Trending News: Traffic jam! BCCI CoE braces for an influx of contracted, targeted India players | Cricket NewsLaura Loomer: ‘Ban Muslims from office’: Laura Loomer calls Zohran Mamdani ‘national security risk’Yen sinks to weakest level since 1986 as oil, US yields lift dollar; Japan intervention fears grow – FirstpostDavid Warner pleads guilty to drink-driving, could face 9-month jail term and hefty fine | Cricket NewsUS probing Harvard over financial aid programmesRBI proposes 10% voting rights threshold to define foreign control, lawyers flag wider compliance impact – Firstpost‘English cricket more important than IPL or a franchise’: Alastair Cook reignites Jacob Bethell debate amid The Hundred withdrawal | Cricket NewsMrBeast Exchanges Vows With Thea Booysen In Private Caribbean Wedding Ceremony, Dreamy First PhotosIndian diplomats at UN mission still displaced three weeks after building evacuationWar or peace, India’s global air connectivity remains resilient – FirstpostA fragile fitness system? Hamstring injuries put Team India, CoE under scanner | Cricket NewsWild pursuit of fame and fortune”: Candace Owens tears into Erika Kirk, claims Charlie Kirk was her “ticket to more famePakistan seeks $10 billion US currency lifeline after Iran war mediation role: Report – FirstpostDays after retiring, Ben Stokes marks new chapter with match-winning century | Cricket NewsThe disappearing lake: How Africa’s Lake Chad nearly vanished and the $50 billion engineering plan designed to restore it | World NewsJapan’s exports jump 19.3% in June, extend growth streak to 10 months despite Iran war disruptions – Firstpost‘Absolutely zero confidence’: Ashwin questions Gautam Gambhir and team management over Kuldeep Yadav’s handling | Cricket NewsCeleste Rivas Murder Case: D4vd asks judge to remove handcuffs before preliminary hearing in Celeste Rivas murder case0% for two years, 100% from 2028 and 200% thereafter – Firstpost‘I can hit from ball one’: Tilak Varma hits back at strike-rate criticism ahead of Zimbabwe tour | Cricket NewsThe Odyssey Box Office Collection Day 5: Christopher Nolan’s Film Shows Better Hold Than Oppenheimer, Nears ₹80 Crore Mark In IndiaFrance lawmakers pass law banning social media for children under 15; first EU nation to do so‘I’m so sorry, I truly tried my best’: Emiliano Martinez apologises, hints at Argentina retirement | Football NewsHow Is The Odyssey Faring Against Highest-Grossing Hollywood Movies Of 2026 In India?Ishowspeed: IShowSpeed’s Instagram Reel featuring BTS becomes most-viewed in first 24 hours with 300 million viewsMurali Sreeshankar eyes golden leap at Commonwealth Games 2026: ‘Hopefully change the colour of medal’ | Commonwealth Games NewsChidambaram Reveals Why He Turned Down Manjummel Boys Sequel, Hindi Remake Offers: Offer Was Tempting But…Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: ‘Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to’ and a reality check about priorities‘World Cup lost its credibility’: Sepp Blatter says politics overshadowed football after ‘right champions’ Spain’s triumph | Football News‘Godzilla x Kong’ Star Kaylee Hottle Dies In Maryland Car Accident At 18, Father Confirms AccidentQuote of the day by Xenophanes: ‘If horses or oxen or lions had hands… horses would paint the forms of gods like horses’ and a universal truth about human psychologyWere Argentina under more pressure than usual in World Cup final? Lionel Messi’s tunnel pep talks fuel fan theories – WATCH | Football NewsAfter Piracy, Jana Nayagan Director Expresses Doubt Over Audience Turnout For Vijay’s Final Film‘No more social media before 15’: France passes landmark digital age lawWATCH: Lionel Messi returns home to Rosario after World Cup heartbreak; fans wait hours for a glimpse | Football NewsJana Nayagan Advance Booking Collection: Vijay’s Film Sells Over 8 Lakh Tickets In India, Mints ₹20 CroreCanada college issues statement on Indian students being rejected for work permit, asks them to consult immigration lawyersTrump hits Canadian exports with 50% tariffs – FirstpostTraining gear, opening ceremony kits missing: Indian boxers hit by luggage chaos ahead of CWG 2026 | Commonwealth Games NewsScientists studying bee brains found clues to how colonies coordinate complex behaviour without a central controller, relying instead on many small individual decisionsWill this trigger the world’s next oil shock? – FirstpostPranesh stuns Gukesh again, Nihal downs Erigaisi at Chennai Grand Masters | Chess NewsA UK village spent £35,000 building four beaver-style dams after homes flooded. It is now waiting for