1) Volkswagen is to launch its mid-sized SUV, the Tiguan, on Wednesday. The Tiguan was first unveiled at the 2016 Auto Expo and entered local assembly in March this year. The Tiguan will be followed by the all-new Passat, which is also expected to be locally assembled in the country.
2) Asus is to launch another member to its Zenfone series on Wednesday with the launch of a new smartphone in India. Recently, the company launched Zenfone Go 5.5 (ZB552KL) smartphone priced at Rs 8,499, which is available exclusively on Amazon India.
3) Congress President Sonia Gandhi has invited leaders of Opposition parties to meet in Delhi on Wednesday to put up a common candidate for President. Earlier, Gandhi had a meeting with TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee where the two leaders discussed the possibility of arriving at a consensus Presidential candidate.
4) The trial run of the first electric taxi in the country will start from Wednesday in Nagpur. The project is being undertaken by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation. E-taxis are expected to form part of the government's plan to reduce pollution.
5) A special CBI court has set May 24 as the next date of hearing in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. On May 20, the special CBI court began day-to-day hearing in the politically sensitive case and granted bail to the five VHP leaders named as accused in it.