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The Wire
2 days ago
- Automotive
- The Wire
ACKO Drive Rolls Out June Offers on Top SUVs
BENGALURU, India , June 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ACKO Drive has launched special June offers on some of India's most popular compact SUVs. With a digital buying experience and clear benefits, ACKO Drive aims to make deciding on the next SUV easier and more budget-friendly. The campaign includes attractive savings on the Tata Punch, Tata Nexon, Škoda Kylaq, and Hyundai Venue; their basic features and specifications are listed as below: Tata Punch: Safety Meets Simplicity The Tata Punch micro SUV is built strong with a 5-star G-NCAP safety rating, dual front airbags, ABS with EBD, corner stability control, ISOFIX child seat anchors, and a rear-view camera. It's powered by a 1.2 L Revotron petrol and petrol CNG engine, and buyers can choose between a 5-speed manual or AMT gearbox. Punch also has Traction Pro on AMT trims and Idle Start-Stop tech, making it fuel efficient in city traffic. Inside, the cabin includes ventilated front seats, an air purifier with AQI display, USB-C fast charging, rain-sensing wipers, auto headlamps, and a 366 L boot. A 7-inch Harman touchscreen offers wired Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, plus Tata's iRA connected tech and What3Words voice navigation. Tata Nexon: Bigger and Brighter Tata Nexon has a bold SUV design and offers a powerful lineup. Its petrol engine (1.2 L turbo), petrol CNG engine, and diesel option deliver strong performance. The car has six airbags, ABS with EBD, ESP, and hill-hold control. Inside, it's tech-rich with a 10.25-inch infotainment touchscreen, a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, wireless charging, ventilated seats, and an air purifier. Potential car buyers also find cruise control, sunroof, and a 360° camera for easier parking. Connected features support Nexon's appeal to families and tech-savvy buyers. Škoda Kylaq: European Design, Indian Heart The Skoda Kylaq is a compact SUV with six airbags, ABS, ESC, traction control, and brake disc wiping among its 25 safety features. It rides on the MQB-A0-IN platform, giving it a stable and premium feel. The 1.0 L TSI engine, with manual or automatic gearbox options. The cabin features a 20.32 cm virtual cockpit, up to 25.6 cm touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, cruise control, and dual USB-C sockets. Higher trims add ventilated seats, an electric sunroof with anti-pinch, ambient lighting, and wireless charging. Boot space is a generous 446 L. Hyundai Venue: Compact with Features Hyundai Venue stands out with LED projection headlamps, LED DRLs, a dark chrome grille, alloy wheels, roof rails, and puddle lamps. The interior offers an 8-inch HD touchscreen with regional languages, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, a wireless charger, a dashcam, ambient lighting, a sunroof, and powered seats. Safety includes six airbags, ESC, VSM, ABS with EBD, hill-start assist, parking sensors, and a camera. On the turbo variant, Venue offers drive mode select, cruise control, ioniser in climate control, rear AC vents, and a digital TFT display. Why ACKO Drive Offers Matter These SUVs already offer strong features. Where ACKO Drive stands out is in making them more attainable. Tata Punch sees a discount of ₹79,000, Hyundai Venue gets a ₹1,36,000 price cut, Tata Nexon has a discount of ₹74,000, and the Skoda Kylaq gets a discount of ₹67,000. This lowers the upfront costs and ensures that features like safety tech, connected infotainment, and comfort amenities are accessible. Key Highlights of Discounts Buyers Can Avail ACKO Drive's June campaign spotlights four compact SUVs that each offer something valuable. Punch delivers safety and simplicity at a wallet-friendly price. Nexon adds power and tech appeal. Kylaq offers European refinement and advanced features. The Venue provides a feature-packed urban drive with modern comfort. With ACKO Drive's discounts, buyers can take these SUVs home with more savings and with clear ease. If buyers are looking for a smart purchase and strong features, this June is the moment to act. About ACKO Drive ACKO Drive is an online car buying platform built to make the entire process simple, fast, and transparent. From comparing models to securing the best on-road prices, ACKO Drive handles it all in one place. It offers exclusive deals and full support with paperwork, insurance, and financing. Customers can also access real-time discounts and expert guidance to make informed decisions. With a focus on convenience and savings, ACKO Drive helps buyers skip long showroom visits and make smarter car purchases from the comfort of their home. It's making car buying easier, smarter, and more rewarding. Disclaimer: The discounts and promotional offers mentioned in this blog are valid only for June 2025. All price reductions are subject to vehicle availability and stock levels on the ACKO Drive platform. Offers may vary by location and are applicable only while stocks last. ACKO Drive reserves the right to modify or discontinue these offers without prior notice. For the most current pricing and availability, please visit the ACKO Drive website. Terms and conditions apply. (Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with PRNewswire and PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.). This is an auto-published feed from PTI with no editorial input from The Wire.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
