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M&M auto sales rise 25% in December, SUVs and LCVs hit record highs

Sales of commercial vehicles in the domestic market stood at 24,786, a growth of 34 per cent year-on-year

Kia India posts best-ever Dec sales, volumesup over double to 18,659 units

For the calendar year (CY) 2025, total wholesale volumes were at 2,80,286 units, as against 2,45,000 units sold in CY 2024, up 15 per cent

Tarun Garg takes charge as Hyundai Motor India's first Indian MD & CEO

Garg's leadership will focus on four key pillars of future-ready strategy; people and market focus; customer-centric approach and 'Make in India, Made for the World' impetus

NIA 2025 highlights: Over 92% conviction rate, extradition of 26/11 accused

The probe agency also secured the deportation of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother and close aide Anmol Bishnoi, who had been absconding since 2022, from the US

Cigarettes, biris, pan masala, tobacco products to get costlier from Feb 1

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday also notified the Chewing Tobacco, Jarda Scented Tobacco and Gutkha Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2026

BMC polls: Several candidates' nomination forms rejected after scrutiny

Officials said delays in finalising candidatures, last-minute documentation, non-submission of caste validity certificates and incomplete details were among the reasons behind the rejections

Arpora sarpanch disqualified, panchayat secy sacked over Goa nightclub fire

In two different orders, Director of Panchayat, Mahadev Araundekar, disqualified the sarpanch of Arpora-Nagoa, Roshan Redkar, and dismissed the then panchayat secretary Raghuvir Bagkar from service

Wanted Naxalite Dayanand Malakar killed in encounter with forces in Bihar

Malakar was rushed to the nearest government hospital, where he was declared dead

DGCA questions Air India for operating Dreamliner despite technical snags

In a show-cause notice issued this week, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has flagged snags pertaining to Dreamliner VT-ANI

Khaleda Zia's vision to guide India-Bangladesh ties: Jaishankar to Rahman

The three-time Bangladesh prime minister and BNP matriarch died on Tuesday following a prolonged illness

Sugar production surges 23.4% to 11.83 million tonnes in Oct-Dec: NFCSF

Sugar output in Uttar Pradesh, the country's largest sugar producing state, increased to 3.56 million tonnes during October-December period of 2025-26 season from 3.26 million tonnes in the year-ago

Ashika Group gets Sebi's in-principle nod to launch mutual fund biz

Ashika Group on Wednesday announced that it has received in-principle approval from the markets regulator, Sebi, to launch mutual funds.

Curbs on import of low-ash metallurgical coke extended for 6 months

Government extends curbs on low-ash metallurgical coke imports till June 30, 2026, while allowing free imports of high-ash coke

DRDO test-fires two Pralay missiles off Odisha coast, clears induction path

It is an indigenously developed weapon system featuring state-of-the-art navigation system to ensure high precision

IGL cuts piped cooking gas prices by ₹0.70 in Delhi, NCR from Jan 1

Indraprastha Gas Ltd, India's largest city gas retailer, on Wednesday announced a Rs 0.70 cut in prices of natural gas piped into household kitchens for cooking in Delhi and NCR towns.

Cooling appliances to get costlier as BEE star ratings norm changes

Besides the fall of the Indian rupee against the US dollar and global increase of copper prices is also putting pressure on manufacturers' margins

Khaleda Zia's funeral prayer held in Bangladesh amid tight security

The funeral prayer (namaz-e-janaza) was held at the Manik Mia Avenue on Wednesday afternoon

Envoys of Quad nations hold rare public meeting at US Embassy in Beijing

The Indian Embassy here has not yet commented on the meeting. China, over the years, has been a strong critic of the Quad and has not yet reacted to the meeting

India Gate protest case: Delhi court grants bail to one of the accused

The court noted that the co-accused in the case had been granted bail and that the accused had no past criminal antecedents

Kushavati, with four talukas, to become Goa's third district: CM Sawant

At present, the coastal state comprises two districts - North Goa and South Goa