BENGALURU: The base autorickshaw fare is expected to increase from the existing Rs 30 to Rs 36, and the subsequent per-kilometre charges from Rs 15 to Rs 18, according to highly placed sources. Autorickshaw drivers and unions have been repeatedly urging the government to increase the fares for a long time. They have been demanding that the base fare be revised to Rs 40 and the per-kilometre charge to Rs 20. Officials from the 10 Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) falling within the city limits, D

CHENNAI: After remaining only on paper for two decades due to ventilation concerns, Indian Railways has finally decided to study the implementation of automatic doors in non-AC local trains. The move comes close on the heels of the tragic incident in Mumbai on Monday in which six commuters from suburban trains were killed . The Integral Coach Factory (ICF), which is working on rolling out two non-AC Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains with automatic doors for deployment in Mumbai, will adopt roo

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Railways has decided to manufacture new coaches for Mumbai's suburban trains with an automatic door closing system, incorporating significant improvements in ventilation. The decision was taken following an incident that occurred on Monday in Mumbai, where several passengers fell from an overcrowded , moving suburban train. The matter was discussed in the meeting held on Monday between the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) team and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw along wi

CHENNAI: A 26-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after medical reports confirmed that his wife did not die of natural causes, but it was a case of murder. The suspect, Rajmohan, was taken into custody after the postmortem and medical tests revealed that his wife Stephy Matilda (23) had suffered a major head injury, and had fluid in her lungs. Initially filed as a case of sudden death, the FIR was later altered to murder, the police said. According to the Manimangalam police, Stephy had been

BENGALURU: Members of the Adarsh Auto and Taxi Drivers Union on Monday staged a protest against a woman from Bihar, who hit an auto driver with her footwear at Bellandur in the city on Saturday. The members and their supporters gathered at Freedom Park in the city and raised slogans against the woman. They demanded that a law be formulated to protect their rights. Addressing reporters, M Manjunath, president of the union, said, There is no safety for auto and taxi drivers in the city. They are n

BENGALURU: A 28-year-old woman from Bihar was arrested on Sunday for allegedly assaulting an autorickshaw driver with her slipper following a minor collision. The incident occurred on Bellandur Central Mall Road on Saturday afternoon. She was later released on station bail. The auto drivers union in the city condemned the womans action. The accused was identified as Pankhuri Mishra. She is working for an IT firm and staying at a paying guest accommodation on Bellandur Road. A video of the incide

BENGALURU: The postmortem report of former director general and inspector general of police Om Prakash revealed 34 injuries on his body, including 45 incision wounds on the back of the head, neck, and back. Fingerprint experts confirmed the presence of Prakashs daughter Kritis fingerprints, the second accused in the case. Prints of her left forefinger and middle finger were found on the lower portion of the refrigerator. The Central Crime Branch (CCB), in its objection to Kritis anticipatory bai

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

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