Maruti to hike prices across models from Jan

Mumbai: Maruti Suzuki India will increase prices of its vehicles across various models from next month to offset the “adverse impact of increase in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates”. The company, however, did not specify by how much the prices of its vehicles would increase. At present, the company is working out the range, a company official said, Maruti Suzuki India said in a regulatory filing. PTI

1 killed in explosion at IISc lab in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A suspected cylinder blast killed a 32-year old technician and injured three others during an experiment in a laboratory of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here on Wednesday, police said. Four technicians of a private start-up company were involved in some experiment when an explosion occurred suddenly around 2.20 pm, they said. PTI