Electric vehicle company Ola Electric said the investment focus for 2023 will be to make its own lithium-ion cells and develop other products, including motorbikes and small, light-weight commercial vehicles.

The SoftBank-backed firm is also on track to bring electric cars to market by 2024.

Reliance Projects and Property Management Services — a subsidiary of telecom major Reliance Jio — has deposited Rs 3,720 crore in an SBI escrow account to acquire mobile tower and fibre assets of Reliance Infratel.

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) gave an approval to Jio for the acquisition of Reliance Infratel (RITL) in November.

India's official entry to the upcoming Oscars "Chhello Show", acclaimed documentary feature "All That Breathes", documentary short "The Elephant Whisperers", and "Naatu Naatu" -- the song from period action blockbuster "RRR" have made it to the 95th Academy Awards shortlist, the organisers said Thursday morning.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body behind the awards, announced the shortlists in 10 categories: documentary feature film, documentary short film, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, music (original score), music (original song), animated short film, live action short film, sound, and visual effects.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that amid an ongoing resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in China, hospitals across the country seem to be filling up.

Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, said: "In China, what's been reported is relatively low numbers of cases in ICUs, but anecdotally ICUs are filling up.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed the US Congress for tanks, planes and more money to help repel Russia’s invasion, portraying the war as a battle of democracy against tyranny as he sought to win support from some skeptical Republican lawmakers.

In his first trip abroad since President Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded Feb. 24, Zelenskyy told a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday evening that US support had been crucial so far and predicted the year ahead will turn the tide in the war.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the situation related to COVID-19 in the country at a high-level meeting Thursday afternoon, officials said.

The meeting comes a day after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the situation and asked people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks in crowded places, and getting vaccinated.

Airbus plans to deepen its industrial presence in India, Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said on Wednesday after meeting the country's prime minister.

We will continue to support civil aviation growth and deepen our industrial footprint in India, Faury said on Twitter alongside a photograph of his meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Reliance Retail has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Metro Cash & Carry India for a total cash consideration of Rs 2,850 crore, subject to closing adjustments.

Through this acquisition, Reliance Retail will get access to a wide network of Metro India stores located in locations across key cities, a large base of registered kiranas and other institutional customers, supplier network, Reliance Retail said in a release.

China is once again grappling with a spurt in the number of Coronavirus cases that are being reported daily, just a month after the Chinese government lifted nearly three years of lockdown.

According to a report published in LiveMint, the National Health Commission said that China's total number of fatalities due to coronavirus stands at 5,241.

Taking a dig at Maharashtra's former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, BJP State President Chandrashekar Bawankule said that Uddhav Thackeray joined hands with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party due to his lust for power.

Speaking to ANI, Bawankule said, "Such days have come that he is conducting meetings in Congress office. In coming days we may see he will conduct meetings in Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen office."

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