Tag: India

India’s 2024 Multiphase Election: What to Know

Why does this election matter? India is holding its multiphase general elections from April 19 to June 1, in a vote that will determine the political direction of the world’s most populous nation for the next five years. The usually high-turnout affair, which was formally set on Saturday, is a mammoth undertaking described as the […]

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The Ambani Wedding Event Signifies the Rise of the Oligarch in Modi’s India

Rihanna, Mark Zuckerberg, bejeweled elephants and 5,500 drones. Those were some of the highlights of what is likely the most ostentatious “pre-wedding” ceremony the modern world has ever seen. On a long weekend in early March, members of the global elite gathered to celebrate the impending nuptials of the billionaire business titan Mukesh Ambani’s youngest […]

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Data Dump Exposes Links Between Money and Politics in India

Politics in India is an expensive business, and sometimes lucrative, too. In this year’s election, parties are expected to spend more than $14 billion — as much as in the United States. But there has been little in the way of transparency for the huge sums sloshing around. On Thursday night, a rare and chaotic […]

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Suzuki Is Reportedly Working On A Fully Electric Minivan

Suzuki Is Reportedly Working On A Fully Electric Minivan | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The family-friendly offering is developed for the Indian market, based on the underpinnings of the Suzuki EVX SUV March 12, 2024 at 07:48 <!––> <!– –> Suzuki has confirmed that the production version of the EVX SUV will debut in 2025, […]

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China’s Exports Surge Are Drawing a Global Backlash

China’s factory exports are powering ahead faster than almost anyone expected, putting jobs around the world in jeopardy and setting off a backlash that is gaining momentum. From steel and cars to consumer electronics and solar panels, Chinese factories are finding more overseas buyers for goods. The world’s appetite for its goods is welcomed by […]

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Why Countries Are Trying to Ban TikTok

Over the last year, lawmakers in the United States, Europe and Canada have escalated efforts to restrict access to TikTok, the massively popular short-form video app that is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, citing security threats. The White House told federal agencies in February 2023 that they had 30 days to delete the app […]

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The Maldives Is a Tiny Paradise. Why Are China and India Fighting Over It?

Between a few flecks of coral in the Indian Ocean, a ribbon of highway more than a mile long swoops up from the blue. Since 2018, the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge has connected this archipelago’s hyper-dense capital, Malé, and the international airport — expanded by Chinese companies — one island to the east. But China is […]

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Bentley Creates Five Special Mulliner Models For India

Bentley Creates Five Special Mulliner Models For India | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The vehicles are painted in Scarab Green and have interiors combining orange and green leather https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> A Bentley retailer in India has commissioned five individually curated models through the marque’s Mulliner division, […]

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Pre-Wedding Ceremony for an Indian Billionaire’s Son Draws Big-Name Guests

When a member of one of India’s wealthiest families gets married, big-name guests and showstopping pomp and circumstance are nothing unusual. But it’s not every day that the invitees include royalty, business titans, Bollywood luminaries and Rihanna, for three days of a pre-wedding spectacular, months ahead of the actual ceremony. The lavish festivities that got […]

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Facelifted Hyundai Creta Debuts With Sportier N Line Trim

Facelifted Hyundai Creta Debuts With Sportier N Line Trim | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Besides the fancier looks, the N Line will benefit from a sharper chassis setup, combined with a turbo 1.5-liter engine 1 hour ago <!––> <!– –> The Hyundai Creta recently received a mid-lifecycle update in India adopting a boxier stance, improved […]

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Amitav Ghosh’s Reckoning With Opium

Former poppy-growing areas “have had significantly worse long-term social and economic outcomes” than nearby districts. A comparison of these two opium economies forms the heart of the book’s compelling development thesis. Before the imposition of wide-scale opium production, the east was relatively prosperous, as evidenced by the nickname “Golden Bengal.” Following the infliction of opium, […]

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Mahindra Thar Earth Edition Is The New Flagship Trim Of The Indian Wrangler Knockoff

Mahindra Thar Earth Edition Is The New Flagship Trim Of The Indian Wrangler Knockoff | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The special edition of the Mahindra Thar is four times cheaper than a genuine Jeep Wrangler in India February 27, 2024 at 11:32 <!––> <!– –> The most famous Jeep Wrangler impersonator from India just got […]

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U.S. Fears Russia Might Put a Nuclear Weapon in Space

When Russia conducted a series of secret military satellite launches around the time of its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, American intelligence officials began delving into the mystery of what, exactly, the Russians were doing. Later, spy agencies discovered Russia was working on a new kind of space-based weapon that could threaten the thousands […]

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Indian Burglars Return Filmmaker’s Medal

When the thieves broke into the country home of a renowned film director in southern India, taking gold, silver and cash, they made a clean getaway. But days later, a small plastic bag appeared outside the house’s gates, stitched shut with thin sticks and containing something wrapped in a white handkerchief. Inside was a medal […]

