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new model of BMW has made its debut! BMW India has unveiled a fresh iteration of the 3 Series Gran Limousine dubbed the M Sport Pro Edition. Crafted locally at the BMW plant in Chennai, this opulent sedan is a feast for the eyes. The new BMW 3 Series Gran Limousine M Sport Pro Edition is exclusively offered in the 330Li petrol variant. This model is available in four captivating metallic paint options: Mineral White, Skyscraper Grey, Carbon Black, and Portimao Blue. The car comes with some exciting features such as a blacked-out kidney grille, dark tint around headlamps, and a strikingly beautiful ebony rear diffuser. Speaking on the new model, Vikram Pawah, President, BMW Group India said, “The BMW 3 Series Gran Limousine is a modern masterpiece that uniquely encapsulates attractive sporty proportions, astonishing dynamics, state of the art technology as well as an exceptionally spacious interior. In its M Sport Pro avatar, the car is not just bolder but also offers the best-in-class technology. With its excellent driving capabilities, the new BMW 3 Series Gran Limousine M Sport Pro Edition stays true to its reputation of being the ultimate sports sedan. The limited edition will attract young, progressive Indian buyers who aspire for a pure blend of elegance and sovereignty with the sportiness of the iconic BMW 3 Series.”

insurance company Digit is set to hit the public markets on May 15, looking to raise Rs 1,125 crore through a fresh issue of shares and an offer for sale of 54 million equity shares. The initial public offering (IPO) comes almost two years after the firm filed its draft prospectus with the markets regulator in August 2022. Digit had attained a private market valuation of $4 billion in May 2022.

fashion brands is a matter of concern as they contribute 50% of the business of Nexus Select Trust which operates 17 malls across the country with over 10 million sq ft of space, Dalip Sehgal, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer told ET. Blackstone backed India’s first publicly listed retail Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is looking to invest Rs 1,000 crore in acquiring three malls in Hyderabad to take the total portfolio to 20 malls and 11 million sq ft. “The way fashion brands are doing is a matter of concern for us but other category such as electronics and beauty are growing by 18-20% and helped us in achieving the target. In fashion segment also, some of the D2C brands are doing really well so the existing brands need to reinvent and I believe the second half of the year will be better,” said Sehgal.

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday conferred Padma awards during a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi. Yesteryear actor Vyjayanthimala Bali, Telugu star Konidela Chiranjeevi, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court late M Fathima Beevi, and "Bombay Samachar" owner Hormusji N Cama were honored with Padma awards by the President. BJP leader O Rajagopal, Ladakh's spiritual leader Togdan Rinpochey, Tamil actor late «Captain» Vijayakant (posthumously), and group editor and CEO of Gujarati newspaper «Janmabhoomi» Kundan Vyas were also conferred Padma awards at a civil investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Mint. “It has been decided to notify authorized officers at only 155 specified points of entry for food imports clearance till further orders," Rao added. Queries sent to the FSSAI spokesperson were not answered immediately.

ANI, said that the governments of Maldives and India understand what has happened and they have passed that stage now. Also Read: Maldives Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer gets brutally trolled over India visit, ‘Where's your apology?’ "We have said that it's not the stand of the government or we believe that it shouldn't have been done. We are taking proper action to make sure that this doesn’t get repeated.

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ICRA, India's domestic tyre volume growth is expected to moderate to 4-6 per cent in FY2025 from an estimated 6-8 per cent in FY2024 on the back of elevated base and subdued growth in the commercial vehicle (CV) segment. ICRA anticipates domestic demand from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in certain consumer segments like passenger vehicles (PV) and two-wheeler as well as replacement to remain healthy, supporting overall tyre volume expansion in FY2025. While revenues would expand by 5-7 per cent in FY2025, high natural rubber prices and increasing crude prices are likely to moderate the tyre industry’s margins by 200-300 basis points (bps) in FY2025.

has cancelled 85 flights amid network disruption today and the combined entity of Air India Express and AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) will operate 283 flights today. Before the network disruption, the two airlines cumulatively operated around 380 flights, including 260 domestic and 120 international. The airline has requested travellers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.

