Automobile

A horrific incident of sexual harassment by a Rapido rider was reported in Bengaluru, on July 22.  Getting into the details, a woman activist booked a bike taxi after several auto cancellations, to reach home. The victim said, the Rapido biker came on a different bike than registered one and started masturbating midway, using one hand to ride. He also sent inappropriate 'Love you' messages to the victim.

A private commercial helicopter of Manang Air bearing tail number NA-MV has crashed near the Mount Everest region in Nepal, killing six people aboard, including five Mexican nationals. The officials, on July 11 confirmed the crash and said, the helicopter took off from the Surke Airport in Solukhumbu district at 10:04 am for Kathmandu. The chopper lost contact at an altitude above 12,000 feet at 10:13 am.

The much awaited Exter by Hyundai has finally launched in India, on July 10. The price starts at Rs 5.99 Lakhs (ex-showroom) and goes upto Rs 9.32 lakhs (ex-showroom) for the the top-end trim.  This highly anticipated SUV has already garnered significant attention and is poised to become a game-changer in its segment. Hyundai has invested 950 crore for the production of Exter and available with Rs 11,000 token amount.

In a shocking unfortunate incident, a 13-month-old girl died in the United States' Arizona region. As per the report, the mother of the victim mistakenly moved her car and ran over the toddler, resulting to her on spot death. "While repositioning the vehicle, the front tire caught the canopy of the car seat, causing it to fall backward which led to the infant suffering critical injuries,' said the police officials.

The Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) created a record, with over five lakh footfall in one day. On July 4, the HMRL issued an official statement and expressed gratitude to the commuters, for using the metros. Among the metro corridors, the Miyapur-LB Nagar corridor has topped with 2.60 lakh people, followed by the Nagole-Rayadurgam corridor with 2.25 lakh people and other stations witnessed 30,000-15,000 people.