NEW DELHI: Vehicle aggregators such as Uber, Ola and Rapido won’t be allowed to onboard cars, buses, three-wheelers and motorcycles that are over eight years old. They will also have to mandatorily comply with targets set by state govts for inclusion of electric and zero emission vehicles in their fleet, road transport ministry said in…
The school bus collided with a lamppost before overturning, resulting in the deaths of the driver and three students, and injuring twelve others (Representative Image) On Wednesday morning, a devastating school bus accident in the Al Rusaiss area of Izki, located in Oman’s Dakhliyah Governorate, claimed the lives of four individuals, including three young schoolchildren—and…
KOLKATA: The campus gang rape of a 24-year-old Kolkata law student last week had been a crime in the making since prime suspect Monojit Mishra, who allegedly “set eyes on her” the day she enrolled for the course, decided to “teach her a lesson” for repeatedly rebuffing his advances, co-accused Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee…
NEW DELHI: ED on Wednesday told a special court that former Congress presidents Sonia and Rahul Gandhi wanted to take over a Rs 2,000 crore company – Associated Journals Limited (AJL) – that once published party organ National Herald.The agency, through additional solicitor general (ASG) SV Raju, submitted before the court of Special Judge Vishal…
Parineeti Chopra is currently in London attending the special screening of her sister Priyanka Chopra’s latest film Heads of State, which premiered on Prime Video on July 2. Amid the buzz surrounding the action-comedy, Parineeti spoke about her life with husband Raghav Chadha, their shared viewing habits, and the film offers he’s been receiving.Speaking at…
NEW DELHI: ED, which is looking to launch a probe into alleged money laundering by Bikram Singh Majithia, has found the charges against him to be prima facie based on conjectures and statements made by the accused.Sources said details shared so far with ED by Punjab’s vigilance bureau which recently arrested Majithia, show that the…
The GCC Grand Tours Visa, approved in November 2023, will soon allow visitors to travel across all six member states with a single application.(Representative Image) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will soon launch a unified tourism visa that allows travelers to visit all six member states with a single application. The announcement was made on…
NEW DELHI: Amid shared concerns about China’s control of critical minerals, Quad announced a key critical minerals initiative to diversify and secure supply chains, looking to reduce reliance on China that could lead to economic coercion, price manipulation and disruptions. In a joint statement, the Quad foreign ministers also deplored China’s actions in East and…
PM Kier Starmer speaking during PMO’s (AP) Downing Street stated that chancellor Rachel Reeves has the prime minister’s full support following her emotional appearance in the House of Commons.Speculation over the chancellor’s future grew after PM Kier Starmer declined to confirm during Prime Minister’s questions whether Rachel Reeves would stay in her role until the…
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Medical Council (JKMC) has fast-tracked the process of issuing registration certificates to doctors. In the past two months, it has issued 1,688 certificates to doctors trained in India and abroad including Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Iran, the council said on Wednesday. This is in response to growing concerns over unregistered…
