CV sales to see single-digit growth in FY25: VECV MD

COMMERCIAL vehicle (CV) sales are expected to grow at a strong single-digit in FY25 after the industry clocked the 1 million unit mark in FY24, said Vinod Aggarwal, managing director of VE Commercial Vehicles, in an interaction with Arshad Khan.

1/3rd shoppers use ecomm for discretionary spending

ONLINE shopping is undergoing rapid expansion as over one in three online shoppers surveyed are now using ecommerce as their primary channel for discretionary and essentials spending, according to public policy think-tank Empower India report.

CCI tracking data dominance, algorithmic collusion

RAVNEET KAUR, Chairperson of anti-trust regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI), has raised concerns over data dominance where control over large data sets creates insurmountable entry barriers for new businesses.

Mokhber interim Iran prez as Raisi dies in air crash

First vice president named caretaker prez; fresh elections to be held within 50 days | Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi to be buried on Thursday in Mashhad where he was born | Nuclear negotiator Ali Bahadori Jahromi appointed as caretaker foreign minister

Infected blood scandal may have killed 3K in UK

LONDON BRITISH authorities and the country's public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid the truth about the disaster for decades, an inquiry into the UK's infected blood scandal found on Monday.

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

THE chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war.

Oppn slams 'pathetic services' at booths

OVERALL TURNOUT Bihar (5 seats): 57.47% 52.55% Jammu & Kashmir (1 seat): 54.21% 63.00% 67.15% Jharkhand (3 seats): Ladakh (1 seat): Maharashtra (13 seats): Odisha (5 seats): Uttar Pradesh (14 seats): West Bengal (7 seats): 48.88% 60.72% 57.43% 73.00% Voters' turnout at 49 Parliamentary constituencies in 8 states and Union Territories in the fifth phase till 7.45 PM SUDHIR SURYAWANSHI @ Mumbai OVER 49% voting was recorded in the fifth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections for 13 seats in Maharashtra on Monday.

Lucknow records low turnout at 52%

THE voter turnout across 14 UP seats, which went to polls in the fifth phase, recorded to be a moderate 58 per cent on Monday.

Pick-up van overturns, 18 dead, 4 injured in Chhattisgarh's Kawardha

NINETEEN tribal labourers, including 18 women, were killed and four others injured on Monday when a mini goods vehicle ferrying a group of tendu leaves collectors plunged into a valley in Chhattisgarh's Kawardha district, about 110 km from Raipur, police said.

AAP received ₹7 cr foreign funding, violated FCRA: ED writes to Home Ministry

THE Enforcement Directorate has written to the Union Home Ministry alleging the AAP received more than ₹7 crore foreign funds in contravention of the FCRA, official sources said Monday.

India declares one-day mourning over Raisi's death in chopper crash

INDIA declared a day of mourning on Tuesday as a mark of respect for the Iranian President who passed away in a chopper crash on Sunday.

Won't tolerate indiscipline, Congress warns Bengal unit

A DAY after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's posters were defaced with ink in front of the West Bengal headquarters, Congress on Monday warned the party men that it would not tolerate such \"public display of defiance and indiscipline\".

SC bins 78-yr-old bedridden woman's plea to direct EC for postal voting

THE Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by a 78-year-old bedridden woman seeking a direction to the Election Commission for the issuance of a postal ballot to her to cast vote in the Lok Sabha polls.

'Left-Cong chemistry working'

Alliance offers resistance against BJP's money power & TMC's muscle power: Md Salim PM West Bengal secretary Md Salim is confident of a Left resurgence in the state and says chemistry with the Congress is working well on the ground because the tie-up has been forged at the grassroots.

ICMR warns legal action against BHU for misleading study on Covaxin safety

THE Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday junked a recently published Banaras Hindu University (BHU) study on the long-term safety analysis of the Covaxin in adults and adolescents for its poor methodology and design, and said the article \"incorrectly and misleadingly acknowledged\" ICMR in the paper.

CHECK FUTURES AND OPTIONS FOR RETAIL INVESTORS

THE government has woken up to the dangers of retail investors risking household savings in the futures and options (F&O) market.

POCSO CASES REVEAL UNEVEN GRIP OF LAW

OR at least the second time this year, the judiciary's understanding of the POCSO Act and its provisions on child sexual abuse material (CSAM, more widely referred to as child pornography) has come under the scanner.

RETHINKING HDI AS A TIME SERIES, NOT A SNAPSHOT

THE release of the Human Development Index (HDI) 2023-24 by the United Nations Development Programme has once again brought this influential metric to the forefront of global discourse.

THE YEAR INDIANS BETTERED THE BEST FROM THE REST

Indian talent shone brighter than ever at the 17th edition of the IPL. But with massive scores, the season also showed a further tilt of balance towards batters

Mafia controlling major sectors in Odisha: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday came out all guns blazing at the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government accusing it of derailing the progress and destroying the economy of Odisha in the last 25 years.

No one from Karnataka will become PM: Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru CHIEF MINISTER Siddaramaiah on Monday said no one from Karnataka will become Prime Minister.

Cops expose int'l organ racket, man from Kochi held

Suspect confesses to taking 20 people to Iran for organ donation; agencies probing case

AP violence: Chief secy submits report to ECI

THE Chief Secretary KS Jawahar Reddy on Monday submitted the preliminary report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that probed the incidents of violence reported on the day of polling (May 13) and the aftermath in the districts of Palnadu, Tirupati and Sri Sathya Sai to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Jharkhand native dies after falling from moving train

A 25-year-old Jharkhand native died after falling from a moving train near Pachakuppam in Ambur on Sunday.

Heavy rain lashes Madurai, Ramnad; roads waterlogged

With heavy rain battering Madurai for the past few consecutive days, issues of water logging and rainwater breaching into houses were reported in several regions of the district.

7 SL fishers sent to custody till June 3, lodged in Puzhal jail

THE Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Ramanathapuram on Monday sent the seven Sri Lankan fishermen, who were arrested by Indian Coast Guards (ICG) personnel for illegally fishing in the Indian waters, to judicial custody till June 3.

Inspection to merge power connections commences

Tangedco has initiated door-todoor inspection in residential buildings to verify if a single family uses more than one electricity connection, based on a order issued by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) on September 9, 2022.

Voter deletion: EC's functioning absurd, says EPS

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday termed the functioning of the election commission as ridiculous.

CAT quashes transfer of rly officer having son with autism

THE Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chennai Bench, has quashed an order of the Southern Railways to transfer an officer, who is the caregiver for his son with autism.

Tangedco abandons Chandrabila coal block mines

TANGEDCO has decided to abandon the Chandrabila coal block mines, which were allotted to it in 2016 by the union coal ministry through auction.