the next deluge during a hosepipe banGerman automaker in talks to hand majority stake to JSW Group, says report – FirstpostRahul Gandhi, Kharge lead protest near PM residence; Centre says Parliament discussion was offered – Firstpost‘It’s embarrassing’: Argentina’s World Cup final conduct under fresh scrutiny after viral clip emerges | Football NewsIndian-origin doctor sentenced to jail for six months in Ohio for secret bathroom recordings, will be registered as a sex offender for 15 yearsWhy oil prices never spiralled despite five months of the US-Iran war – Firstpost‘Conditions were challenging’: Tilak Varma reveals what went wrong for India in Ireland and England | Cricket NewsScientists compile largest meta-dataset of tree inventory studies from IndiaWatch: US army veteran carrying ‘ICE off our streets’ sign sets fire outside NYC federal buildingPLI schemes drive ₹15.2 lakh crore exports, attract ₹2.4 lakh crore investment and create over 14.15 lakh jobs: Govt – FirstpostBig blow for Birmingham Phoenix! Jacob Bethell ruled out of The Hundred 2026 | Cricket NewsPsychedelics are revealing how the brain builds the sense of selfCalifornia deploys 400 goats and sheep as ‘firefighters’ to eat an invasive weed fuelling wildfires and threatening native ecosystems | World NewsIndia’s domestic air passenger traffic rises 1.44% to 8.64 crore in H1 2026; IndiGo retains market leadership – Firstpost‘When I needed someone, he was there’: PV Sindhu recalls Virat Kohli’s role in comeback | Cricket NewsHow groundbreaking new brain atlases capture development in motionUS student visa rules are changing on September 15: Who could be affected and howFrance’s Pernod retreats in court fight over $314 million Indian levy – Firstpost‘My first target will be to wear the India jersey’: Ashok Sharma eyes dream India debut in Zimbabwe | Cricket NewsParts of Assam were once under sea: StudyWealthy US neighbourhoods paid to spray mosquitoes: By 2023, the insects had evolved resistance across 84% of sampled blocks and know what they became capable ofWipro Consumer Care to acquire Philippine personal care firm S Brands, strengthens Southeast Asia presence – FirstpostEnzo Fernandez reacts after red card in Argentina’s World Cup final loss to Spain | Football NewsNew planet revealed around a young star after a decade in hidingMeet the 73-year-old baby cuddler from Virginia: He has comforted more than 500 premature babies and whispers, ‘Grow strong, grow smart, grow kind’ before leaving each one | World NewsCan you invest without violating Ahimsa? NSE’s new index brings non-violence to India’s stock market – FirstpostEXPLAINED: Why Spain players cut the goal nets after winning FIFA World Cup 2026 | Football NewsAre new neurons born in the adult human brain? Study revives debateA landlord company managing 300 rental homes has been fined £42,500 after paramedics found tenants sleeping on floors surrounded by dead rats and human wasteHCLTech boss C Vijayakumar’s Rs 176 crore pay makes him India’s highest-paid IT CEO – Firstpost‘I don’t see it as a one-sided series’: Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza warns India ahead of T20Is | Cricket NewsWhat makes the brain the most complicated object in the universeWest London streets flooded annually with heavy rains: Local council was about to spend millions to fix the problem, then beavers did it for freeAndy Burnham announces tax cuts on energy bills to ‘give people more breathing space’ – FirstpostAbishek Porel faces arrest after Calcutta HC order in rape case; police told to seize devices | Cricket NewsFlorida confirms Burmese python breeding hotspot outside the Everglades, and wildlife experts fear it could be the start of a bigger spread | World NewsWhy US states are challenging the deal – Firstpost‘Millions of immigrants parents feel proud’: Inaki pens emotional tribute to brother Nico Williams after World Cup triumph | Football NewsAs temperatures soar, dozens of donkeys in UK are wearing pyjamas and ‘don-gerees’ to stop painful insect bites, and the clever reason is winning hearts | World NewsSamsung enters US credit card market with Barclays partnership, eyes broader fintech push – FirstpostRs 42.3 lakh boost! Indian chess federation announces massive financial push for prodigies | Chess NewsIndia’s green transition is missing long-duration energy storageQuote of the day by David Beckham: “I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to…” – a powerful lesson on hard work, discipline and why talent alone is never enough | World NewsPro-Trump super PAC builds $400 million war chest as