BIAL to get BMW electric vehicles for use of VIPs at Kempegowda International Airport
Bengaluru: The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) recently inked a three-year contract with BMW to provide high-end electric vehicles (EVs) for Very Important Persons (VIPs) who need to arrive at and depart from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).
The passengers of high social status who need to travel between the aircraft and the VIP terminal can uses the EV fleet comprising two BMW i7 and one all-electric MINI Countryman, reports The Hindu. The BMW has said that the cars will be used by all VIPs, including dignitaries and leading businessmen who need conveyance through the terminal at KIA.
When asked about the special vehicle facility at the airport, the officials at KIA said that, earlier, VIPs were provided Lexus cars for travel within the airport limits and added that the cars have been now replaced with the EV fleet to provide sustainability and also reduction in carbon footprint. The officials have said that the VIPs will be provided the EV vehicles based on prior bookings made by the passengers.
Vikram Pawah, President and CEO of the BMW Group, India, has said that this is the fleet to be used at KIA, which is the first-ever BMW i7 and the all-electric MINI Countryman, will redefine premium travel as it is unmatched in elegance and zero-emission performance. Pawah added that the fleet would also set new benchmarks for responsible mobility in India.
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'Ab kya hoga, ye rab jane...': Tharoor takes dig at failed US-Iran talks in Pakistan
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New Delhi (PTI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday took a swipe at the "failed" US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan with an Urdu couplet, saying only god knows now what will happen.
"Ab kya hoga, ye rab jane; Na woh mane, na ye mane (only god knows what will happen now as both sides did not agree)," Tharoor said on X, tagging a post-talks video clip of US Vice President J D Vance, who led the American delegation at the negotiations in Islamabad.
The United States and Iran failed to reach a peace deal at their historic 21-hour talks in Pakistan, leaving the fate of a tenuous two-week ceasefire in doubt, with both sides attempting to hold each other responsible for the collapse of the negotiations.
अब क्या होगा, ये रब जाने
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 13, 2026
ना वो माने, ना ये माने https://t.co/DYrXpa7C8h
Vance said the Iranian side did not accept Washington's terms for ending the war even as the US presented its "final and best offer".
Hours after the talks collapsed, US President Donald Trump said on social media that the negotiations with Tehran failed as "Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions".
Trump said the US Navy will actively interdict any vessel in international waters found to have paid tolls to Iran for transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route that handles roughly 20 per cent of global oil and LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas).
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian negotiation team, said it is for the US to decide whether it can "earn our trust or not".
The Iranian foreign ministry, without elaborating, said the US side resorted to "excessive" and "illegal demands".
The failure to reach an agreement has dimmed the prospect of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to stabilise the global energy marke
