NEW DELHI: Alternative-fuel vehicles may have overtaken petrol cars in India-but only if hybrids are counted as alternatives. FADA’s Aug registration data showed petrol’s share of passenger-vehicle retail declining to 40.8%, while CNG, electric and hybrid vehicles together reached 41.9%.The crossover appeared to mark a significant change in India’s fuel mix, with alternatives moving ahead…
Mumbai: Union home minister Amit Shah said Sunday that all 21 NDA-governed states would implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) before 2029.“Triple talaq has been abolished, giving Muslim women equal rights. We have introduced UCC in several states and I am confident that in the 21 BJP-NDA-governed states, we will introduce UCC before 2029,” he…
MUMBAI: Nine Tata companies – seven listed, two unlisted – hold 12.8% of Tata Sons. The seven listed companies alone account for 11.9%. They have held these stakes (see chart), treated as dead capital, for three decades, with no exit and no public valuation. That changes if Tata Sons lists in compliance with Reserve Bank…
Christian Bale‘s superhero days are far behind him, but that has not stopped the actor from continuing his philanthropic works. Proving to be a real-life hero, the actor officially opened a new foster care village in Palmdale, called Together California. As per reports, the actor helped create the foster care system with the aim of…
Meet Rufus, Wimbledon’s famous hawk, who has spent 18 years keeping pesky pigeons away from tennis courts. Wimbledon has plenty of familiar sights when the Championships arrive, from packed Centre Court stands to strawberries and cream. But long before the crowds settle in, one of the All England Club’s most experienced regulars is already at…
NEW DELHI: As Russian refineries came under attack from Ukraine, damaging energy infrastructure and crippling domestic fuel supplies, Moscow imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in Aug, with nearly 70% of it coming from India, Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) has said in its monthly report.India, however, remained the…
NEW DELHI: India and France have stepped up their space cooperation as companies from the two countries signed three key agreements at the recent International Space Summit in Paris relating to satellite launches, space surveillance and microsatellite technology.In the first agreement, France’s Safran Space signed contracts worth more than 5 million euros with Indian space…
Acclaimed theatre director, scholar and arts administrator Chidambara Rao Jambe, fondly known as Jambe in theatre circles, passed away in Sagara Taluk on Saturday afternoon at the age of 77.After training in Yakshagana and graduating from the National School of Drama (NSD), Jambe served as the principal of Ninasam Theatre Institute for over two decades,…
Bank holiday on September 14 Planning to visit a bank as the week begins? You might want to reschedule, with banks across various parts of the country set to remain shut on September 14 for Ganesh Chaturthi, which celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha.However, the September 14 closure is state-specific, so bank branches will not…
Despite its strong run in theatres, ‘Hanuman Ansh’ will not be in the race to represent India in the Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars this year. However, producer Namrata Singh has clarified that the film was neither rejected nor deliberately kept out of consideration, with the team simply missing the submission deadline.Speaking…
