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Jaipur, Apr 5 (PTI) Amid heightened geopolitical tensions and uncertainty in global oil markets, Oil India Ltd has significantly ramped up crude production from Rajasthan's Thar desert, achieving a record output of 1,202 barrels per day from the Jodhpur sandstone formation, officials said. The state-run company has increased production by around 70 per cent compared to last year's 705 barrels per day, marking a major milestone in efforts to boost domestic output and strengthen energy security. ...Read More >
Uttar Pradesh: What began as a routine activity of parking a car inside the house turned tragic in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, when a 70-year-old woman was crushed to death. The incident occurred when her grandson, driving a Mahindra Thar, failed to put the handbrake, causing the vehicle to reverse suddenly and crush her. The incident took place around 8:30 PM on Thursday, April 2. ALSO READ: Delhi Faces Silent Migration As LPG Turns Unaffordable; Daily Wage Workers Worst Hit CCTV footage of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposal to increase Lok Sabha seats, saying he is "bulldozing" the move that will work more to the benefit of larger and populous states and is nothing but a "Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD)". The opposition party also alleged that the prime minister is "hoodwinking" the people of the country and is making misleading statements that are meant to deceive. In a post on X, Congress ...Read More >
Jaipur: Amid heightened geopolitical tensions and uncertainty in global oil markets, Oil India Ltd has significantly ramped up crude production from Rajasthan's Thar desert, achieving a record output of 1,202 barrels per day from the Jodhpur sandstone formation, officials said.The state-run company has increased production by around 70 per cent compared to last year's 705 barrels per day, marking a major milestone in efforts to boost domestic output and strengthen energy security. Officials sai ...Read More >
Jammu, Mar 30: Jammu Kashmir Lok Bhavan on Monday celebrated Rajasthan Foundation Day with a cultural evening that also commemorated Odisha Day 'Utkala Dibasa', to be observed on April 1. Addressing the gathering, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha extended heartiest greetings and best wishes to the people of Rajasthan and Odisha. "Rajasthan, land of enlightened giants, has offered humanity's highest guidance and upliftment for society's weakest. Likewise, Odisha's rich heritage has shaped India's ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 30 (ANI): Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday emphasised the importance of cultural unity, stating that embracing diverse traditions strengthens the nation's collective identity. The remarks were made while addressing the commemoration of Rajasthan Foundation Day held at New Abhisek Hall on the premises of Lok Bhavan. Odisha's First Lady, Jayashree Kambhampati, was also present on the occasion. Extending warm greetings to people from Rajasthan re ...Read More >
Jammu, Mar 30: Jammu Kashmir Lok Bhavan on Monday celebrated the Rajasthan Foundation Day, at Jammu. The cultural evening also commemorates the celebrations of Odisha Day 'Utkala Dibasa' which will be observed on 1st April. Addressing the gathering, Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha extended his heartiest greetings and best wishes to the people of Rajasthan and Odisha. "Rajasthan, land of enlightened giants, has offered humanity's highest guidance and upliftment for society's weakest. Likew ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 30 (ANI): Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday emphasised the importance of cultural unity, stating that embracing diverse traditions strengthens the nation's collective identity. The remarks were made while addressing the commemoration of Rajasthan Foundation Day held at New Abhisek Hall on the premises of Lok Bhavan. Odisha's First Lady, Jayashree Kambhampati, was also present on the occasion. Also Read | Rahul Arunoday Banerjee Dies: West Benga ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 30 (ANI): Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday emphasised the importance of cultural unity, stating that embracing diverse traditions strengthens the nation's collective identity. The remarks were made while addressing the commemoration of Rajasthan Foundation Day held at New Abhisek Hall on the premises of Lok Bhavan. Odisha's First Lady, Jayashree Kambhampati, was also present on the occasion. Extending warm greetings to people from Rajasthan re ...Read More >
Mumbai, Nov 20 (PTI) Six young men out for a picnic were killed after their SUV fell into a 400-feet gorge at Tamhini Ghat in Maharashtra's Raigad district, police said on Thursday. While the accident apparently took place in the early hours of Tuesday, police were informed only on Thursday morning, an official said, adding that the vehicle was traced with the help of a drone camera. The victims, aged between 18 and 22 years, had set off from Pune in a Thar SUV late on Monday evening, the poli ...Read More >
