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Maruti Suzuki India expects its CNG car sales to rise over 30 per cent to around 6 lakh units this fiscal, according to a senior company official. The country's largest carmaker also aims to export around 3 lakh units in the ongoing financial year. «So CNG, this year, we did about 4,50,000 (units) in passenger vehicles. We are hoping to do something like 6,00,000 vehicles in FY24-25,» Maruti Suzuki India Executive Director Corporate Affairs Rahul Bharti said in an analyst call. The company sells CNG trims across various models like WagonR, Brezza, Dzire, and Ertiga, among others in the domestic market.

Ramanujacharya Jayanti commemorates the birth anniversary of Ramanujacharya, a revered philosopher and thinker. The day holds significant religious importance in Hinduism, particularly in South India. This year marks the 1007th birth anniversary of Ramanujacharya. According to Drik Panchang, Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanti falls on the Panchami Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaishakha, which is on May 12, 2024.

Bihar STET 2024 examination has been released by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB). The admit cards are available for download from secondary.biharboardonline.com. BSEB is set to hold STET 2024 exams from this month. The Paper 1 is scheduled to take place between May 18 and 29, 2024, while Paper 2 will be held from June 11 to 20, 2024. Recently, the board asked candidates to review and rectify any mistakes on their dummy admit cards. The dummy admit cards were accessible in stages: from January 12 to February 21, 2024 for the initial four, and from March 4 to 8, 2024 for the fifth one.

Char Dham Yatra has begun, the Uttarkashi police have warned that sufficient devotees have reached Yamunotri and sending more devotees can be dangerous and requested worshippers to postpone their yatra for May 12. Taking to their official X handle, the Uttarkashi Police tweeted, «Today, a sufficient number of devotees have reached Shri Yamunotri Dham as per its capacity. Now, sending more devotees is risky.» The police added further, «All the devotees who are going to Yamunotri today, are requested to postpone their Yamunotri Yatra today.»

Arvind Kejriwal over his «retirement at 75 years of age» remark on Prime Minister Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that knowing their defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, desperate opposition making futile attempts. Earlier, Kejriwal claimed that PM Modi after turning 75 next year will make way for Home Minister Amit Shah and also alleged Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be left out in the cold after the general elections. In his post on X, CM Yogi said, «The entire propaganda of the opposition has failed in the face of the immense public support that the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi ji is receiving from East to West and North to South. Knowing that its defeat in the Lok Sabha elections is certain, the desperate opposition is making futile attempts to launch attack by using the excuse of Modi ji's age.»

Happy Mother's Day 2024: Mother's Day is observed each year on the second Sunday of May, aiming to honour and appreciate the remarkable women who play vital roles in our lives, showing immense love and making sacrifices for us. This Mother's Day 2024 is another special occasion to express gratitude and admiration for the unconditional care and support your mother provides — to their children and family, contributing selflessly to their well-being and success.

solar panels to support its plan of helping 10 million homes run on solar energy. People aware of the development said the ministries of renewable energy and skill development and entrepreneurship have jointly framed a “skilling plan” for the ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’, a government rooftop solar project that aims to help households generate 300 units of electricity through grid-connected solar panels. The scheme, launched in February this year, offers subsidies of up to Rs 78,000 to those willing to install the solar power generating units. “The number of people to be trained may be increased, depending upon the requirement,” one of the persons cited earlier, said, adding that state-owned REC Ltd, which is also the nodal agency for the revamped rooftop solar programme, is likely to collaborate with centres like the National Power Training Institute and the National Skill Development Corporation for this.

acquisition of Reliance Capital’s life, general and health insurance businesses on condition it will not pledge shares of the companies, said people with knowledge of the matter. The Hinduja Group is yet to receive the approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the deal to be concluded, the people said. IRDAI gave its approval on Friday evening, adding that “the shares of the insurer shall not be pledged or encumbered” without the regulator’s approval, according to one of the persons cited.

Lauren Graham and Aisling Franciosi have been added to the cast of the upcoming movie Twinless, produced by Three Point Capital and David Permut Productions. They will star alongside Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney in this heartfelt story.

Kejriwal got interim bail to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, the AAP convenor accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to «crush» not only the opposition but also his own party's leadership to propagate the idea of «One Nation, One Leader». Addressing a press conference, which resembled an election rally with supporters crowding AAP headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Kejriwal said: «Why did you arrest Kejriwal? With this arrest you have given a message to the country — if I can arrest Kejriwal, I can arrest you also, I can arrest anyone.» He said the Prime Minister was on a very dangerous mission. «This mission is called 'One Nation One Leader'. He wants to finish all leaders through this. The entire opposition will be put behind bars and then he will finish the politics of BJP leaders,» he said, adding: «If they win the election, you take it in writing on an affidavit from me, Mamata didi will be behind bars, Uddhav Thackeray, Tejaswi Yadav, MK Stalin — everybody will be behind bars. I am here to beg from 140 crore — save my country, save my India from this dictatorship.»

Congress from BJP on LS poll eve, prominent politician Chaudhury Birender Singh and his then MP son Brijendra Singh found themselves in limbo. After winning his Hissar seat on BJP symbol, ex-IAS babu Brijendra was supposed to receive a Congress ticket, but AICC Congress gave it to Hooda loyalist Jai Prakash. A little bird said neither AICC nor Haryana party brass supported Brinjendra when Congress CEC chose Haryana candidates. All eyes on Ajay Maken’s move AAP and Congress supporters in Delhi are asking when Ajay Maken, a prominent Delhi Congress leader, will launch a full campaign for the seven LS candidates. Since Maken, a former Delhi CM and now a Karnataka Rajya Sabha MP, was a staunch critic of AAP and CM Kejriwal and had commented on the 'Sheesh Mahal scam' on renovating CM Kejriwal's official residence, they are waiting to see how much the AAP-Congress deal has'reformed' him and how much his much-laboured Rajya Sabha entry has'mellowed' him.

