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Tax on hybrids should be merit-based: Toyota Motor

AMID growing popularity of hybrid vehicles in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) said the final call taken by the GST Council regarding tax relief on hybrid cars should be \"meritbased\" rather than the current system where taxes on fourwheelers are determined by body and engine size.

EXIT POLLS WILL BE IN THE DOG HOUSE FOR SOME TIME TO COME

NEARLY two decades ago, when the Hindustan Times was first launched in Mumbai, one of the cutting edge offerings it gave city readers was opinion polls in quick time ranging from subjects like: 'Is the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to blame for the water shortage?' to 'Should Bollywood stars enter politics?\" The 'vendor' who did the phone interviews and crunched the numbers for HT was 'C-Voter'.

Four hostages rescued alive after 246 days

The 'complex daytime operation' in Nuseirat town billed as largest recovery mission since war began on Oct 7

Biden in Paris as US, France try to move past trade tensions

US President Joe Biden is being feted by French President Emmanuel Macron with a state visit on Saturday as the two allies aim to show off their partnership on global security issues and move past trade tensions.

Harry Potter brings magical boost to UK tourism

SAM Thorne guides Harry Potter fans through the gothic streets of Edinburgh, where controversial author JK Rowling dreamt up the boy wizard more than three decades ago.

5 Gujarat MPs increase their wealth 100% in 5 years: Data

OF the 26 MPs elected from Gujarat, 12 are set to represent their constituencies in the Lok Sabha for a second or subsequent term.

Jailhouse rock! Facilities galore, so does crowd

IN Chhattisgarh, the issue of overcrowded jails persists across the 33 prisons, including the five Central jails, amidst the purported growth in \"amenities\".

EC process for holding J&K Assembly polls begins with symbol applications

AFTER the record voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the recent parliamentary elections, the Election Commission of India (EC) has set in motion preparations for maiden Assembly elections in the Union Territory by deciding to accept political parties' applications for use of common symbols for their candidates.

More violence in Manipur district, police post, forest office burnt down

THE miscreants burned down a police outpost, a forest beat office and a forest range office in ethnic violence-hit Manipur's Jiribam district in the wee hours of Saturday.

Shah rules out Fadnavis resignation

Not running away, says Maha Deputy CM days after offering to quit following poll debacle

THE MAN WHO LIVES, BREATHES, DREAMS POLITICS

KALYAN THOLETI VOU just cannot write him off.

75 civilians killed in Sittwe, junta denies involvement

OVER 75 civilians have been reportedly killed in Byian Phyu village near the capital of Rakhine State Sittwe, allegedly by the military junta on pretext of rounding up residents they felt supported the rebel ethnic group Arakan Army.

Sonia re-elected as Cong Parliamentary Party chief, slams PM

DAYS after its good performance in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress on Saturday unanimously re-elected Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson of the Parliamentary Party.

KAUTILYA'S ADVICE ON GOOD GOVERNANCE

WAR is a state of extreme violence, destruction and mortality.

A MANDATE FOR CONSTITUTION AND CONSENSUS

SOME are destroyed by defeat, and some are made small and mean by victory.

Muraleedharan firm on stand, won't contest poll

DEFEAI SAYING an emphatic no to all efforts to placate him, Congress leader K Muraleedharan has categorically said he will not contest in the upcoming byelections.

Naidu may be eyeing central aid more than cabinet berths

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu is said to be lobbying with the Centre for more financial assistance for various projects in the State, rather than insisting on Cabinet berths.

Ministerial aspirants of AP, T'gana await call from Delhi

SUSPENSE prevailed in the state BJP through Saturday as aspirants of Union Cabinet berths in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government waited for word from Delhi.

Varkala cliff portion demolished to tackle landslide, activists cry foul

SPARKING widespread outrage among environmental activists, the district administration has demolished a portion of the Varkala Cliff, a geological heritage site acknowledged by the Geographical Survey of India (GSI).

Padma Vibhushan awardee Ramoji Rao, 87, passes away

Died of age-related ailments: Prez Murmu, Modi, CMs condole death

After three days, leopard threatening Gudalur caught

RESIDENTS of Ponvayal near Gudalur heaved a sigh of relief after a leopard that was roaming near the residential areas of the village for the last three days was captured on Saturday morning.

Bail for BJP leader after 80 days in seer extortion case

BJP's Mayiladuthurai district president K Agoram, who was released from the Central Prison, Tiruchy, on Saturday after he secured conditional bail in the Dharmapuram aadheenam extortion case, claimed innocence and said he was rather framed to prevent him from contesting the Lok Sabha election.

After milk pilferage at Kakkalur plant, Aavin to install sensors & flow meters

DAYS after two officials and a staff were suspended at the Kakkalur dairy plant near Tiruvallur following the milk pilferage incident, Aavin has decided to install sensors in milk silo tanks and flow meters to measure the amount of milk processed and packaged into sachets.

Polluted drinking water may have led to death of six in hilly hamlets

Health officials say test report awaited, hold camps to treat people for vomiting, diarrhoea

ECI demands video evidence after Captain Jr requests vote-recount

EXAMINING the petition submitted by DMDK's Vijaya Prabhakaran, who has sought recounting of votes after his defeat in Virudhunagar constituency in the Lok Sabha election, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked District Collector-cum-Returning Officer VP Jeyaseelan to submit detailed information and video evidence.

DMK plans Kovai 'vizha' to mark poll win

MPs' meet reiterates NEET exemption demand, wants plan to relocate Parl statues dropped

Group walks out of OPS team in an attempt to 'unite AIADMK'

AFTER the significant defeat in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha election, in which AIADMK Thondargal Urimai Meetpu Kuzhu leader O Panneerselvam contested as an independent candidate backed by NDA, a group of his supporters led by JCD Prabhakar, a key functionary, has left the party to form the AIADMK Orunginaippu Kuzhu (AIADMK Coordination Committee).

Avuttukaai for boars hurt wild, domestic animals

THE rampant use of avuttukaai (country-made bomb) by farmers aimed at keeping wild boars at bay has turned a menace for forest authorities and conservationists, as wild and domestic animals are falling prey to it.

Textbook corpn gets rights to translate 300 kids books into Tamil

THE state government's initiative to bring world literature to children in Tamil is set to receive a significant boost this year, as the Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation (TNTB&ESC) is planning to translate over 300 books, for which it has acquired rights from the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.

Pedestrian bridge linking Kumari landmarks to be opened soon

THE seaside pedestrian bridge connecting Thiruvalluvar statue and Vivekananda Rock memorial will be opened soon in Kanniyakumari, as the project undertaken at a cost of 37 crore by the state highways department, is nearing completion, said a release issued by the government.