Tesla is expected to report on Tuesday that it made less money in the first three months of the year because of its tepid car sales, reinforcing concern among investors that the company led by Elon Musk is losing ground in the market for electric vehicles. A slump in earnings was seen as inevitable after […]
Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his power at home secured and his Hindu-first vision deeply entrenched, has set his sights in recent years on a role as a global statesman, riding India’s economic and diplomatic rise. In doing so, he has distanced himself from his party’s staple work of polarizing India’s diverse population along religious lines […]
Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called Muslims “infiltrators” who would take India’s wealth if his opponents gained power — unusually direct and divisive language from a leader who normally lets others do the dirtiest work of polarizing Hindus against Muslims. Mr. Modi, addressing voters in the state of Rajasthan, referred to a remark once […]
Read More
A push to force the sale in the United States of the short-form video app TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, took a leap forward as the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Saturday to ban the social media platform unless it is sold to a government-approved buyer. The Senate is expected […]
Read More
Rahul Gandhi stood in a red Jeep, amid a churning crowd in Varanasi, trying to unseat the Indian government with a microphone in his hand. “The mic isn’t good,” he said. “Please quiet down and listen.” It was the morning of Feb. 17 — Day 35 of a journey that began in the hills of […]
Read More
Tune in, and tell us what you think at theheadlines@nytimes.com. For corrections, email nytnews@nytimes.com. For more audio journalism and storytelling, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Read More
The last time Indians voted in a national election, in 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, won running away. But even then, more than 60 percent of voters cast ballots for other parties. That Mr. Modi has established such dominance in Parliament despite falling well short of majority popular support […]
Read More
Why does this election matter? Indians began voting on Friday in a multiphase general election that will continue until June 1. The vote, whose results will be announced on June 4, will determine the political direction of the world’s most populous nation for the next five years. The election, for which turnout is usually high, […]
Read More
As he campaigns across India for an election that begins on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks of his insatiable ambitions in terms of dinner-table appetite. Roofs over heads, water connections, cooking gas cylinders — Mr. Modi reads down the menu of what he calls the abundant “development” he has provided to India’s poor. But […]
Read More
The sleepy pilgrimage city of Ayodhya in northern India was once home to a grand 16th-century mosque, until it was illegally demolished by a howling mob of Hindu militants in 1992. The site has since been reinvented as the centerpiece of the Hindu-chauvinist “new India” promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2020, as Covid-19 […]
Read More
For a glimpse of where artificial intelligence is headed in election campaigns, look to India, the world’s largest democracy, as it starts heading to the polls on Friday. An A.I.-generated version of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has been shared on WhatsApp shows the possibilities for hyperpersonalized outreach in a country with nearly a billion […]
Read More
When Indians start heading to the polls on Friday, it will be just the beginning of a colossal democratic process. Not until June 4, after six weeks of voting, will India know whether its powerful prime minister, Narendra Modi, will remain in office for a third term. Why does it all take so long? The […]
Read MoreCar Salesman Burns Down Lamborghini In Commission Dispute With Colleague | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Setting the Gallardo on fire was allegedly one salesman’s way of resolving an argument with his colleague 1 hour ago <!––> <!– –> This Lamborghini Gallardo was the victim of alleged arson near Hyderabad, India. The blaze started following a […]
Read More
Narendra Modi once looked up to China. As a business-friendly Indian state leader, he traveled there repeatedly to attract investment and see how his country could learn from its neighbor’s economic transformation. China, he said, has a “special place in my heart.” Chinese officials cheered on his march to national power as that of “a […]
Read More
American intelligence analysts and officials said on Friday that they expected Iran to strike multiple targets inside Israel within the next few days in retaliation for an Israeli bombing in the Syrian capital on April 1 that killed several senior Iranian commanders. The United States, Israel’s pre-eminent ally, has military forces in several places across […]
Read More
By around 2 p.m., just after lunch, activity at the critical care unit of the Jayadeva hospital in Bengaluru, India, is at an ebb. No one is running down the halls with X-rays, bills or samples of body fluids to be tested. The morning rounds are over. The doctors are gone, and the nursing shift […]
Read More
Kia Confirms 3 New EVs For India, Including Carens | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The Carens is based around the existing Seltos but limited details are known about the electric version https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson April 10, 2024 at 13:06 <!––> <!– –> Kia will manufacture an all-electric version of the Carens MPV in […]
Read MoreMahindra XUV 3XO Teased In India, Has A Weird Connection With SsangYong | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Mahindra’s heavily updated subcompact SUV will rival the Tata Nexon and Maruti Suzuki Brezza 3 hours ago <!––> <!– –> The Mahindra XUV 3XO will debut on April 29. The small SUV will be an extensively facelifted version […]
Read MoreIs $9,300 Low Enough? New Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor Debuts In India | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Toyota’s collaboration with Suzuki has resulted in another addition to their lineup, this time based on the subcompact Fronx, crafted as an affordable subcompact SUV April 4, 2024 at 09:08 <!––> <!– –> The Taisor is a subcompact […]
Read More
Tesla Sending U.S. Staff To India To Suss Out Local Factory Options | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The carmaker could invest up to $3 billion in a factory building 500,000 EVs annually https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Elon Musk had previously pleaded with the Indian government to provide its […]
Read MoreBMW And Tata Form JV To Create Software For Autonomous Systems And Other Tech | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Tata Technologies will develop autonomous systems, infotainment tech, and digital services for BMW 1 hour ago <!––> <!– –> BMW and Tata Technologies will form a 50/50 joint venture in India. The JV will develop software […]
Read More
As Narendra Modi was storming to victory in the election of 2014, he said that “acchhe din aane waale hain” — good times are coming. Now as Mr. Modi stands set to secure another term as prime minister in elections starting on April 19, the value of India’s stock market has grown threefold since he […]
Read More
Narendra Modi has big money behind him as he appears set to win a third term as India’s prime minister. His party has collected more political cash than the others combined, and the country’s richest business leaders support him. The campaign is fueled partly by a winning story Mr. Modi tells about India’s economy, some […]
Read More
Even from miles away, the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a jarring visual: Chunks of steel jut above the water like metallic icebergs. Twisted gray beams protrude in crooked positions. From a park near Fort McHenry, visitors can see the giant cargo ship that struck the bridge and remains lodged […]
Read More
2025 Ford Small SUV: What We Know About The EcoSport’s More Premium Successor | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> A recent patent filing indicates that Ford is gearing up to introduce a successor to its underwhelming EcoSport crossover, and we’ve got the inside scoop on it https://www.carscoops.com/author/josh-byrnes/ <!––> by Josh Byrnes March 30, 2024 at 10:29 […]
Read More