Kolkata: Demanding the resignation of West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday that she would never go to the Raj Bhawan or sit next to Bose as she felt «sitting beside him is a sin». Banerjee's statement comes in the backdrop of an allegation of molestation levelled against him by a female employee of the Raj Bhawan. Speaking at an election rally at Hooghly, the Trinamool Congress supremo said she would never visit the governor at the Raj Bhawan.

Misa Bharti on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party did not fulfill any of the poll promises it made in the past 10 years, adding that it also fooled the people of Bihar by making false promises. Speaking to ANI, Misa Bharti said, «They (NDA-BJP) have not fulfilled any of their promises in the past 10 years. They have fooled the people of Bihar by making false promises. Where are the 2 crore jobs that they promised? They are asking for one more chance but are not revealing their vision. On what basis are they asking for another chance? The people of the nation are witnessing all this and will answer this.» Misa Bharti further stated that the NDA alliance is not winning any seats in Bihar in the already concluded first three phases of the Lok Sabha polls.

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should come forward to clarify the BJP's '75 years retirement formula' which they have imposed on their senior party leaders. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to lead the nation post the Lok Sabha elections. Singh said that Kejriwal raised the «genuine» issue of '75 years age rule', which was made by Prime Minister Modi. «They (BJP leaders, including Shah) said whatever rule PM Modi has made, it will be implemented on other leaders but not on Modi,» Singh said at the AAP office here.

YSRCP supremo Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday appealed to the people of Pithapuram Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh to vote for his party candidate V Geetha and reject her opponent Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan. He also promised to make Geetha as deputy chief minister if the party comes to power again. The ruling party chief alleged that Kalyan is inaccessible, and would not stay in the constituency. He would rush to Hyderabad even if he was affected by a bad cold. «How can women meet the actor-cum-politician who is in the habit of changing wives every five years as people change cars,» said Reddy, addressing a public meeting on the last day of the election campaign. Reposing faith in Geetha, the chief minister asserted that she would strive for the constituency's development.

trains with petrol and diesel headed to Tripura on Saturday amid a fuel crisis due to disruption in railway freight services in Assam's Dima Hasao, an official said. Goods train services have been disrupted on the line since April 26, following the derailment of a freight train in Jatinga area of Dima Hasao. However, passenger train services remained normal. «Two trains carried petrol and diesel today. Three-four days back, we had sent another freight train with essential commodities like sugar and edible oil,» North East Frontier Railway spokesperson Sabyasachi De told PTI. One of the trains has 49 wagons and is heading to Dharmanagar in Tripura, he said.

rebels and three Independents, who voted for the BJP candidate in Rajya Sabha polls, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said that people will teach them a lesson for «selling themselves in the political mandi of the BJP». "Himachal is devbhumi and the land of Gods and Goddesses and the people never support the dishonest and the present election would decide that honesty should win and dishonesty must be defeated," Sukhu said while addressing a meeting at Kupvi in the Shimla district in support of Vinod Sultanpuri, the Congress candidate from the Shimla (SC) Lok Sabha seat. He said that the ongoing election is not for saving the chair or the government but for «saving democracy» and asked the voters to decide whether the strength of democracy is 'dhanbal or janbal' (money power or people's power). Asserting that the present election is not an ordinary election and would determine the course of future politics of the country, he asked, «What would be the value of the vote if the government in power at the Centre purchases the elected representatives with money power?»

Insurance sector regulator IRDAI has conditionally approved Hinduja Group's IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL) for the acquisition of debt-ridden Reliance Capital. «We are happy to acknowledge the receipt of approval from IRDAI yesterday (May 10, 2024) on the auspicious occasion of Akshay Tritiya. The approval is subject to certain 'regulatory, statutory, and judicial' clearances/compliances,» PTI quoted an IIHL spokesperson as saying. IIHL stands committed to working towards obtaining the same as soon as possible and aims to close this transaction by the NCLT's stipulated date of May 27, 2024, the spokesperson added.

Consulate General of India in New York has announced that it will remain open throughout the year, including on all holidays, to help and facilitate people's travel to India in case of genuine emergencies. The Consulate said in a press release on Friday that it will remain open during all holidays, including Saturdays and Sundays, as well as other public holidays from 2 pm to 4 pm to address emergency requirements of the general public. The Consulate reiterated that this facility is for people with genuine emergencies and not for regular consular services.

Naxalites changed into civilian clothes to pose as villagers and mislead the police after the first exchange of fire with the security personnel during Friday's encounter in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, an official said. According to the police, 12 Naxalites were gunned down by security personnel in a 12-hour operation in the forest near Pidia village under the Gangloor police station limits on Friday. Their bodies were brought to Bijapur district headquarters on Saturday morning. «The identity of the deceased has been ascertained. They were carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 31 lakh on their heads,» Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Yadav told reporters.

NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at six locations across Jammu province in connection with a Pakistan-backed terror conspiracy case. Extensive searches were conducted in Doda, Ramban, and Kishtwar districts of Jammu province by NIA teams in the case relating to the conspiracy by banned terrorist organizations and their offshoots to carry out violent attacks with sticky bombs, IEDs, small arms, etc., in Jammu and Kashmir, the agency said in a release. The searches have led to the seizure of incriminating material, including digital devices, documents, etc. from premises linked with hybrid terrorists, Overground Workers (OGWs), sympathizers, and cadres linked with the newly-formed offshoots and affiliates of proscribed terrorist outfits. These include Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Al-Badr, Al-Qaeda, etc., it said.