India is witnessing a major shift in household cooking fuel consumption, with piped natural gas (PNG) emerging as a rapidly expanding choice across the country. Energy sector officials say adoption has accelerated sharply in recent months, marking a clear transformation in consumer preference.Petroleum and natural gas regulatory board (PNGRB) chairperson Anil Kumar Jain and Indraprastha…
Mercedes-Benz India reported its highest-ever fiscal sales of 19,363 units in FY 2025-26, while also introducing two new AMG models-the A45 S 4MATIC+ ‘Aero Track Edition’ and the GLE 53 Coupe 4MATIC+ ‘Performance Edition’ for the Indian market. The company recorded sales of 5,131 units in the January-March 2026 quarter, marking a 7 per cent…
Aditya Dhar’s espionage thriller, ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’, continues its historic run at the box office. On day 22, the Ranveer Singh-starrer targets the Rs. 1,050 crore India net milestone after becoming the first Hindi film to cross the Rs. 1,000 crore mark. Despite IPL 2026, the film’s broad appeal and family-friendly updates have pushed…
PUNE: The Congress has withdrawn its candidate from the Baramati by-election, just hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations, in a move that could reshape the contest in the constituency. Despite the Congress exit, more than 30 Independent candidates remain in the fray, prompting efforts by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to persuade them…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, urging voters to remove what he called the “nirmam” (cruel) Trinamool Congress government from power.Addressing a rally in Haldia, stronghold of Leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari, PM Modi accused the ruling dispensation…
Jazeera Airways has suspended its services to nine Indian cities for over a month, citing operational reasons, with the changes taking effect from April 10.The airline confirmed that flights to and from Coimbatore, Goa, Kannur, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangaluru, Tiruchirappalli and Vijayawada will remain cancelled until May 15.Passengers affected by the cancellations will be offered…
Few names in Indian cricket command the kind of respect that Sunil Gavaskar does. Fondly known as the “Little Master,” Gavaskar is the first cricketer to cross the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket. For decades, he held the record for most Test centuries (34). A global icon, he also laid the foundation for modern Indian…
Ariana Grande spent months saying she was too busy for a new album, but now fans are pretty sure she’s back in the studio. A few recent studio selfies on her social media sparked wild rumors about ‘AG8’, her eighth album. Nobody’s officially confirmed anything yet, but the hints keep piling up. And it looks…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has defended its strategy of backing competing artificial intelligence firms, with CEO Matt Garman saying the cloud giant is well-versed in managing such conflicts as it deepens investments in both OpenAI and Anthropic. Speaking at the HumanX conference in San Francisco, Garman said Amazon’s recent $50 billion investment in OpenAI —…
Galgotias University on Wednesday found itself at the centre of a social media storm after releasing full-page advertisements in leading Indian newspapers claiming global recognition.The advertisements, which highlighted the university as “ranked globally” and “committed to making India proud”, triggered a wave of online criticism, with users flooding platforms with memes and sarcastic remarks.Many questioned…