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In a tragic incident, a 26-year-old techie died on the spot after falling under a lorry when the motorbike she was riding pillion on skidded while trying to avoid a pothole in Bengaluru on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Priyanka, was travelling with her brother, who was riding the bike. The incident took place near APMC on Madanayakanahalli-Huskur Road in Bengaluru Rural district around 9:30 am, as per media reports. According to police, Priyanka was not wearing a helmet at the time of t
New Delhi: A high-speed BMW crash in Delhi's Dhaula Kuan has left a senior Finance Ministry official dead and his wife grievously injured, triggering outrage after it emerged the victims were taken over 19 km away to a hospital linked to the accused driver -- bypassing multiple premier medical facilities en route. The accused, Gaganpreet Kaur (38), was arrested Monday after being discharged from the hospital. She faces serious charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rash driving, and causing disappearance of evidence. The crash, which o ...Read More >
The body of the student has been shifted to a private hospital. Bengaluru: In yet another pothole-related incident in Bengaluru, a 22-year-old student was killed after she came under the wheels of a tipper truck while trying to avoid a pothole in North Bengaluru's Avalahalli area on Monday. The second-year B.Com student, identified as Dhanushree, was travelling to her college on a two-wheeler when she lost balance and fell onto the road after abruptly changing direction in an attempt to avoid ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) Helmets manufacturer Studds Accessories Ltd is targeting to raise Rs 455 crore through its initial public offering (IPO), which is scheduled to open on October 30. The company has set a price band of Rs 557 to Rs 585 per share, valuing it at around Rs 2,300 crore at the upper end of the range. The issue will close on November 3, while the anchor book will open for a day on October 29, the company said in a public announcement. The IPO will comprise only an offer-for-sale (OFS), with the promoter group and other shareholders offloading 77.86 lakh shares. Since the is ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Sohail Khan issued an apology for riding the bike without a helmet and said that, although he is claustrophobic, he will ensure to follow all the rules. The 54-year-old actor said he tries to minimise the risk by riding in later hours when there is no traffic, but that doesn't justify his actions. The actor who is Salman Khan's younger brother uploaded a picture of himself on his Instagram handle on Monday, which featured him riding a bike without a helmet. The video was taken by a person who filmed the actor driving in the streets of Mumbai at night. "I would like to ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Helmets on Indian roads are seldom seen. Some think it's unnecessary, some say the weight is too much! But life is equally important, too. So what do you do to reach a middle ground? Well, Roopena Agrahara found one - a kadai! This Bengaluru man rode his bike with a kadai (frying pan) over his head instead of a helmet, amusing city commuters and traffic officials. A video of Agrahara in a yellow T-shirt, riding as a pillion, has surfaced on social media platforms. He says the frying pan will "save" him from an AI camera or the traffic cops, and avoid a traffic challan. Well, sir ...Read More >
Actor-producer Sohail Khan recently opened up on social media with a heartfelt apology after a video of him riding a motorcycle without a helmet began circulating online. Sohail took full responsibility for the incident, dealt with it head-on, and used the occasion to raise awareness of a crucial road safety message. Sohail acknowledged that he occasionally avoids donning a helmet due to claustrophobia in an open message posted on Instagram, but he swiftly clarified that this is still an invali ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Premium flexible workspace operator WeWork India Management Ltd and helmets manufacturer Studds Accessories have received Sebi's go-ahead to float their Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). These companies, which filed their preliminary IPO papers with Sebi between February and March, obtained their observations on July 8, an update with the regulator showed on Tuesday. In Sebi's parlance, receiving observations is equivalent to getting the go-ahead to proceed with a public issue. WeWork India, backed by the Embassy Group, plans to launch an IPO that will consist entirel ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Premium flexible workspace operator WeWork India Management Ltd and helmets manufacturer Studds Accessories have received Sebi's go-ahead to float their Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). These companies, which filed their preliminary IPO papers with Sebi between February and March, obtained their observations on July 8, an update with the regulator showed on Tuesday. In Sebi's parlance, receiving observations is equivalent to getting the go-ahead to proceed with a public issue. WeWork India, backed by the Embassy Group, plans to launch an IPO that will consist entirel ...Read More >
New Delhi: A deputy secretary in the Union Finance Ministry was killed and three others, including his wife, were injured after a high-end SUV allegedly rammed his motorcycle near Delhi Cantonment Metro station on Ring Road on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Navjot Singh, deputy secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Union Finance Ministry, and a resident of Hari Nagar, police said. According to police, three PCR calls were received in the afternoon regarding a traffic jam near Metro Pillar 67 on the Dhaula Kuan-Delhi Cantonment stretch. A police team rushed to the spot and f ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Mumbai Unit of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a traffic police constable posted with Dadar Traffic Division for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from a traffic rules offender. The accused traffic police constable has been identified as Vinayak Rathod (35). According to the ACB, traffic constable Vinayak Rathod had intercepted a biker who was riding without helmet early morning on Thursday. Constable told the complainant that he would have to pay a fine of Rs 10500. He later told the complainant that if he do not wish to pay the fine, then he would have t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The woman who allegedly drove the BMW car involved in the crash that killed a senior Finance Ministry official and left his wife injured in southwest Delhi's Dhaula Kuan was arrested on culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other charges on Monday after being discharged from a hospital, police said. Several questions were raised on the handling of the aftermath of the crash as the FIR alleged that the woman driver, Gaganpreet Kaur (38), took the victims, Navjot Singh and his wife Sandeep Kaur, to a healthcare facility more than 19 kilometres away from the accid ...Read More >