Republicans gear up for US midterms – FirstpostShades of Diego Maradona’s 1990 FIFA World Cup final in Lionel Messi’s 2026 journey | Football NewsHow magnetic levitation lifts and propels high-speed maglev trainsMediators propose 10-day truce to revive interim deal: Iran officialNew Zealand inflation climbs to 4.1%, highest in over two years, as fuel prices bite – FirstpostDipa Karmakar backs Pranati Nayak to end India’s CWG gymnastics medal wait | More sports NewsRamayana: Anupam Kher Joins Ranbir Kapoor-Sai Pallavi-Yash Starrer As JatayuWho is Jelicia Westhoff? Maduka Okoye’s baby mama accuses Nigerian goalkeeper of cheating and abuse amid Cardi B rumours | International Sports NewsLondon Stock Exchange joins global push for 24-hour trading – FirstpostArgentina players could face FIFA bans after World Cup 2026 final chaos against Spain | Football NewsQuote of the day by Lamine Yamal: “My mother had me at 16, and my father searched for ways to…” – a powerful lesson on perspective, family sacrifice and why football is not the hardest battle his family has faced | World NewsIMF clears $690 million for Ukraine after review, says reforms broadly on track despite war – Firstpost‘He has shut up everybody’: Ravi Shastri defends Rohit Sharma after Lord’s century | Cricket NewsA six-year-old entered an iron lung after polio. More than 70 years later, he had become the world’s longest-known survivor | World NewsUS gas prices climb above $4 a gallon again as Trump’s Iran strikes reignite oil fears – Firstpost
Wed. Jul 22nd, 2026
Trending News: Traffic jam! BCCI CoE braces for an influx of contracted, targeted India players | Cricket NewsLaura Loomer: ‘Ban Muslims from office’: Laura Loomer calls Zohran Mamdani ‘national security risk’Yen sinks to weakest level since 1986 as oil, US yields lift dollar; Japan intervention fears grow – FirstpostDavid Warner pleads guilty to drink-driving, could face 9-month jail term and hefty fine | Cricket NewsUS probing Harvard over financial aid programmesRBI proposes 10% voting rights threshold to define foreign control, lawyers flag wider compliance impact – Firstpost‘English cricket more important than IPL or a franchise’: Alastair Cook reignites Jacob Bethell debate amid The Hundred withdrawal | Cricket NewsMrBeast Exchanges Vows With Thea Booysen In Private Caribbean Wedding Ceremony, Dreamy First PhotosIndian diplomats at UN mission still displaced three weeks after building evacuationWar or peace, India’s global air connectivity remains resilient – FirstpostA fragile fitness system? Hamstring injuries put Team India, CoE under scanner | Cricket NewsWild pursuit of fame and fortune”: Candace Owens tears into Erika Kirk, claims Charlie Kirk was her “ticket to more famePakistan seeks $10 billion US currency lifeline after Iran war mediation role: Report – FirstpostDays after retiring, Ben Stokes marks new chapter with match-winning century | Cricket NewsThe disappearing lake: How Africa’s Lake Chad nearly vanished and the $50 billion engineering plan designed to restore it | World NewsJapan’s exports jump 19.3% in June, extend growth streak to 10 months despite Iran war disruptions – Firstpost‘Absolutely zero confidence’: Ashwin questions Gautam Gambhir and team management over Kuldeep Yadav’s handling | Cricket NewsCeleste Rivas Murder Case: D4vd asks judge to remove handcuffs before preliminary hearing in Celeste Rivas murder case0% for two years, 100% from 2028 and 200% thereafter – Firstpost‘I can hit from ball one’: Tilak Varma hits back at strike-rate criticism ahead of Zimbabwe tour | Cricket NewsThe Odyssey Box Office Collection Day 5: Christopher Nolan’s Film Shows Better Hold Than Oppenheimer, Nears ₹80 Crore Mark In IndiaFrance lawmakers pass law banning social media for children under 15; first EU nation to do so‘I’m so sorry, I truly tried my best’: Emiliano Martinez apologises, hints at Argentina retirement | Football NewsHow Is The Odyssey Faring Against Highest-Grossing Hollywood Movies Of 2026 In India?Ishowspeed: IShowSpeed’s Instagram Reel featuring BTS becomes most-viewed in first 24 hours with 300 million viewsMurali Sreeshankar eyes golden leap at Commonwealth Games 2026: ‘Hopefully change the colour of medal’ | Commonwealth Games NewsChidambaram Reveals Why He Turned Down Manjummel Boys Sequel, Hindi Remake Offers: Offer Was Tempting But…Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: ‘Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to’ and a reality check about priorities‘World Cup lost its credibility’: Sepp Blatter says politics overshadowed football after ‘right champions’ Spain’s triumph | Football News‘Godzilla x Kong’ Star Kaylee Hottle Dies In Maryland Car Accident At 18, Father Confirms AccidentQuote of the day by Xenophanes: ‘If horses or oxen or lions had hands… horses would paint the forms of gods like horses’ and a universal truth about human psychologyWere Argentina under more pressure than usual in World Cup final? Lionel Messi’s tunnel pep talks fuel fan theories – WATCH | Football NewsAfter Piracy, Jana Nayagan Director Expresses Doubt Over Audience Turnout For Vijay’s Final Film‘No more social media before 15’: France passes landmark digital age lawWATCH: Lionel Messi returns home to Rosario after World Cup heartbreak; fans wait hours for a glimpse | Football NewsJana Nayagan Advance Booking Collection: Vijay’s Film Sells Over 8 Lakh Tickets In India, Mints ₹20 CroreCanada college issues statement on Indian students being rejected for work permit, asks them to consult immigration lawyersTrump hits Canadian exports with 50% tariffs – FirstpostTraining gear, opening ceremony kits missing: Indian boxers hit by luggage chaos ahead of CWG 2026 | Commonwealth Games NewsScientists studying bee brains found clues to how colonies coordinate complex behaviour without a central controller, relying instead on many small individual decisionsWill this trigger the world’s next oil shock? – FirstpostPranesh stuns Gukesh again, Nihal downs Erigaisi at Chennai Grand Masters | Chess NewsA UK village spent £35,000 building four beaver-style dams after homes flooded. It is now waiting for the next deluge during a hosepipe banGerman automaker in talks to hand majority stake to JSW Group, says report – FirstpostRahul Gandhi, Kharge lead protest near PM residence; Centre says Parliament discussion was offered – Firstpost‘It’s embarrassing’: Argentina’s World Cup final conduct under fresh scrutiny after viral clip emerges | Football NewsIndian-origin doctor sentenced to jail for six months in Ohio for secret bathroom recordings, will be registered as a sex offender for 15 yearsWhy oil prices never spiralled despite five months of the US-Iran war – Firstpost‘Conditions were challenging’: Tilak Varma reveals what went wrong for India in Ireland and England | Cricket NewsScientists compile largest meta-dataset of tree inventory studies from IndiaWatch: US army veteran carrying ‘ICE off our streets’ sign sets fire outside NYC federal buildingPLI schemes drive ₹15.2 lakh crore exports, attract ₹2.4 lakh crore investment and create over 14.15 lakh jobs: Govt – FirstpostBig blow for Birmingham Phoenix! Jacob Bethell ruled out of The Hundred 2026 | Cricket NewsPsychedelics are revealing how the brain builds the sense of selfCalifornia deploys 400 goats and sheep as ‘firefighters’ to eat an invasive weed fuelling wildfires and threatening native ecosystems | World NewsIndia’s domestic air passenger traffic rises 1.44% to 8.64 crore in H1 2026; IndiGo retains market leadership – Firstpost‘When I needed someone, he was there’: PV Sindhu recalls Virat Kohli’s role in comeback | Cricket NewsHow groundbreaking new brain atlases capture development in motionUS student visa rules are changing on September 15: Who could be affected and howFrance’s Pernod retreats in court fight over $314 million Indian levy – Firstpost‘My first target will be to wear the India jersey’: Ashok Sharma eyes dream India debut in Zimbabwe | Cricket NewsParts of Assam were once under sea: StudyWealthy US neighbourhoods paid to spray mosquitoes: By 2023, the insects had evolved resistance across 84% of sampled blocks and know what they became capable ofWipro Consumer Care to acquire Philippine personal care firm S Brands, strengthens Southeast Asia presence – FirstpostEnzo Fernandez reacts after red card in Argentina’s World Cup final loss to Spain | Football NewsNew planet revealed around a young star after a decade in hidingMeet the 73-year-old baby cuddler from Virginia: He has comforted more than 500 premature babies and whispers, ‘Grow strong, grow smart, grow kind’ before leaving each one | World NewsCan you invest without violating Ahimsa? NSE’s new index brings non-violence to India’s stock market – FirstpostEXPLAINED: Why Spain players cut the goal nets after winning FIFA World Cup 2026 | Football NewsAre new neurons born in the adult human brain? Study revives debateA landlord company managing 300 rental homes has been fined £42,500 after paramedics found tenants sleeping on floors surrounded by dead rats and human wasteHCLTech boss C Vijayakumar’s Rs 176 crore pay makes him India’s highest-paid IT CEO – Firstpost‘I don’t see it as a