Chennai: India retained its position as the world’s second-largest electric two-wheeler market in 2025 after China, amid single-digit growth, as reduced subsidies and tighter localisation requirements weighed on demand, according to the latest Global EV Outlook report by the International Energy Agency.Global electric two-wheeler sales rose 15% year-on-year to nearly 10mn units in 2025, accounting…
Hyderabad: In view of the reopening of schools and educational institutions across the state, the transport department is conducting a special enforcement drive to ensure the safety of students.Special inspections will be carried out on vehicles operating without fitness certificates, vehicles carrying students beyond the permitted seating capacity, and vehicles not complying with prescribed safety…
Kolkata: State municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Wednesday said the state govt will take advance monsoon preparedness measures, with special focus on north Bengal, in view of the severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in the region last year.“As per the CM’s instructions, I will soon visit north Bengal and hold meetings with MLAs…
Panaji: The state-run Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) is set to introduce a new bus route connecting Panaji to the remote South Goa village of Vagon, in the first direct KTC service to the mining belt settlement. The service, expected to be inaugurated on Friday at Curchorem in South Goa, will initially begin with a single…
The jeweller allegedly chased him briefly, but the man managed to cross the road and flee towards Pallav Crossroads Ahmedabad: In a theft planned over several days, an unidentified man diverted the attention of a jewellery store owner and stole a gold bangle worth Rs 1.5 lakh in the Naranpura area on Tuesday.According to the…
Patiala: Traffic and commerce across the northern region face major disruptions next month after agrarian and transport unions announced a coordinated border blockade of Himachal Pradesh to protest a controversial entry tax.Their coalition will shut down 55 checkpoints along the Punjab and Haryana borders of HP for four hours on June 1, escalating a regional…
A still from the 1986 Malayalam film ‘Amma Ariyan’ Pune: Two films connected to the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) have found a place at the 79th Cannes Film Festival this year, bringing together vastly different generations of Indian cinema on one international stage.Shadows of The Moonless Nights, directed by FTII student Mehar…
Lucknow: A youth was detained and later challaned for breach of peace after allegedly creating a ruckus at Karamat Husain Muslim Girls’ PG College in Lucknow on Wednesday during a protest over an alleged hike in second semester examination fees.SHO Mahanagar, Akhilesh Mishra said the youth, Shailendra Yadav, had reached the college campus to raise…
Jaipur. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Petroleum Dealers Distributors Transporters Welfare Association came up for hearing in the Rajasthan High Court Tuesday, contesting alleged arbitrary restrictions imposed by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on the sale of petrol and diesel.The association accused officials of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and…
India’s Permanent Representative to UN calls for protection of civilians during conflict NEW YORK: Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, Permanent Representative of India to the UN, noted that protecting civilians, including during conflict situations, is a central element of the maintenance of international peace and security.Parvathaneni, while speaking at the Annual UNSC Open Debate on “Protection of…
