Renault appears to be moving closer to launching a new compact SUV for the Indian market. The French carmaker has filed a design patent for the upcoming Bridger SUV in India,but there’s a catch! Now before we talk about it, this new model will rival the likes of Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Hyundai Venue, and Tata…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke “Meet me at the airport.” That’s the call to supporters from 30‑year‑old Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), who says he will return from the US on June 6, “fully aware I may be arrested as soon as I land”.Dipke told TOI his purpose “is to lead a peaceful,…
Image used for representational purposes only. Hero MotoCorp is set to debut its first ethanol-powered motorcycle. The launch event later today will be attended by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri. The upcoming motorcycle will become Hero’s first flex-fuel model for the…
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officers Lokhande Prashant Sitaram and Varun Bhardwaj as the new chairperson and secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), respectively, amid a major row over the board’s new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.Lokhande Prashant Sitaram will succeed Rahul Singh, while Bhardwaj will take over from…
G Parameshwara is set to become Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister as Congress finalizes its cabinet. BENGALURU: Senior Congress leader G Parameshwara is set to be appointed Deputy chief minister in the new Karnataka government headed by chief minister-designate D K Shivakumar, sources said on Tuesday.The decision emerged after a series of high-level meetings in New…
A shocking case of domestic violence has emerged from Dehradun. A 32-year-old woman endured 10 months of confinement in a toilet. (Representative AI image) DEHRADUN: In a shocking case of domestic violence in Dehradun’s Selaqui area, a 32-year-old married woman was allegedly locked in a toilet for 10 months and brutally assaulted by in-laws including…
The fresh proposal comes after a series of meetings between a few ISL club owners in Mumbai Panaji: Indian Super League (ISL) clubs have proposed the implementation of a two-year club-led league pilot model with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) receiving Rs 15 crore annually for the commercial rights of the top tier league.The…
NEW DELHI: Six days after being shot in the head during a heated altercation at an eatery in southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony, 17-year-old Sai Kumar died on Monday, bringing a tragic end to a week-long battle for survival.Police have arrested two adult associates of the juvenile accused on Monday. The two were accompanying the minor…
Ritabrata and (R) Sandipan (L) KOLKATA: The ‘Signgate’ row over the alleged forging of Trinamool MLAs’ signatures claimed its first casualties on Monday, immediately after a press conference by Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, and threw Trinamool into even greater disarray.Trinamool was forced to expel two of its MLAs, Sandipan Saha (Entally) and Ritabrata Banerjee (Uluberia…
(AP photo) Around 30 Indian nationals working illegally as commercial truck drivers in the United States have been arrested by US Border Patrol agents as part of a federal immigration enforcement drive dubbed Operation Checkmate. The individuals are expected to face deportation proceedings.According to a statement issued by US customs and border protection (CBP) on…