MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Principal Secretary of the State Transport Department to amend the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to allow for the cancellation of permits and the seizure and confiscation of share autos that carry more passengers than permitted. Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan issued the direction last week while dismissing an appeal filed by a share auto driver, Chellapandian, who challenged his conviction by the Paramakudi Sessions Court.

KOCHI: A day after the postmortem shockingly revealed that the four-year-old girl child from Mattakkuzhi, Ernakulam, who was found dead in the Chalakudy River, was also the victim of prolonged sexual abuse, police on Thursday arrested her fathers brother. The accused was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and the Juvenile Justice Act, in connection with the sexual abuse. He has been moved to Muvattupuzha sub jail. Meanwhile, the mother, who was initially a

NEW DELHI: Bringing an end to a 24-year-old property dispute, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru rightfully belongs to the ISKCON Society based in the city. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih set aside a Karnataka High Court judgment that had earlier declared the temple property to be under the control of the ISKCON Society, Mumbai. The case involved a complex legal battle between two organisationsISKCON Bangalore and ISKCON Mumba

BENGALURU: A 29-year-old man and his friend escaped a murder attempt after they advised an auto driver and his associate to obey traffic rules in Chandra Layout. The crime occurred on Sunday evening. The accused allegedly chased the victims for over a kilometre, later attacking them with a key and another weapon, and pushing them towards oncoming vehicles. The victims, Ravi (name changed) and his friend, were riding their two-wheelers when the accused, driving an auto against the one-way, almost

BHOPAL: Stray dogs have exposed security at a government hospital in central Madhya Pradeshs Narmadapuram district. The body of a youth kept in a hall instead of the mortuary, for autopsy, was reportedly mutilated by stray dogs at the Narmadapuram district hospital early on Saturday. A youth identified as Nikhil Chourasia was returning from a marriage along with two friends when they met with a road accident, resulting in Nikhils death late on Friday night. His two friends, Ritik and Rohit, are

PATAN: Six persons travelling in an autorickshaw were killed after their vehicle collided with a state transport bus in Gujarat's Patan district on Thursday, police said. An official said the accident occurred near Sami village on the Sami-Radhanpur highway around 11.30 am. The state transport bus was going towards Kutch from Himmatnagar, while the three-wheeler was coming from the opposite direction, said Patan District Superintendent of Police V K Nayi. All six persons travelling in the autori

NEW DELHI: The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a 25% import duty on completely built-up automobiles and auto parts, effective April 3. While the decision has sent shockwaves through the global auto industry, the reaction in India has been mixed. The broader Indian auto industry seems largely insulated, but the auto component sector, which currently attracts just 2.5% duty, will feel the tariff heat in the short term. India exported $2.6 billion worth of automobiles and auto component

LUCKNOW: A man, 53, reportedly died after being assaulted by a group of Holi revellers while he was on his way to a mosque following a dispute over the throwing of colours in Unnao district. The deceased was identified as Sharif Khan. As per police authorities the autopsy report established it to be a death due to heart failure and not assault. As per the police sources, the incident, which occurred a day after Holi, triggered tensions in the area, prompting a heavy deployment of law enforcement

PATNA: At least seven people were killed and several others injured when their auto-rickshaw was hit by a speeding truck near Dhanichak Mor on Masaurhi-Naubatpur road in Bihars Patna district n Sunday evening. The deceased had been identified as Matendra Bind (25), Vinay Bind (30), Umesh Bind (38), Ramesh Bind (52), Umesh Bind (30), Suraj Thakur (20) and auto driver Sushil Kumar (35) . All six persons were natives of Doripar, while Sushil Kumar was from Hansadih village. According to police, the

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has said if Elon Musk's Tesla built a factory in India to avoid that country's tariffs, it would be unfair to the US. Trump's comments came amid moves by him to increase tariffs significantly. On February 13, hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral meeting with Trump at the White House, the US President announced reciprocal tariffs. Trump in a recent interview with Fox News ' Sean Hannity said during their meeting he told Prime Minister Modi that

MUMBAI: In a shocking incident, Mumbai Police have arrested an auto-rickshaw driver for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman and inflicting severe physical harm by inserting foreign objects, including a surgical blade and stones, into her private parts, IndiaToday reported. Police said that the crime reportedly occurred in Vasai, where the accused initially assaulted the victim. He then bought her to Mumbai in his auto-rickshaw and abandoned her unconscious near Ram Mandir before fleeing the sce