[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a bid to increase the penetration of electric buses, cars and trucks, and to spur their sales, government is likely to clarify soon that the 15-year ‘End of Life’ (EoL) regulation isn’t applicable to EVs. The power ministry will also expedite extending the CAFE norms (regulations designed to reduce fuel consumption…
[ad_1] A top aide to Donald Trump on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia’s war in Ukraine by purchasing oil from Moscow, after the United States president escalated pressure on New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil.“What he (Trump) said very clearly is that it is not acceptable for India to continue financing this…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has once again missed the boat to enhance the underwater operational endurance and stealth of its latest Scorpene or Kalvari-class conventional submarines, with the already delayed air independent propulsion (AIP) system developed by DRDO still not ready for integration with the vessels.The first Scorpene submarine to be built at the Mazagon…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The opposition may field a strong “ideological” face as candidate in the vice-presidential election, as it looks to portray a strong contrast with the governing BJP’s nominee to send out a political message across the country.Ahead of discussions on picking a candidate, it is felt that since winnability is an uphill task…
[ad_1] Representative picture (Source: Dassault Falcon) NEW DELHI: A charter aircraft flying Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma from Delhi to Phalodi on last Thursday (July 31) landed on a “wrong” airstrip at its destination. While the Falcon 2000 was to land at Phalodi Air Force Station, it landed at a civil airstrip of the city….
[ad_1] An 80-year-old Agra-born adventurer-cum-businessman, Arvinder ‘Arvi’ Singh Bahal, lifted off to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin’s NS-34 mission along with five other crew members on Sunday. The suborbital flight lifted off from the company’s Launch Site One in West Texas at 6:00 p.m. IST, marking another milestone in private human spaceflight.Bahal was…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Private car owners in Telangana won’t be able to avail the Annual Toll Pass scheme for National Highways (NHs) and expressways to be launched by the Centre on Aug 15, as vehicles registered in the state have not yet been migrated to the Vahan database (central registry of vehicles). The annual pass,…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Police in Gurugram have arrested five people, including a woman and her neighbour, for allegedly murdering her husband and concealing his body. The victim, Vikram (37), was a resident of Dundahera village and originally hailed from Nawada in Bihar. His wife, Soni Devi (35), was reportedly in a relationship with the main…
[ad_1] Himanta Biswa Sarma (Agencies) Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the government will never evict “any Indian or Assamese people”, a day after he stated that unauthorised occupation of public land by indigenous people is not considered as encroachment.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign meeting in Bodoland…
[ad_1] Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (ANI images) NEW DELHI: Assam chief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him ‘anti-national’ and accusing him of supporting only Muslims from Bangladesh and Pakistan, as reported by news agency PTI. Speaking to reporters…