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Overall all auto mobile retail sales in July 2025 fell 4.31% from the same period last year indicating the sluggishness in the market.As per data released by Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), while two wheelers (2W) category fell 6.48% year on year (YoY), passenger vehicles (PV) and construction equipment (CE) segments fell 0.81% and 33.28% respectively.On the other hand, three wheelers (3W), tractors and commercial vehicles (CV) grew 0.83%, 10.96% and 0.23% YoY respectively.FADA President C.S. Vigneshwar said, “After three consecutive months of growth, India’s auto retail sector applied the brakes in July, with overall retails declining by 4.31%…

Like a Bollywood potboiler, the plot of the National Film Awards gets thicker with each passing year. Why did the jury pick the polarising narrative of The Kerala Story for two awards? Why did the jury wake up to the talent of Shah Rukh Khan after 33 years?The Kerala Story courted controversy for its portrayal of women in Kerala being forcefully converted and recruited by the Islamic State. While those who questioned the decision of bestowing the best director to Sudipto Sen argued that the film pandered to “majoritarian propaganda with a hate-filled agenda disguised as cinema,” Ashutosh Gowarikar, the head of the…

This artist’s concept shows what the gas giant planet that orbits the star Alpha Centauri A could look like. R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC)/NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI hide caption toggle caption R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC)/NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI Just 4.3 light years from Earth lies a star called Alpha Centauri A, which is famous for being the nearest star that resembles our own Sun. In the popular Avatar movies, this star’s system is home to a glowing fantasyland called Pandora, the made-up moon of an imaginary Jupiter-like planet. It turns out that, in real life, a gas giant planet actually seems to be…

GuwahatiAug 7, 2025 21:11 IST First published on: Aug 7, 2025 at 21:11 IST Share As the talks to grant greater autonomy to the six districts of Eastern Nagaland gain pace, the state government has expressed concern about the suggestion to include a new provision in the Constitution for the Frontier Naga Territory, the proposed new political and administrative unit. It would effectively “bifurcate” the state, the government has said. Following a meeting of the state Cabinet on Wednesday, where the issue was discussed at length, state Minister Kenye said a new Constitutional provision apart from the existing Article 371A,…

A family canoe trip by US Vice President JD Vance on his 41st birthday has sparked a wave of controversy following reports that a federal agency changed water levels in an Ohio river to accommodate the outing. According to The Guardian, Vance’s recent family holiday coincided with an unusual water flow adjustment by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at the request of the US Secret Service, seemingly to ensure the safety of the vice president’s security detail during a recreational canoe outing on August 1. But while the Secret Service maintains that the request was routine and necessary…

In today’s monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5%, following a cumulative 1% reduction over the past three policy reviews. The decision reflects the RBI’s effort to balance domestic stability against a weakening global economic backdrop. Personal finance experts advise borrowers still repaying loans at significantly higher interest rates to consider switching to repo-linked lending products to reduce long-term borrowing costs. RBI has reduced the repo rate by 100 basis points this year. If your home loan interest rate hasn’t decreased in line with this, you can approach your lender to…

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand that their government reach a deal to release two Israeli captives held in Gaza who have been shown as starving in Hamas footage.The video showed that captives have been as badly affected by the blockade Israel imposed on Gaza in March as the rest of the population trapped there.So far, at least 197 people have starved to death in Gaza, 96 of them children and global outrage about the famine Israel is imposing on Gaza has mounted.However, a poll from the Israel Democracy Institute (PDF)…

Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019 to protest the first Trump administration’s failed push to add a question about a person’s U.S. citizenship status to 2020 census forms. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images With preparations for the 2030 census already underway, President Trump said Thursday he has instructed his administration to start work on a “new” census. In a social media post, Trump also called for an unprecedented exclusion of millions of people living in the U.S. without legal status. The 14th Amendment requires the…

Angad Cheema | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Angad Cheema shot a three-under 69 in the third round to lead the field with an overall 11-under 205 in the Rs.1 crore Coal India Open at the Kensville Golf and Country Club on Thursday.A champion of the last PGTI event in April this year, the 35-year-old Angad had a bogey on the 10th but followed with four birdies, to gain a one-shot lead over overnight leader Amardeep Malik.“I played steady, and hit the greens in regulation. My putter was hot on the back-nine that helped me sink a lot of long putts,” said…

Samsung launches 2025 soundbar lineup with AI sound optimisation and gyro sensor | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Samsung on Thursday (August 7, 2025) launched its 2025 soundbar lineup including the HW-Q990F and the convertible HW-QS700F models with features like AI sound optimisation, dynamic bass control, active voice amplifier pro with convertible fit design and an integrated gyro sensor.The 2025 soundbar range is powered by Samsung’s upgraded AI Sound Engine which analyses content in real time to automatically adjusts audio output.Dynamic Bass Control enhances low-frequency output using non-linear bass management for clarity. Active Voice Amplifier Pro further sharpens dialogue by analyzing…