New Delhi: A Delhi court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a man accused in a dowry harassment and criminal breach of trust case, observing that it was a “classic” case where the accused married the complainant in 2019, left for the UK shortly thereafter, and never took her back.Additional sessions judge Sheetal Chaudhary…
Mumbai: The BMC tree authority on Friday approved a proposal to allow cutting and transplanting of a total of 1,992 trees for the proposed Mumbai Coastal Road project from Versova to Bhayander. Civic officials said of the 1,992 trees affected, 726 will be cut, while 1,266 will be transplanted on a 3.5-acre land owned by…
File photo of DK Shivakumar Bengaluru: Very few politicians in the state have embraced astrology as openly as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar. For the Congress strongman, celestial calculations have long gone beyond personal belief; it has shaped political decisions and moments of confrontation.From choosing auspicious dates to consulting spiritual gurus before…
Pic for representation purpose A stethoscope atop a patient’s record form during an on-site training course at the Asian Breast Center in Makati City, the Philippines, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. No nation is better prepared to help the world staff up its hospitals and clinics than the Philippines, the single biggest exporter of nurses….
Hyderabad: Nearly 90% of companies in Telangana have refused to set up a mechanism to tackle cases related to sexual harassment of women at the workplace even 13 years after the law was enacted to address the menace.A recent survey by the Telangana labour department, accessed by TOI, has revealed that only 12.6% of companies…
The raid was carried out under the supervision of ACP (Cyber Crime) Gaurav Fogat and Inspector Naveen, SHO, of Cyber Police Station South Gurgaon: Police busted an online betting-cum-cyber fraud racket operating from a flat in Sector 37D and arrested four persons, including two students. Investigators suspect the larger network may have roots in Dubai.Police…
Kolkata/Darjeeling: The Bengal govt has started implementing the Rs 1,000 crore central development package for tea garden workers in the Hills, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday. Around Rs 300 crore will be released this fiscal under the PM Cha Sramik Kalyan Yojana.“The previous govt did not set up the required state-level committee, which prevented…
This is an image for representation Noida: A special Pocso court in Noida has sentenced a Rajasthan man to 20 years in prison and imposed a cumulative fine of Rs 70,000 for sexually assaulting a minor girl. The 10-year-old case was proved in court on the sole testimony of the survivor, who remained consistent in…
Panaji: Governing party MLAs met on Friday, with the demand to scrap Section 39A of the TCP Act, completion of the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) 2019, and issues concerning taxis, coal-handling, and recruitment through the Goa Staff Selection Commission (SSC) among the topics that dominated the meeting.A meeting chaired by chief minister Pramod Sawant…
Varanasi: A grand workshop-‘Mera Yuva Bharat’ and Veer Savarkar Jayanti programme was organised in Marui village on the occasion of Veer Savarkar Jayanti on Thursday. Around 150 people participated in the event.The program aimed to connect youth with the Viksit Bharat Abhiyan through the workshop and to ensure their participation in nation building.During the programme,…
