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Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the opposition parties were confusing people by claiming that the BJP will change the Constitution if it retains power, but it was in fact the Congress that had brought constitutional amendments 80 times during its rule. He also alleged that due to the wrong economic policies of the Congress, people of the country remained poor. The Minister of Road Transport and Highways was addressing an election rally at Majalgaon town in Maharashtra's Beed district to drum up support for Pankaja Munde, Bharatiya Janata Party's Beed Lok Sabha seat candidate. «Our opposition has failed to convince people. Therefore it is confusing them. They (opposition leaders) say we (BJP) will change the Constitution. But there is a Supreme Court judgment that says the Constitution cannot be changed and only amendments can be done. So far, the Congress has carried out amendments to the Constitution 80 times,» he said.

Manipur police have rescued a CRPF personnel who was abducted by unknown miscreants from Shantipur village of Imphal West district. A case has been registered for further investigation, Manipur police have posted on X. A senior police official, who did not want to be named, told ET that the incident took place along the national highway when the CRPF personnel was going to his village. The person has been identified as Lensat Sitlhou, son of Ngulkhomang Sitlhou, of Keithelmanbi Military Colony. The abducted jawan was reportedly brutally assaulted by the abductors, the police official said.

BJP MP Lok Sabha Raosaheb Danve from Jalna, the epicentre of the Maratha protests, is battling anti-incumbency and anger from the Maratha community. Although Danve is a Maratha, his community is miffed with the BJP as it blames the party for not including the community in the OBC category for reservation in jobs and education. The Maratha protests had its epicentre in Jalna where Maratha leader Manoj Jarange Patil first began his indefinite fast from Antarvali Sarati village demanding that the Maratha community be included in the OBC category. Danve's victory over the last two elections over his Congress rival Vilas Autade has been more than 2.5-3 lakh. But this time, there could be a tough contest. For starters, the Congress has dropped Autade and given the ticket to Kalyan Kale who contested against Danve in 2009 and lost. Danve's victory against Kale was by a margin of just 8,482 votes. Kale was a two-term MLA from Phulambri assembly constituency.

REC Ltd is targeting Rs 10 lakh crore of loan book by 2029-30, with 50-60% comprising conventional power generation, transmission and distribution projects, and 30% focused on the renewable energy segment, chairman Vivek Kumar Dewangan told ET.

Federal safety investigators want Tesla to tell them how it developed the fix in a recall of more than 2 million vehicles with the company’s Autopilot partially automated driving system

Korba (Chhattisgarh): «Water is our biggest problem,» says Shivratan Singh, a resident of Lad village, about 65 km from Korba, which is India's biggest coal and power producing town in mineral-rich Chhattisgarh. Singh points to the water tank on the side of the road and says it had been constructed under Jal Jeevan Mission about a year back and taps also installed. «But they forgot to give us connections.» Just about a kilometre away is a dry pond. Villagers laugh when they point towards it. «We have never had water in this,» they say speaking about this pond which was dug under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). They complain about hefty electricity bills, unpaid MGNREGA wages and of remaining uncovered under the PM Awas Yojana. Brij Lal, a resident of Chhindwarpara village in the same block, says development schemes have never reached them. But what has excited them the most in this election is Congress' Mahalakshmi scheme which promises ₹1 lakh per year to women of every poor family. Listed as one of the aspirational districts by NITI Aayog, Korba is a study of contrasts.

Workers have demolished a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck

Workers have begun removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck

₹1.5 lakh per accident per person. It will cover hospitalization for up to 7 days from date of the accident at all hospitals listed in the government’s Ayushman Bharat scheme.

Ontario Provincial Police say they are taking their strongest measures yet by requiring a mandatory breath sample from drivers for every traffic stop in the Greater Toronto Area.

mutual fund norms after paying Rs 1.02 crore collectively towards settlement charges. The four individuals who settled the case are — Emandi Sankara Rao, Prasanna Prakash Panda, Anil Kumar Taneja and Sumiran Bansal. The entities allegedly violated mutual funds norms with respect to investment made by IIFCL AMC in several firms such as GVR Infra Pvt Ltd, DP Jain & Co Infrastructure, DPJ-DRA Tollways, Feedback Energy Distribution Company Ltd and Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd, according to a settlement order passed by Sebi on April 30. Pending adjudication proceedings, the entities filed settlement applications with Sebi proposing to settle the alleged regulatory violations case against them,«without admitting or denying the findings of facts and conclusions of law, through a settlement order».

death toll from a highway collapse in southern China's Guangdong province has risen to 36, state media said Thursday, as rescue work continued. Heavy rains caused a stretch of road running from Meizhou city towards Dabu county to cave in at around 2:10 am on Wednesday (1810 GMT Tuesday), according to state news agency Xinhua.

Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate

Tesla’s move this week to lay off much of the team responsible for creating the largest and most successful electric-vehicle charging network in the U.S. threw the industry into a state of shock and confusion. The layoffs halted construction work at a dozen Supercharger sites in Texas.

Many car shoppers simply want a vehicle that’s practical, easy to drive and relatively inexpensive

Highways and expressways have always been the story behind the real estate sector’s growth. We have seen how the ease of connectivity has transformed the regions in and around Delhi. Over the years, there has been buzz around NH 24, Dwarka Expressway etc. The people and real estate developers have reacted to the opportunities constructively. The latest entrant to the real estate scene is the 46-km-long Gurugram-Pataudi-Rewari Highway in Haryana.

Royal Green Realty has announced the launch of the new phase of its Royal Green County project in Bahadurgarh, Haryana, named ‘The Select.’ Spanning across 40 acres of land, this project comprises villas, floors, plots, first-time SCO, etc.

Automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all U.S. new passenger vehicles in five years

Highway 401 that started with a robbery call in Clarington, Ont. and a wrong-way pursuit with officers onto the highway.The SIU, known as Ontario’s police watchdog, has been called in to investigate the fatal incident.Durham Regional Police said at around 7:50 p.m.

Royal Green Realty, a Gurgaon based real estate developer, will invest Rs 150 crore in developing the next phase of its Royal Green County in Bahadurgarh, Haryana. Spread across 40 acres, the development will include villas, floors, plots, first-time SCO among others. The premium residential project, will have a 35,000 square feet club also.

emergency braking systems by September 2029, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday, saying that the rule will save at least 360 lives annually and prevent at least 24,000 injuries. The new rule comes as traffic deaths have spiked following the COVID-19 lockdowns.