GMCBL officials said that the first batch of e-buses is likely to be added to the fleet by next month Gurgaon: Even as the first batch of electric buses is yet to hit the city roads, GMCBL has started the process to expand its planned fleet.GMCBL has sought 500 more electric buses from the Centre…
Hyderabad: Dutch brewer Heineken BV officially inaugurated its first Asia-Pacific Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Hyderabad’s Financial District on Wednesday.Called Heineken Business Service India, the 76,000 sq ft facility is part of the company’s Heineken Business Services (HBS) network and joins existing hubs in Kraków (Poland), Monterrey (Mexico) and São Paulo (Brazil).The centre, which began…
Lucknow: The UP Rajya Vidyut Upbhokta Parishad (UPRVUP) has raised concerns over the testing process adopted for smart meters in the state, alleging that the laboratory used for examining the meters was not authorised to conduct critical tests required under the applicable smart meter standards.The issue pertains to the four-member technical committee constituted by UP…
As the country has progressed, so has the theme of PM Modi’s speeches. NEW DELHI: From access to aspiration and from problems to potential – the focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speeches has kept changing since 2014.Those tracking his speeches over the last 12 years have noted how in the initial year,…
Tragedy struck the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa as a private bus veered off the road into a gorge after colliding with a trailer, claiming at least seven lives and injuring over 15. DAUSA: At least seven passengers were killed and over 15 others injured after a private bus travelling from Haridwar to Indore collided with…
A devastating fire in Delhi’s Govindpuri claimed three lives NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old entrepreneur who had taken charge of his family after losing his father to cancer two years ago was among three people killed in the devastating fire that swept through a residential building in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri on Friday.The blaze also claimed the…
A Leopardus tilcayo cat walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia (Picture credit: Reuters) Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of wild cat in Bolivia’s cloud forests, marking the first time in more than a century that a new living cat species has been formally named and described.The cat,…
Jaipur: A 30-year-old farmer was allegedly beaten to death with sticks and iron rods by his neighbour, a retired assistant sub-inspector (ASI), and his family in Bharatpur Monday over a dispute involving a prime piece of land allegedly worth several crores. Police Tuesday registered a murder case against the retired ASI and five of his…
CHENNAI: A three-year-old girl was raped and murdered, and seven other minor girls and four women were sexually assaulted in and around Chennai in 24 hours since Sunday. Police said the three-year-old, daughter of guest workers from Bihar, was raped by 19-year-old Bibin Manjhi, also from Bihar and a frequent visitor to their house at…
CM Bhagwant Mann shakes hands with football players Patiala: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Monday unveiled 509 modern ‘pendu khed maidan’, or rural sports grounds, across the state, taking the number of such grounds to 764.He the initiative would provide rural youth better sporting facilities while strengthening govt’s campaign against drugs.Launching the second phase from…
