Month: April 2025

[ad_1] BluSmart, the EV ride-hailing service, faced disruption. Users reported booking issues across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. This followed Sebi's action against Gensol Engineering, BluSmart's promoter. NEW DELHI: With over 8,500 electric vehicles, more than 5,800 charging stations and a network of 10,000 active drivers, BluSmart carved out a niche in the urban commute landscape across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru. But on Wednesday, the EV ride-hailing platform appeared to have gone dark leaving thousands of regular users stranded and its fleet largely off the roads.BluSmart’s rise had been swift and steady. Launched in 2019, the platform carved out a niche in a market long dominated by Ola and Uber, offering an eco-friendly alternative with fixed fares, reliable rides, and clean vehicles.Read related story: Commuters in Bengaluru, NCR get the blues as e-cab firm BluSmart pulls plugFor many passengers, it became […]

[ad_1] Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Centre's move to remove the concept of "waqf by user" from the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, warning that such a change in the legislation could potentially erase the status of thousands of longstanding religious properties across India. However, the Centre opposed the court's directive and sought a hearing.The top court's bench said, "The properties declared by courts as waqfs should not be de-notified as waqfs, whether they are by waqf-by-user or waqf by deed, while the court is hearing the challenge to the Waqf Amendment Act 2025."Supreme Court's observationThe CJI-led bench asked the Centre how waqf properties established through uninterrupted religious or charitable use -- but lacking formal documents - would now be treated. “How will you register such waqfs by user? What documents will they have? […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu BJP vice president Narayanan Thirupathy on Thursday lashed out at the ruling DMK government for installing a temple 'gopuram' above the burial site of former chief minister M Karunanidhi at Marina Beach in Chennai. In a post on X, Thirupathy called the move “an assault on the faith and beliefs of Hindus.”“I strongly condemn the DMK for placing a temple gopuram on top of the former Chief Minister Mr. Karunanidhi’s burial place. This is the height of arrogance and stupidity to the core,” he wrote.Thirupathy further criticised the decision, stating that a place where a body is buried is no place for a temple.“How can a temple gopuram be portrayed on a place where a body is buried? This is an assault on the faith and beliefs of Hindus. The Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, must […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday put a hold on several provisions of the recently enacted Waqf Act for seven days and directed the central government to maintain the status quo till the next hearing.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanthan accepted solicitor general Tushar Mehta's assurance that the government will not make appointments to the Central Waqf Council and Auqaf Boards as per the 2025 Wakf Amendment Act and that properties already declared waqf by user and registered under the original 1995 Act will not be disturbed.Further, the apex court also directed the government to file a response to the petitions within a week and allowed petitioners, challenging the amendment Act, to file a rejoinder in five days thereafter.Here are the key takeaways from the hearing The SC directed the Union […]

[ad_1] Earlier this month Ashfaq Syed was elected to the city council of Naperville, a city in the state of Illinois, becoming the first Indian American ever to hold that position. Syed, who was serving as the president of the Naperville public library board of trustees, decided to run for the city council because he believes in serving and giving back to the community of Naperville, a city that welcomed his family with open arms. The Naperville City council is the governing body of the city, responsible for enacting ordinances, overseeing city operations, and making decisions that impact the residents and businesses.“I’ve always believed that when you love a community, you serve it. I wanted to ensure that our local government reflects the diversity of our community and works for all of us. The Indian American community was an incredible […]

[ad_1] Taking a potshot at the agency, Vadra claimed that he would have been celebrating his birthday in the ED office on Friday, if it was not a public holiday."There was no new question, all the questions were repeated one," Vadra said as he walked out of the agency's office after hours of interrogation."If tomorrow would not have been a public holiday, I would have to celebrate my birthday in the ED office," he added.Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party continued to train guns at Gandhi family over the money laundering case against Vadra and National Herald case.During a presser, BJP's national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said "If the earnings of the people have been placed in the fake Gandhi family's treasury, then it will be collected one by one.""I am sure it serves as an eye opener that from being on the […]

[ad_1] A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article has shed light on the personal life of the world's richest man Elon Musk. The article focuses on Tesla and SpaceX CEO's expansive family of at least 14 children with four women. Among the mothers of his children, Shivon Zilis, a top executive at Neuralink, is described as holding a “special status” within Musk’s inner circle, a designation that has sparked intrigue and speculation about her role in his life and family dynamics. Zilis and Musk share twins Strider and Azure (born November 2021), daughter Arcadia (born February 2024), and son Seldon Lycurgus (birth date undisclosed, announced February 2025). Their relationship, which began to draw public attention after the twins’ birth was revealed in 2022, has been described as both professional and deeply personal, though its romantic nature remains ambiguous.What makes Shivom […]