NEW DELHI: Mercedes-Benz India (MBI) made a strong start to 2024 with sales of 5,412 cars in January-March 2024, the highest-ever quarter sales in its 30 years of operations in the country.The strong show also paves the way to MBI achieving the 20,000 annual sales milestone but it needs to overcome challenges of supply bottlenecks…
HYDERABAD: A week after it vaulted over the $2,200/oz mark in international markets for the first time, gold touched yet another life-high of $2,236 in the wee hours of Friday. In March, it has gained 9.3%, logging its best month since July 2020 (see graphic).Though MCX remained closed on account of Good Friday, prices of…
NEW DELHI: India added a record 3.2 gigawatt of open access solar capacity during 2023, posting a 6.66 per cent rise supported by factors, including reduced module cost, according to a report. In its latest report, US-based research firm Mercom Capital said the open access solar capacity addition was 3 gigawatt (GW) during 2022. Solar…
NEW DELHI: Car wholesales remained strong in February as the industry races to a record 42-lakh-plus mark for first time in a financial year in 2023-24. All top players, including Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra, despatched healthy numbers to retail outlets as industry inventory remains at moderate level of around a month…
NEW DELHI: During the second day of the fourth Test against England in Ranchi, Yashasvi Jaiswal exhibited bold stroke play, surpassing Virender Sehwag‘s record for the most Test sixes by an Indian batter in a calendar year. Jaiswal achieved this feat with an impressive tally of 23 sixes in just five matches in 2024.Furthermore, he…
NEW YORK: More gains for US stocks on Friday sent Wall Street to its latest record, milestone and winning week. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and finished a day above the 5,000 level for the first time. It’s the 10th record in less than a month for the index, which closed its 14th winning week…
Apple announced its first fiscal quarter of 2024 results, posting record revenue of $119.6 billion, a 2% increase year-over-year. The numbers from the iPhone were impressive whereas the iPad was predictably down.The iPhone, Apple’s flagship product, remained the driver-in-chief , generating $69.3 billion in revenue, a 7% increase year-over-year. This growth was likely driven by…
NEW DELHI: A record 26 deputy chief ministers are in office across seven states at present- a position for which there is no constitutional provision and has emerged as a political tool to placate allies and keep the flock together.Though deputy CMs take oath as ministers, they hold a higher status in the pecking order….
BTS‘ Jungkook has achieved an unprecedented feat by securing nominations in four categories at the upcoming ‘2024 People’s Choice Awards’. The list of nominees, revealed on the 11th, includes Jungkook in the running for ‘The Male Artist of the Year’, ‘The Pop Artist of the Year‘, ‘The New Artist of the Year‘ and ‘The Collaboration…
MUMBAI: The year 2023 saw the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA)-Mumbai once again handle over thousand flights in 24 hours on certain days. The last time the Mumbai airport handled over thousand flights per day was in the year 2018. This year though the airport broke its previous record. The highest passenger traffic movement…
