BEIJING — Chinese electric car start-up Xpeng plans to become a global automaker, with half of vehicle deliveries going to countries outside China, vice president and chairman Brian Gu said Wednesday.”As a company that focuses on global opportunities, we want to be balanced with our contribution of delivery — half from China, half from outside…Continue Reading

UEFA Champions League: Barcelona Stare At Group-Stage Elimination After Benfica Draw

After failing to get the job done at home against Benfica, Barcelona know it will likely need a win at unbeaten Bayern Munich to avoid its first group-stage elimination in the UEFA Champions League in nearly two decades. (More Football News) Barcelona’s hopes of advancing in the top European club competition took a hit with…Continue Reading

UEFA Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho Power Manchester United Into Last 16

A smart piece of improvisation by Cristiano Ronaldo helped send Manchester United into the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League as Michael Carrick’s spell as the English club’s interim manager began with a 2-0 win at Villarreal on Tuesday. (More Football News) Scoring his fifth goal of this group stage and 140th overall in…Continue Reading

NCPI Bharat BillPay Onboards Tata Power For HassleFree Electricity Bill Payments

NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd (NBBL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has on-boarded Tata Power on its platform through which customers will be able to pay their electricity bills in a hasslefree and seamless manner. This will enable over seven lakh customers of Tata Power (Mumbai) to pay their electricity bills through ClickPay,…Continue Reading

Procter & Gamble Home Products FY21 Profit Up Over 3-Folds To Rs 482.50 Crore

Procter & Gamble Home Products Ltd’s net profit has surged over three-folds to Rs 482.50 crore and its revenue from operation grew 6.25 per cent to Rs 6,196.03 crore in the pandemic hit FY21, as per regulatory documents. The FMCG major had logged a net profit of Rs 152.29 crore in FY’20, while its revenue…Continue Reading

UEFA Champions League: Youngsters On Target As Chelsea Rout Juventus 4-0 At Stamford Bridge

Inflicting the heaviest UEFA Champions League defeat on Juventus and reaching the knockout stage was satisfying enough for Chelsea. Having three academy graduates supply goals made it a perfect night. (More Football News) Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi — all under 23-years-old — found the net before the hour mark in a 4-0…Continue Reading

Scheme can’t be held to be constitutionally suspect just because it was electoral promise: SC

Supreme Court of India. (File) The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a scheme of the then ruling AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu granting a waiver of outstanding crop loans, medium-term (agriculture) loans, and long-term (farm sector) loans issued to small and marginal farmers. The top court said that it is settled law that a scheme…Continue Reading

Phase-down vs phase-out at COP: Bhupender Yadav stresses ‘national circumstances’

By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2021 7:36:14 am While the amendment initiated by India received a lot of support from developing countries, it came under criticism from the developed world and civil society organisations. Arguing that the pace of transition to cleaner energy sources in India must be viewed…Continue Reading

Govt plans Bills to bar pvt cryptocurrency with a few ‘exceptions’, repeal farm laws

By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2021 7:31:25 am Currently, there is no regulation or any ban on the use of cryptocurrencies in the country. Heading into what could be a stormy winter session of Parliament, the government intends to bring a Bill to repeal the three new agriculture laws…Continue Reading

First real-world study: Covaxin effectiveness 50%

Two doses of Covaxin have 50 per cent effectiveness against symptomatic Covid-19, the first real-world assessment of the effectiveness of the vaccine developed in India suggests. The study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, assessed 2,714 hospital workers at AIIMS, New Delhi, who were symptomatic and underwent RT-PCR testing for the coronavirus between April…Continue Reading