...But sales of domestic passenger vehicles dropped 2% to 3% year-on-year in August owing to low demand.
The ratings agency, in a report, said 'the Reserve Bank of India's deferral of the Basel 3 implementation deadline by a year has eased the pressure on banks to issue hybrid Tier 1 capital in FY15.'
'Domestic investors are opening up to the idea of high-growth Internet companies as a pool of value creation.' 'They like the execution that they see with Zepto, and for us, that is the most important factor.'
Satellite imagery showed a dense elongated band of fog stretching from Punjab to the northeast.
The United States will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy ships to West Asia in order to defend Israel, the US Department of Defence said.
We will hopefully test-fire it before the end of the year, V K Aatre, Scientific Adviser to the defence minister, said.
The Caribbean side will back themselves to spoil James Anderson's farewell Test after breaching Australia's fortress, The Gabba, earlier this year.
A day before the end of the fourth phase of lockdown, the home ministry on Saturday issued new guidelines for the phased reopening of all activities outside containment zones till June 30.
Stunning! Shreyovi Mehta, 10, is a runner up at the annual worldwide Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest.
'As we enter 2025, it must be acknowledged that there is a convergence of capital, influential people (from business and politics) and technology deciding the destiny of others in the name of pride, patriotism, nationalism, nation building, all of it thinly veiled disguises for personal profit and glory,' asserts Shyam G Menon.
Schoolchildren will be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online under proposed changes to the curriculum in the wake of far-right riots across United Kingdom cities fuelled by misinformation on social media.
Glimpses from the opening of the Adani Green Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in London.
Samsung has sounded the war bugle with the launch of Galaxy S III in London, May 3. Some experts believe that the Galaxy S III's launch was to pre-empt the forthcoming launch of iPhone 5.
The Iranian missile attack on Israel appears to have been defeated and ineffective, United States President Joe Biden said, hours after Tehran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel.
Ola Electric, the SoftBank-backed electric vehicle (EV) maker, is likely to pursue a valuation of approximately $4.5 billion in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), marking about 18 per cent decrease from its last funding round valuation of around $5.5 billion, according to industry sources. The Bhavish Aggarwal-founded firm aims to file for the IPO by next month, according to people familiar with the matter. "The strategy is to price the IPO attractively for investors, fostering long-term growth and wealth creation," said a source.
Over 70 per cent of individual investors who engage in intraday trading incurred an average loss of Rs 5,371 during 2022-23 (FY23), according to a study conducted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Intraday trades involve buying and selling securities within the same trading day. The study covered nearly 7 million investors trading in the equity cash segment.
'The scheme excludes tractors, light commercial vehicles, and medium and heavy commercial vehicles.'
Keir Starmer, in his first speech as the UK's new prime minister, on Friday pledged to heal the "weariness in the heart" of Britain and rebuild the country after a landslide Labour victory in the general election.
There is no shortage of books on the Microsoft founder, but this latest one is different in that it paints Mr Gates in shades of grey, leaving it to readers to make their own judgement about the man
Enthused over its successful launch of GSLV D5 with GSAT-14 communication satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Sunday, the Indian Space Research Organisation is planning a series of GSLV launches and an experimental launch of the advanced version GSLV Mark III soon from the spaceport.
Samsung has reduced prices of its Note, Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III smartphones by more than Rs 2,000 each.
Justice Rajasekhar Mantha directed the chief secretary of the West Bengal government to ensure one percent reservation for transgenders in all public employment.
'Banks may find small ticket size lending economically unviable due to the cost of branch operations.'
This is the first time Agni-III has been test-fired.
Cassandre Beaugrand won gold in the women's triathlon at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday
'I have heard your anger, disappointment and I take responsibility for this loss,' Rishi Sunak said in his brief speech at 10, Downing Street.
This is the thirteenth case of suspected suicide by a coaching student in Kota since January.
As the world continues to rage under the ongoing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, the two presidential candidates in the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump during the presidential debate hosted by ABC News on Tuesday (local time), presented their views on ending the conflict and Washington, DC's role in it.
Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 248 on Saturday.
The United States would focus on tier II and III cities in India for increasing trade as they offer huge business potential, US Commercial Consul for South India Aileen Nandi has said.
The Next-Gen Scientists Foundation programme offers an opportunity to fund internships for undergraduate and postgraduate students who wish to gain research experience in life sciences.
For the first time, Reserve Bank has quantified the cost of implementing Basel-III norms, pegging the recapitalisation needs of the banking system at Rs 1.75 trillion, but added that it is manageable.
Martin Luther King III, who is in India to trace his father Martin Luther King Junior's 'India pilgrimage' 50 years ago, will visit Thiruvananthapuram on February 23.King will visit the Madhvi Mandiram Lokseva Trust, functioning in the name of well-known Gandhian G Ramachandran at Neyyatinkara, and address a programme 'youths against terror and violence' at the Indian Council of Gandhian Studies.
'In India, managers and the leadership almost glorify overworking.'
'It is notable how humble he was and didn't want anything different just because he was a Tata.'
The push given to rooftop solar installation in the Interim Budget ties in with its high rate of adoption in Tier-II and -III cities of India. If original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the automobile industry, government, and the solar sector are to be believed, in cities of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Kerala, 45-50 per cent of electric-vehicle (EV) users are employing rooftop power to charge their vehicles. This is compared to the national average of 25 per cent, say industry sources.
'In April, we saw a 10 per cent growth in our own volumes.'
The proposed exemption in customs duty on import of lithium, cobalt and other rare minerals in the Union Budget 2024-25 is likely to lower the battery production cost and help in making electric vehicles more affordable for the buyers, auto industry leaders said on Tuesday.
Bolstering the Indian Air Force's capability to swiftly transport combat troops and equipment such as tanks to the front, Defence Minister A K Antony will on Monday formally induct its biggest 70-tonne C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft into service at the Hindon Air Base near New Delhi.
Why is the Big Apple welcoming our pachyderms? And how is India teaching the world about living with wildlife?
