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Best SUV Deals of October 2023: Up to Rs. 5 lakhs

Best SUV Deals of October 2023: Up to Rs. 5 lakhs

Here we list all the big SUV discount deals in the month of October 2023 as carmakers try to take advantage of the festive season.
The festive season can always be relied upon to achieve high sales volumes for automobile manufacturers and thus attractive discount deals are becoming increasingly prevalent. The C5 Aircross was the first model introduced by the French brand in India and it also got a facelift some time back. It is sold with discount benefits up to Rs. 3 lakh.

The new generation Kona EV is already on sale in global markets and it may come to India in the near future. Toyota Hilux pickup truck is said to be offering a discount cartel of Rs. Whereas the prices of MG Hector have been reduced by Rs 5 lakh. 1.5 lakh.

Additionally, the British manufacturer provides a Rs. dealer-level discount. . 50,000 – Total Rs. 2 lakh. Its sibling MG ZS EV has received a price cut by Rs. 2.3 lakh and on-road prices have been reduced by Rs. According to a report, 2.5 lakhs. Jeep Meridian is sold with a cash discount of Rs. 1.15 lakh

Additionally, the seven-seater SUV is sold with an exchange bonus of Rs. 50,000 and a corporate discount of Rs. 20,000 – Total Rs. 1.85 lakh. Jeep Compass can be purchased with a cash discount of Rs. Exchange bonus of Rs 85,000. 50,000 and a corporate discount of Rs. 15,000 – Total Rs. Rs 1.5 lakh this month.

MG Astor has been given a cash discount of up to Rs. Rs 1 lakh plus exchange bonus. 50,000 – Total Rs. till. 1.5 lakh. Skoda Kushaq comes with benefits of up to Rs. This month, benefits up to Rs 1.5 lakh can be availed on the Volkswagen Taigun topline. 1 Lac. Nissan Magnite has been priced at Rs. 97,000 discount as part of an official scheme and dealer end offers totaling around Rs. 1 Lac.

Skoda, VW Sales Breakup September 2023 – Kushaq, Slavia, Taigun, Virtus

Skoda, VW Sales Breakup September 2023 – Kushaq, Slavia, Taigun, Virtus

Skoda Kushaq and Volkswagen Taigun stood at number 6 and 7 in the list of best-selling compact SUVs in September 2023.

Sub-4 meter and compact SUVs are gaining importance among buyers in India. They are being popularized due to their higher ground clearance, better cabin space and more premium stance. In this regard, compact SUVs topped the sales lists of both Skoda and VW in September 2023.

Skoda Sales Breakup September 2023
Skoda sales increased to 4,032 units in September 2023 on a year-on-year basis. This was an increase of 14 percent compared to 3,543 units sold in September 2022. MoM sales declined 6 percent from 4,307 units sold in August 2023.

The Skoda Kushaq was the best-selling Skoda car in India in September 2023, with 2,260 units sold in that month. This was a year-on-year increase of 2 percent compared to 2,224 units sold in September 2022. However MoM sales declined by 6 percent to 2,409 units sold in August 2023.

Demand for the Slavia also increased, with sales rising 69 percent to 1,581 units in September 2023 from 937 units sold in September 2022. Earlier this month the company announced the launch of the Slavia Matte Edition at attractive festive pricing, Carbon Steel Grey. Shade and feature upgrades.

Skoda Sales Breakup September 2023

Skoda Kodiaq sales increased by 169 per cent to 191 units from just 71 units sold in September 2022, however MoM sales declined by 21 per cent compared to 241 units sold in August 2023. , feature updates and powered by hybrid powertrain. Skoda has discontinued both the Superb and Octavia, which had sales of 190 units and 121 units respectively in September 2022.

Record 1.4 billion visits during ‘The Big Billion Days’ festive sale: Flipkart

Record 1.4 billion visits during ‘The Big Billion Days’ festive sale: Flipkart

A record 1.4 billion customers visited Flipkart’s platform during “The Big Billion Days’ (TBBD) 2023”, Flipkart’s flagship festival sales event.
The event, which began on October 8 (with early access for VIP and Plus customers from October 7) and ended on October 15, “got an overwhelming response from both customers and its wide network of vendors across the country”, said chief executive Kalyan Krishnamurthy. he said. Flipkart Group Executive Officer.
Options across smartphones, laptops, tablets and home appliances indicated a strong premiumization trend across India this year.
According to Flipkart officials, the deliveries were made to remote locations like Andaman, Heuliang (Arunachal Pradesh), Choglamsar (Ladakh), Kutch (Gujarat) and Longewala (Rajasthan).

