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Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) A speeding Porsche car crashed into a road divider, injuring its two occupants, while apparently racing another high-end vehicle on a highway in Mumbai early on Thursday, police said. The incident took place at around 2 am on the Western Express Highway near Jogeshwari, they said. The speeding Porsche car, with two persons on board, was apparently racing a BMW car when the driver lost control of the wheels and it crashed into a road divider beneath Mogra Metro station, a Jogeshwari police official said. The driver, identified as Nuwo Sonse (22), and his friend suffered injuries, the official said. Sonse, a resident of Mira-Bhayander in neighbouring Thane, along with the friend, from Lokhandwala area in Mumbai, was on way to Bandra to meet their other friends, according to the police. Though the safety airbags deployed after the crash, Sonse suffered injuries on his legs while his friend also received minor injuries, the official said. The passersby and police rushed to the spot and took the injured car driver to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police have launched an investigation to determine whether the crash occurred due to the high-speed race or some other cause, the official said. Based on the primary information, a case was registered against the Porsche car driver under relevant Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, including for rash and negligence driving, and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, the official said. PTI ZA GK
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major Regional Transport Office operation, 30 luxury cars, including Ferrari and Porsche, were seized for alleged tax evasion in Bengaluru. The seizure of luxury cars is done for non-payment of taxes by the owners, an RTO official said on Monday. The seized vehicles were registered in different states but illegally driven in Karnataka. This operation is expected to recover around Rs 3 crore in taxes. Luxury cars, including Maserati, Ferrari, Porsche, Range Rover, and BMW have been seized, the sources said. These top-end cars were registered in states ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 9 (PTI) Nine persons, including a child, were killed and nine others rescued after a portion of a four-decade-old bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. A slab of the Gambhira bridge, located on Mahisagar river which connects central Gujarat to the Saurashtra region of the state, collapsed, killing nine persons, Superintendent of Police (Vadodara rural) Rohan Anand said. The bridge was located near Padra town in the district. "According to the details available, around nine persons have died and another nine persons have been resc ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has raised concern over terminally ill prisoners languishing in Maharashtra's jails and asked the state govt to consider proper implementation of an advisory on grant of medical bail or to place them in house arrest. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan on Monday said they visited the Yerwada central prison in Pune on Sunday and met with prisoners, particularly women inmates, and inspected the condition there. The bench referred to a ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A Ferrari owner in Karnataka's capital, Bengaluru, had to pay a hefty road tax and penalty of Rs 1.42 crore for driving a Maharashtra-registered super luxury car on Bengaluru roads for an extended period. The Ferrari SF90 Stradale was being used without paying the applicable Karnataka road tax. Bengaluru RTO officials had been tracking the car for several months. Finally, it was caught on Thursday morning, and the owner was forced to pay a massive amount in taxes and fines. According to media reports, RTO officials in Karnataka recovered Rs 1.42 crore in road tax and penalties from ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Police have registered a case of culpable homicide after a senior finance ministry official died when his motorcycle was hit by a luxury sports utility vehicle near the Delhi Cantonment metro station a day earlier, an official said on Monday. Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Navjot Singh (52), a resident of Hari Nagar, was killed in the accident on Sunday afternoon, while his wife sustained serious injuries. The couple was returning home after visiting the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara. The BMW, which was being driven by a woman with her husband by her ...Read More >
Gwalior (MP), Dec 15 (PTI) Four tribal persons were killed and 15 others injured when a tractor-trolley overturned in an attempt to save a buffalo in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, police said on Sunday. The accident took place at around 10.30 pm on Saturday in Ghatigaon area, an official said. As many as 31 persons, belonging to the Saharia tribal community, had gone to a forest in Pai Kho village for collecting herbs. They were returning to the Kait village when the tractor-trolley overturned at Tilawali square while its driver was trying to avoid hitting a buffalo, Ghatigaon police s ...Read More >
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red alert' for Delhi on Thursday. Skies will remain generally cloudy, with moderate to heavy rainfall expected throughout the day. Residents should also brace for possible lightning and gusty winds ranging between 30-40 kmph, potentially reaching up to 50 kmph during heavier spells. A red alert is the highest level of weather warning, signalling extremely heavy rainfall. It indicates serious threats to life and property, with a high risk of widespread flooding, disruption of essential services, and possible evacuation orders. Showers ar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The Indian economy is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in the current financial year, despite geo-political tensions and trade policy uncertainties, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman S Mahendra Dev said on Tuesday. In an interview with PTI, Dev further said that domestic growth will be driven by low inflation, resulting from good monsoon and benign interest rate regime, triggered by three back-to-back rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India. "There