Hardeep Singh Brar, president and CEO, BMW Group, India Chennai: Despite a challenging operating environment, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for BMW in India. The German luxury carmaker is targeting a sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth in the post-pandemic period, with annual sales expected to cross the 20,000-unit mark for…
Hyderabad: With elections for the recognised union of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) due within the next two to three months, the coal belt has become a fiercely contested political battleground. Major parties are intensifying their campaigns across the region as union control and allegations of irregularities take center stage.The coal belt, which spans 11…
Trees already covered under Haryana’s Pran Vayu Devta Pension Scheme will not qualify Gurgaon: Haryana farmers will be rewarded with at least Rs 500 for every tree they conserve, as the state looks to arrest the decline of native trees outside forests and boost biodiversity conservation.Haryana govt has begun work on a first-of-its-kind scheme —…
You receive the address the night before and show up to a stranger’s home expecting a good meal — what you aren’t prepared for is everything else. The door opens and you’re immediately struck by how much thought has gone into the evening: every corner considered, the tablescape elaborate and deliberate, soft music drifting through…
Khajan Singh Manvi Health Care centre, where the child was fisrt rushed to Ghaziabad: The father of a 4-year-old girl who died after allegedly being sexually assaulted earlier this year told TOI on Wednesday she might have been alive had hospitals not turned away from their basic duty to save lives.The Ghaziabad resident, whose petition…
Gauree.Malkarnekar@timesofindia.comPanaji: The 2011 Census, for the first time, pointed to Goa’s fertility rate dropping to below replacement rate at 1.7 children per woman in the reproductive age group. The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 6 showed that Goa’s fertility rate has fallen to the second lowest in the country, 1.6.Now, the directorate of education’s…
Gorakhpur: A 13-year-old girl who had come to visit her uncle’s family was killed after a bullet allegedly fired from a licensed pistol struck her in the head under mysterious circumstances late Tuesday in Deoria district.The deceased, Gopi Barnwal, a resident of Sadat in Ghazipur district, had arrived at her uncle Sushil Barnwal’s house on…
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday presided over an orientation session of govt officials ahead of Praveshotsav, the annual school enrolment drive of the state govt which will be held across the state later this month.The CM also launched State Curriculum Framework and School Quality Assessment and Assurance Framework…
Ludhiana: A police constable and his friend were thrashed severely by a group of men following a cricket match at Ladian village.Sooraj, a constable posted with the vigilance bureau, reported that his friend, Joban, and he had been packing their gear on June 14 when an argument had erupted between Joban and a local resident,…
Municipal health teams will conduct door-to-door inspections of coolers, flowerpots, overhead tanks, and pools while simultaneously running awareness programmes on mosquito eradication. Panchkula: The Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) will launch a ward-by-ward fogging campaign on Thursday to neutralise the heightened risk of vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria ahead of the monsoon arrival expected around…
