Bengaluru: As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls commenced in Karnataka Tuesday, the Congress accused the Election Commission of acting under pressure from the Centre, with home minister Priyank Kharge describing the poll body as “puppets” of the govt.Priyank said the state had raised 12 objections to the SIR process and was expecting…
Chennai: India’s electric vehicle (EV) market sustained its growth momentum in June, with monthly registrations rising to 2.9 lakh units and EV penetration climbing to around 12%, underscoring the rapid mainstream adoption of battery-powered mobility.The June tally was nearly one lakh units higher than the 1.9 lakh registrations recorded a year ago and surpassed May’s…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Tuesday set the tone for its campaign against the Congress govt by adopting a political resolution asking its cadre to take the party’s message to every booth and household, while accusing the ruling dispensation of betraying Telangana’s mandate and turning the state into an ‘ATM for the Congress high command’.Rajya…
Police said the car driver fled the spot, abandoning the vehicle Gurgaon: Five men were injured, one of them critically, after a speeding car allegedly rammed into them while they were standing along Dwarka Expressway in Sector 83 on Monday evening. A case has been registered against the unidentified driver.According to the complaint filed at…
Kolkata: If you find an ATM not dispensing cash, do not call up on the helpline numbers pasted on the kiosk walls or the machine, without checking. You could lose your money with such a call.After a year’s gap, the notorious ATM gang seems to be back. It struck at an ATM at Parnasree and…
Mapusa: Anjuna police busted an illegal fake call centre operating in the coastal belt and arrested 15 people during a raid.During the search, officers seized a range of electronic equipment allegedly used in the fraudulent set-up, including laptops, cellphones, chargers, and network devices.The operation was carried out under the supervision of PI Krishna Sinari and…
Varanasi: The Chandauli police have busted an alleged multi-crore interstate cattle smuggling racket and arrested a wanted accused who was allegedly using a mobile and hardware shop in Bihar’s Rohtas district as a front for the illegal trade. The investigation has uncovered financial transactions worth nearly Rs 187 crore among 31 suspected members of the…
Ahmedabad: The state unit of the Congress party has demanded immediate implementation of insurance scheme for farmers who suffer crop losses, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), in Gujarat.Speaking to reporters at the GPCC headquarters, party leader Shaktisinh Gohil said, “The Union agriculture ministry says that farmers from all across the country are getting benefits…
Ludhiana: BJP Ludhiana district president Rajnesh Dhiman Tuesday said the farmers’ protests witnessed across Punjab had “exposed the hollowness” of chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s claims of a “power-surplus Punjab”.Claiming that farmers staged dharnas, grid gheraos and chakka jams in several parts of the state over prolonged power cuts during the peak paddy transplantation season, Dhiman…
Narnaul: The Haryana government has suspended Pramod Kumar Deshwal, the Narnaul district development and panchayat officer (DDPO), following a recommendation by health minister Arti Rao, who reportedly expressed dissatisfaction over his late arrival at an official review meeting and his explanation for the delay.Deshwal, also holding the additional charge of district chief executive officer (DCEO),…
