July auto sales rev up as Maruti crosses 2L, Tata EVs double

July auto sales rev up as Maruti crosses 2L, Tata EVs double

NEW DELHI: New model launches, led almost entirely by sport utility vehicles, helped several automakers post record July sales, suggesting that in an otherwise competitive passenger vehicle market, fresh products are increasingly deciding the winners.Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles registered the strongest growth among the larger manufacturers, with sales jumping 59% year-on-year to 63,760 units. While…

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Jack Backman thought he had caught a crappie while fishing for walleye; certified scales showed the one-pound pumpkinseed had broken South Dakota’s record from 1970

Jack Backman thought he had caught a crappie while fishing for walleye; certified scales showed the one-pound pumpkinseed had broken South Dakota’s record from 1970

Jack Backman holds the one-pound pumpkinseed that set a new South Dakota state record. (Wired2Fish photo) A fishing trip in South Dakota turned into a record-breaking day after a teenager caught the biggest pumpkinseed ever officially recorded in the state.Jack Backman of Harrisburg, South Dakota, was fishing with his friend Garrett Johnson on June 18…

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'Double standards': Pakistan rejects UN report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan strikes

‘Double standards’: Pakistan rejects UN report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan strikes

Pakistan denies UN report that documents civilian casualties in Afghanistan, calls it ‘baseless’ Pakistan’s military has rejected a UN report documenting hundreds of civilian casualties from cross-border fighting with Afghanistan, saying its forces targeted only Pakistani Taliban hideouts and other militant infrastructure and carried out the strikes in self-defence.Pakistan’s military spokesman Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif…

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New stock market timings from August 3: What has changed?

New stock market timings from August 3: What has changed?

Final minutes of the trading day are set to change from Monday, August 3, as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is introducing a new Closing Auction Session for F&O-eligible stocks and extending trading hours for the equity derivatives segment.The new framework brings a different end-of-day routine for traders, especially those in F&O-eligible…

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UPI reaches new milestone in July with highest-ever transaction value of Rs 29.88 lakh crore

UPI reaches new milestone in July with highest-ever transaction value of Rs 29.88 lakh crore

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) continued its upward trajectory in July, clocking its highest-ever monthly transaction value. According to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the platform touched a new peak in transaction volumes, while the value of transactions reached Rs 29.88 lakh crore in July.The platform processed 23.66 billion transactions…

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The science behind tadka and why this simple technique does more than add flavour

The science behind tadka and why this simple technique does more than add flavour

Indian cooking developed tadka long before laboratories could explain why it worked. Today, research supports many of those age-old culinary instincts. A comprehensive review published in Frontiers in Nutrition (2022) notes that curcumin, turmeric’s primary bioactive compound, is fat-soluble and has better bioavailability when consumed with dietary fats. This aligns with the traditional practice of…

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