Mercedes-Benz India has issued a voluntary recall for 99 units of the G 580 electric SUV due to a potential issue involving the vehicle’s wheel bolts. The affected electric SUVs were manufactured between July 12, 2024, and August 18, 2025. Mercedes-Benz has not reported any incidents linked to this issue. However, the company has initiated…
Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer (AP Photo) Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer endured a rare off day with the bat as his side slipped to its first defeat of IPL 2026, with Rajasthan Royals pulling off a successful chase of 223 in a high-scoring contest on Tuesday. Coming into the match in strong form, Iyer…
New Delhi: India and Canada have decided to focus on low-hanging fruit, work on areas of convergence and avoid seeking concessions in sensitive sectors in the negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. The two countries are negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The third round…
Chandigarh administration has set an ambitious plan to expand the bus fleet, modernise infrastructure, and rationalise routes to improve connectivity across the Tricity and beyond Chandigarh: Public transport in the city is set for a sweeping overhaul, with the administration setting an ambitious plan to expand the bus fleet, modernise infrastructure, and rationalise routes to…
Slug: 4-City StudyAhmedabad: What if a city’s sewage system could function as a giant public-health scanner, quietly revealing which viruses are circulating among millions of people long before they appear in clinics and hospitals?Just one year of wastewater surveillance in four Gujarat cities — Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, and Rajkot — has yielded 170 DNA and…
Kolkata: The EC on Saturday relieved the observer for the Chinsurah seat in Hooghly, C Paulrasu, an IAS officer of the 2004 batch, and asked him to leave the constituency and Bengal immediately.Another IAS officer, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, who is a general observer in Hooghly, was asked to take charge of Chinsurah.Earlier, the EC removed…
Lucknow: Regional science city (RSC) in the city has come up with a new show title, ‘Alien among the stars’ to give a unique astronomical experience to the audience through the 3D technique.“The show will take audiences on a thrilling journey through the cosmos, where the worlds of five real exoplanets—located beyond our solar system…
Sanjay Dutt has approached Rajkumar Santoshi to direct ‘Khalnayak Returns’, the sequel to his iconic 1993 blockbuster ‘Khal Nayak’. Santoshi confirmed that talks are underway, saying a collaboration is very much on the cards. Original director Subhash Ghai, who was moved by Dutt’s heartfelt letter from jail, will stay on as creative guide. ‘Khalnayak Returns’…
Chandigarh: The Haryana govt has launched an aggressive campaign to recover ₹8,200 crore in unpaid electricity bills, warning defaulters that their homes and lands will be seized if debts are not settled within 15 days.In an unprecedented move, state energy utilities will leverage the Land Recovery Act to attach the immovable properties of consumers whose…
New Delhi: Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may do far more than affect a mother’s health. A new study by researchers at AIIMS Delhi has found that fine particulate matter in polluted air can damage the placenta, restrict fetal growth, increase the risk of low birth weight and pregnancy complications, and may even affect…
