GST reforms, festive boost drive India’s auto sales to record high in Oct: Data

IANS | November 7, 2025 2:28 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) GST 2.0 reforms, 42-day festivities and rural resurgence came together to deliver record-breaking results for the automobile sector in the month of October at 4.02 million units, up 40.5 per cent year-on-year from 2.87 million in the same month last year, data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) showed on Friday.

Karnataka BJP accuses Cong of conspiring against 'Vande Mataram' since Independence

IANS | November 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Bengaluru, Nov 7 (IANS) On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the song 'Vande Mataram', a mass singing programme was organised on Friday morning at the BJP state office Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru. The party accused the Congress of conspiring against 'Vande Mataram' since Independence, during the celebrations.