Our relationship with the material world has undergone a sea-change. Utilitarian attitudes towards consumption have been replaced by ones that are experiential and aspirational. Commodities are incre...

Commuters in Delhi may face problems as various unions of auto, taxi and mini bus drivers have decided to go on strike on Monday. The unions have been demanding hike in fare rates and slashing of CNG...

Passenger vehicle wholesales declined nearly 4 per cent to 279,501 units last month, auto industry association SIAM said on Wednesday.  The sector faces the challenge of semiconductor availabili...

Two years of closure of schools may or may not have forced students to lengthen their uniforms but it has definitely triggered the need for new shoes. The result is a mad rush for shoes — leath...

Audi India on Friday inaugurated a new showroom in Calcutta after a gap of over two years.  The German luxury car manufacturer had appointed Adventure Auto Car India Limited, part of the Mothers...

Automobile dispatches from factories to dealerships across the country declined 23 per cent in February. Industry body SIAM said supply-side challenges, including the semiconductor shortage, and a ri...

The Bengal government is banking on a steady pickup in liquor sales to drive a 6 per cent growth in excise revenue collection in the 2022-23 fiscal after changes were made to the excise duty structure...

In December 2021, New Zealand unveiled its plan to stop young people from smoking — it proposes to do this by raising the legal smoking age each year, starting from 2027. This would allow existi...

Commercial vehicle sales, however, witnessed a growth of 20.52 per cent in January this year at 67,763 units  against 56,227 units in January 2021. “With the revival in the economy, the co...

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Wednesday said it has commenced bookings for the all-new Range Rover in the country. The new Range Rover, with prices starting from Rs 2.31 crore (ex-showroom India), is no...