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Maruti Suzuki weighs a price hike even as demand for its cars outstrips supply

India, Feb. 2 -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is weighing a price hike to offset higher commodity costs, even as demand for its cars outstrips supply. "On the commodity front, prices are going up. We are... Read More


Humanoid robots: Your AI companions by 2030?

India, Feb. 2 -- By 2030, your morning shift may already include a robot that has mapped the aisle, picked the parts, and lined up the next task before anyone clocks in. What feels like pilot testing ... Read More


UP patients, traders expect relief after customs duty cut on cancer, diabetes drugs

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Cancer patients in Uttar Pradesh, a state where access to advanced oncology medicines remains limited and prohibitively expensive, may soon see some relief as the Union Budget 2026-... Read More


Fog disrupts rail services, delays trains by hours during Maghi Purnima festival in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 2 -- Rail services were severely disrupted during the Maghi Purnima bathing festival due to dense fog, which affected train operations across several routes. A massive influx of devote... Read More


Step inside Mona Singh's new Andheri restaurant that feels like a cosy throwback to old-school 80s charm

India, Feb. 2 -- Bollywood actor Mona Singh recently unveiled her restaurant Kona Kona's branch in Andheri East, Marol, Mumbai. In an Instagram post dated February 2, she shared a quick glimpse of the... Read More


UP Board initiative: Edu dept officials to inspect schools to ensure use of authorised NCERT-based books

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 2 -- Officials of the state secondary education department will conduct inspections in over 29,000 government-run, government-aided and unaided schools across the state that are affili... Read More


Tried and Tested: Why I'm ditching my standard carry-on for this lightweight Victorinox Airox global cabin suitcase

India, Feb. 2 -- When the Victorinox Airox suitcase arrived, the box felt oddly light. Light enough to make me suspicious. I genuinely wondered if this was even proper luggage. That thought disappeare... Read More


Convergence is not administrative reform; it is MSME strategy

India, Feb. 2 -- India's MSME sector does not suffer from a lack of intent. It suffers from a surplus of fragmentation. Over the past decade, successive governments have rightly expanded financial, s... Read More


High court quashes 1991 Vidhan Sabha ruckus case

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Observing that the judiciary is "starved" of resources to cope with an ever-growing explosion of litigations, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has quashed criminal proc... Read More


CM MK Stalin slams Union Budget, calls allocations for Tamil Nadu 'disappointment'

Chennai, Feb. 2 -- Chief minister MK Stalin on Sunday expressed disappointment with the allocations to the state under the Union Budget 2026-27. "As Tamil Nadu gears for the assembly elections, we ex... Read More