‘The day cops almost abducted us...': Noida journalist shares ordeal
In the eight years I've been here, five in Delhi as a student and three in Noida after I started working, I've felt nothing but the welcoming embrace of this megapolis. That changed in minutes on Thursday (June 19) afternoon in a manner I'd never imagined. My husband and I were on our way back home from Film City. Both of us have our offices there, but Thursday was his day off, so he had come to pick me up. We had stopped at the Indian Oil petrol pump in Sector 38, right beside GIP Mall, to refuel the car when a group of strangers – three men and a woman – walked up to the car and knocked on the window on the driver's side. Their eyes were fixed on my husband. "Is your name R***l?" the man in front, who was wearing a yellow T-shirt, asked. "Yes," he said, though taken aback that the stranger knew his name. What followed that instinctive affirmation is stuff that one sees in movies and sometimes read about on the pages of a newspaper. Consuming it from a distance is one thing, being in it quite another. As soon as my husband confirmed his name, the man who had made the enquiry ordered him to step out. Confused, both of us asked why. "Come out", they barked. We asked why again, but before we knew it, one of the men had opened the driver's door, grabbed my husband and tried to drag him out. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo This was happening in daylight, at a public place, and in full public view. But the strangers accosting us were unfazed. Had I seen any of them before? No. Did my husband know them? No. Had we bumped into them somewhere and this was a road rage – the kind we regularly read about in Delhi-NCR – happening to us? No, we had driven to the pump without incident. As thoughts raced through my mind, I felt a chill. This, I feared, was a kidnapping. My news reporter instincts kicked in, so I switched on my phone's video recorder. As my husband resisted attempts by the man to drag him out, he called his companion for assistance. Meanwhile, the woman had come to my side of the car and asked me to step out. I refused. She insisted. "Who are you, what's this about?" I kept asking her. "Come out" is all she would say. Eventually, she replied, "Hum Delhi Police se hain, aap bahar to aao (You come out, we are from Delhi Police)" She flashed an identity card as she said so, but I couldn't see it properly and couldn't be sure if these were genuine police officers or part of some extortion racket pretending to be cops. The latter seemed likely. I identified myself as a journalist with TOI, pleaded with her to speak gently, and explain what was happening to us. But my words made no difference. They just got more brazen. The man in the yellow shirt used all his strength to drag my husband out, pulling him by the belt and hustling him towards a car parked nearby, a Tata Nexon with an HR26 number plate. It did not look like a police vehicle. Both of us screamed. "This is not even a police car!" My husband asked them to show a warrant if they were cops, but they didn't have anything to show. I was shaking in panic by then. I gathered my voice and addressed the man in the yellow shirt this time. "Can you please tell us what has happened?" I asked him. As he tried to bundle my husband into the HR26 vehicle, I tried to stop him. "Isko kheencho na peechhe se (pull her away)", he told the woman who had identified herself as a Delhi Police cop. At this point she asked my husband, "App R***l J**n ho na?" "No, I'm R***l S**a, a journalist based in Noida," he cried out. Meanwhile, I retrieved my press ID from my phone's back cover and showed it to them. That's the first time they paused. They asked to see my husband's ID. We showed them, plus his Aadhaar and PAN cards. This is when two realisations struck together. We realised these were perhaps indeed cops, not criminals trying to kidnap us. And they realised they had made a mistake. "Are you from Haryana?" the woman asked my husband. "Both of us are from West Bengal," he told her. "We work here in Noida." She then looked at his phone and asked him, "What phone is