Friday, 19 Apr 2024

Live Updates: Don't get over-excited about electric cars, Indian market is still at nascent stage

The electric car market is moving forward at a snail's pace in India, still at a nascent stage, with the zero tailpipe emission models accounting for just over 2% of the total passenger vehicles (PVs) sold in the country in FY24.

According to recent data from the industry body, Federation Of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), PV sales increased 8.45% year-on-year (y-o-y) at 3,948,143 units in FY24 from 3,640,399 units in FY23.

Recent News

Cases of infection from rat urine surge in NYC: What is it?

Friday, 19 Apr 2024

There is an uptick in cases of human leptospirosis, a disease caused by rat urine, which if left untreated can cause kidney failure and liver damage in New York City, US.

Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection caused by a type of bacteria called Leptospira. It typically spreads through contact with water, soil, or food contaminated with the urine of infected animals, particularly rodents like rats.

Don't get over-excited about electric cars, Indian market is still at nascent stage

Friday, 19 Apr 2024

The electric car market is moving forward at a snail's pace in India, still at a nascent stage, with the zero tailpipe emission models accounting for just over 2% of the total passenger vehicles (PVs) sold in the country in FY24.

According to recent data from the industry body, Federation Of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), PV sales increased 8.45% year-on-year (y-o-y) at 3,948,143 units in FY24 from 3,640,399 units in FY23.

Case study: Balancing JEE preparations with sports and extra-curriculars

Friday, 19 Apr 2024

Many say that a lack of balance between education, game & extracurricular activities can lead to a dullness in a student’s personality. This timeless saying highlights an essential truth: finding balance is crucial for a satisfying and prosperous life. For students aiming to excel in competitive exams such as JEE and NEET, striking a balance between academic rigour and extracurricular activities can be quite challenging.

2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift to get this key safety feature to tackle Tata Punch

Friday, 19 Apr 2024

Maruti Suzuki India is gearing up to launch the 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift in the country. As we have already informed you, this will be the fourth-generation version of the popular hatchback and will enter the market in the second week of May. In its new avatar, the car will have a very important safety feature that might help it in tackling the Tata Punch and the combined force of the Hyundai Exter and the Hyundai Grand i10 Nios.

'Hi Nanna' Review: Nani, Mrunal Thakur move you with their earnest performances
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'Hi Nanna' Review: Nani, Mrunal Thakur move you with their earnest performances

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

In the world of 'Hi Nanna', road accidents play a major role. If an accident puts an end to one relationship, another accident, which was averted, marks the start of another relationship. Six-year-old Mahi (Kiara Khanna) is a child suffering from Cystic Fibrosis. She is being raised by her single father, Viraj (Nani), a top photographer in Mumbai. Viraj has refrained from sharing Mahi's mom's story with her until now.

'Fighter' Review: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone soar in this aerial actioner
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'Fighter' Review: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone soar in this aerial actioner

In 1986, a film about a pilot who is given a second chance to redeem himself took the world by storm. Tom Cruise’s Top Gun set the benchmark for what an aerial action film involving planes should look like. Many tried to duplicate the formula but nothing came close to the original, until 2022, when Cruise made a comeback in a refurbished version of the franchise.

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

'Lantrani' review: Johny Lever, Jisshu Sengupta's film drives the anthology
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'Lantrani' review: Johny Lever, Jisshu Sengupta's film drives the anthology

What happens when three award-winning filmmakers collaborate for an anthology film? The result is often challenging to decipher. Either one film shines, enhancing the others, or they all falter. However, Zee5’s latest offering, ‘Lantrani’, is an anthology that connects India at its core, featuring three endearing stories by Kaushik Ganguly, Gurvinder Singh, and Bhaskar Hazarika. This anthology brings together pairs you never imagined seeing on screen. But, remembering the phrase ‘seeing is believing’, let’s explore how each of the three films in the anthology has shaped up.

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

‘Bastar The Naxal Story’ Review: Sensational, oversimplified film with no nuance
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‘Bastar The Naxal Story’ Review: Sensational, oversimplified film with no nuance

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

A man, in a remote village, speaks against how the villagers do not need intervention from Salwa Judum, a group formed to help villagers against Maoists. He hardly finishes singing the National Anthem when he, along with the villagers, is taken captive.

It probably had been 15 minutes into ‘Bastar: The Naxal Story’, when, amid exaggerated acting (or rather overacting), this man is hacked to death in the most graphical way possible.

