Chennai: Those who make fake motor accident claims can face criminal prosecution if they are found to have submitted fake documents, even if the accident cases are closed, dismissed for default or withdrawn, Madras high court has ruled.Justice N Anand Venkatesh clarified the issue while monitoring the investigation into suspected fake motor insurance claims, in…
Kolkata: In its maiden budget, Bengal’s BJP govt announced it would formulate a global capability centre (GCC) policy, after consultation with stakeholders to attract multinational corporations and high-value technology operations, as part of a broader strategy to position the state as a leading destination for investment, manufacturing and innovation.Presenting the state budget, finance minister Swapan…
New Delhi: Delhi Police carried out the 14th edition of Operation Kavach during which 255 drug traffickers were arrested and 212 FIRs registered. The operation, monitored by police commissioner Satish Golchha, saw 1,474 police teams conduct raids at 4,035 locations across the city over a 48-hour period, between June 22 and 24.During the raids, 329…
Bessent said tariff rates could revert to their earlier levels if the ongoing Section 301 investigations lead to the imposition of new duties. (AI image) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest warning of additional tariffs under Section 301 comes at a time when US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was in India this week.Greer met Commerce…
Property registration office in Haveli Pune Pune: Maharashtra’s first privately operated model sub-registrar office (SRO) is coming up in Kothrud and is slated to become operational in the first week of Aug, state registration department officials said on Wednesday.The Kothrud facility, along with two model SROs in Mumbai, one in Navi Mumbai and another in…
Colva: Rough seas as an effect of the monsoon have led to sand erosion along the Salcete coastline, raising fresh concerns over the region’s fragile coastal ecology. Ahead of the monsoon peak, Colva, Benaulim and Betalbatim reported severe sand loss, with the shoreline receding sharply at several spots. The altered beach profile is now marked…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu govt on Tuesday said it would proceed against everyone involved in the alleged fraudulent registration of a parcel of 1.4acre land, valued at around ₹100 crore, belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandayudapani Swami Mutt in Palani.Commercial taxes and registration minister D Logesh Tamilselvan made the announcement while addressing reporters alongside Hindu religious…
A policeman, who was on state protection duty for Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, reportedly passed away. He was 41.As per a senior Mumbai Police official, the constable Ganesh, who was deployed outside Khan’s house that is currently under surveilance and has been granted police security, reportedly ‘fell ill and collapsed’, IANS reports. Other police officers…
Kia India has dropped a new teaser on its social media channels, hinting at the arrival of two new electrified models for the Indian market. The short video flashes the words “HEV” (Hybrid Electric Vehicle) and “BEV” (Battery Electric Vehicle), accompanied by the caption, “The future is knocking. One clue. More than one possibility.” Although…
A prehistoric hilltop enclosure in southern Spain has presented archaeologists with two very different moments in history occupying the same place. What first appeared to be the remains of an ancient fortified settlement dating back around five millennia soon revealed something far less expected beneath its weathered stonework. Buried within the abandoned complex was the…