this? Is this an iPhone?" she asked next. My husband showed it to her – it was a OnePlus. The woman then looked at her phone (later, I learnt this was to check the identity of a cybercriminal the cops were chasing). Her demeanour changed. She became calmer and addressed us politely, identifying herself as a sub-inspector from the Delhi Police cyber crime branch at Shahdara police station. She explained the criminal they were looking for was a namesake of my husband. She showed us and the petrol pump staff his photo as well. The pump staffers pointed out it was obvious just from the photo that my husband was a different person. Why did a police team, trained for this, get even basic identification wrong? "Ye aapka name match kar gaya naa, isiliye aapko uthaye hum (Your name matched, this is why we picked you up)…" the SI told my husband. "Imagine the number of R****s we have in India. How can you make the basic mistake of verifying the full name?" he asked. They had no replies. We demanded an explanation, pointing out what had just happened was a clear case of harassment – besides being humiliating for both of us – but they refused to record a video statement. Finally, they hastily scribbled an apology note, quickly got into the HR26 vehicle and left. I had by then called up Noida police officers and also the Shahdara SHO and confirmed the trio who had ambushed us were indeed cops. Later, we drove home in silence, the experience of the place we now call home largely altered in our minds. I thought all evening if I should put this behind me and move on. I understood that the cops had made a mistake and there was the apology note in my hand, written by the SI on behalf of her team – with an assurance that something like this would not happen again. Late night, I posted about my experience on social media and got down to writing this piece. Silence, I decided, was not an option because an act like this needs accountability that goes beyond an individual – even if sincere – apology. While extrajudicial working styles make for gripping movie scripts and police dramas, there is no place for them in the real world. Police must take institutional responsibility for that. Delhi Police is India's elite police force, reporting directly to the home ministry. It is supposed to set the standards, uphold the rulebook, and be unimpeachable in its conduct. If these are their methods of apprehending suspects, they have some rethinking to do. They are accountable to people. They must do better.
Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Maruti Suzuki Dzire: Bharat NCAP vs Global NCAP crash test results comparison. How are they different?
The fourth-generation Maruti Suzuki Dzire is built with stronger materials as compared to its predecessor. Check Offers Maruti Suzuki Dzire sub-compact sedan has recently bagged a five-star safety rating in Bharat NCAP crash test. With this, the Dzire became the second car in India after the Tata Nexon to be crash tested by both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP. Interestingly, just like the Tata Nexon, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire has scored a five-star safety rating in both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP crash tests. While the Maruti Suzuki Dzire scored five stars in both BNCAP and GNCAP crash tests, there are slight differences. The Maruti Suzuki Dzire scored a five-star rating in the Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) category in both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP crash tests, but in the Child Occupant Protection (COP) category, the points it scored are different. Here is a quick look at the differences in scores and ratings for the Maruti Suzuki Dzire given by Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP. Maruti Suzuki Dzire: Bharat NCAP crash test result At Bharat NCAP crash test, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire sub-compact sedan has received good protection for the driver's head, neck, pelvis, thighs and feet during the frontal offset deformable barrier test. In the same test, the front passenger's head, neck, thighs and left tibia received good protection as well. When it comes to the protection for the driver's chest, it was rated marginal, while for the tibia, it was adequate. Safety to the front passenger's chest and right tibia was rated as adequate by BNCAP. In the side movable deformable barrier test, protection to the head, torso and abdomen was good, while for the chest, it was rated as adequate. However, all parts of the driver got good protection in the side pole impact test. In the COP category, Bharat NCAP rated the sedan with a dynamic score of 23.57 out of 24 points. While the new Dzire scored full points for the 18-month-old dummy's front and side protection, the three-year-old dummy scored a