Mercedes-Benz India has launched the 2026 S-Class, introducing the S 450e plug-in hybrid (PHEV) as the flagship luxury sedan’s newest variant. Bookings for the new Mercedes-Benz S 450e have opened today, while customer deliveries are scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. The S 450e Launch Edition is priced at Rs 2.20 crore,…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has pulled up police for allegedly mishandling an investigation into the death of a man in Shahbad Dairy who, before dying, consistently alleged that a person had assaulted him, chased him in a vehicle and deliberately run over him.Despite the victim’s statements, medical evidence and a forensic opinion indicating that…
India will need to address structural challenges such as high trade costs, regulatory complexity, infrastructure gaps and barriers to deeper global integration if it is to achieve its ambition of becoming a developed nation by 2047, according to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) latest Trade Policy Review (TPR) report.The report said India remained the fastest-growing…
MUMBAI: The ruling Mahayuti alliance scored a resounding victory in the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections, securing 16 of the 17 seats whose results were declared on Monday.Polling for the 17 constituencies was held on June 18, though six Mahayuti candidates had already been elected unopposed, giving the alliance a significant head start. The BJP…
Russia’s former defence minister and Putin’s close ally passes away at 73 Sergei Ivanov, a former Russian defense minister and longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin who was once seen as a potential successor to the Russian leader, has died at the age of 73.The Kremlin did not provide a cause of death. The exiled…
Margao: AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal on Saturday launched a scathing attack on BJP govt in Goa, alleging chief minister Pramod Sawant was involved in “the biggest scam” in the state, and that land was being grabbed from Goans in the name of development, bypassing local bodies through special rule provisions.Venugopal told reporters…
Paleontologists in Thailand have identified a new long-necked dinosaur species. This plant-eating creature, Uragasaurus kalasinensis, lived approximately 150 million years ago. Its neck was exceptionally long, making up half its total body length. Unique bony structures and air cavities set this dinosaur apart from others. This discovery marks the first Mamenchisauridae family find in mainland…
Margao: Goa Tamnar Transmission Project Ltd (GTTPL) has issued a public notice invoking Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, seeking Central government authorisation — with powers akin to those a telegraph authority holds under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 — to survey, construct, erect and maintain electric lines and electrical plant. The request relates…
Heavy rainfall left roads, bridges and underpasses across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad inundated, causing traffic disruptions and forcing authorities to divert vehicles. PUNE: Steady and heavy rain that drenched the city on Monday did not stop people from leaving the safety of home to go about their jobs. Office-goers, healthcare workers, shopkeepers, restaurant staff and…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat will offer 300 additional MBBS seats this academic year, bringing the state’s total capacity in govt and private medical colleges from 7,200 to 7,500. All the new additions are concentrated in private institutions.The expansion follows approvals from the National Medical Commission (NMC). Four private medical colleges have received 50 additional seats each, while…
