Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's close aide V K Sasikala, serving a four-year jail term on graft charges, has sought remission and early release from prison, official sources said on Wednesday.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami, meanwhile, asserted that the anticipated release of Sasikala would not alter the stand of the AIADM.
Her release, however, might be deferred to February 27, 2022 if she does not pay the 'in-default fine amount'. The information regarding this was revealed in a response by the Superintendent, Central Prison, Bengaluru to a Right to Information (RTI) inquiry.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to restrain the Centre from training Sri Lankan armed forces saying it is a policy matter of the government and it cannot interfere with it.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Monday launched Etios Xclusive priced in the range of Rs 7.82 lakh (petrol variant) to Rs 8.92 lakh.
Consumer sentiments have been dampened due to several factors like tight liquidity, high insurance, and high costs
The All New Etios is designed to provide a true sedan experience
Dream Valley Corporation's Tamil flick starring Jai, is a cocktail of action, suspense and thrills -- but doesn't fulfill expectations.
Japanese auto major Toyota will hike prices of its vehicles across all models in India by up to 3 per cent from January to offset rising input costs.
According to experts, this will have major impact on new investments by Chinese players in companies, such as Paytm, Ola, BigBasket, Byju's, Dream11, MakeMyTrip, and Swiggy, when they go for follow-up funding. Chinese investors, such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi, are active in the Indian start-up space, and have collectively invested billions of dollars.
While Hyundai Motor India reported a marginal growth, Toyota Kirloskar Motor witnessed a dip in sales last month.
Produced by ITA Films' S N Raja and directed by S Selvam, Rameswaram, Jeeva's latest offering to hit the silver screens starts off with a bang -- but ends up tearing a giant, gaping hole in the silver screen.
The industry needs stimuli to help revive consumer demand and conversions.
Market leaders Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai, who together control two-thirds of the domestic market, have not yet firmed up a decision on raising prices.
Passenger vehicle sales continue to drop in June; Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota witness decline. Mahindra & Mahindra, however, reported a 4 per cent growth.
Japanese auto major announced top level management changes in its Indian arm with Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director slated to move for a new role in its Asia Pacific operations.
Dealers have stocked up vehicles in the run-up to a price hike, which is expected to be announced by leading players some time this month.
The narrowing gap between petrol and diesel prices, an uncertainty around the future treatment of vehicles and low resale price of diesel cars are some of the apparent reasons for the strategy shift
The company is currently celebrating the first anniversary of its Camry Hybrid in India during which it has sold 541 units
Reflecting the mood, passenger vehicle sales in November either remained muted or skidded for most manufacturers as high fuel prices and the higher cost of borrowing dampened buying sentiment.
Move aimed at removing confusion among private buyers
Data available from top six players - Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, M&M, Tata Motors, Honda and Toyota - shows an average growth of about 42 per cent for the industry in June
Maruti, Honda and Tata Motors posted highest sales growth during the month
The government has mandated that from October 2017, all new car models will have to be equipped with airbags to meet crash test norms.
For players like Toyota Kirloskar and Ford, the contribution of UVs to overall sales is now well over 60%.
Reliance on a single model begins at about 40% and goes up to 80 % in case of some companies
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra and Toyota reported low single-digit sales growth for the month owing to weak market sentiment
The GST Council last year imposed a cess of 15 per cent on hybrid vehicles, in addition to the 28 per cent GST, leading to a total tax burden of 43 per cent against a previous tax rate of 28 per cent.
Despite a rise in input costs, leading car-makers refrain from hiking their price.
Top 10 vehicles, value-wise, is dominated by the two players in the market, Maruti Suzuki & Hyundai
Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Honda saw their passenger vehicle sales improve in August compared to the same month last year, although Ford and Toyota witnessed a decline.
While hybrids, CNG and biofuels found favour in 2018 among many carmakers including Maruti Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda, others such as M&M and Tata Motors have shown full faith in electric vehicles.
Car sales likely to touch record 3-mn mark by the end of March.
December is a month of high retail sales for cars, as companies and dealers push stocks to clear inventories
Exteriors of Innova always charm the onlookers but this new version has additional features to impress car lovers.
Car makers see a dip in demand from their biggest buyers, Ola and Uber. Demand from aggregators weakened for a number of reasons after a strong growth last year.
From discounts to hundred per cent financing to talks of a price hike, companies are doing everything to ensure retail sales pick up this month.
General Motors India Vice President P Balendran termed the decision as a positive move for the overall economy.
The measures government takes next to push economic growth will be the key for automotive sector
Ahead of the international auto show that begins next Wednesday, the Indian auto industry continues to be buffeted with bad news. According to data released by leading automobile companies on Saturday, the industry's sales volumes in January fell about five per cent from those in the same month last year.
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