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VW Partners With Mahindra To Power Its New Electric SUVs From 2025

VW Partners With Mahindra To Power Its New Electric SUVs From 2025 | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The first model to benefit from the VW-sourced components is a fully electric SUV set to debut on December 2024 2 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Volkswagen has agreed to provide Mahindra with components from its MEB architecture […]

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Citroen C3 X Spied As An Affordable Sedan With Crossover Styling Cues

Citroen C3 X Spied As An Affordable Sedan With Crossover Styling Cues | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The prototype was spotted testing in Europe but it will be sold in India and South America 4 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Citroen is developing another model tailored for emerging markets, leveraging the underpinnings of the New […]

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‘It Is Suffocating’: A Top Liberal University Is Under Attack in India

Jawaharlal Nehru University, named for India’s first prime minister, is one of the country’s premier liberal institutions, a hothouse of strong opinions and left-leaning values whose graduates populate the upper echelons of academia and government. But to the Hindu nationalists who hold power in India, the university and others like it are dangerous dens of […]

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Illustrating India’s complex environmental crises

Abhijit Banerjee, the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at MIT, and Sarnath Banerjee (no relation), an MIT Center for Art, Science, and Technology (CAST) visiting artist share a similar background, but have very different ways of thinking. Both were raised for a time in Kolkata before leaving India to pursue divergent careers, Abhijit as […]

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An Indian SUV With A Chinese Battery Posing As A Baby G-Wagen: The New MWM Spartan EV 2.0

An Indian SUV With A Chinese Battery Posing As A Baby G-Wagen: The New MWM Spartan EV 2.0 | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The electromoded off-roader is homologated as an LCV and is priced at £49,995 ($63,794) in the UK market 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Czech company MW Motors launched its second electromod […]

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India’s Quiet Push to Steal More of China’s iPhone Business

India is quietly grabbing from China more manufacturing of Apple’s iPhones and other electronics gear. It is happening in South Indian industrial areas on muddy plots that were once farmland. In Sriperumbudur, people call Apple “the customer,” not daring to say the name of a company that prizes its secrets. But some things are too […]

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He Died in a Tragic Accident. Why Did the Internet Say He Was Murdered?

It was the kind of tragic accident that reverberates through a community: a first-year college student, out late in New York City on New Year’s Eve, falls onto the subway tracks and is killed by an oncoming train. Word of the 19-year-old’s death spread quickly among the people who knew the young man, Matthew Sachman, […]

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India’s Court System Is Hopelessly Backed Up

When the armed men stormed into the village of lower-caste Indians, fanning out through its dirt lanes and flinging open the doors of its mud homes, Binod Paswan jumped into a grain silo and peered out in horror. Within hours, witnesses say, upper-caste landlords massacred 58 Dalits, people once known as “untouchables,” most of them […]

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India and Maldives Trade Barbs After Modi’s Beach Visit

It started with a postcard-perfect snapshot. An image of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, lounging in a chair on a secluded white-sand beach, provoked heated words from officials in the Maldives, a tiny archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean. Indians on social media reacted with a ferocious wave of indignation, causing ripples all the way […]

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Tata Punch EV Debuts In India With A Redesigned Face And A New Platform

Tata Punch EV Debuts In India With A Redesigned Face And A New Platform | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The fully electric baby SUV will be available in standard and long-range forms January 8, 2024 at 07:20 <!––> <!– –> The Punch – Tata’s tiniest and most affordable SUV in India – is now available […]

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2024 Hyundai Creta Facelift Teases Its Boxy Looks In India

2024 Hyundai Creta Facelift Teases Its Boxy Looks In India | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The updated version of the popular SUV will debut later this month with modern looks, more technology, and a new turbo powertrain option 4 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Hyundai is about to unveil the facelifted version of the Creta […]

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Suzuki Is Reportedly Working On Smaller And Larger SUVs For India

Suzuki Is Reportedly Working On Smaller And Larger SUVs For India | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The entry-level model is expected to be smaller than the Brezza, and the three-row SUV longer than the Grand Vitara 2 hours ago <!––> <!– –> You might think that Suzuki has enough SUV offerings in its global portfolio, […]

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Indian Stocks Are Booming. Why Is Long-Term Investment Lagging?

India’s economy is booming. Stock prices are through the roof, among the best performing in the world. The government’s investment in airports, bridges and roads, and clean-energy infrastructure is visible almost everywhere. India’s total output, or gross domestic product, is expected to increase 6 percent this year — faster than the United States or China. […]

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Indian Envoy Hails Ties With Russia, Despite Western Pressure

India’s foreign minister met with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Wednesday, as part of a diplomatic visit highlighting the two countries’ close economic ties despite mounting international pressure to isolate Russia over its war in Ukraine. From the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, India has taken a neutral stance on the conflict, […]

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