total of 7.57 out of eight points in its frontal collision test and received full four out of four points for side protection. Maruti Suzuki Dzire: Global NCAP crash test result At the Global NCAP crash test, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire was rated to offer good protection to the driver and front passenger's head, neck and thighs during the frontal offset deformable barrier test. The driver's feet also received good protection, and tibia protection for both front occupants was rated as adequate. The driver's chest received marginal protection, which was rated as adequate for the front passenger. In the side movable deformable barrier test, all parts of the driver's body received good protection, but in the side pole impact test, protection to the driver's chest was noted as marginal, while other parts received good safety in this test. In the COP tests at the Global NCAP, both the 18-month-old and three-year-old dummies received full points in the front and side collisions. The three-year-old's child restraint system (CRS) provided full protection to the head and chest of the dummy, but limited protection to the neck in the frontal impact test. However, during the side impact tests, all parts received full protection, similar to the 18-month-old dummy's front and side impact tests. Bharat NCAP vs Global NCAP: Differences in test results Maruti Suzuki Dzire performed similarly in its frontal offset deformable barrier tests in both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP. The only difference was protection to the front occupant's left tibia, which was rated to offer good protection in the BNCAP test but adequate in the GNCAP test. In the side pole impact tests, there was a significant difference. In GNCAP, the Dzire scored marginal protection to the driver's chest and good protection to all other parts. In BNCAP, all parts of the driver received good protection. Check out Upcoming Cars in India 2024, Best SUVs in India. First Published Date: 16 Jun 2025, 13:06 PM IST
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Mystery fire guts parked car in Manish Nagar causing Rs 8 lakh loss
1 2 3 Nagpur: A mysterious fire gutted a Tata Nexon car parked outside Plot No. 75 in Panchtara Society, Manish Nagar, in the early hours of Thursday, causing an estimated loss of Rs 8 lakh. The incident occurred around 2.15am and was reported to the Narendra Nagar fire station, which reached the spot within five minutes. The car belonged to Varun A, who is currently out of town. His parents were at home when the incident occurred. The fire was first noticed by a neighbour who had woken up for a washroom break. The neighbour informed his son, who then contacted Varun's parents. According to a family member, Varun's father rushed out of the house and tried to douse the flames using available water in their home. Neighbours also pitched in, passing buckets of water and using a hose from the adjoining house until the fire brigade arrived. The fire brigade team managed to contain the blaze quickly and ensured it did not spread further. They also ventilated the vehicle to release the smoke and prevent any flare-ups from the control tank. The vehicle was completely damaged from the front, with the engine, battery, and wiring charred. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo No casualties were reported. The cause of the fire remains unclear. There were no signs of a short circuit, fuel leak, or external tampering visible to the family, raising suspicions. "We don't know how this happened," Varun said. Beltarodi police have registered a case and launched an investigation. However, the lack of CCTV coverage in the residential area has made it difficult to gather early leads. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Hans India
10-06-2025
- Automotive
- Hans India
Tata Sierra Returns: EV Launch Set for Late 2025
Tata Motors has confirmed the return of the Tata Sierra, with the electric version launching at the end of 2025. Also, the petrol and diesel models will be released in early 2026. This follows a strategy used before with other models, launching EVs first and ICE variants later. The new Sierra keeps its classic boxy shape and large glass panels, with a fresh design including distinctive wrap-around rear windows. The looks of the car was praised at the 2025 Bharat Mobility Global Expo. Inside, the Sierra will have a high-tech cabin featuring a three-screen setup and a new steering wheel with an illuminated logo. Top models are expected to include advanced driver assistance features. For engines, the Sierra may use 1.5-litre petrol or diesel engines from the Tata Nexon or a 2.0-litre engine from the Harrier. The electric version will have several battery options. Higher trims might get Tata's new Quad Wheel Drive system introduced in the Harrier EV.