one-sided series’: Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza warns India ahead of T20Is | Cricket NewsWhat makes the brain the most complicated object in the universeWest London streets flooded annually with heavy rains: Local council was about to spend millions to fix the problem, then beavers did it for freeAndy Burnham announces tax cuts on energy bills to ‘give people more breathing space’ – FirstpostAbishek Porel faces arrest after Calcutta HC order in rape case; police told to seize devices | Cricket NewsFlorida confirms Burmese python breeding hotspot outside the Everglades, and wildlife experts fear it could be the start of a bigger spread | World NewsWhy US states are challenging the deal – Firstpost‘Millions of immigrants parents feel proud’: Inaki pens emotional tribute to brother Nico Williams after World Cup triumph | Football NewsAs temperatures soar, dozens of donkeys in UK are wearing pyjamas and ‘don-gerees’ to stop painful insect bites, and the clever reason is winning hearts | World NewsSamsung enters US credit card market with Barclays partnership, eyes broader fintech push – FirstpostRs 42.3 lakh boost! Indian chess federation announces massive financial push for prodigies | Chess NewsIndia’s green transition is missing long-duration energy storageQuote of the day by David Beckham: “I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to…” – a powerful lesson on hard work, discipline and why talent alone is never enough | World NewsPro-Trump super PAC builds $400 million war chest as Republicans gear up for US midterms – FirstpostShades of Diego Maradona’s 1990 FIFA World Cup final in Lionel Messi’s 2026 journey | Football NewsHow magnetic levitation lifts and propels high-speed maglev trainsMediators propose 10-day truce to revive interim deal: Iran officialNew Zealand inflation climbs to 4.1%, highest in over two years, as fuel prices bite – FirstpostDipa Karmakar backs Pranati Nayak to end India’s CWG gymnastics medal wait | More sports NewsRamayana: Anupam Kher Joins Ranbir Kapoor-Sai Pallavi-Yash Starrer As JatayuWho is Jelicia Westhoff? Maduka Okoye’s baby mama accuses Nigerian goalkeeper of cheating and abuse amid Cardi B rumours | International Sports NewsLondon Stock Exchange joins global push for 24-hour trading – FirstpostArgentina players could face FIFA bans after World Cup 2026 final chaos against Spain | Football NewsQuote of the day by Lamine Yamal: “My mother had me at 16, and my father searched for ways to…” – a powerful lesson on perspective, family sacrifice and why football is not the hardest battle his family has faced | World NewsIMF clears $690 million for Ukraine after review, says reforms broadly on track despite war – Firstpost‘He has shut up everybody’: Ravi Shastri defends Rohit Sharma after Lord’s century | Cricket NewsA six-year-old entered an iron lung after polio. More than 70 years later, he had become the world’s longest-known survivor | World NewsUS gas prices climb above $4 a gallon again as Trump’s Iran strikes reignite oil fears – Firstpost
Wed. Jul 22nd, 2026

China’s EV makers to cut charging times; Tesla rival Li Auto’s expansion: 7 EV reads

China’s EV makers to cut charging times; Tesla rival Li Auto’s expansion: 7 EV reads


We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.

1. China’s EV and battery makers race to cut charging times to under 10 minutes

Battery makers and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers have seized on the Beijing Auto Show to showcase technologies promising shorter charging times in a race triggered by BYD and Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL).

2. Li Auto targets BMW and Mercedes with premium SUVs in Middle East, Asia-Pacific

Li Auto’s flagship L9 SUV is displayed at Auto China in Beijing on April 24. Photo: Reuters
Li Auto’s flagship L9 SUV is displayed at Auto China in Beijing on April 24. Photo: Reuters

Li Auto, one of Tesla’s major rivals in mainland China, has set its sights on the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, with its premium intelligent models poised to take on petrol car brands such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

3. China’s CATL touts landmark energy-storage order for sodium-ion batteries

The world’s largest EV and energy-storage system (ESS) battery maker announced on April 27 that it would deliver 60 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of sodium-ion batteries to Beijing HyperStrong Technology over three years in a landmark deal for the new battery technology.

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