Flipkart’s grocery partners delivered over 4 million packages in the first four days of TBBD 2023.
Flipkart said seller success reached new heights in India’s domestic e-commerce market with 2x millionaire seller growth in TBBD 2022. The firm’s Samarth program created an ‘Indian Roots Store Front’ which enabled a large community of weavers and artisans to bring in over 350,000 products. In home, decor and lifestyle categories. Enabled sellers saw a 6x increase compared to the pre-festival period.
A range of affordable options made products and services more accessible to millions of buyers during TBBD 2023. With offers on instant savings and unlimited cashback, Flipkart Axis Bank Credit Card saw an 8x increase in overall spends and 4x increase in orders placed. The period before the festival. While Flipkart Pay Later increased by 4 times, EMI expenses increased by 7 times compared to the pre-festive period.

New on-app experiences like Flippy (chat GPT-powered shopping assistant), VIBES (video-based browsing experience) and SPOYL (Gen Z fashion experience) saw huge traction, with 4x increase in engagement compared to pre-festival Hui. Duration. Flipverse (a 3D-rendered, immersive virtual world with multiple brand spaces) saw a 10-fold increase in visits compared to the pre-festival period.
With the majority of viewers coming from Tier-II+ regions, Flipkart’s video commerce offering saw its highest-ever viewership. This includes 8 lakh hours of total watch time by over 50 million users at 16X transaction scale compared to pre-TBD.
Flipkart Plus subscriptions saw a 60 percent increase compared to TBBD 2022. Trends seen on Cleartrip show that this festive season, Indians booked flights internationally to Dubai, Bangkok, Singapore, Colombo and Phuket. Goa, Kochi and Jaipur were the top domestic choices. Flipkart saw a 2.5x growth in buyers of medicines, with over 62 per cent of customers coming from tier-2 cities and beyond, with multivitamins and AYUSH products being popular choices.

Jio Financial Services Q2 earnings: Net profit rises 101% QoQ to Rs 668 crore

Jio Financial Services Q2 earnings: Net profit rises 101% QoQ to Rs 668 crore

Jio Financial Services on October 16, in its first quarterly results after listing on the stock exchanges in August, reported a net profit of Rs 668 crore for the July-September period, up 101 per cent from the previous quarter.

The non-banking finance company (NBFC) spun out from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries had total income of Rs 608 crore for the quarter. While the lender’s interest income declined to Rs 186 crore in the April-June FY24 quarter from Rs 202 crore.

According to exchange data, the total market capitalization of the lender stands at Rs 1.43 lakh crore.

Additionally, the company also said in an exchange notification that AR Ganesh has been appointed as Group Chief Technology Officer with effect from September 16, 2019. October 16, 2023. Prior to this, Ganesh was the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at ICICI Bank and had overall oversight over cyber security.

Shares of Jio Financial Services closed 0.13 per cent higher at Rs 224.85 per share on the BSE on October 16.

InShorts CEO Azhar Iqbal joins Shark Tank India 3 as the new judge

InShorts CEO Azhar Iqbal joins Shark Tank India 3 as the new judge

Azhar Iqbal will be the third new judge of Shark Tank India 3.

InShorts CEO Azhar Iqbal was announced as the new judge of Shark Tank India 3 on Friday. Iqbal joins Oyo CEO Ritesh Agarwal and Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal as the other two new judges for the upcoming season. The news of Iqbal joining Shark Tank India 3 as a judge was announced on X (formerly Twitter).

Gold prices low, silver flat today, October 16: Check latest bullion rates

Gold prices low, silver flat today, October 16: Check latest bullion rates

Gold and silver prices today on October 16: In Delhi, the price of 24 carat gold was Rs 60,600 per 10 grams, while the price of 22 carat was Rs 55,410 per 10 grams.

During early trading in India on Monday, gold prices in the spot market were lower than the previous close. In Delhi, the price of 24 carat gold was Rs 60,600 per 10 grams, while the price of 22 carat gold was Rs 55,410 per 10 grams. However, silver prices in India remained steady at Rs 74,100 per kg.

In Mumbai, 22 carat gold is being sold at Rs 55,100 per 10 grams and 24 carat gold is being sold at Rs 60,110 per 10 grams. In Kolkata, gold prices for 22 and 24 carat stood at Rs 55,100 and Rs 60,110 per 10 grams. In Chennai, 22 carat and 24 carat gold prices were Rs 55,560 and Rs 60,610 per 10 grams.

Among other cities, 22 carat gold was at Rs 55,100 per 10 gram and 24 carat gold was at Rs 60,110 per 10 gram in Bengaluru. In Hyderabad, gold prices for 22 carat and 24 carat stood at Rs 55,100 and Rs 60,110 per 10 gram.

Gold prices in India are generally influenced by many factors, including global economic conditions, inflation rates, currency fluctuations and local demand and supply dynamics.

Here are several factors that can impact the price of gold:

Supply and Demand: The price of gold is primarily determined by the dynamic interplay of supply and demand in the market. An increase in demand generally drives the price up, while a surplus in the supply of gold can push prices down.

Global Economic Conditions: The broader global economic scenario also has a substantial impact on gold prices. During periods of global economic instability or recession, investors often turn to gold as a safe haven, causing its price to rise.

