7 Electric Two-Wheeler Makers To Pay Rs 469 Crore For Violating Centre's Norms

The Centre has sought Rs 469 crore from seven electric two-wheeler makers, including Hero Electric and Okinawa for claiming incentives while not complying with the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) II scheme norms, a government official said. 

The official said that in case of non-refund of the amount to the government, they will be de-registered from the scheme in the next 7-10 days and the government would not allow them to participate in the scheme.

An investigation by the heavy industries ministry has revealed that these companies have availed fiscal incentives under the scheme by violating the norms.

As per the rules of the scheme, incentives were allowed to make electric vehicles by using made in India components, but in the investigation it was found that these seven firms have used imported components.

“In our investigations, six companies have been found clean, but seven companies have violated the norms. So we are seeking Rs 469 crore. They will have to return the amount to the government,” the official said.

The seven companies are Hero Electric, Okinawa Autotech, Ampere EV, Revolt Motors, Benling India, Amo Mobility, and Lohia Auto.

The ministry conducted the investigation after receiving anonymous emails alleging that several EV makers were claiming subsidies without complying with the Phased Manufacturing Plan (PMP) rules, which are intended to boost domestic manufacturing of these electric vehicles.

After that, the ministry delayed the distribution of subsidies last financial year.

Out of the seven, the official said, two have communicated to the ministry that they would return the incentives amount with interest.

The official also clarified that the government has not stopped any of these players from making vehicles, “but now they will not get any incentive under the scheme”.

When contacted a Hero Electric spokesperson said: "The notice pertains to a period in which there is no cause for our non-compliance. It is not relevant for Hero Electric." A Greaves Electric Mobility (GEM) spokesperson said the company was one of the first companies to enthusiastically support and deliver on the government's localisation vision.

"We are working with the government to better understand their concern and in relation to the same we have filed a detailed representation," the spokesperson added.

Lohia Auto CEO Ayush Lohia said: "We want to emphatically state that we have not received any information or notice from the government department or concerned authority regarding the reversal of subsidies." He further said: "We are unaware of the source of information that alleges Lohia Auto Industries' involvement in this matter." Okinawa Autotech and Revolt Motors declined to comment.

To promote electric and hybrid vehicles, a Rs 10,000-crore programme under the FAME-II scheme was announced in 2019. It is the expanded version of the present scheme FAME India I (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles, which was launched on April 1, 2015, with a total outlay of Rs 895 crore.

In three-wheeler and four-wheeler segments, incentives are applicable mainly on vehicles used for public transport or registered commercial purposes. In the two-wheeler segment, the focus is on private vehicles. 

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रिंकू सिंह की फिफ्टी हो गई बेकार, टीम को मिली करारी हार, 89 रन बनाकर मैच ले उड़ा बल्लेबाज

टॉस जीतकर ईस्ट जोन के कप्तान वेंकटेश अय्यर ने पहले बल्लेबाजी करने का फैसला लिया. शुरुआती झटकों से टीम आखिर तक नहीं उबर पाई और महज 207 रन ही बना पाई. लक्ष्य का पीछा करते हुए उत्सर्ष सिंह के 89 रन की बदौलत सेंट्रल जोन ने मुकाबले को 46.1 ओवर में 4 विकेट गंवाकर हासिल कर लिया.

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Gujarat To Witness Heavy Rainfall For Next 24 Hours: Weather Office

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Gujarat in the next 24 hours. It has been informed that the state would witness more than 20 cm of rainfall and it may continue at isolated places. 

Dr Naresh Kumar, IMD Scientist says, "At present, the monsoon is in the active phase... So under its influence, extremely heavy rainfall is already occurring over the state of Gujarat which will continue for the next 24 hours. Extremely heavy rainfall means more than 20 cm. Thereafter heavy rainfall may continue at isolated places."

Heavy Rainfall warning was also issued on 8 July in various parts of Gujarat, by the State meteorological director Jayanta Sarkar.

Jayanta Sarkar told ANI, "Heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Valsad, Navsari, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli today. In Saurashtra and Kutch, we are expecting light rainfall at isolated places for the next five days whereas only light rainfall is expected at Ahmedabad."

