Santosh Iyer, MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz India Chennai: Mercedes-Benz India said more than half of its sales in the country now come from cars priced above Rs 1 crore, while nearly one in three vehicles sold costs more than Rs 1.4 crore, as the German luxury carmaker is doubling down on a strategy centred…
Patna: Concerned over the growing risk of bird strikes near Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, the Patna administration has ordered a crackdown on open meat and fish shops, improper garbage disposal and other activities that attract birds to ensure safer flight operations.Chairing a meeting of the Airport Environment Management Committee (AEMC) on Tuesday, Patna divisional…
A truck and a trailer collided and caught fire on the Hata–Chaibasa main road (NH-220) in Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Tuesday Jamshedpur: Two drivers were killed and another was injured after a truck and a trailer collided head-on and caught fire on the Hata–Chaibasa main road (NH-220) in Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Tuesday.Police said a truck carrying…
Rajesh Kumar Pandey | TNNDumka: Police in Dumka and Deoghar made separate arrests this week following intelligence-based raids against narcotics and extortion networks.In Dumka, police arrested Ankit Kumar Mishra and Anirudh Gorai, both 20-year-old residents of Rasikpur, after a raid at an under-construction house in Kurmahat under Hansdiha police station on Monday.Officers recovered 5.02 grams…
NEW DELHI: Oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday rejected claims circulating on social media about India’s E20 ethanol-blended petrol programme, calling them a ‘misinterpretation’. He said that there was no evidence that the fuel causes engine damage in compatible vehicles and that automobile manufacturers as well as vehicle service providers had reported no difficulties…
Behrampore: Police have busted two fake Aadhaar card rackets in Murshidabad district, four days ahead of chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s scheduled visit.The first raid was conducted at an illegal Aadhaar centre operating under the guise of a cyber cafe at Jhulanpur village in Nabagram. The centre was allegedly run by a minor. Police detained the…
Mumbai customs officials arrested Sreekant Sreedhan, a marketing manager, and a customs broker. MUMBAI: The customs department arrested Sreekant Sreedhan, marketing manager of Supriya Lifescience ltd, and a customs broker for allegedly attempting to export 200 kg of Ketamine Hydrochloride, a psychotropic substance illegally to South Korea.Export of the substance requires a prior No Objection…
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NAMAKKAL: An illegal liquor racket is operating round-the-clock in Namakkal district’s Pallipalayam, around 600 metres from the local police station and close to Avaranggadu Krishnaveni Girls Higher Secondary School, residents and activists have alleged.They said the network ran a “24/7 door delivery” model that targeted working class residents despite the govt’s measures to curb illicit…
PATNA: The BJP on Tuesday announced Abhishek Kumar as its candidate for the upcoming bypoll to the Bankipur Assembly constituency in Bihar.The upcoming bypoll to the Bankipur Assembly constituency in Bihar is set to take place on July 30, with counting of votes scheduled for August 3, according to news agency PTI. The seat fell…
