Mumbai/Navi Mumbai: The alleged mastermind in the suspected drug overdose case that left two MBA students dead was arrested from Poladpur on the Mumbai-Goa Highway late on Friday, while he was trying to flee to Goa.Ayush Sahitya, 24, was produced before a magistrate court at Borivli on Saturday. He was remanded to police custody till…
PUNE: The ongoing investigation into the death of Pune businessman Ketan Agarwal has revealed new details about how the prime accused Siya Goyal and co-accused Chetan Chaudhary first became part of the Goyal family’s circle.According to police, the family first came to know about Siya’s closeness to Chetan during a community cricket match in January.However,…
Bhilwara: A criminal allegedly opened fire on a police team from Hamirgarh area in Bhilwara district that had gone to apprehend him Friday before jumping into a river while trying to escape.SHO Sunil Kumar Beda said police received information about the movement of the accused Kamlesh Gurjar and reached near Swaroopganj Chauraha to trace him.On…
Thane: A Bhandup-based banker couple died after a container truck hit their motorcycle near the Kharegaon exit on the Mumbai-Nashik highway on Saturday morning, police said. The accident occurred around 7.30 am when the couple was returning from Dombivli after visiting an ailing relative.The victims, identified as Kalpesh Rewale and his wife Meenakshi, both employed…
Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer marked his return to India’s T20I side in historic fashion on Friday, taking charge of the team on his captaincy debut in the format after the longest absence from T20Is before leading a side internationally.When Iyer walked out for the toss in the opening T20I against…
Surat: Chowk Bazar police have arrested a 37-year-old RTI activist for allegedly extorting money from a manufacturer by threatening action against his ongoing construction project.The accused, Prashant Kachhadiya, had filed an RTI application with the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) against a four-storey building being constructed by the complainant, Mansukh Pansuriya, and allegedly demanded Rs 20…
NEW DELHI: The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Delhi high court, raising concerns over the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for Class XII board examinations. The student body has sought the reopening of the verification process, manual evaluation…
Jodhpur: A social media influencer from Jodhpur was hospitalised in critical condition after allegedly consuming poison at her home Wednesday, with her family accusing online trolls and rival influencers of subjecting her to sustained harassment.Anita Bishnoi, a digital content creator from Shikargarh in the Banar area of Jodhpur, was rushed to MDM Hospital after family…
Five Rajasthani dialects have been incorporated into the Union govt’s artificial intelligence-powered Digital Bhashini initiative for language translation Jaipur: Five Rajasthani dialects have been incorporated into the Union govt’s artificial intelligence-powered Digital Bhashini initiative for language translation. The information was shared by Amitabh Nag, chief executive officer of Digital India Bhashini, while speaking to TOI…
Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to France next week for the G7 summit, French ambassador Thierry Mathou tells TOI’s Sachin Parashar in an exclusive interview that India’s involvement with the group of world’s most advanced and industrialised nations has become indispensable. The ambassador also said India’s participation in a “defensive” mission to secure the…