are significant global headwinds like the twin shocks of geo-political tensions and trade ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The wife of the senior government official killed in a collision between their motorcycle and a luxury car near the Delhi Cantonment Metro station had repeatedly pleaded with the accused couple to get them admitted to a nearby hospital, but to no avail, according to the FIR lodged in the case. "The lady took us to a small hospital in GTB Nagar, far from the accident site," the bereaved woman told police in a statement, which is now part of the FIR. Van driver Mohammad Gulfam, who had rushed all four injured people to the hospital, has also made a similar claim. "I was ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Stakeholders from the electric vehicle (EV) sector will hold a meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal here on January 3 on issues, including infrastructure related to charging and battery swapping, sources said. They said that officials from the Department of Heavy Industries are expected to attend the meeting. Also Read | SOF NSO Results 2024-25 Out at sofworld.org: National Science Olympiad Exam Result Released, Get Direct Link and Know Steps To Download. Representatives from Tata, Mahindra, Mercedes-Benz India, Hero MotoCorp, and other companies h ...Read More >
Imphal, June 29 (UNI) A series of successful operations carried out by Manipur Police and security forces during the last 24 hours led to the arrest of several individuals involved in vehicle theft, insurgent activity, and the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition. Police arrested a vehicle lifter identified as Syed Riyaj from his residence at Lilong Chaobok in Thoubal District. The arrest was made under Lilong Police Station. Authorities seized a blue two wheeler without registration number, along with a key and an Aadhaar card believed to be linked to the suspect. In a s ...Read More >
Thane, July 8 (PTI) Hundreds of people joined a morcha organised by the MNS and some social groups on Tuesday to defend the Marathi 'asmita' (pride) in Mira Bhayandar area of Thane district amid rising political heat following the attack on a shopkeeper for not speaking Marathi. Leaders and workers of Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) also joined the protest amid high drama on the streets and detention of several activists by police. Shiv Sena minister Pratap Sarnaik who visited the protest site in the afternoon was heckled and driven away by angry demonstrators. Police had denied permission for ...Read More >
Thane, July 8 (PTI) Maharashtra transport minister and Shiv Sena leader Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday said the police mishandled the situation at 'Marathi asmita' (pride) rally organised by the MNS in Mira-Bhayandar area. The march was organised under the aegis of the Marathi Ekikaran Samiti (MES) to counter a protest staged by traders recently against the slapping of a food stall owner by MNS activists for not speaking Marathi, officials said. Also Read | Fact Check: Did India Recall Shiv Kumar, Defence Attache at Indian Embassy of Jakarta, for His Remarks on Aircraft Loss During Operation Sind ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 15 (ANI): The Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar received another bomb threat on Tuesday. The dog squad has been deployed at the Golden Temple premises as part of a security check. The holy site for Sikhs received a bomb threat via e-mail for the second consecutive day. Also Read | India Raises Pahalgam Terror Attack at SCO Meeting: EAM S Jaishankar Calls for 'Uncompromising Position' on Combatting Terrorism. Pratap Singh, Secretary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), demanded strict action against the miscreants. Pratap Singh told reporte ...Read More >
Petition alleges Raj's acts politically motivated to influence Mumbai civic polls A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking directions to register an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and his political workers over alleged assault on citizens concerning the use of the Hindi language. Advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay, who filed the PIL, earlier submitted a complaint to authorities requesting action on the matter. However, after n ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 2 (PTI) Maharashtra Special IG Manojkumar Sharma on Tuesday met cabinet minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who heads the cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation, as activist Manoj Jarange's protest for quota entered its fifth day. The meeting assumed significance as the Bombay High Court is scheduled to hear later in the day a petition concerning the ongoing agitation at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai. Sharma, who is the Special Inspector General of Police (law and order), visited Vikhe Patil at his official residence here, sources said, without elaborating. Jarange has been s ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 2 (PTI) Activist Manoj Jarange, who has been staging a hunger strike to seek quota for Marathas, on Tuesday said he is ready for talks with the government, but asserted he will not leave Mumbai till his demands are met. Jarange, whose agitation at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai entered its fifth day, claimed the protesters have not violated any law and that nobody can stop Marathas from entering the state capital. He alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was giving false information to the Bombay High Court (over the quota agitation) and that he will have to "pay ...Read More >
