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Army’s Kumaon Quest bike expedition, led by woman officer, flagged off from Delhi

Nine-day ride through Uttarakhand’s border areas to fuel youth drive, tourism and village connect.

Indian women bikers are revving up Royal Enfields, Hondas. Bankers, beauticians & bahus

Biking offers freedom, self-expression, and sisterhood for a growing number of women taking it up in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. There are plenty of riding academies and clubs to pick from.

Jawa failed to compete with efficient Japanese bikes. It is now making a mark after relaunch

Ideal Jawa, the company that produced Jawa and Yezdi bikes, was started in 1961 by Rustom and Farrokh Irani. They were producing Jawa motorcycles under license in a factory in Mysuru with support from the city’s royal family, the Wadiyars.

CBI officer killed in motorcycle accident in Jammu

Prashant Sharma, a deputy superintendent of police in CBI, suffered critical head injuries. He died while being shifted to a Punjab hospital for treatment.

Army to procure 423 e-motorcycles, plans to ‘gradually convert’ its other vehicles to electric ones

In Request for Information issued Monday, government has specified that it will invite responses for e-bikes only from Indian Original Equipment Manufacturers.

New Indian Harley-Davidson model X440 becomes costlier, Hero MotoCorp raises it by Rs 10,500

Harley-Davidson X440 will be priced at Rs 239,500 and above, with the hike applicable for all its variants, Hero said in a statement. Deliveries are expected to begin by October.

CBI takes over probe into ‘Rs 15,000 crore bike rental fraud’, suspects UP Police role too

Bike Bot MD Sanjay Bhati and 14 others allegedly promoted ‘bike taxi service’ as ‘highly lucrative’, and duped tens of thousands of investors across the country.

‘Indian Icon’, a new book that traces the journey of the legendary Royal Enfield bikes

Published by Westland Books, ‘Indian Icon’ is due to be released on 30 November on ‘SoftCover’, ThePrint’s e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.

Yamaha RX 100, the bike loved by Bollywood, bike enthusiasts and thieves alike

Launched in 1985, the RX 100’s sound, agility, reliability and lean beauty made it one of the most iconic bikes to hit the road.

‘Man’s best friend’ — cult Czech classic bike Jawa is back because the brand never died

After two decades, the sturdy, beautifully designed race-track favourite is back in Indian markets. But its fans say Jawa never really went away.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.