TMC leaders -In one of the videos, a woman says, "We were deceived into signing on blank papers. We discovered later that rape complaints had been lodged in our names. This is a blatant lie." -A video emerged on Saturday, sparking controversy in Sandeshkhali, after being broadcasted by a local television channel.

NEW DELHI : State-run lender Punjab National Bank plans to seek clarification from the central bank on whether its draft guidelines proposing higher provisioning for infrastructure financing would be applicable for small loans as well. “There is no need to panic," said PNB managing director and chief executive Atul Kumar Goel while presenting the bank’s results for the March quarter and the 2023-24 financial year.

ALSO READ: Sanjiv Goenka seen ‘publicly scolding’ KL Rahul; netizens fume, ‘can’t humiliate a senior Indian player like this’ "This team has shown resilience over the last two years, and we'll show it again. Thank you for sticking with us, LSG Brigade (sic)," it added. Batting first, LSG set a target of 166 runs in 20 overs for SRH.

Venue : Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Punjab Kings squad - Ashutosh Sharma, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Shivam Singh, Vishwanath Singh, Chris Woakes, Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Tanay Thyagarajan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Prince Choudhary, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad - Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Swapnil Singh, Tom Curran, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Akash Deep, Alzarri Joseph, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Live Score: Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Swapnil Singh. Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Live Score: Punjab (Playing XI) - Sam Curran (C), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Rahul Chahar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

Also read: IPL 2024: How many ads is too many ads? Digital broadcast partner JioCinema has not released any fresh viewership figures. In mid-April, 29 matches into the tournament, it said it had clocked more than 38.3 crore viewers on the platform, up 42% from the same period last season. It also said viewers on connected TVs spent an average of more than 80 minutes watching each match.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises will meet on May 17, Friday, to consider and approve the company's financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2024. It is also likely to recommend the payment of equity dividend for the financial year 2023-24. The company announced the development after market hours on Thursday. The stock ended at Rs 132.40 on the NSE, down 1.49%.

Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer, who is on his first official visit to India, has distanced his government from the derogatory remarks made by some of its ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that it was not the stand of the government and that «proper action» has been taken to ensure that it is not repeated. In an interview with ANI, Maldivian Foreign Minister Zameer reiterated the government's stance, stating, «I think if you have seen, like you said, we have said that it's not the stand of the government or it's not the view of the government. And we believe it shouldn't have been done. And then we are taking proper action to make sure that this don't repeat.» «And I think if you have seen, there has been a misunderstanding, social media mainly, but the governments of the Maldives in India, we understand what has happened and we have passed that stage now,» he added.

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Hindustan Times. Her resignation comes days after Noelia Voigt resigned as Miss USA. “After months of grappling with this decision, I have made the choice to resign from the title of Miss Teen USA 2023," wrote Srivastava in a statement on her personal Instagram account. ALSO READ: 'Not only physical beauty...': 60-year-old lawyer makes history, wins Miss Universe Buenos Aires “I look forward to the rest of the year as I finish 11th grade as part of the National Honor Society and start the college application process, knowing that my academic career has been defined by my hard work, and my hard work alone," she added.

To all the Barricades… The Rumour Got You at the Finnish pavilion in the Giardini, which is being presented as an assorted composition of three distinct works. The primary work is a large ballpoint pen drawing on silk across multiple panels, showing people queued up—symbolising the time spent waiting in a bureaucracy and trickle-down economy. It is accompanied by a series of sculptures, which imitate trash found on urban pavements, and a third plane consisting of cross-stitched textile forms replicating stains.

did not say anything about Sonia Gandhi, she came from Italy...This is the mindset of the Congress..." It is important to note that Congress leader Sam Pitroda, in an interview with 'The Statesman', while reflecting upon the democracy in India said, “We have survived 75 years in a very happy environment where people could live together, leaving aside few fights here and there. We could hold a country together as diverse as India, where people on east look like Chinese, people on West look like Arab, people on North look like white and maybe people on South look like Africans." Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the grand old party and asked the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the key ally of Congress, if it would snap ties with the party.

India’s growing consumption economy hides a worry: the changing dynamics of parenting in conflict with how the attitudes and behaviours of younger generations are shaped. Indian parents are in uncharted territory, with children online and inundated with consumerist ideals. This shift not only threatens parenting as we know it, but also makes it harder to foster healthy developmental pathways for the next generation.