Month: April 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: EV ride-hailing company BluSmart is facing a significant operational shake-up, with users reporting widespread booking issues across Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, and Mumbai. The disruption reportedly stems from BluSmart’s decision to suspend ride-hailing services in select areas as it transitions its fleet to Uber’s platform, marking a strategic shift in its business model. Many BluSmart users have found themselves unable to book rides from key locations, including Delhi Airport and parts of Gurgaon, encountering messages like "no slots available" on the app. This has led to confusion and frustration among passengers relying on the service for airport and intercity travel. The operational halt comes on the heels of mounting financial difficulties, including high cash burn rates and ongoing troubles linked to Gensol Engineering — a company promoted by BluSmart co-founder Anmol Singh Jaggi. These financial strains have played a […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi during bilateral meeting with US Vice President JD Vance, in Paris. (File photo) NEW DELHI: US Vice President JD Vance to visit Italy and India from April 18 and April 24 along with his family, confirmed his office on Wednesday.During his visit to India, Vance will meet PM Narendra Modi to discuss economic and geopolitical priorities amid Trump's tariff upheavals. The second family of the US will participate in engagements at cultural sites, and apart from New Delhi, visits to Jaipur and Agra are also on the cards.This trip marks Vance's second international visit as Vice President, following his earlier travels to France and Germany. For his wife, Usha Vance, whose parents emigrated from India, the visit will be her first official visit as Second Lady.JD Vance was elected Vice President of the United States […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Bombay high court on Wednesday provided interim relief from arrest to comedian Kunal Kamra in the "traitor" joke case."Arguments are concluded for interim relief seeking stay of investigation into the FIR lodged by the Khar police. Reserve for orders. In the meantime as agreed by public prosecutor summons were issued under 35 (3) of BNSS which specifically refers to notice being issued for recording of statement of accused where arrest of person is not required. In that background the question of arresting (Kamra) in CR number 194/2025 of Khar poice doesn’t arise.. Till then petitioner shall not be arrested," the court said.This follows the hearing when HC issued notices to the Mumbai Police and Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel in response to a petition by Kamra challenging an FIR filed against him for allegedly referring to Maharashtra […]

[ad_1] Tesla investor Ross Gerber, who called for Elon Musk’s exit from the company, has once again criticized him. In an interview with Bloomberg Technology, the CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management, said that Musk “doesn’t care” about the electric car manufacturer. “It’s clear that he just doesn’t care. His next move is X AI… So if you have any confusion that he’s coming back to Tesla, he’s not,” he said during the interview.In March, Gerber said that Musk has lost focus given his widening interests and has become too ‘divisive’. Blaming social media posts and involvement with the president Donald Trump for bringing negative publicity to the company, he then said that “the company's reputation has just been destroyed by Elon Musk”. ‘Getting attacked because of Elon’s behavior: Tesla investorIn the Bloomberg interview, Gerber also defended his […]