Chinese education blogger Zhang Xuefeng was direct and damning when a woman asked him during a live stream whether her son should choose to study liberal arts at university. Zhang, who has more than 24 million followers on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is a regular source of adviceContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank kept interest rates steady on Tuesday (Jan 23), in line with market expectations, forgoing a rate cut as a new tax threatened upward pressure on expenses and fuelled concerns about inflation. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) maintained the Standing Deposit Facility Rate atContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The wife of former Malaysian finance minister Daim Zainuddin has been charged in court for failing to declare several assets, including the multi-million-dollar Ilham Tower. Na’imah Abdul Khalid, 66, pleaded not guilty to the charges in a Kuala Lumpur sessions court on Tuesday (Jan 23). She is accused of deliberately giving a writtenContinue Reading
BEIJING: The death toll from a landslide in China’s southwestern Yunnan province has reached 20, state broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday (Jan 23), as search and rescue efforts continue at the site. Dozens of people are still trapped after the pre-dawn landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of Zhenxiong County early Monday.Continue Reading
Landslides are common in Yunnan, a far-flung and largely impoverished region of China where steep mountain ranges butt against the Himalayan plateau. Monday’s disaster occurred in a rural area surrounded by towering peaks dusted with snow, state media footage showed. There was no immediate official explanation for what may haveContinue Reading
BEIJING: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday (Jan 23), injuring at least three people. Local authorities dispatched a team to the quake’s epicentre, Beijing’s Xinhua state news agency said, while some 800 people were on standby for any large disaster relief mission. The major quakeContinue Reading
BEIJING: A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday (Jan 23), the United States Geological Survey reported, warning of potentially widespread damage. In Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, people fled their homes to seek refuge in the street, according to an AFP reporter, after the quake caused walls toContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: A Chinese research vessel is on its way to the Maldives, according to an Indian military official and an independent researcher, as new Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu deepens ties with Beijing, distancing from New Delhi. It is likely to raise concern in New Delhi, which has previously viewedContinue Reading
Businessman and democracy advocate Lai, 76, a leading critic of the Chinese Communist Party, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he endangered China’s national security by colluding with foreign forces. The ongoing trial of the tabloid media tycoon, a British national, is being closely watched by diplomats and humanContinue Reading
Mr Shouryendu said it takes four hours to get his Nexon EV, a sport utility vehicle produced by India’s iconic carmaker Tata Motors, fully charged.
Charging his EV at home is as easy as charging his phone, he added.
“The manufacturer has given us an option between a rapid charger and a slow charger. We have opted for a rapid charger. It charges quickly,” he said. “There are also charging stations located quite conveniently at malls (and) shopping complexes.”
His Nexon EV, which costs nearly US$22,000 two years ago, is among the most popular and affordable personal green vehicles on Indian roads, according to market watchers. Today, the same model has gone up in price, costing about US$1,000 more.
Currently, there are two Indian carmakers that produce EVs. Compared with foreign brands, they are a cheaper option for Indian consumers.