Porbandar, Nov 13 (PTI) Exercise Trishul has set new benchmarks in jointness and interoperability and "we go back much stronger out of it", top Indian military commanders said on Thursday. The nearly two-week-long mega tri-service exercise will draw to a close after the culmination of a final amphibian exercise, Amphex 2025, currently underway at Madhavpur Beach off Saurashtra Coast in Gujarat. Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command; Vice-Admiral Krishna Swam ...Read More >
"The Thar is not a car, it's a statement which says 'this is how I am'," Singh said. Own a Thar? You are making a statement and you're probably crazy, at least according to the Haryana Director General of Police. In an interaction with reporters on Saturday, the Haryana top cop, OP Singh, was explaining the procedures police follow when carrying out checking of vehicles and said officials have to be polite when they do so. Breaking into a smile, he began talking about how they don't stop all ...Read More >
Bhopal: A farmer in a village in Guna district in Madhya Pradesh was fatally crushed by a jeep over land dispute, police said on Monday. His two minor daughters were brutally assaulted and stripped when they tried to save their father from his attackers, police said. Eighteen persons including a local BJP leader have been booked in connection with the incident. The ghastly incident took place in the village of Ganeshpura under Fatehgarh police station on Sunday afternoon, according to the pol ...Read More >
BJP leader and gang allegedly assaulted farmer's daughters and tore their clothes. Terror and mourning have gripped Ganeshpura village in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, around 200 km away from the capital Bhopal, following a horrifying act of violence allegedly carried out by a local BJP leader. What began as a simmering land dispute ended in bloodshed on Sunday afternoon when Mahendra Nagar, the BJP Booth Committee President and a former office bearer of the Guna Kisan Morcha, allegedly beat ...Read More >
New Delhi: A farmer was brutally murdered, allegedly by a local BJP leader named Mahendra Nagar, over a land dispute in Madhya Pradesh. According to reports, he was first beaten with sticks and rods, and then he was allegedly run over by a Thar on Sunday afternoon. The farmer's daughters, who tried to save their father, were also assaulted, reports said. "When I went to save my father, they pushed me down, sat on me, tore my clothes, and fired shots to scare us," said one of the daughters of ...Read More >
The car was also being driven recklessly. A man has taken car 'stunts' to a whole new level in Gurugram. A video which is going viral shows a Mahindra Thar being driven recklessly near the Sadar Bazaar area in the city while the passenger stands on the side step with the door open and urinates from the moving vehicle. The incident took place on Wednesday and was caught on camera by someone in a car behind the Thar. As the video started being widely shared, the police took note and registered ...Read More >
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacted with soldiers during Barakhana in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer on Thursday, where he said Operation Sindoor gave Pakistan a good dose of caution, and it will now think twice before attempting any misadventure against India in the future. Singh reiterated that Operation Sindoor was not over and only paused, and gave a stern warning to Pakistan of an even harsher response if it resorts to any misadventure, according to an official release. "Our pilots displayed ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) Operation Sindoor gave Pakistan a "good dose" of caution and it will now think twice before attempting any "misadventure" against India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. In an interaction with soldiers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, the defence minister, at the same time, asked the armed forces to stay vigilant as India's "adversaries are never inactive". Sending a stern warning to Pakistan, Singh said Indian military will deliver a harsher response if it res ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A speeding black Mahindra Thar hit two sisters standing by the roadside in Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Tuesday afternoon, killing one and leaving the other critically injured.The accident occurred around 3 pm when 22-year-old Sojef and her 24-year-old sister Isha, residents of Burail village in Sector 45, were waiting for an auto-rickshaw outside Dev Samaj College. The jeep, bearing a Chandigarh registration, reportedly rammed into them at high speed before fleeing the scene.Bystanders ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) As 13-year-old Murshid lay bleeding on the side of a busy south Delhi road in his school uniform beside his mangled bicycle, writhing in pain and calling for help, passersby stood still, some watching, others holding up their phones to record. No one came forward to help their boy, his family alleges. Moments earlier, the Class 8 student had returned home from school after writing an exam. He asked his elder sister, Tarana, for 20 rupees to buy samosas for the two of the ...Read More >