Godzilla x Kong The New Empire Review: An unmissable big screen spectacle
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Godzilla x Kong The New Empire Review: An unmissable big screen spectacle

Tuesday, 23 Apr 2024

The latest 'Godzilla x Kong' film offers a big screen spectacle with amplified VFX, fight scenes and more for fans of both these Monsterverse Titans. The story revolves around a fight to save Hollow Earth.It doesn’t matter if you are team Kong or team Godzilla, because the latest ‘Godzilla x Kong’ film has something for fans of both these Monsterverse Titans. Derived from its predecessors, director Adam Wingard sets up a monster-verse like never before. For anyone who has followed these warring giants in prequels leading up to the big collab, the best is saved for the latest release. From the VFX, fight scenes to the emotional trajectory of Kong and Jia (Kaylee Hottle), everything is a...
Cher, A Tribe Called Quest, and Dave Matthews Band Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024
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Cher, A Tribe Called Quest, and Dave Matthews Band Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, and Kool & The Gang round out the performer inductees, with Jimmy Buffett, Big Mama Thornton, MC5, and others receiving special honorsThis year’s Musical Influence Award goes to Alexis Korner, John Mayall, and Big Mama Thornton, while Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick, and Norman Whitfield will receive the Musical Excellence Award. (Interestingly, Buffett was not on the ballot this year, nor has the late singer-songwriter ever been nominated in previous editions.) Additionally, Suzanne de Passe, one of the first leading female executives in the music business and a figure in the Motown scene, will get the Ahmet Ertegun Award. Th...
‘Crew’ Review: Tabu, Kareena and Kriti’s film flies high, lands safely
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‘Crew’ Review: Tabu, Kareena and Kriti’s film flies high, lands safely

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

One of the most-awaited films of the month, 'Crew', is now running in theatres. Featuring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor, and Kriti Sanon in the lead, the film promises a fun-filled ride, with a few turbulences. 

Imagine, three women have seemingly glamorous jobs as air hostesses but can barely manage their lives due to lack of money. They finally find a way to get out of the situation, but that involves risk. When they have a brush with the authorities, they re-think their ways and pull up a never-seen-before heist. All this served with a good dose of fun, genuine sisterhood and a lot of sexiness. Now, that’s what makes a good popcorn-binge drama, doesn’t it?

Podcasts

Stockard Channing Recalls a Lovelorn Will Smith on ‘Six Degrees’ Set: “I Felt Very Motherly Towards Him”

Will Smith may have fallen in love with Stockard Channing on the set of 1993’s Six Degrees of Separation, but Channing only felt “motherly” to the rising star, who was 23 and a newly married, first-time father at the time.

Channing — who earned an Oscar nomination playing a New York socialite who connects with a young con artist played by Smith in the film — opened up about working with the rising star in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s It Happened in Hollywood podcast.

Why Netflix Is Getting Into the Ring With Mike Tyson and Jake Paul

Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).

“I Don’t Think This Is Like The Avengers”: ‘The Good Fight’ Creators on Why ‘Elsbeth’ Isn’t Really a Spinoff

Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).

This week, married showrunners Michelle and Robert King join us for their second visit to TV’s Top 5 as they open up about Elsbeth, the Carrie Preston vehicle in which the beloved actress reprises her role from both The Good Fight and The Good Wife. The Kings, however, don’t consider Elsbeth a spinoff but rather their attempt at making a modern-day Columbo.

Opinion

Don't get over-excited about electric cars, Indian market is still at nascent stage

Friday, 19 Apr 2024

The electric car market is moving forward at a snail's pace in India, still at a nascent stage, with the zero tailpipe emission models accounting for just over 2% of the total passenger vehicles (PVs) sold in the country in FY24.

According to recent data from the industry body, Federation Of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), PV sales increased 8.45% year-on-year (y-o-y) at 3,948,143 units in FY24 from 3,640,399 units in FY23.

2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift to get this key safety feature to tackle Tata Punch

Friday, 19 Apr 2024

Maruti Suzuki India is gearing up to launch the 2024 Maruti Suzuki Swift in the country. As we have already informed you, this will be the fourth-generation version of the popular hatchback and will enter the market in the second week of May. In its new avatar, the car will have a very important safety feature that might help it in tackling the Tata Punch and the combined force of the Hyundai Exter and the Hyundai Grand i10 Nios.

Android 15 may come with quarantine feature for malicious apps: Here's how it will work

Friday, 19 Apr 2024

Android 15 app quarantine feature will be similar to antivirus programs on Windows. It will prevent malicious apps from performing adverse activity on users’ devices. The feature was also spotted on the developer build of Android 14 but was not released to the public.Google is working on the next version of its Android operating system, Android 15. The upcoming operating system is currently under beta testing and is expected to be unveiled later this year with several new features. Some of the key features of the OS have leaked via developer previews and the first public beta release. Now a report suggests, the company is working on a new feature to help users isolate a malicious app on th...

