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Why your Ladakh motorcycle diaries are incomplete without three cheers to BRO

I have seen first-hand the tremendous work being done by BRO. And I got a sobering reminder when I crested Khardungla at 17,982 feet on the way to Nubra Valley.

A day on test track with Narain Karthikeyan and Tata Altroz Racer—the newest hot hatch

Tata Altroz Racer handles the corners much like a cheetah changing direction—supremely agile. That said, the tires did start to protest a bit.

DTC to BEST—public transport a financial burden on states. New Modi govt must bring reforms

The Delhi Transport Corporation suffered a loss of Rs 2,666 crore in 2023-2024. It is a similar story across the country.

Mercedes-Benz AMG A 45 S is a real hot hatch with great power. Drive with greater responsibility

Think about it, 415 horsepower and a weight of 1,680 kg. And then there are also all the toys inside; when you are paying a crore, you expect it to have mod-cons.

BYD Seal is the best EV. Here’s why Indians shouldn’t buy it

BYD India might not admit it, but its operations are under scrutiny. Just like those of Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation, which sells cars under the Morris Garages brand in India.

New Swift mileage shows Suzuki returning to ‘Kitna Deti Hai’. It can be so much more

The new Swift has been tested to deliver 25.75 kmpl. And after driving both the manual and AMT variants, the trip computer showed I was getting over 22 kmpl.

India, don’t press the F1 button yet. We know how the Buddh International Circuit crashed

Newer races find it difficult to make money, no matter how good the racing is. Malaysia’s Sepang circuit had brilliant racing but they could not sustain it.

XUV 3XO a power-packed offering from Mahindra—unbeatable looks, class-leading features

Mahindra has knocked it out of the park in terms of value proposition. Prices for the base model, which features a slightly tuned down engine, start at Rs 7.49 lakh.

Maruti Suzuki Jimny is no Thar or Rubicon. It’s no ‘failure’ either

The disconnect between what most buyers want to project and what a vehicle is actually capable of has impacted sales of the Jimny.

The lights in our cars—‘daytime running’ to ‘dancing’ to LEDs revolutionised by Mercedes-Benz

Just a few years ago, it seemed like cars had tungsten headlights. Now every car has some form of LED technology on exterior as well as interior lights.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.