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two-wheeler industry is expected to witness a double-digit revenue growth next fiscal with demand for premium models anticipated to gain further momentum, according to Hero MotoCorp CEO Niranjan Gupta. The country's largest two-wheeler maker, which reported a total income of Rs 10,031 crore in the October-December quarter this fiscal, also expects the entry level segment to do better going ahead. «As far as the demand is concerned, as we have been saying, we do expect the industry to grow double digit on revenue in the coming year at the least,» Gupta said in an analyst call. He noted that in the domestic two-wheeler space there is a shift taking place towards premiumisation with buyers looking for feature-rich trims.

Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups in Iraq, multiple Iranian and Iraqi sources told Reuters. Here's a look at Iraq's most influential Shi'ite parties and armed groups, who remain divided over how to address the presence of U.S. forces in the country: THE COORDINATION FRAMEWORK

India’s power consumption increased 7.5 per cent on-year to 1354.97 billion units (BU) in the April-January period of this financial year, indicating an uptick in economic activities across the country.

Mamata Banerjee said that rejecting secularism, democracy, or the Constitution is unacceptable, and ‘if someone claims that Constitution needs to be changed, then it is to please some ideology or some vision.’ West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo comments came while she was speaking at ‘The Telegraph’ national debate "If somebody says that secularism is bad, equality is unthinkable, democracy is dangerous and federal structure is a disaster, we cannot accept it," she said. Banerjee asserts the spirit of the Constitution is its preamble. The Constitution commends meticulous drafting, prioritizing democracy, federalism, and secularism.

Justin Trudeau has relied on immigration to drive economic growth and plug labor gaps, but now he is hitting the brakes after a seismic shift in public opinion that could undermine his chances to win the next election. It was Trudeau's father, Pierre, who championed immigration as prime minister in the early 1970s, promoting «multiculturalism» as government policy. Over time, Canadians have come to see the country's diversity as part of its identity, like the maple leaf and hockey. Think you check all the immigration boxes? Find out But when international students led a surge in immigration in the wake of the pandemic, the public mood soured as rental costs soared and services like healthcare came under strain.

Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Jaishankar emphasized India's commitment to maintaining relationships with both the United States and Russia amid ongoing geopolitical challenges. In response to inquiries about India's foreign policy objectives, particularly amidst perceptions of a transition from “non-alignment to multi-alignment," Jaishankar said, “Is that a problem, why should that be a problem? If I am smart enough to have multiple options, you should be admiring me.

Google searches are getting worse. And the rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to look up information. While Google has been the one-stop shop for decades — after all, we commonly call searches «googling» — its longtime dominance has attracted a flood of sponsored or spammy links and junk content fueled by «search engine optimization» techniques. That pushes down genuinely useful results.

Joe Biden's campaign is embracing TikTok to court younger voters ahead of the presidential elections, but U.S. adults have mixed views about whether the video-sharing app should even operate in the country. A new poll by The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a three-way split when it comes to banning the app, with 31% of U.S. adults saying they would favor a nationwide ban on TikTok use, while 35% say they would oppose that type of action. An additional 31% of adults say they neither favor nor oppose a ban on the social media platform, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance. Among those who use TikTok at least daily, a national ban would likely be highly unpopular: 73% say they oppose it.

Garena Free Fire Max is a revamped version of Garena Free Fire, which was banned by the Indian government in February 2022. Since then, Free Fire Max has found a unique place among the country's gaming enthusiasts thanks to its vibrant graphics and intense gameplay. Moreover, the release of daily redeem codes by the game's developers, 111 Dot Studios, only adds to the excitement surrounding this battle royale game.

Vladimir Putin's grip on power. On Saturday, Navalny's mother, Lyudmila, and his lawyer were refused access to his body after arriving at the remote Siberian prison colony where he had been held, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said. "It's obvious that the killers want to cover their tracks and are therefore not handing over Alexei's body, hiding it even from his mother," Navalny's team said in a post on Telegram.

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protesters have stayed put at the two border points since then. Besides a legal guarantee for MSP, the farmers are demanding implementation of the Swaminathan Commission's recommendations, pension for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver, and withdrawal of police cases, among others. 1.

OTT) video consumption and online gaming are on the rise, as a re A I-based applications, all of which are fuelled and maximised by the rollout of 5G across the country. However, all this enhanced internet usage has necessitated data centre players to fast-track their expansion plans. Computing infrastructure in tier2 and tier-3 cities is undergoing a significant upgrade. Technology giant Microsoft expects the AI revolution to have a significant impact on the architecture underpinning data processing. In an interview with ET last week, CEO Satya Nadella said that the company is focused on leading research work on what the next model architecture will be, so that it can stay ahead of the curve in anticipating the next generation of the data centre system.

Electric vehicle makers in India are accelerating their search for expat talent even as the country positions itself among the world's leading EV markets. Companies such as Tata Motors, Ather Energy, Ultraviolette and Royal Enfield are looking for, or have recently brought in, expats and returning Indians for their global perspective, functional expertise in more developed markets and the ability to forge strategic partnerships. Senior talent is being recruited to head R&D, manufacturing, engineering and product management.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday dismissed the idea of holding early elections, while thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv for an anti-government protest.

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Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that there «is an attempt to bulldoze» the federal structure of the country and «change the spirit of the Constitution». «In the name of one nation-one election, which is proposed, there is one leader and one party now in the country,» Banerjee said. «Media is totally purchased and the judiciary is under political pressure,» she alleged, and asked: «Are we moving towards a presidential form of government?»

Alexei Navalny, the Russian President Vladimir Putin's high-profile critic allegedly has passed away in a prison surrounded by the most security. An Oscar-winning documentary film has been made about him.

370 seats as a tribute to leader Syama Prasad Mookerjee. He also advised party workers to build the general election campaign around the BJP's pro-poor work and the country's development, saying the opposition could try and raise «unnecessary emotional issues». He reiterated the BJP's target of winning 370 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.

Nepal's Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha who has directed local authorities to crack down against illegal activities by citizens from the neighbouring country. Shrestha's directive came against recent activities by certain Chinese nationals who violated visa norms and Forex regulations, ET has learnt.

₹21,740.77 crore from the Income Tax Department. The country's largest insurer had received refund orders for Assessment Years 2012- 13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, according to a report by Economic Times. The total amount of refund was ₹25,464.46 crore.