Rajpipla (Gujarat), Jul 6 (PTI) Gujarat AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava was arrested on charges of attempt to murder after he allegedly attacked a taluka panchayat functionary at Dediapada in Narmada district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday during a meeting organised at the prant office in Vasava's constituency Dediapada. Vasava was arrested late Saturday night, the police said. Vasava was produced in a local court this afternoon, which sent him in judicial custody and he is currently lodged in Vadodara central jail, Narmada district Superintendent of Police Prashant Sumb ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) Mumbai Police have arrested the former personal assistant of Alia Bhatt for allegedly cheating the actor of Rs 76.9 lakh, an official said on Wednesday. The fraud was committed over a period of two years between May 2022 and August 2024, the police said. The accused, identified as Vedika Prakash Shetty, was arrested from Bengaluru on Tuesday and brought to Mumbai on a five-day transit remand, according to a Juhu police official. Bhatt's mother Soni Razdan, who is director of the Eternal Sunshine Productions Private Limited, filed a police complaint in January this year a ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sept 15 (PTI) Intermittent rains since midnight inundated several areas across Mumbai, affecting traffic on roads and local train as well as monorail services on Monday. Amid rains, a monorail train came to an abrupt halt on tracks between the Antop Hill Bus Depot and GTBN station in Wadala due to a "technical snag", following which all 17 passengers onboard were rescued, officials said, adding that it was the second such incident in less than a month. The rain activity reduced in the afternoon. In the last 24 hours, the Colaba observatory in south Mumbai recorded 134.4 mm rainfall, ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Ravindra Chavan is all set to become the next Maharashtra BJP chief as he filed his nomination for the post of party's state president on Monday. Mr. Chavan presented the nomination forms to Union Minister Kiran Rijiju, who has been appointed as a central observer for the elections by the BJP. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and outgoing party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule were present on this occasion. With no other nomination being filed for the post, Mr. Chavan is certain to become the next state president of Maharashtra BJP, said party leaders. The ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam on Tuesday insisted there is no discrimination between Marathi and non-Marathi communities when it comes to granting permission for rallies, but law and order cannot be compromised. The state government is committed to ensure law and order is maintained during such protests, he said. Speaking to reporters in the premises of the Vidhan Bhavan, Kadam said, "There is no difference in the treatment of non-Marathi and Marathi people when it comes to holding rallies. The state is ready to issue permission for rallies, but ther ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) Global EV giant Tesla on Tuesday made its much-awaited entry into India, launching its Model Y with price starting at Rs 59.89 lakh while opening its first experience centre here. Tesla, led by American tech billionaire Elon Musk who had in the past cited India's high import tariffs for the company not entering the country earlier, will be importing the Model Y as a completely built unit (CBU), from its Shanghai manufacturing facility in China. The mid-sized electric SUV Model Y, which was once the world's best-selling car, will be offered in India in two variants -- rea ...Read More >
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The deceased was identified as Navjot Singh (52), Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and a resident of Hari Nagar, they added. A senior official of the Union Ministry of Finance was killed and three people, including his wife, were injured after a BMW allegedly hit his motorcycle near Delhi Cantonment metro station on Ring Road here on Sunday, police said. The deceased was identified as Navjot Singh (52), Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs , Ministry of Finance, and a resident of Hari Nagar, they added. Police said three PCR call ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Stakeholders from the electric vehicle (EV) sector will hold a meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal here on January 3 on issues, including infrastructure related to charging and battery swapping, sources said. They said that officials from the Department of Heavy Industries are expected to attend the meeting. Representatives from Tata, Mahindra, Mercedes-Benz India, Hero MotoCorp, and other companies have been invited to the deliberations, they added. Earlier in March last year, the government rolled out an electric-vehicle policy, under which duty ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population between 3 to 10 lakh. Agra has been recognised as the Emerging Clean City of Uttar Pradesh, securi ...Read More >
Madurai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired the core committee meeting of Tamil Nadu BJP unit here and said that the people of the state are fed up with the "massive corruption" of the DMK government. The BJP top leader was in the temple city to review the preparedness of the party to face the Tamil Nadu Assembly election next year and devise a strategy to fight polls. "The people of Tamil Nadu are fed up with the massive corruption of the DMK govt. The BJP Karyakartas will reach out to every locality, neighborhood, and home with Modi Ji-led NDA's vision for a prosperous and deve ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 29 (PTI) Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad on Sunday accused the BJP-led Maharashtra government of launching a false propaganda campaign to undermine public resistance against its alleged "anti-Marathi" agenda and push for the imposition of Hindi. The former state school education minister also refuted claims that the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, in which Congress was an ally, had accepted the three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. "We are not against the Hindi language, but we will not tolerate its forced imposition o ...Read More >
Thane, Jun 29 (PTI) Police have arrested three persons, allegedly linked to an international fraud syndicate, for cheating an elderly woman in Maharashtra's Thane city of more than Rs 3 crore after keeping her under "digital arrest", officials said on Sunday. The 61-year-old woman received a call on August 13, 2024 from some persons posing as a courier company personnel, claiming they had seized her parcel containing a laptop, 140 grams of MD (drug) powder, a Thai passport, three credit cards and four kg of cloth items, they said. Soon after, an individual impersonating as a "CBI officer" ca ...Read More >