The move to downsize motorcycle engines is happening rather aggressively under the Bajaj Auto umbrella. It is not just Bajaj doing it. Brands like KTM and Triumph have also shifted focus to sub-350cc engines. The reason is simple. Motorcycles under 350cc attract a lower GST of 18 percent, which helps brands price them more aggressively….
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: A last-minute Rs 10,000 differential airfare demand hit roughly 1.25 lakh Indian Haj pilgrims after airlines sought a fare revision because aviation turbine fuel (ATF), commonly known as jet fuel, rose during the Middle East crisis, weeks before scheduled departures from several Indian embarkation points. The April…
MUMBAI: The Worli police in Central Mumbai recently arrested an assistant commissioner of police rank officer in a case for allegedly flashing his private part in front of a nine-year-old girl at a garden in Worli. The accused has been sent to judicial custody.A police source said that they arrested the accused soon after getting…
Hyderabad: A new research and development (R&D) centre by Dai Nippon Printing Co, Limited (DNP) was inaugurated at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH).The facility, supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will focus on work in mobility and healthcare. “Initial projects include developing wireless power systems for electric vehicles and improving methods…
GURGAON: The city continues to lag where it matters most — its roads. Projects meant to ease congestion have been in the works for years, mired in paperwork, indecision, and coordination gaps. Little has changed on the ground for commuters, all this in a city that drives Haryana’s growth. “Gurgaon may be driving the state’s…
KOLKATA: After a relatively peaceful day of voting, Kolkata and its northern industrial fringe witnessed incidents of violence with TMC and BJP trading allegations of attacks, firing and reprisals.In Bhatpara, TMC functionary Tapas Das was shot twice and critically injured late Wednesday. No arrest has been made. Former Jagaddal MLA and TMC candidate Somnath Shyam…
Ahmedabad: Four youths were killed, and three suffered serious injuries after an SUV overturned on the Dholka-Bagodara road near Valthara village on Thursday afternoon. The group was travelling from Bareja to Bhamsara to attend an engagement ceremony when the accident occurred.According to preliminary information, six occupants were inside the SUV when the driver allegedly lost…
MOHALI: In a major breakthrough, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Punjab, in a joint operation with Mohali Police, has apprehended a key operative linked to foreign-based gangsters and recovered a .32 calibre pistol along with five live cartridges, said Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Friday.Preliminary investigation indicates that the accused was acting on the directions…
Pune: The North Mahalunge MIDC police on Tuesday arrested an IT analyst of a multinational food packaging firm in Chakan MIDC for stealing 23 laptops worth Rs 8 lakh from the company in the last two years.The company’s area manager lodged a complaint with the police on Monday. Police sub-inspector Jitendrasinh Pardeshi said the company…
Lucknow: A student of Seth MR Jaipuria School, Saanvi Agarwal, delivered an extraordinary academic performance by securing 98.2% in the Class X examination despite suffering severe setbacks.A split AC blast triggered a house fire that destroyed her notes, study materials and electronic devices just weeks before her pre-board examinations in the last week of Oct.Adding…
