Chennai: A 60-year-old retired govt employee was arrested by the Kotturpuram all-women police for sexually harassing a 12-year-old girl who was attending Bharatanatyam classes conducted by his wife.The minor, a Class VII student, would attended a private Bharatanatyam training centre in the evenings. On Thursday, the husband of the dance instructor took the girl aside…
Jewellers articulate their concerns Ahmedabad: As the govt of India announced an increase in import duty on gold and silver to 15%, the gems and jewellery industry in Gujarat has raised major concerns over liquidity as well as jobs in the industry. Bullion traders also warn of a rise in unofficial trade channels.Under the new…
New Delhi: The crime branch has busted an interstate syndicate allegedly involved in the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit life-saving medicines. Four key operatives were arrested following a raid in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar and a large cache of pharmaceutical products and equipment was seized.The syndicate was allegedly diverting govt-supplied medicines from Uttar Pradesh and…
Kolkata: ‘Vande Mataram’ played in the assembly as Bengal kept up with its tradition of electing the speaker of the House unanimously on Friday. Cooch Behar South MLA Rathin Bose was elected speaker as Trinamool stayed away from contest.In a display of democratic ethos, Bose was escorted to the speaker’s chair by CM Suvendu Adhikari…
Noida: Eleven people were arrested following a violent clash between two families in Sector 44, allegedly over a marital dispute between a couple. According to police, Nandini and Arjun tied the knot about a year ago, but their relationship has been strained since. On Tuesday, a discussion between the families escalated into a physical assault….
Seventeen foreign nationals were among 21 killed in a Delhi hotel fire, with probe flags safety lapses and illegal expansion. TMC leader Ritabrata Banerjee claimed a rebel group has been recognised as the main opposition in West Bengal Assembly. MEA condemned the Kuwait airport strike that killed an Indian national amid escalating West Asia tensions….
Mumbai: Zaib Zubair Ansari, who stabbed two security guards in Mira Road in what’s being described as a “lone wolf attack”, is an educated Mumbaikar originally from Kurla, who lived in the US for a few years before returning to the city.Neighbours in Mira Road, where he set up home on his return, say he…
Ahmedabad: A panipuri stall outside the Ranip bus terminal was removed by civic authorities on Saturday after a woman found a bone in her panipuri on Friday, and a video of the incident went viral.The woman was eating panipuri with her mother at the Krishna Bhel Pakodi stall, located in front of the Ranip bus…
Silchar: A Rs10.7-crore under-construction bridge collapsed into the Jatinga river in Cachar district on Friday evening, triggering massive public outrage over alleged corruption and criminal negligence. Locals claimed the structure came crashing down because the contractor used temporary wooden supports instead of concrete pillars.Located in the Borkhola assembly constituency, the middle section of the RCC…
Chennai: Two college students were charred to death in a transformer blast near Sriperumbudur on Thursday morning. Police said, N Delhi Ganesh and A Dakshinamurthy, both 17, had been trying to harvest ice apple (nungu) from a tree at around 10am, after playing cricket. When they climbed up a palmyra tree with a harvesting pole…
