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Maruti to infuse ₹45,000 cr to double capacity by FY31

While Maruti Suzuki is trailing some rivals in launching electric vehicle (EV) models, the largest car manufacturer's strength lies in advanced technologies such as hybrids, vehicles fuelled by ethanol and compressed natural gas (CNG), chairman R C Bhargava said on Tuesday.

JSW may acquire Ford's shut factory in Chennai

The plant may be used as a platform for the group's entry in the EV space

Eminem tells Ramaswamy to stop rapping his songs

{ CEASE-AND-DESIST} AS ENTREPRENEUR ENJOYS SURGE IN REPUBLICAN RACE

Greece blaze largest wildfire ever recorded in the European Union'

A forest blaze in Greece is \"the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU\" and the bloc is mobilising nearly half its firefighting air wing to tackle it, a European Commission spokesman said Tuesday.

Seafood imports ban: Japan warns China of WTO action

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UK rules out cyber attack as flight ops to be disrupted for days

The British government was working with airlines on Tuesday to help ensure passengers stranded in airports across Europe can get home after an air traffic control glitch caused widespread disruption to flights that is expected to last for days.

California nod for bill to ban caste discrimination

California moved one step closer to becoming the first American state to ban caste-based discrimination after a bill that adds caste as a protected category cleared a crucial hurdle in the state assembly on Monday.

Court suspends former Pak PM's conviction in graft case

Earlier this month, Pakistan's Election Commission had disqualified Khan from running for office for five years

In three world capitals, the gaze turns inwards

Washington and Delhi are focused on domestic political cycles. Beijing is confronting domestic economic troubles. This is a moment of both possibility and danger

Bypoll to be 1st face-off between INDIA, NDA

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Rover confirms presence of sulphur on surface of Moon

Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover module has confirmed the presence of sulphur on the surface of Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said on Tuesday, sharing the results of the first such in-situ recordings near the lunar south pole that will be crucial for understanding the Moon's elemental composition.

BJP banks on LPG subsidy to gain ground in poll states

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), prepping for electoral battles in five states later this year, is hoping the Cabinet's decision to slash prices of cooking gas by 200 will blunt anger over price rise and take the sting out of the Opposition's criticism of the government's inability to tame inflation.

Ola, Uber should pay a rebate to users if driver cancels: Panel

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Chidambaram made a part of parliamentary panel on home affairs

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Meets with lawmakers, diaspora on agenda of Rahul's Europe visit

Former Congress president and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi will visit Europe next month to meet European Parliament lawmakers, university students, and members of the Indian diaspora in what is seen as his latest outreach programme, said people aware of the developments.

Not conducting census but 'counting': Nitish

{ BASED ON CASTE} DAY AFTER CENTRE'S AFFIDAVIT AGAINST CENSUS

1-day Manipur assembly session ends within an hour amid ruckus

The first assembly session in Manipur since ethnic clashes broke out in the state lasted less than an hour on Tuesday as legislators from the Opposition Congress party raised slogans and demanded that the House sit for five days, instead of one, to discuss the violence that has killed at least 157 people in nearly four months.

DDA flats can now be 2nd homes after tweak in rules

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), in a bid to boost the sale of its flats, has cleared a proposal to do away with its policy restricting existing homeowners from buying DDA-built houses in the city, according to officials familiar with the development.

Cost of breathing bad air? 11.9 yrs in Delhi, says AQLI

Air Quality Life Index, released by University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute, calculated the loss in life expectancy globally across 245 countries and territories

8 MCD teams to keep mosquitoes at bay

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has deployed eight teams to ensure that Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan, the main venue of the upcoming G20 Summit, is kept free of mosquitoes during the event, officials said on Tuesday.

LG monitors Summit prep, Delhi ministers hold reviews

The office of lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Tuesday said that district-level monitoring committees constituted to review G20 preparations in the city have held five meetings so far, and have submitted status report with pictorial \"before and after\" evidence of work done.

Cut-outs of langur along the Ridge to scare off monkeys

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has begun installing life-size cut-outs of grey langurs on roads along the Central Ridge in an attempt to keep rhesus macaques, colloquially known as rhesus monkeys, away from transit routes and venues during the G20 Summit.

G20 flowerpots also get police protection

Even as they keep a check on Delhi's law and order, try to stem a seemingly burgeoning tide of street crimes and begin preparing for the arrival of world leaders, police personnel in the Capital have been given the additional task of safeguarding nearly 700,000 flowerpots installed across the city ahead of September's G20 Summit, said officers aware of the matter.

At 6.81mn, Metro recorded its highest-ever ridership on Mon

The Delhi Metro carried 6.81 million passengers on Monday -- the highest ridership in a day recorded by the mass transit system during its two-decade-long run in the national Capital, according to data shared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday.

In classroom hate speech, govt teacher derides Muslim students

The Delhi government's flagship \"Deshbhakti\" curriculum, meant to promote feelings of unity and national integration, has been hailed as a progressive step in the Capital's school system.

India's influence rising? Depends on who you ask

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China ramping up construction of tunnels, bunkers, 70km from LAC

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Kota's 23: Mostly minors from small towns who lived in coaching hub for under 6 mths

{ DEATHS BY SUICIDE } MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY

China's PLA scaling up in Aksai Chin: Satellite data

India issues strong response to new China 'standard' map claiming Aksai Chin and Arunachal as its own territories

Cabinet clears ₹200 gas cylinder subsidy

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday decided to slash the price of cooking gas by ₹200 per 14.2kg cylinder for around 330 million people, in a move aimed at easing the strain on household finances hit by soaring retail inflation, which came in at a 15-month high of 7.44% in July.