Further, he said, "There's one cyclonic circulation over south Gujarat, persisting there for last 2-3 days, giving a lot of rainfall in south Gujarat region mainly in Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Valsad and Navsari. We are expecting fairly widespread rainfall in south Gujarat." 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and enquired about the flood-like situation occurring in various parts of the state due to recent heavy rainfall.

Shah spoke to Gujarat's Chief Minister as the state is battered by heavy monsoon rains with flood-like situations in its multiple cities.In the Junagadh district of Gujarat, heavy rains displayed their fury with cars being washed away by rivers.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red, orange, and yellow alerts for various Gujarat districts till July 24.

Due to heavy rains in Junagadh district, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel had cancelled all his programs and called an emergency meeting on Saturday.

In Junagadh, several cattle and vehicles washed away in a heavy water flow as incessant rainfall triggered severe flooding in residential areas.

In the past few days, Gujarat experienced relentless heavy rainfall, resulting in floods in low-lying regions of Saurashtra and Kutch on Wednesday. Furthermore, Rajkot faced severe waterlogging due to continuous and heavy rain on Thursday.

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टीम इंडिया के चीफ सेलेक्टर विंडीज पहुंचे, खिलाड़ियों के साथ साझा किया ड्रेसिंग रूम

वेस्टइंडीज दौरे पर पहुंची भारतीय टीम और वेस्टइंडीज के बीच टेस्ट सीरीज का दूसरा मुकाबला 20 जुलाई से पोर्ट ऑफ स्पेन में खेला जा रहा है. इस मुकाबले पर ब्लू टीम ने अपनी मजबूत पकड़ बनाई हुई है. मुकाबले के दौरान सीनियर पुरुष चयन समिति के अध्यक्ष अजीत आगरकर को भारतीय शिविर में देखा गया.

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Inside Rs 1,200 Crore Sprawling UK Mansion Bought By Indian Businessman

Since Indian billionaire Ravi Ruia purchased a 113 million-pound ($145 million) London property in one of the largest residential transactions in the UK capital in recent years, interest in the inside views of this opulent estate has surged all over the world. The Hanover Lodge home is located at 150 Park Road and overlooks Regent's Park.

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Here are some interior shots of the early nineteenth-century mansion that is currently making headlines across the world:

John Nash, who also constructed Buckingham Palace, designed the 2,400-square-metre mansion at 150 Park Road in 1827.

According to The Telegraph, Grade II-listed Hanover Lodge was at one time the residence of the French ambassador to the UK and has a gym, sauna, and gallery, as well as accommodation for in-house staff and a swimming pool that can be converted into a ballroom.

The mansion was owned as recently as two years ago by Goncharenko, the former deputy chief executive officer of Gazprom Invest Yug, a subsidiary of the Russian state-run energy firm.

He bought the property's outstanding lease in 2012 from Conservative Party peer Rajkumar Bagri for 120 million pounds, the person said.

The news portal further said that a spokesperson for the Ruia family said Hanover Lodge "became available at a price that makes it an attractive investment".

Mr Ruia and his brother Shashi co-founded India's Essar Group, which has major interests in energy, metals, technology, and retail.

Presently, the property "is under construction and became available at a price that makes it an attractive investment for the family office," William Rego, a spokesperson for the Ruia family office, said in an emailed statement.

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Baby Dies At Refugee Detention Centre, Parents Attend Burial In Handcuffs In J&K

A Rohingya couple was brought in handcuffs for the last rites of their child who died in a refugee detention centre near Jammu. A video of the handcuffed parents at the burial site has been widely shared on social media.

The 43-day-old baby died at a refugee "holding centre" where clashes broke out between inmates and police earlier this week. Several people, including three policemen and Rohingyas, were reportedly injured during clashes.

On Thursday, the baby's body was handed over to relatives at a Rohingya settlement in Jammu.

The parents were seen in handcuffs when they were being brought at the burial site and also when the body was handed over to relatives in Narwal in Jammu for last rites, showed two videos.

Jail authorities have denied that the baby died in clashes. According to Koushal Kumar, superintendent of Kathua district jail, who is also in-charge of the holding centre, the baby was suffering from some ailment and died two days after the incident at the detention centre.

Police have filed an FIR against Rohingyas allegedly involved in stone pelting at Hiranagar sub-jail - designated as the holding centre for Rohingyas.

271 Rohingyas, among them 144 women and children are detained at the holding centre.

Clashes broke out after Rohingyas, who held multiple hunger strike protests in the holding centre, demanded their release and deportation to their native country Myanmar.

The police resorted to lathicharge and resorted tear-gas shelling as a control measure.

Mr Kumar said the police were compelled to take action after inmates took three officials of jail staff, including a special police official, hostage and tried to break open the gate of the sub-jail at Hiranagar.

"Rohingyas have been demanding their release and deportation to their native country," the official said.

Mr Kumar said they have already forwarded the case to the home department for the deportation of Rohingyas.

Salim Mohammad and his wife had come to Jammu in 2012. The couple, along with their eldest son, were arrested by police during the checking of refugee cards issued by the UN. Even as Salim also had a UNHCR card that allows Rohingyas to stay as refugees, the family was lodged at the Jammu district jail at Ambphalla before they were shifted to the holding centre in Hiranagar in 2021. The couple then went on to have two more children at the centre.

Over the last several years, political parties and right-wing groups have been demanding the deportation of Rohingya refugee from Jammu. These groups allege that Rohingyas have been settled in Jammu as a part of a conspiracy to engineer a demographic change in the region.

During these years, hundreds of shanties and hutments of the Rohingyas were burnt in the area.

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"Will Present Our Point Of View In Parliament": Union Minister On Manipur Horror

The Centre will present facts on the Manipur incident in the Parliament, Union Minister for Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju said here on Saturday and declined to speak on the viral video that showed two women being paraded in the north eastern state. 

Refusing to be drawn into any controversy over the May 4 incident that took place in Kangpokpi district, he indicated that it would be inappropriate to discuss the issue outside the Parliament.

"Whatever matters are to be discussed in the Parliament we will present our point of view. But right now, I can't say anything outside on the matter," Mr Rijiju told reporters here when his comments on the issue were sought.

"I have come here (today) for the Rozgar Mela. I will not make any (other) comments," the minister further said.

Manipur police has arrested a fifth person, aged around 19, in connection with the May 4 incident, officials said on Saturday. The two women are alleged to have been sexually assaulted before being set free. A 26-second video of the horrific incident surfaced on Wednesday.

More than 160 people have lost their lives, and several have been injured since ethnic violence broke out in the state on May 3, when a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley, while tribals, which include Nagas and Kukis, constitute 40 per cent and reside mostly in the hill districts.

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Aadhaar Details Help Reunite Missing Specially-Abled Woman With Family

A specially-abled woman in Assam was reunited with her family earlier this month, several weeks after she went missing from her home, an official statement from the Ministry of Electronics and IT said.

The woman, who has speech and hearing impairments, was found wandering at the Sonapur New Market in the state's Kamrup district by the Assam Police - nearly 165 kilometers from her home in the Sonitpur district. She was identified with the help of Aadhaar, the statement added.

The police referred her to the Sakhi One Stop Centre, an NGO that offers psychosocial counselling and temporary shelter to women under the sambal sub-scheme of Mission Shakti of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

As officials failed to communicate with the woman, she was shown a few pictures when she pointed to an Aadhaar card.

The Guwahati Regional Office of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was contacted and they asked for the woman's fingerprints for a possible Aadhaar match, the statement said.

Once her biometrics were sent, her Aadhaar details popped up, along with her home address, read the statement from the ministry further.

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Russian Journalist Killed In Ukrainian Attack, Says Military

A Russian war reporter was killed and three were wounded on Saturday in what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack using cluster munitions, prompting outrage from politicians.

The defence ministry said the wounded journalists were evacuated from the battlefield after coming under fire in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region. It said Rostislav Zhuravlev, who worked for state news agency RIA, died while being transferred.

The ministry did not provide evidence that Ukraine had used cluster munitions in the incident, and Reuters was not able to verify the assertion.

Ukraine received cluster bombs from the United States this month, but it has pledged to use them only to dislodge concentrations of enemy soldiers.

Many countries ban the weapons because they disperse bomblets that rain shrapnel over a wide area and can pose a risk to civilians. Some typically fail to explode immediately, but can blow up years later.

Konstantin Kosachyov, deputy speaker of the upper house of parliament, said the use of cluster munitions was "inhuman" and the responsibility lay both with Ukraine and the United States.

Leonid Slutsky, a party leader in the lower house, called it a "monstrous crime".

Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, tweeted: "I wonder what US public opinion thinks of their country crossing all moral red lines in futile attempt to save crumbling corrupt Kiev regime."

Their reactions ignored the fact that Russia's own use of cluster bombs in the war has been documented by human rights groups and by the UN.

US-based Human Rights Watch said in May that Russian forces had used the weapons in attacks that had caused hundreds of civilian casualties and damaged homes, hospitals and schools.

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said this week that Ukrainian forces were using cluster munitions appropriately and effectively against Russian formations.

The governor of Russia's southern Belgorod region alleged earlier on Saturday that Ukraine had fired cluster munitions at a village just inside Russia the previous day, but without causing casualties or damage. He did not provide any visual evidence.

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4 Killed After Hot Water Pipe Bursts In Moscow Mall

At least four people were killed and several others injured on Saturday after a hot water pipe burst at a shopping mall in western Moscow, the city's mayor said.

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said some of those injured had suffered burns, and that emergency services were working on the scene.

Video footage showed flooding throughout the building and steam flowing out of a doorway.

The mall, known as Vremena Goda (The Seasons), opened in 2007 and houses over 150 stores.

"We are providing medical assistance to all the victims," Sobyanin said.

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IND vs WI: 4 मैच...279 रन...पूरी सीरीज बेंच पर बैठा रहा स्टार ऑलराउंडर, रोढ़ा बने दो दिग्गज

भारत ने वेस्टइंडीज वर्ल्ड टेस्ट चैंपियनशिप नए सीजन की शुरुआत जीत के साथ की. वहीं, वेस्टइंडीज के खिलाफ दूसरे टेस्ट में भी टीम इंडिया मजबूत स्थिति में दिखाई दे रही है. इस सीरीज में कुछ बड़े बदलाव देखने को मिले. लेकिन क्या आपको पता है कि एक ऐसा ऑलराउंडर, जिसने अपने प्रदर्शन से दुनिया की टॉप टीम के छक्के छुड़ा दिए उसे इस सीरीज में खेलने का मौका नहीं मिला है. इस सीरीज में कुल 4 खिलाड़ी पर बैठे रहे.

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All Boar, No Roar: 'Lioness' Search Near Berlin Ends, Wild Pig Suspected

German police on Friday called off a search for a wild animal initially believed to be a lioness roaming the outskirts of Berlin after determining it was more likely a wild boar.

In a story that fascinated Germany and gave rise to a slew of satirical memes on social media, two people had spotted early Thursday what appeared to be a lioness chasing a wild boar down a street outside the capital and made a short, grainy video.

However their account and a sighting by officers from their police car remained the only evidence of an animal more at home on the African savanna than the sandy soil of eastern Germany.

The mayor of the small town of Kleinmachnow, Michael Grubert, told reporters around 1100 GMT on Friday that the search had been called off when experts determined it was probably an animal far more common to the region.

"Everything indicates it is not a lioness," Grubert said. The animal thought to be the lioness in the original amateur video was "with relative certainty" a boar, he said.

Two specialists "including one from South Africa" had evaluated the video, comparing it with images of lions on the prowl and found marked differences. 

"Both came to the conclusion there was no way it was a lion," Kleinmachnow city spokeswoman Martina Bellack said in a statement.

For more than 30 hours, residents in the area had been advised "to act with appropriate caution and to avoid the adjacent forests" and look after pets and farm animals.

Despite numerous tips from citizens, including a few claiming to have heard a loud roar, none of the information had led to the animal being located, police said.

Officers had been combing the streets of suburban communities southwest of Berlin in the small hours of Friday using night-vision goggles and drones but called off a forest search until daybreak.

Grubert had told public broadcaster RBB earlier that professional animal trackers searching for dung or bloody remains of prey had been enlisted alongside veterinarians and hunters.

But he acknowledged that the massive operation involving over 100 police officers as well as helicopters and thermal-imaging cameras was stretching his community's resources.   

"This can't go on for days," he said.

- 'Into thin air' -

The two dozen registered lions in Brandenburg state surrounding Berlin were accounted for, authorities said, leaving police to ask whether the beast had been kept illegally when no owner came forward.

Wildlife expert Derk Ehlert had earlier voiced doubt it was actually a lioness on the loose due to the absence of any trace of the beast since early Thursday.

"A lioness doesn't just disappear into thin air," he told public radio.

Ehlert and other specialists also noted the relatively short tail of the creature in the video, as well as its big ears.

"I've never seen a lion with jug ears," circus owner Michel Rogall told local media.

It was not the first time Germans had been told to be on the lookout for wild animals.

In May, residents in the central city of Erfurt were jolted by the sight of a kangaroo hopping across a busy road after escaping from a private property.

In 2019, it took several days for a deadly cobra to be recaptured in the western town of Herne, where residents had been told to keep their windows closed and steer clear of tall grass.

In 2016, zookeepers shot dead a lion after it escaped from its enclosure in the eastern city of Leipzig and a tranquiliser failed to stop it.

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Emerging Asia Cup: बांग्लादेश को हराकर भारत फाइनल में, पाकिस्तान से 23 जुलाई को होगी टक्कर

India A vs Bangladesh A Mens Emerging Asia cup Semi Final: इमर्जिंग एशिया कप के फाइनल में इंडिया-ए की टक्कर पाकिस्तान से होगी. भारत ने दूसरे सेमीफाइनल में बांग्लादेश-ए को 51 रन से हराया. पहले सेमीफाइनल में पाकिस्तान की टीम ने मेजबान श्रीलंका को शिकस्त दी थी. अब 23 जुलाई को भारत-पाकिस्तान के बीच फाइनल होगा.

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No Proposal To Change Courts' Language Of Functioning: Centre

The government informed the Rajya Sabha today that there was no proposal to change the language of functioning of courts from English to Hindi.

As part of a question on the issue of Uniform Civil Code, a member asked whether the government proposes to change the language of functioning of courts from English to Hindi so that the common people can understand proceedings in their own language.

In his written response, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal replied in the negative.

In April 2022, then Chief Justice of India N V Ramana had said there were "certain barriers" as regard to the introduction of local languages in the respective High Courts in the country but had expressed confidence that the issue may be "solved in the near future" with the help of scientific innovation, including artificial intelligence. 
 

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Setback For Sharad Pawar, All 7 NCP MLAs In Nagaland To Support Ajit Pawar

All seven MLAs of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Nagaland have expressed support to Ajit Pawar in a huge setback for his uncle Sharad Pawar.

The seven NCP MLAs of the northeast state in a statement today said all party workers in the Nagaland NCP office will also support Ajit Pawar.

Earlier this month, Ajit Pawar and eight other NCP MLAs joined the Maharashtra Shiv Sena and BJP alliance government, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. That move split the NCP, the party founded by Sharad Pawar.

Ajit Pawar's tactical manoeuvre has parallels to how Mr Shinde broke away from the Shiv Sena when Uddhav Thackeray was the Chief Minister. Mr Shinde eventually gained control of the Shiv Sena.

In 2019, the Shiv Sena had ended the alliance with the BJP and formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra with the Congress and NCP.

The government collapsed last year after Mr Shinde split the party and joined hands with the BJP to form a new government.

Asserting his leadership of the "real NCP," Ajit Pawar has drawn the support of senior party leaders like Praful Patel, Chhagan Bhujbal, and Dilip Walse Patil.

However, Sharad Pawar has also asserted his claim as the leader of the "real NCP," expelling several senior leaders for "anti-party activities."

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