India’s top court rejects appeal to legalize gay marriage

The highest court in India rejects a request to legalize gay marriage
The five-judge panel deliberates the case between April and May before rendering its decision.

An appeal to legalize homosexual marriage was denied by India’s Supreme Court, putting the rights of LGBTQ people in the most populous nation in the world at risk.

After hearing arguments in April and May, the top court made its ruling on Tuesday. Three of the five judges found that Parliament should settle the matter.

According to Chief Justice Dhananjay Yashwant Chandrachud, “the court, while exercising the power of judicial review, should stay away from matters, especially those bearing on policy, which fall within the legislative domain.”

 

Consider providing same-sex couples with certain rights and advantages.

Chandrachud suggested that the government the denial of “benefits and services” provided to heterosexual spouses is a violation of their fundamental rights, so provide some legal protections for homosexual partnerships.
“Choosing a life partner is an integral part of choosing the direction of one’s life,” he stated.
This right “goes to the core of the right to life and liberty under Article 21 (of the Constitution of India),” as stated by the author.”Some people may consider this the most important decision of their lives.”

Chandrachud argued that the government should also take action to prevent prejudice against LGBTQ individuals, including establishing hotlines and safe places for those in need and banning gender-altering medical operations. or modifying one’s sexual orientation.
The court’s ruling was supported by a petition that contended that LGBTQ individuals’ constitutional rights were harmed by the unwillingness to recognize same-sex unions.

26 weeks pregnancy case: Supreme Court rejects woman’s plea for abortion

26 weeks pregnancy case: Supreme Court rejects woman’s plea for abortion

“Medical termination of pregnancy cannot be permitted,” CJI DY Chandrachud said while delivering the judgement.

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a woman’s plea seeking termination of her pregnancy beyond 26 weeks due to illness. “Medical termination of pregnancy cannot be permitted,” CJI DY Chandrachud said while delivering the judgement.
The state has been ordered to cover all the medical expenses. The court has made it clear that the decision whether to give the child for adoption or not is the mother’s own, the CJI said.

Earlier, the top court had reserved its order on the plea of a married woman who sought termination of a healthy fetus beyond 26 weeks due to her illness.

A bench headed by Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misa and headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said that the latest report of the AIIMS Medical Board has confirmed that the petitioner is suffering from postpartum psychosis and there is no effect of her medication on the fetus. .
“Okay, we will look into it. The decision may come later today,” the bench said.
Earlier on Friday, the Supreme Court had sought a report from the AIIMS medical board on whether the 26-week-old fetus of a married woman seeking permission to terminate her pregnancy was suffering from any abnormality.


The court said, Though the previous report submitted by AIIMS has mentioned that the fetus is normal, yet, in order to put the matter beyond doubt, we request that another report be submitted on the above aspect.

The eagerly anticipated Tiger 3 trailer is now available. The film, which is the third in the Tiger series

The eagerly anticipated Tiger 3 trailer is now available. The film, which is the third in the Tiger series, is set in the spy-universe created by Yash Raj Films. At twelve o’clock on October 16, the trailer was released.
Within a few hours of the trailer’s release, it appears that Emraan Hashmi, the newest actor to join Yash Raj’s spy-verse, has established a different fan base for himself. The unfamiliar,
As the trailer continues, Revathy, who appears to be taking over for the sadly deceased Girish Karnad, who portrayed the RAW boss to whom Tiger reported, is shown. The trailer begins with Tiger, played by Salman Khan, living a nice family life with his wife (Katrina Kaif) and son. But the narration provided by the film’s “villain” makes it clear from the start that he intends to make Tiger’s life a living hell.


In the third Tiger movie, Emraan Hashmi plays the antagonist who is out to end Tiger (Salman Khan) and his family’s lives. Fans are forced to listen to his voiceovers throughout the whole trailer until he finally appears in the closing seconds and says the already popular sentence “welcome to Pakistan” to a bloodied and bound Tiger.

2024 Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid officially announced in Europe and UK, It is the Bajaj Pulsar N150 which is set to launch soon.

2024 Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid officially announced in Europe and UK

Kawasaki releases first-of-its-kind hybrid electric motorcycle

Kawasaki Motors Europe has announced the release of a new model, the Ninja 7 HEV or hybrid electric vehicle, on 6 October 2023. The Ninja 7 HEV is a first-of-its-kind hybrid electric motorcycle that combines a 451 cc parallel- Twin engines on the combustion side, a 9-kilowatt (12PS) traction motor and a 48-volt battery pack on the electric side.
Bajaj Pulsar N150 launch soon; Yamaha FZ S Rivals

Pune-based bike maker Bajaj is famous for being resource-efficient, happily mixing and matching components from the parts bins of different bikes to come up with new products. This time, it is the Bajaj Pulsar N150 which is set to launch soon. Pictures of the bike at the dealership have surfaced online, hinting at a likely launch by the end of this month.