Mumbai: As US-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla made its long-awaited debut in India by opening its first showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked the Elon Musk-led firm to consider the state as a partner in its journey. Speaking at the inauguration of the company’s first ‘Experience Centre’ in India…
New Delhi: Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi will chair a key meeting on Tuesday to finalise the party’s strategy for the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, which is expected to witness confrontations between the opposition and the government on a host of issues. Opposition parties are expected to raise strong concerns over the Election…
Chennai: A major fire broke out in four wagons of a diesel-laden freight train near Thiruvallur in Tamil Nadu on Sunday (July 13) morning. The train was en route from Manali to Tirupati when the incident occurred. According to railway officials, the fire engulfed four coaches of the train, while the remaining wagons were quickly…
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly condemned the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) “illogical and baseless” objections to the Centre’s upcoming delimitation exercise, terming it a constitutionally mandated process aimed at ensuring fair representation for all citizens. BJP Telangana Chief Spokesperson and Media In-Charge, N V Subash, said the DMK’s accusations are not only…
New Delhi: Switzerland has finally completed the ratification process for a landmark trade deal between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) that would reduce trade barriers and significantly open up the Indian market to Swiss exports. Swiss Ambassador to India Maya Tissafi described Switzerland’s ratification of the trade pact as a “significant milestone”…
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand): A major landslide triggered by heavy rainfall has blocked the Rudraprayag-Badrinath route in Uttarakhand, leaving several passengers stranded. Dilpreet, a traveller heading to Rishikesh, shared that he had been stuck on the road for over four hours. “We were on our way to Rishikesh when the landslide occurred. Debris and stones have blocked…
It was a Sunday morning. I felt like holding my son Pragyan in my lap, and we both should read an interesting story from the newspaper, so that he could enjoy the sweetness of words even in the modern screen age. But to our regret, we found that there was not a single story, comic…
New Delhi: Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL) on Tuesday announced a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) to skill professionals in the solar energy sector. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed recently by Tata Power-DDL Chief – Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Facility Management & Health Services, Praveen Agrawal and…
Washington: United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Washington is close to making a trade deal with India. This comes on the heels of US imposing a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Japan and South Korea beginning August 1. Trump on Monday began telling trade partners – from powerhouse suppliers like…
New Delhi: Ahead of assembly elections in Bihar, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday announced that four new Amrit Bharat trains will be launched very soon from various cities of the country, including Delhi, to the state. Vaishnaw, who was in Bihar to inaugurate several railway projects, said that the four Amrit Bharat trains will…
