One burnt alive as two trucks collided in Karnataka's Devanahalli
Bengaluru: In an incident that reportedly occurred early on Friday, a fire broke out in the aftermath of a gruesome road accident after two Lorries got into a head-on collision resulting in an individual dying in the fire before the Bhukti Dhaba at the National Highway 7 near Devanahalli in Bengaluru Rural District.
A Lorry was reportedly travelling in full speed transporting cement from Chikkaballapura and heading towards Bengaluru when the driver of the vehicle lost control of the Lorry in front of Bhukti Dhaba and crashed into the road divider. After having crossed over beyond the divider, the Lorry is said to have crashed into another Lorry on that side of the road which was coming from Bengaluru and heading towards Chikkaballapura. The impact of the collision reportedly caused one of the Lorry to roll over, while a fire broke in the other Lorry. In a matter of moments, the fire is said to have engulfed both Lorries, resulting in the death of a Lorry driver who was burned alive in the fire, it is learned.
The Fire Brigade service who reportedly arrived at the site put out the fire.
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Compromised PM didn't sign trade deal with US, but a bargain for Adani's release: Rahul
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of signing a trade deal with the US only to secure the "release" of billionaire businessman Gautam Adani.
"Compromised PM did not strike a trade deal, but a bargain for Adani's release," Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X, after reports that the US has agreed to settle the lawsuit that accused Adani of hiding alleged bribery.
The US government has agreed to settle the lawsuit filed against Adani, who is accused of duping investors by concealing that his company's huge solar energy project in India was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme, according to court filings published Thursday.
Reacting to the reports, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said it was now clear why the PM agreed to the "hopelessly one-sided Indo-US trade deal that was really a steal by the US".
"And it is also clear why he abruptly halted Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025, acting on President Trump's threats rather than on our national interest. Reportedly, the Trump Administration is about to drop all charges of corruption against Modani," he said on X.
"How much more compromised can the PM get?" Ramesh asked.
In the lawsuit filed in late 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani, who is a director at the group's renewable energy unit Adani Green Energy Ltd, of agreeing to pay about USD 265 million in bribes to Indian government officials between approximately 2020 and 2024 to obtain lucrative solar energy supply contracts on terms that expected to yield USD 2 billion of profit over 20 years.
It was alleged in the lawsuit that Adani Group raised USD 2 billion in loans and bonds, including from US firms, on the backs of false and misleading statements related to the firm's anti-bribery practices and policies.
The ports-to-energy conglomerate had denied the allegations.
