Union Budget 2026: Here’s what EV sector is hoping for!

The Union Budget 2026-27 is just one week away and the EV sector is expecting FM Sitharaman to introduce measures aimed at accelerating electric vehicle adoption in India. Deloitte India has highlighted that the government could focus on strengthening domestic manufacturing, supporting clean mobility, and encouraging investment across the EV value chain.Sheena Sareen, Partner at…

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Karnataka’s Anke Gowda to be awarded Padma Shri for creating India’s largest free-access library | India News

Anke Gowda (Photo: Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Anke Gowda has been awarded the Padma Shri 2026 for his contribution to promoting literacy and preserving knowledge through Pustakamane, India’s largest free-access library.Gowda, a former bus conductor from Karnataka, founded Pustakamane with the aim of making books accessible to people from remote and marginalised communities. Over the years,…

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How work-from-home reshaped office reality since Covid — And where it stands now | India News

Work from home, a concept that barely featured in corporate vocabulary before 2020, quickly became the backbone of the global economy when the Covid pandemic brought daily life to a standstill. Offices shut overnight, cities fell silent, but work could not stop. Across industries, companies improvised at speed, building digital systems and remote processes that…

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‘Not waking up on time for school’: Tamil Nadu man brands his 10 year-old son with hot knife in Vellore; arrested | Chennai News

VELLORE: A 43-year-old man branded his 10-year-old son with hot knife across his body for not waking up on time to go to school at Kolimedu village in Vellore district. The man, identified as N Poovarasan, a farmer, was arrested.Gudiyatham taluk inspector C Sivasankar said neighbours reported that Poovarasan frequently abused his son and used…

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T20 World Cup row explodes: BCB says ‘we wanted to play’ but Bangladesh government said no to India travel | Cricket News

Bangladesh cricket team players (File photo) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday said it was willing to play the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India but was bound by the decision of the Bangladesh government, which did not grant clearance for the tour.BCB director Abdur Razzak said government approval is mandatory for…

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‘You can’t separate politics from sport’: South Africa legend on Bangladesh T20 World Cup exit | Cricket News

Bangladesh cricket team ( PTI Photo) Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes has weighed in on Bangladesh’s dramatic exit from the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, acknowledging that politics and cricket often collide, no matter how hard administrators try to keep them apart. Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland after the Bangladesh Cricket Board refused…

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