Aluminium products’ manufacturing capacity is being expanded to meet the growing demand from automotive OEMs. Chennai: Craftsman Automation Ltd, a manufacturer of auto components, plans to invest Rs 250 crore to expand its aluminium products manufacturing capacity at Hosur, Tamil Nadu, to meet rising demand from automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in southern India.The Coimbatore-headquartered…
In the last five months, a little over 1.4 lakh households surrendered their LPG connections. NEW DELHI: Only about 20% of LPG consumers who have a PNG network in their neighbourhood and can switch to the cleaner fuel have actually converted to piped gas despite govt’s push following the military conflict in West Asia earlier…
Passenger vehicle retail sales increased 19% year-on-year to 4.1 lakh units, crossing the four-lakh mark for the first time in July NEW DELHI: Alternative-fuel passenger vehicles are on the verge of overtaking petrol-powered models in India, with CNG, hybrid and electric vehicles accounting for 40.6% of passenger vehicle retail sales in July, just behind petrol’s…
Applying theoretical nuclear physics to build a bomb, the Manhattan Project made use of fission or splitting the atom, to create a weapon that would create an incredible amount of destruction when dropped on Japan. Because of the scale of the destruction at both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ‘Total War,’ a concept that resulted from this…
Sushmita Sen and Salman Khan’s initial meeting on the sets of ‘Biwi No. 1’ was surprisingly frosty. Salman arrived late, and Sushmita, who had been waiting since morning, simply shook his hand and walked away, leaving him bewildered. Despite this awkward start, the duo developed a warm bond, collaborating on several films and maintaining their…
Ghaziabad: Two boys died and two others were critically injured after the scooter they were riding — all four minors crammed onto it without helmets — crashed head-on into an Ertiga cab in Indirapuram on Sunday evening.The collision occurred on Kanawani-Pusta road on Sunday evening when the four school friends were out for a casual…
Surat/Rajkot: Rising fuel prices and a diesel shortage at the peak of the mango season have pushed growers in South Gujarat and the Gir region of Saurashtra into losses, with traders slashing purchase rates even as retail prices stay high, leaving farmers with little bargaining power.In Valsad, the state’s largest mango-producing district, many growers have…
Ujani receives water released from the Khadakwasla circle, as well as major reservoirs like Pavana, Mulshi and Veer Pune: The Ujani dam, western Maharashtra’s largest reservoir with a 116 TMC capacity, received nearly 23 TMC of inflow over the past four days, replenishing its live stock to about 8 TMC on Wednesday after it stayed…
Deputy Commissioner of Police Traffic (right), Jayanta Sarathi Borah Swapneel Paul Kamrup (Metro) District Commissioner (left) Guwahati: The upper deck roadway of the old Saraighat rail-cum-road bridge will remain closed to vehicular traffic for two months from July 13 to allow Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to carry out major repair work.Kamrup (Metro) district commissioner Swapneel…
No casualties were reported Ghaziabad: More than 30 vehicles parked at Loni police station were gutted in a fire on Saturday night. According to the fire department, the blaze began after a transformer wire snapped and touched one of the ambulances parked inside the adjoining community health centre. The fire then spread to vehicles seized under…
