Sumo Didi”, two films from Jio Studios, are set to be screened at the 35th Palm Springs International Film Festival. The festival will begin in California, US, on January 4 and will conclude on January 15. According to Jio Studios, the screening of “Sumo Didi”, inspired by the story…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. Ministry of Defence inked two contracts for procurement of Qty-697 Bogie Open Military (BOM) Wagons at a cost of 473 Cr with M/s Jupiter Wagons Limited and procurement of Qty-56 Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment (MMME) Mark II at a cost of 329 Cr with M/s BEML Ltd, under Buy (Indian-IDDM)…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday after falling in the past two days and ended nearly 1 per cent higher, mainly on buying in HDFC Bank and Bajaj Finance. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 490.97 points or 0.69 per cent to settle at 71,847.57 points. During the…
Kota, January 04, 2024. Former Rajasthan minister in the preceding Ashok Gehlot government Pramod Jain Bhaya and three others were booked on Wednesday evening under various sections of the IPC for cheating, criminal conspiracy and extortion at the Baran city police station, an official said. Bhaya, former mining and “gopalan” (cow care) minister, was earlier…
New Delhi, January 04, 2024. The invitation cards for the consecration ceremony at the Ram mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 is in sync with the grandeur of the temple being built. It has an imposing image of the structure and also of a very young Lord Ram. Besides the large-size aesthetically designed cards, the…