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Chinese EV maker BYD tops 2024 Tesla sales with revenue over $100B
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD logged a record 777.1 billion Yuan ($107 billion) in revenue last year as its sales of battery electric and hybrid vehicles jumped 40 per cent. The report late Monday coincided with BYD’s launch earlier this week of its Qin L EV sedan, a mid-sized model similar to Tesla’s Model 3 but at just over half
26 March,2025 08:45 AM IST | Bangkok | Agencies
How an American journalist knew of Trump’s war plans
Top national security officials for US President Donald Trump, including his defence secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online on Monday. The National Security Council said the text c
26 March,2025 08:45 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Pak must vacate illegally occupied J&K: India at UNSC
India slammed Pakistan at the UN, saying the country continues to illegally occupy the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which it must vacate. These remarks were made on Monday by India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish during remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Advancing Adaptability in UN Peace op
26 March,2025 08:45 AM IST | United Nations | Agencies
Oscar-winning Palestinian director detained by Israel
Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film No Other Land on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to two of his fellow directors and other witnesses. The filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was one of three Palestinians detained in the village of Susiy
26 March,2025 08:45 AM IST | Jerusalem | Agencies
South Korea's truth commission says govt responsible for fraud
South Korea's truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption programme rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children's backgrounds and origins. The landmark report released on Wednesday followed a near
26 March,2025 08:40 AM IST | Seoul | AP
Bodyguard arrested for 'contradictions' in testimony at Maradona trial
A former bodyguard of Diego Maradona was arrested Tuesday for allegedly giving false testimony in the trial of seven health professionals accused of criminal negligence in the late football legend's medical care. Julio Coria left the courtroom in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro in handcuffs after judges ruled in favor of the prosecution's cla
26 March,2025 08:39 AM IST | Argentina | AFP
UAE, US Presidents discuss strategic bilateral relations in phone call
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and US President Donald Trump of the United States of America held a phone call today to discuss ways to further strengthen the strategic ties between the two nations across various fields in support of shared interests. The call came as part of the longstanding partnership between the UAE and the Un
26 March,2025 08:39 AM IST | Abu Dhabi | ANI
Ineligible tenants too will get homes in Mumbai's Dharavi revamp: CM
Dharavi redevelopment will be the first project where not only ineligible tenants will be given accommodation on rental basis, but after 12 years the tenement would be transferred in the name of the occupant. On Tuesday, speaking about the Dharavi redevelopment in the state Legislative Assembly Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said everyone would
26 March,2025 08:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Toothless Blue Tigers lack bite in draw deal
India and Bangladesh played out a goalless draw in their 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round match here on Tuesday. Bangladesh were slightly the better side in the first half with more attacking moves and corner kicks, but they failed to generate any clear-cut chances. India put up a much better performance in the next 45 minutes, putting the vis
26 March,2025 08:01 AM IST | Shillong | PTI
World Athletics approves swab test for gender check
World Athletics said on Tuesday it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is biologically female. Also Read: Fit-again Avesh Khan set to join Lucknow Super Giants squad Sebastian Coe, the head of the international track and field federation, said the decision was a “really important” w
26 March,2025 07:48 AM IST | Paris | PTI
Ban on Indian kabaddi federation to be lifted next month
Indian kabaddi players will heave a sigh of relief as the international governing body of the sport is set to lift the suspension imposed on the national federation. In an interview with news agency PTI, International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) President Vinod Kumar Tiwari confirmed the development, adding that an executive council meeting is schedu
25 March,2025 05:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent