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NEW DELHI: The Himachal Pradesh Congress on Monday threatened to file a defamation suit against BJP MP Kangana Ranaut over her remarks that its government in the state had diverted funds meant for development to Sonia Gandhi.
“I openly challenge BJP MP Kangana Ranaut to show proof of even Re 1 being diverted to Sonia Gandi or apologise to the Congress leader for making such baseless and unwarranted allegations against her.Otherwise, the Congress will file a defamation case against her,” Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh said.
Kangana had on Sunday said, “The Himachal Pradesh government takes loans and gives it to Sonia Gandhi, which has made the state’s coffers hollow.” “If we (Centre) give disaster funds, it goes to the CM Relief Fund but everyone knows that it goes to the Sonia relief fund from there,” she had said during a BJP programme in Manali.
Reacting strongly to the BJP MP’s remarks, the Congress minister said Kangana’s “foolish statement” reflected her “intellectual bankruptcy”. “There cannot be a bigger foolish statement than saying that funds coming from the Centre or the state’s funds for development are being given to Sonia Gandhi,” Vikramaditya Singh said.
“It hurts to say that she is not much educated and the same reflects in her statements. We all know that funds from the Centre and state development funds are spent through line of credit, draft and overdraft facilities,” he added.
The Congress leader also took a dig at Ranaut and attributed her “baseless remarks” to the fact that her film “Emergency” has still not been cleared for release by the Central Board of Film Certification. “The BJP MP does not visit Himachal Pradesh often but, with her film being “blocked” by the censor board, maybe she is saddened and making baseless statements from her home in Manali,” he said.
This is not the first time that Kangana has stoked a controversy with her remarks. In August, Kangana Ranaut was reprimanded by her party over her controversial remarks that were rapes and murders during the farmers protest and suggesting that it could have led to a Bangladesh-like situation in the country if the BJP’s top leadership was not strong enough.
The BJP released a statement disowning Kangana’s remarks. “The statement made by BJP MP Kangana Ranaut in the context of the farmers’ movement is not the opinion of the party. The Bharatiya Janata Party expresses its disagreement with the statement made by Kangana Ranaut. She is neither permitted nor authorised to make statements on party’s policy. She has been directed not to make such statement in future,” the party had then said.
(With inputs from agencies)

NEW DELHI: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan‘s car got stuck in a muddy pothole on Monday due to heavy rains in Baharagora in Jharkhand. He was en route to a public rally ahead of the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections.
Chouhan had to abandon the vehicle after it became immobilised, and was quickly escorted by his security team to another vehicle amid pouring rain.

During the rally, Chouhan launched a scathing attack on Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), and their allies in the INDIA alliance.
Criticising the current state government, he said, “The dark clouds hovering over us may seem like a crisis, but the bigger crisis is the Hemant Soren government, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha government, and the Congress government(Yeh jaise badal sankat bann k aaye hain usse jyada bada sankat hemant soren ki sarkar, jharkhand mukti morcha ki sarkar aur congress ki sarkaar hai).”
He further escalated his attack, saying, “This is not Jharkhand Mukti Morcha; this is a government of crime, murder, and mafia run by Hemant Soren (Yeh JMM nahi hai Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, yeh jurm, murder aur mafia ki sarkar chala rahe hain Hemant Soren).”

Chouhan, along with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has been appointed as the BJP‘s in-charge for the Jharkhand elections. Addressing the rally, Chouhan launched a scathing attack on the Hemant Soren-led government, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), and their Congress allies.

Lexus India launched the LM 350h luxury MPV earlier this year with prices starting from Rs 2 crores (ex-showroom) and the deliveries started from July 2024. And now, Lexus has temporarily halted the bookings for the LM 350h, in India. The carmaker has stated that it has stopped taking fresh orders due to persistent supply chain issues.
The Lexus LM 350h is available in both four and seven-seater versions priced at Rs 2 crore and 2.50 crore, respectively (both prices Ex-showroom).The Lexus LM 350h is the flagship Lexus model and also the most expensive MPV in the country. The LM also has high demand in the global markets and is a niche product with limited availability in India, which enhances its exclusivity.

In terms of design, the LM features a big spindle grille with sleek LED headlamps. It also gets a large windscreen with vertical housings for the fog lamps. On the sides, it gets a large glasshouse with a subtle kink at the B-pillar and has electric sliding rear doors. At the rear, it gets full-width LED tail lights with LEXUS lettering. The LM measures 5,130mm in length, 1,890mm in width and 1,945mm in height.

Safety features include a digital rearview mirror, a 360-degree camera, multiple airbags, ABS and a system+ 3 suite of ADAS tech that includes vehicle detection – stationary/preceding vehicle, dynamic radar cruise control, lane departure alert with steering assist, lane tracing assist, automatic high beam, blind spot monitor, safe exit assist and more.

The Lexus LM 350h is based on the same platform as the Toyota Vellfire and gets the same engine too. The luxury MPV is built on a GA-K modular platform and is powered by a 2.5-litre, 4-cylinder strong hybrid engine with a combined output of 250hp and 239Nm. It comes paired with an eCVT gearbox which sends power to all four wheels. The electric motor is paired with a nickel-metal hydride battery and it has claimed fuel efficiency of over 19 kmpl.

NEW DELHI: The prime suspect in the horrific murder of a 29-year-old woman, whose dismembered body was found stuffed into a refrigerator, has been identified by the authorities, said Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Monday.
“It is being investigated from all angles. The prime suspect has been identified, and efforts are underway to arrest him,” said Commissioner Dayananda at a press conference.While he did not provide specific details, the commissioner said, “He’s an outsider. We can’t give more information as of now as it may help the accused.”
The gruesome discovery was made on September 21 at the woman’s rented residence in Vinayaka Nagar, Vyalikaval, where her decomposing body was found. The victim, Mahalakshmi, had been living alone in the house for the past five months. According to Shekar H Tekkannavar, deputy commissioner of police for Central Bengaluru, the body parts were severely decomposed, leading investigators to believe the murder occurred about two weeks prior.
Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara confirmed that the police have collected “a lot of clues” and suspect a man reportedly from West Bengal to be behind the crime. However, the minister emphasized that more evidence is required before making any conclusions. “The police have collected a lot of information, a lot of clues. One individual is also… kind of they say he is the one. Unless we collect more information, we can’t really say. He is from West Bengal, they say,” Parameshwara said.
When asked about the government’s efforts to enhance women’s safety in Bengaluru, Parameshwara highlighted various initiatives in place. “We have already taken a lot of precautions for women’s safety in Bengaluru. We are very careful about it. We have installed CCTV where a lot of women go. These kinds of steps we have taken,” he assured.
The murder has sparked political backlash, with the BJP launching a scathing attack on the Congress-led Karnataka government. The state unit of the BJP accused the Siddaramaiah administration of failing to maintain law and order, citing the murder as evidence.
“Under @INCKarnataka rule, appeasement policies have led to a complete collapse of law and order. The brutal murder of Mahalakshmi by Ashraf is a clear reminder that Kannadigas are no longer safe in this Hitler-led @siddaramaiah government,” the official BJP Karnataka handle posted on X.
The BJP further alleged that Congress’s opposition to anti-love Jihad laws was driven by vote bank politics.
As the investigation continues, the police remain tight-lipped about additional details but are focused on apprehending the suspect and gathering conclusive evidence.

Road accidents have increasingly become an affair wherein statistics reveal a disquieting spurt. Reckless driving, inadequate infrastructural facilities, and a humongous number of automobiles plod the roads, leading to this alarming tendency.
A girl who was riding a scooty narrowly escaped a grievous accident when she fell on the pillar of an elevated flyover near Noida Sector-25 after being hit by a car on Saturday, September 21, police said.
The videos available on social media showed two men trying to rescue her from the pillar. A large crowd had gathered at the spot.

The police acted swiftly, responding to the incident, reaching the spot in time, and rescuing the girl. Besides the girl, the two men who had tried to save her were also rescued through a trolley machine.
All three were shifted to the hospital for treatment, as the police said while adding that they had confiscated the vehicle which had hit the girl’s scooty. .

“Police reached the spot immediately upon receiving the information. A rescue team of Police and Fire reached here, the girl was rescued safely. She was sent to the hospital in an ambulance. The two men were also sent to hospital…As per the information, it was a WagonR (that hit the girl’s scooter). It has been impounded by the Police. We will ask the girl a few questions about the incident and take further action,” said ADCP Manish Kumar Mishra.

Delhi Road Crash Fatalities Report 2022 by the Transport Department indicates, 50% were pedestrians, while 45% involved drivers and passengers of two or three-wheelers.
This report shows that the killing on roads is becoming alarming. Thus, 1,571 people were killed in 1,517 fatal crashes in 2022. “It is concerning that these numbers represent a 28 % increase from the previous year,” the report mentioned.
Of the total death casualties, an alarming 97 percent comprise vulnerable road users including pedestrians, motorcyclists, cyclists, and auto rickshaw occupants motorized and electric. “This is much higher than the national average of 70.8 percent as reported by the ministry,” it said.