Royal Enfield Rentals and Tours expands to 25 countries:

Friday, 19 Apr 2024

After starting Royal Enfield Rentals service in India last year, the company has now expanded the service to many more international markets. The service is also now renamed as Royal Enfield Rentals and Tours. Royal Enfield has its accredited partners in all the countries where the service is available and it plans to make its entire lineup available for riders across the world. Royal Enfield Rentals and Tours is a service that offers motorcycle rentals, guided tours, and assistance in planning self-guided trips. They cater to a diverse range of riders based on their preferred terrain and level of expertise. Prospective explorers can choose their own route while enjoying the support of ...

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Friday, 19 Apr 2024

Featured: Cases of infection from rat urine surge in NYC: What is it?

There is an uptick in cases of human leptospirosis, a disease caused by rat urine, which if left untreated can cause kidney failure and liver damage in New York City, US.

Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection caused by a type of bacteria called Leptospira. It typically spreads through contact with water, soil, or food contaminated with the urine of infected animals, particularly rodents like rats.

Practical Tips for SQL Server Database Optimization

Tuesday, 23 Apr 2024

Database applications have become an essential part of many businesses in today's data-driven environment. With so many businesses opting to process and store their data in the cloud, optimizing SQL servers has become more critical than ever to a company's bottom line. In our article will look at several useful ways for improving SQL Server database performance.Optimizing your SQL Server database isn't just a good practice; it's essential for ensuring your applications run smoothly and efficiently. Imagine your database like a well-oiled machine. Over time, bits and pieces can become dislodged or clogged, slowing down the whole system. Just like regular maintenance keeps a machine in top con...

Essential Gear for Nighttime Outdoor Adventures

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

Unlock the secrets of the night! Our comprehensive guide equips you with essential gear for safe and thrilling outdoor adventures after dark, from lighting to optics.

As the sun dips below the horizon, a whole new world of adventure awaits those daring enough to venture into the night. The beauty of nature takes on a mesmerizing allure, with twinkling stars and the soft glow of a campfire casting an ethereal ambiance. But to truly embrace the thrill of nighttime outdoor escapades, proper gear is an absolute must.

Round Bruise with White Center: Types, Causes

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

In this informative blog post, we delve into the intriguing world of round bruises with white centers. We'll explore the different types of these distinctive bruises and uncover the various causes behind their appearance.What is a bruise with a circle in the middle?A bruise with a circle in the middle might be a type of injury commonly known as a "target" or "bullseye" bruise. This phenomenon often occurs when an external force impacts the skin, leading to blood vessels breaking beneath the surface. The central circle is typically the point of the greatest impact, where the force was applied directly. As the blood from the ruptured vessels spreads outward, it can create a ring or circul...

Aloe Vera for Rashes and Itching: Good or Bad?

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

Yes, aloe vera is often effective in alleviating itching. Its natural anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and moisturizing properties make it a popular choice for soothing irritated skin.

Aloe vera, a succulent plant known for its medicinal properties, has been used for centuries to soothe various skin conditions, including rashes and itching. But does it live up to its reputation, or could it potentially cause more harm than good? Let's delve into the details to understand the effectiveness and safety of using aloe vera for rashes and itching.

Israel vs Iran: Who is Stronger Israel or Iran?

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

In the realm of geopolitical tensions, the rivalry between Israel and Iran stands as one of the most enduring and consequential. Both nations wield significant influence in the Middle East region, each boasting unique strengths and capabilities that shape the dynamics of their ongoing conflict.

Israel vs Iran: A Comprehensive Analysis of Strengths and Power Dynamics

In assessing the question of who is stronger between Israel and Iran, it's essential to delve into various dimensions, including military prowess, technological advancements, strategic alliances, and regional influence.

Unprecedented Rains Flood Dubai: A Perfect Storm of Events

Monday, 22 Apr 2024

Dubai, the desert metropolis known for scorching temperatures and sprawling luxury developments, was recently struck by a historic weather event – torrential downpours that caused widespread flooding and disrupted daily life. While rain is uncommon in the arid region, the intensity and volume of this event has many searching for answers.

Why is Dubai raining so much?

There's no single culprit behind the deluge. Here's a breakdown of the factors that converged to create this flooding:

  • Storm System: The primary cause appears to be a powerful storm system traversing the Arabian Peninsula. This system brought with it heavy cloud cover and significant moisture, leading to sustained rainfall.