The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted three persons sentenced to varying jail terms for tampering with evidence in the infamous 1999 BMW hit-and-run case, involving former Naval chief Admiral S M Nanda's grandson Sanjeev Nanda.
Asked if Sunil Kulkarni will be dropped as a witness, as his motives were suspect in the light of the television expose, the Delhi police chief said this was a legal matter and was being examined by the experts.
Sanjeev Nanda, son of arms dealer Suresh Nanda and prime accused in BMW hit-and-run case, would soon be flying out of the country as a Delhi court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to release his passport. The CBI had seized the passports of the father-son duo in a raid at their premises on October 10, 2006. The raid followed registration of a case against Suresh Nanda and others in a defence deal related to the procurement of armoured recovery vehicles.
In a significant development, a Delhi court on Saturday allowed police to take fresh fingerprints of the accused, including Sanjeev Nanda, in the eight-year-old BMW hit-and-run case, the trial of which is at its fag end.
The Bar alleged there had been misrepresentation of facts by the media and there has been a motive behind it.
BMW Motorrad, the bike division of the German auto giant has rolled out two millionth bike from its facility in Spandau, Berlin.
The Indian youngster had to dig deep into his reserves to get the better of Swedish No 2 Daniel Erickson in the third round before making the grade.\n\n
The police remand of Rajastan MLA Nandkishore Maharia's son Siddharth, who allegedy hit an autorickshaw and a police van killing three persons and leaving five others injured, was on Monday extended for three days.
Kulkarni also alleged that ACP Ranbeer Singh had beaten him mercilessly at Hauz Khas police station before the recording of his testimony in the court in 1999.
Sanjeev Nanda, convicted in the BMW hit-and-run case, on Friday got a reprieve from the Supreme Court which refused to enhance the quantum of punishment of two years already undergone by him and directed him to do community service for two years.
The vehicle will be available in both petrol and diesel variants.
Indian golfer SSP Chowrasia showed glimpse of vintage form and fired a blazing four-under 67 to lie tied third after the opening round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
German premium carmaker BMW on Thursday rolled out its first '3 series' sedan from its plant near Chennai, with a price tag of Rs 26.7 lakh.
Three luxury compact cars from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi now run on Indian roads. Choosing the best of the trio is no easy task.
A 42-year-old Indian-origin man in the United States was shot and killed by police in San Antonio after he struck two officers with his vehicle as they were trying to arrest him in connection with an aggravated assault case against a woman.
BMW confirmed it would leave Formula One racing at the end of 2009 for image reasons as the maker of sporty luxury cars wants to focus on sustainability and the environment.
The Delhi High Court will give its verdict on Monday in the BMW hit-and-run case, in which a trial court had convicted and sentenced businessman Sanjeev Nanda to five years imprisonment.Justice Kailash Gambhir, who had reserved the judgment in May, would pass the verdict on the petitions filed by three convicts, including Nanda. Besides Nanda, the court had also convicted Rajiv Gupta and Bhola Nath, and sentenced them to one year and six months in jail, respectively.
BMW's Nick Heidfeld believes F1's return to Europe could force re-writing of the early-season form book
Developed on the same platform as the 3 Series, the new 1 series has been codenamed as F20.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the city police on a petition filed by Sanjeev Nanda challenging a lower court's decision to sentence him to five years' imprisonment in the BMW hit-and-run case.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant interim stay on a Delhi high court judgment holding senior advocates R K Anand and I U Khan guilty of contempt of court for trying to influence a key witness in the BMW hit-and-run case. A bench headed by Justice B N Agrawal, however, admitted the appeal filed by them and issued notices to respondents.
There will be two petrol engine options offered with a standard eight-speed automatic gearbox in the 640i and 650i.
BMW is all set to launch the new version of its flagship 7 Series car in India. Traditionally, the company introduces technologies and themes first in this car, and later add them to other models. The refreshed 7 Series features new hardware for the iDrive system, redesigned leather seats and individual 9.2 inch screens for rear passengers among other changes.
The BMW 3 series is here to challenge the Audi A4, Mercedes C Class and the likes.
A number of carmakers have launched new products in the SUV/MUV segment within a span of few months.
BMWs lowest priced car the X1 was seen testing near Chennai.
India's luxury car rental market is experiencing a surge in demand, particularly in Tier 1 cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi, with executive travellers, especially from the tech sector and younger demographics like the millennials and the Gen Z, increasingly renting high-end vehicles for special occasions and domestic travel. Luxorides, a luxury car rental company, observed a 40 per cent year-on-year rise in bookings in 2024 (until April) on popular routes like Delhi-Rishikesh, Delhi-Vrindavan, and Delhi-Jim Corbett National Park, as well as Chandigarh-Manali and Chandigarh-Ladakh.
Continuing our Navratri colour trail, Sukanya Verma lists nine royal blue impressions that Bollywood left on screen.
Dealerships, too, are going all out to roll out the red carpet for women.
Audi Q3 not only has the looks of an SUV but offers better ride quality.
After a brief lull during the pandemic, there is a strong revival in luxury car sales, bolstered by more launches across price bands, replacement demand, ban on old diesel vehicles in the NCR, and 'revenge buying'.
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'
German luxury car maker Mercedes Benz on Friday said it will hike prices of its products across models by up to 10 per cent in India from next month.
A former model who was one of the accused in a gangster's murder in an alleged fake police encounter in Mumbai was shot dead in a hotel in Gurugram months after she was granted bail, the police said on Wednesday.
Since Kalpana is not an MLA, her becoming the CM will need a present MLA to vacate his or her seat.
In a new twist to the BMW hit-and-run case trial, a medical expert on Thursday told a Delhi court that a blood test on prime accused Sanjeev Nanda just after the incident had proved that he was under the influence of liquor. "As per traffic rules, a person is under the influence of liquor if the blood contains 30 mg or above per 100 ml of blood, wherever in the present case, it was much above it. As per my report, it was 115 mg/ml," doctor Madhulika Sharma said.
American tech billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said his proposed visit to India has been postponed due to "very heavy Tesla obligations". The electric carmaker Tesla CEO -- who was expected to be in India on April 21 and 22 and scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- wrote on X that he is looking forward to coming to India later this year.
