KOLKATA: The Hastings Police has arrested a 32-year-old motorcyclist, identified as Rajesh Mondal of Matiya area in North 24 Parganas, late Wednesday night for allegedly stalking, verbally abusing, and making sexually suggestive remarks toward a 40-year-old woman bike rider near AJC Bose Road and DL Khan Road crossing.The incident occurred when the victim, a resident…
Bombay High Court has stayed the cancellation of FCRA certificates for two church organizations PANAJI: Bombay HC on Thursday stayed cancellation of the certificate under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act of two organisations of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.HC also issued notices to Centre, asking home ministry to respond by Sept 10 to concerns…
Ahmedabad: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project has made substantial progress, with 452 km of pier construction and 356 km of girder work completed on the 508-km bullet train corridor, the ministry of railways told the Lok Sabha.The corridor, connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad through 12 stations, has also seen 209 km of track bed laid…
Panchkula: More than 550 youths and students participated in a Tiranga Yatra organised in the city Thursday as part of the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign being observed from Aug 9 to 17 ahead of Independence Day.The procession was flagged off by Panchkula SDM Chandrakant Kataria from Yavanika Park in Sector 5. The march passed…
Random Checks After Aug 15: Pune RTO Official PUNE: Several autorickshaw drivers are anxious about the “field test” from Sunday, after the basic training in Marathi at the Pune RTO.A senior official of the Pune RTO (Regional Transport Office) said 720 autorickshaw drivers had undergone Marathi training over the past two months. Yet, some trained…
Lucknow: A Class 11 student in UP’s Sant Kabir Nagar staged his kidnapping and used an AI-generated image to show his ‘injured eye’ as ‘proof’ of assault to demand ransom from his father.The 17-year-old boy faked the kidnapping to repay online gaming debts. The plot, however, was busted within hours after police traced the teenager…
Jaipur: Six schoolchildren and a teacher were seriously injured after a camper ferrying around 40 students home from school overturned in Bikaner’s Pugal area Thursday, with several of the injured sustaining head injuries and being referred to PBM Hospital in Bikaner for treatment.Pugal station house officer Samarveer Singh said the accident occurred when the camper’s…
Sukhbir Badal was attacked at a gurudwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday said she was “deeply touched” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “kind gesture” of reaching out to enquire about the health of her husband and party chief, Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was attacked at…
Gold and silver prices remain in focus as investors assess the next move in precious metals after gold’s sharp rally and subsequent pullback. Gold prices fell on Friday as traders locked in profits following bullion’s climb to an over two-month high on Thursday. Spot gold was down 0.5% at $4,330.37 per ounce by 0103 GMT,…
Bollywood star Rani Mukerji was honoured at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) with a special citation for ‘excellence in acting’. The honour celebrates her three-decades-long contribution to Indian cinema that has made an impact around the world.Accepting the honour, Rani reflected on her time in the film industry and revealed that her greatest…
