Only one out of three Ola Electric scooters sold in February was officially registered, according to latest data from the government's VAHAN portal.

While the company claimed to have sold 25,000 scooters during the month, only 8,390 were registered on the VAHAN website.

The discrepancy is due to ongoing contract renegotiations with Rosmerta Digital Services Private Limited and Shimnit India Private Limited, the firms responsible for vehicle registrations, as per an exchange filing on February 19.

"As a result of these ongoing negotiations, the registration numbers for the month of February 2025, as reflected on the VAHAN portal, will be temporarily impacted, while there will be no change in sales," the company said in its regulatory filing.

However, the company added that the registration process will return to normal in the coming weeks.

A new World Bank report on Friday said that India needs to grow by 7.8 per cent on average over the next 22 years to achieve the country’s aspirations of reaching high-income status by 2047 -- a target that is possible to achieve.

The new 'India Country Economic Memorandum' titled ‘Becoming a High-Income Economy in a Generation,’ finds that this target is possible.

Recognising India’s fast pace of growth averaging 6.3 per cent between 2000 and 2024, the WB report noted that India’s past achievements provide the foundation for its future ambitions. Getting there however would require reforms and their implementation to be as ambitious as the target itself.

“Lessons from countries like Chile, Korea and Poland show how they have successfully made the transition from middle- to high-income countries by deepening their integration into the global economy,” said Auguste Tano Kouame, World Bank Country Director.

Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan feels that in-form Shubman Gill has a great present and future for Men in Blue. The youngster has been in sublime touch in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy.

Gill started the eight-team spectacle with an unbeaten century against Bangladesh, while in the clash against arch-rivals Pakistan, he played a knock of 46 runs. With 147 runs in two matches, he is the top scorer for India ahead of Virat Kohli (122 runs).

“I simply love Shubman

Deandra Dottin and Tanuja Kanwar claimed two wickets each as Gujarat Giants came up with a superb bowling effort to restrict Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a below-par 125/7 in Match 12 of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday.

Dottin claimed 2-31 while Tanuja was the best on display as she bagged 2-16 in her four overs as Gujarat Giants made the most of the conditions after winning the toss and electing to bowl first. Kashvee Gautam bagged 1-17 in her four overs as skipper Ashleigh Gardner used seven bowlers in all.

RCB, looking for their first win after two defeats, got off to a poor start as they slumped to 26/3 in the power-play. Danni Wyatt-Hodge was the first to go, trapped LBW by Deandra Dottin off the fifth ball of the innings after she started with a four. Danni used the DRS but could not get the decision overturned.

Israeli officials said on Thursday that the military would not withdraw from the strategic strip along the Gaza-Egypt border despite a ceasefire agreement that calls for a pullout by Saturday.

In the early hours of Thursday, Israel received the bodies of four hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, marking the final swap under the first phase of a three-stage ceasefire deal set to expire on Saturday.

Three of the hostages were killed while in captivity, while the fourth died during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, according to the Prime Minister's office. Forensic experts in Tel Aviv confirmed the identification of the four bodies after Hamas handed them over.

Iran's armed forces received a new domestically built warship and several pieces of homegrown military hardware in two separate ceremonies on Thursday, local media reported.

The warship, named Martyr Rais Ali Delvari, was handed over to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy in a ceremony at the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, attended by IRGC Chief Commander Hossein Salami, the Iranian Students' News Agency said.

The vessel has a sailing endurance of 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) and is capable of firing missiles with an operational range of 750 km, the report added.

Several explosions were reported on Thursday at Independence Square in Bukavu town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), shortly after a political rally in support of the rebel March 23 Movement (M23), according to local media.

The blasts occurred shortly after the rally, where Corneille Nangaa, the political leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), a politico-military group allied to the M23, spoke, according to reports.

Deaths and injuries were reported, and the nature of the explosions has yet to be determined.