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The myHyundai app enables EV customers to access more than 30,000 charging points across India Chennai: Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) is laying the groundwork for its next phase of growth in the EV market, where competition is gradually shifting towards affordable, mass-market models. The company is expanding its charging infrastructure and deepening localisation of components ahead of the launch of its first mass-market electric SUV, slated for this fiscal.The company has so far focused on premium EVs, with the sub-Rs 15 lakh mass-market segment remaining a gap in its India portfolio. Most of its key rivals already have offerings…

More than 500 housing societies in Ahmedabad have either completed redevelopment, are under construction, or have signed redevelopment agreements Ahmedabad: For many residents of ageing housing societies, redevelopment was supposed to mean a bigger home, better amenities, and safer buildings. Instead, for a growing number of families, it has meant paying rent for months, watching projects remain stuck, and waiting for work that has yet to begin. Across Ahmedabad, redevelopment projects are slowing as weak housing demand, rising construction costs, and disagreements among society members make builders increasingly reluctant to commit until all approvals are in place.One such project near…

Bhubaneswar: In view of the Supreme Court’s recent observations on the conversion of residential buildings into commercial ones, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to conduct a door-to-door survey from Aug to obtain an exact break-up of commercial and residential buildings.At present, BMC does not have a segregated list of such holdings. The survey will help BMC assess holding tax, which is calculated separately for the two categories. The lack of data on commercial holdings does not augur well for BMC’s revenue generation, as the tax slab for commercial holdings is significantly higher than that for residential holdings, officials…

The slow progress has prompted the administration to step up monitoring ahead of the July 24 deadline Gurgaon: Despite a 10-day extension granted by Election Commission for the special intensive revision (SIR)-2026, Gurgaon has made only marginal progress in voter enumeration, with digitisation rising from nearly 66% on July 14 to just 68.9% by July 19.The district has digitised 10.7 lakh enumeration forms out of 15.5 lakh electors — a gain of only about three percentage points since the original deadline expired. Gurgaon remains well below the Haryana average of 83%, leaving nearly one in three electors yet to be…

The floods have also disrupted railway services in several parts of the state. GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further on Monday, affecting nearly 3.63 lakh people across 15 districts, while five more people lost their lives. With incessant rain continuing across the state, the Army joined rescue and relief operations alongside state agencies.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), two men and two girls drowned in floodwaters in Jorhat district, while another person died in Karbi Anglong district, according to news agency PTI. One person each was also reported missing in Charaideo and Karbi Anglong districts.With…

Kanpur: A joint team of Hanumant Vihar police and the Crime Branch arrested six members of a fake multi-level marketing (MLM) pyramid racket that allegedly cheated unemployed youths by luring them with job offers in Kanpur.The accused allegedly operated under the name Vin Maker Ayurveda Private Limited and called unemployed youths from various states, offering jobs with monthly salaries of Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000.Police said the gang collected Rs 15,000 to Rs 30,000 from each youth in the name of registration and joining, provided them with a general kit, and pressured them to recruit new members into the pyramid…

A representational photo of street vendors Mysuru: A spatial planning assessment conducted by students of the Mysore School of Architecture (MSA) has concluded that while pedestrian safety, traffic management and the orderly use of public spaces are essential, the long-term solution to street vending challenges lies not in blanket evictions but in scientific planning and the organised integration of vendors.The 8th semester BArch students of the institute, under the guidance of the institute’s director and dean Dr HS Champa and associate professor Sandeep Subbakrishna, undertook the urban design study to analyse street food vending patterns across Mysuru. The study formed…

This is an image for representation Noida: Despite temperatures dropping to around 39 degrees Celsius, excessive humidity — ranging between 85% and 93% in Noida and Ghaziabad — coupled with intermittent showers, has triggered frequent tripping and prolonged power outages across both cities. On Monday, outages lasted from 30 minutes to more than three hours in several areas. In some areas, residents claimed that the power cuts happened on Sunday night.Discom officials said moisture and high humidity are major causes of power cuts. When moisture infiltrates cables or condenses inside electrical enclosures, it causes the insulation to break down. It…

Pune: A morning runner, Uday Shashikant Birmal (38), sustained injuries after an autorickshaw hit him from behind on the DP road in Erandwane around 7.40 am on Sunday.Birmal’s friend Vijay Manjarekar (32) of Sinhagad Road lodged a complaint with the Alankar police later in the evening.Alankar police said that Birmal, a resident of Kothrud, is a fitness expert and runs long distances.According to the police officer, “Birmal and his two friends were running on the DP road. They were running towards Mhatre Bridge from Rajaram Bridge. At this moment, an autorickshaw driver hit Birmal from behind. The autorickshaw driver did…

Panaji: The allotment of 18 industrial plots under the handicraft cluster at Verna industrial estate has come under the scanner. Two prominent industry bodies, both with representation on the Goa Industrial Development Corporation’s board, have raised serious questions about the legal validity of the process adopted by the corporation, flagging what they say is a selective suspension of statutory regulations through an internal board resolution.The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Goa State Industries Association (GSIA) have both written to GIDC, pointing to what they describe as a procedurally vulnerable allotment process that could expose the corporation…