A PCR call was received on Wednesday regarding an accident near the Indian Oil petrol pump in Vasant Kunj. A police team reached the spot and found a boy lying unconscious on the road along with a damaged bicycle, a senior police officer said. A 13-year-old boy died after being hit by a speeding Thar in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj, police said on Friday. A PCR call was received on Wednesday regarding an accident near the Indian Oil petrol pump in Vasant Kunj. A police team reached the spot and f ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3: The latest episode of Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle on Prime Video was nothing short of unfiltered fun as Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan joined Kajol and Twinkle Khanna for an hour packed with laughter, nostalgia, and unfiltered banter. The duo reminded us why they've always been Bollywood's perfect on-screen pair -- effortlessly lighting up the couch with their camaraderie and quick wit. Conceptualised and produced by Banijay Asia, the show premiers a new episode ev ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a veiled dig at the Samajwadi Party in the state and accused it of "family and caste based politics" and alleged that the state was made "bimar" (weak). "Everyone knows how Uttar Pradesh's development was halted because of family (dynastic) and caste based (casteist) politics, how rioting destroyed the businesses in Uttar Pradesh, how the corrupt system made the bureaucracy handica ...Read More >
Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 27 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday inspected the construction work of the bullet train project at Saroli in Surat, including India's first high-speed rail turnout, where trains will be able to turn at 320 kilometres per hour. Speaking to ANI, Vaishnaw stated that the first operational section of the project is expected to be between Surat and Bilimora in 2027. Also Read | Bank Holidays in October 2025: From Gandhi Jayanti to Durga Puj ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 27 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday demanded compensation and a loan waiver from the PM CARES Fund for flood-affected farmers in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. Speaking to reporters, Sanjay Raut asked for Rs 50,000 per hectare from the Centre. Also Read | Bank Holidays in October 2025: From Gandhi Jayanti to Durga Puja and Diwali, Banks To Remain Closed for More Than 15 Days Next Month; Check Full List of Bank Holiday Dates. He s ...Read More >
Visuals from the site showed the Thar mangled beyond recognition, with debris scattered over more than 50 meters. A fatal road accident on National Highway-48 in Gurugram early Saturday claimed the lives of five people and left one critically injured after a Mahindra Thar lost control and collided with a highway divider. The crash occurred around 4:30 am near Exit 9, close to Jharsa Flyover. According to officials, the six passengers, three men and three women, had travelled from Uttar Pradesh ...Read More >
Gurugram, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five people lost their lives in a tragic accident after their Mahindra Thar crashed into a divider on the National Highway while taking the exit towards Rajiv Chowk in Gurugram around 4:30 A.M. on Saturday, police said. The incident took place at Exit 9 of National Highway-48 when the driver of the speeding vehicle lost control of the SUV and it rammed into the divider with great force. According to officials, three women and two men died instantly, while anot ...Read More >
Gurugram, Sep 27 (PTI) Five people were killed and a person was injured after their Thar crashed into a divider on the Delhi-Gurugram expressway early Saturday morning, police said. The deceased and injured are yet to be identified, police said. According to police, the incident took place at exit 9 of the Delhi-Gurugram expressway when the driver of the speeding vehicle lost balance and collided directly with the divider. Five people, including three women and two men, died on the spot, whil ...Read More >
Gurugram: At least five people were killed, while one person sustained injuries, after a speeding Thar lost control and collided with the exit divider in Haryana's Gurugram in the wee hours of Saturday, September 27. The incident took place at around 4:30 am near Jharsa Flyover on the Gurugram-Delhi-Jaipur Highway. The vehicle was bearing Uttar Pradesh's registration number. The injured person was shifted to a hospital. ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sept 26: A speeding Thar vehicle on Friday rammed into a Standard SSB bus at Baghat area of Srinagar, leaving two persons with minor injury According to officials, the Thar Car bearing Reg number JK01AQ 0008 collided with an SSB bus bearing Reg no. AF12E 6758 and also hit a TATA Truck bearing Reg no. JK01AU 5740 which was stationed on the roadside at Baghat. The injured person was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Doctors have stated that their condition is stab ...Read More >
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