CNG, hybrids and EVs together accounted for 42% of India’s passenger vehicle sales in August, surpassing petrol’s 41% share for the first time. India’s passenger vehicle market is reportedly seeing a notable shift in consumer preference away from petrol, with CNG, hybrid and electric vehicles together accounting for 42% of sales in August 2026.For the…
The Gujarati devotional blockbuster film ‘Laalo: Krishna Sada Sahaayate’ released last year in the news for its Telugu remake and as per latest developments it is currently being discussed with Tollywood several production houses. The movie which hit the big screens in 2025 became the highest grossing Gujarati film of all time with a worldwide…
Sonny Ramadhin (left); and West Indian spin bowlers Sonny Ramadhin, and Alf Valentine during their tour of England, April 1950. (Photo/Getty Images) Sonny Ramadhin became the first cricketer of Indian origin to represent the West Indies when he made his Test debut at Old Trafford during the 1950 tour of England.Born in St Charles Village…
Online conversations may become more responsive and fast due to a celestial alignment. Misunderstandings can arise as people react quickly without full comprehension. Group chats might escalate into larger disputes involving multiple participants. Individuals should avoid posting when feeling personally attacked or challenged. Past online arguments could resurface, prompting a re-evaluation of old disputes. The…
Belgian PM Bart De Wever took a veiled dig at Trump’s tariff policy, saying barriers were being imposed “arbitrarily” and without economic logic. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever took a veiled dig at US President Donald Trump over his decision to impose tariffs saying many voices are now calling for tariff barriers to go…
What began as a classroom design exercise by high-school students in New York has taken nearly a decade to become a reality. In 2017, students from North Tonawanda High School’s engineering academy were asked to imagine how a downtown park could be transformed. One of the winning ideas featured a clock tower and a landscaped…
Two years after its theatrical release, Vijay and Venkat Prabhu’s ‘The Greatest of All Time’ (’GOAT’) is back in the spotlight. The action thriller, which became one of the biggest commercial successes of Thalapathy Vijay’s career, completed two years on September 5. On the occasion, director Venkat Prabhu shared a special video on X, taking…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI photo) Mumbai: The BCCI is adopting a cautious route to deal with the rise of 15-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The board and its key officials are determined to ensure his early success develops into a long and distinguished international career and does not fizzle out after a couple of years of…
Families face difficult choices when mentally ill relatives become unmanageable (AI image used for representational purpose only) A 60-year-old man and his friend were recently arrested for allegedly killing his schizophrenic son (38) ‘as he had become aggressive and unmanageable’. The incident has thrown up a larger question: When a person with severe mental illness…
(AI image) The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan has conducted an investigation into the daily hospital admission costs in Maharashtra, revealing that expenses can soar between twenty-four thousand and sixty-two thousand rupees MUMBAI: After opposing the Draft Clinical Establishment Bill last month over its failure to cap private hospital rates, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) investigated daily admission…
