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The car driver, Harsh, son of Manoj, has been taken into police custody. NOIDA: A man has been taken into custody after a speeding Thar allegedly rammed into a motorcycle and dragged it for several kilometres in the Thana Badalpur area of Greater Noida. The incident took place on Thursday when the driver of the…
The requirement to blend ethanol with petrol has been introduced to lower dependence on imported crude oil and curb emissions. (AI image) The sale of ethanol blended petrol has been made compulsory effective April 1, 2026. The government has made it mandatory to market petrol blended with ethanol at levels of up to 20% and…
RAIPUR: A puff of cigarette nearly turned into a fireball at Chhattisgarh’s Raipur petrol pump after a youth allegedly set a fuel nozzle ablaze using a lighter when asked not to smoke, that triggered flames on a motorcycle and pump. Amid panic, the pump staff averted a major disaster and doused it with a fire…
A three-month pregnant woman was hacked to death inside her house in Vanasthalipuram on Wednesday, allegedly by her ex-husband who was unhappy with her remarriage. HYDERABAD: A three-month pregnant woman was hacked to death inside her house in Vanasthalipuram on Wednesday, allegedly by her ex-husband who was unhappy with her remarriage.The two software professionals, who…
NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old Bangladeshi Hindu man, employed at a fuel station, died after being allegedly run over by a driver who attempted to leave without paying for fuel, police said.The incident took place on Friday in Rajbari district. The victim was identified as Ripon Saha.Police have seized the vehicle, an SUV, and arrested its…
A local walks past a mural featuring oil pumps and wells in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) When US President Donald Trump floated the idea of Washington receiving millions of barrels of oil from Venezuela, it sounded like a throwback to an older energy playbook: pump more oil, cut fuel prices,…
CHENNAI: Battery electric vehicle penetration in India’s two-wheeler and passenger vehicle segments lost momentum in 2025 after the reduction in GST rates for petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles from Oct, even as EV volumes saw healthy growth for the year. The narrowed price gap between internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs after GST reduction led…
Bangladesh has been in turmoil since the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi (File photo) A brutal attack on a Hindu businessman in Bangladesh’s Shariatpur district on New Year’s Eve has left him fighting for his life after he was assaulted by a group of miscreants and set on fire, triggering fresh concern over…
NEW DELHI: India’s petrol pump network has crossed the 1,00,000-mark, doubling since 2015 as state-owned fuel retailers aggressively expanded outlets to defend market share and push fuel access deeper into rural and highway corridors amid a sustained boom in vehicle ownership. At the end of November, the country had 1,00,266 pumps — the third largest…
Tata Motors has opposed proposals to exempt small petrol vehicles from the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms, arguing that such relaxations could dilute the focus on sustainable technologies and undermine the country’s push towards electric mobility, PTI reported.In a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Mumbai-based automaker said granting exemptions to petrol vehicles…
