US agency opens probe into electric vehicle batteries

US agency opens probe into electric vehicle batteries

US safety regulators have opened an investigation into electric and hybrid vehicle batteries after five automakers issued recalls due to possible defects that could cause fires or stalling. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the probe covered more than 138,000 vehicles with batteries made by LG Energy Solution of South Korea. General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, … Read more

LS members express anguish over Nagaland firing incident, demand probe

LS members express anguish over Nagaland firing incident, demand probe

Lok Sabha members on Monday condemned the killing of civilians during an anti-insurgency operation by security forces in Nagaland and demanded an impartial probe into the incident. Members also called for repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) enforced in Nagaland that allows security personnel to use force and even open fire after … Read more

Ranchi Police launch probe into ‘murder’ of pet Persian cat

Ranchi Police launch probe into ‘murder’ of pet Persian cat

The pet owner told Ranchi Police that his Persian cat first went missing on October 20 and was found dead near his garage following an extensive search. File photo of the pet Persian cat (Photo Credits: Satyajeet Kumar/India Today) Ranchi Police in Jharkhand are probing a unique case, the murder of a pet Persian cat. … Read more

MP: 11 dead after consuming illicit liquor in Ujjain, probe ordered

MP: 11 dead after consuming illicit liquor in Ujjain, probe ordered

At least 11 people were killed in MP’s Ujjain after consuming illicit liquor. The state government has ordered a probe into the matter. (Representative image: Reuters) Eleven people died during the intervening night of October 14 and 15 in the temple city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh after consuming illicit liquor. The MP government has … Read more

Hathras incident: CBI registers case against accused, constitutes team to probe allegations

Hathras incident: CBI registers case against accused, constitutes team to probe allegations

Day after taking over the investigation in the Hathras case in which a 19-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against an accused in the case. A team has also been constituted to probe the Hathras case. CBI took over the Hathras case on Saturday Day after … Read more

Rahul should get justice: Murdered DU student’s friend breaks silence, seeks CBI probe

Rahul should get justice: Murdered DU student’s friend breaks silence, seeks CBI probe

A resident of Adarsh Nagar in Delhi, 18-year-old Rahul Rajput was beaten to death on Wednesday allegedly over his friendship with a girl. File photo of Rahul Rajput (Photo Credits: Ram Kinkar Singh/India Today) India Today has managed to speak to the sole witness in the Adarsh Nagar murder case where an 18-year-old boy was … Read more

TRP scam: Republic TV CFO skips summons, wants probe halted until SC hearing

TRP scam: Republic TV CFO skips summons, wants probe halted until SC hearing

The Republic TV’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) did not appear before the Mumbai police on Saturday for questioning in connection with the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket, saying that the channel has filed a petition before the Supreme Court. Republic TV’s CFO Shiva Subramaniyam Sundaram requested police not to record his statement since the … Read more