NEW DELHI: Passenger vehicle retail sales in India rose 27 per cent year-on-year to 22,06,070 units in April as all segments, including passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, witnessed growth, industry body FADA said on Wednesday. The overall vehicle registrations stood at 17,40,649 units in April 2023. Passenger vehicle retail sales rose 16 per cent to 3,35,123 units last month as compared to 2,89,056 units in the same month last year. Similarly, two-wheeler registrations increased 33 per cent to

VIJAYAWADA: A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) instructed the cyber cell wing of the State Crime Investigation Department (APCID) to take necessary action on the complaint from YSRC regarding the purported propagation of false, incorrect and unverified allegations against the AP Land Titling Act through paid IVR calls by the TDP, the CID registered an FIR on Sunday. In the FIR, the CID mentioned the names of TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu (A1), his son Nara Lokesh (A2) followed

BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Centre has made it clear that autopsy is not mandatory in all cases of heat-related deaths as the postmortem findings are nonspecific, the state government continues to insist on the outcome of the autopsy to announce sunstroke deaths. Over a dozen people have reportedly died in several parts of the state. But the state government has confirmed only two deaths and 367 heatwave-related illnesses so far. Official sources said Laxmikanta Sahu (62) of Balasore and Nimai Char

CHENNAI: American industrial automation giant Rockwell Automation is set to expand its manufacturing footprint with a new facility in Oragadam in Chennai, further solidifying Tamil Nadus position as an emerging global advanced manufacturing hub, according to Industries Minister TRB Rajaa. This is just the beginning of a stream of new advanced technology investments Tamil Nadu is going to witness in the advanced manufacturing sector in the coming years, the minister said. The 98,000 square-foot f

BENGALURU: With the government fixing metre fares in autorickshaws and auto drivers not being able to refuse rides or go against the metre reading, they have begun shelling out extra money from passengers every time they commute. The fleecing has forced travellers to complain against auto drivers who charge exorbitant amounts even during non-peak hours and when there is no traffic jam. They urged the police to conduct drives to fine erring autos. Banumathi, a septuagenarian, who resides in Kumar

BENGALURU: It is a common sight to see autorickshaw drivers putting up additional registration number plates printed on paper, laminated and displayed on their autos, referring to the numbers for multiple ride-booking apps like Ola and Uber. I recently booked an auto to head home. An auto arrived at the location and was waiting for me. When we booked a ride, the vehicle registration number was shown to us. But the vehicle that arrived had a different registration number, said Megha, a college st

'Flaming torch' will reduce autocratic regime to ashes: Uddhav attacks BJP govt

Autocracy detrimental to country, says Uddhav; bats for coalition govt at Centre

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, at the INDIA bloc rally here on Sunday, claimed the country was moving towards becoming an autocracy as he appealed to people of the country to throw the BJP out of power. Addressing the INDIA bloc's rally at the Ramlila Maidan here, he hit out at the BJP and said, We are not here for an election campaign, we are here to save democracy...you level allegations and send people to jail. What kind of government is this? he said. When two of our sist