Silchar: Demand for a permanent bench of the Gauhati high court in Barak Valley has gained fresh momentum after intellectuals, academicians, lawyers, and social activists at a meeting in Haflong unanimously extended support to the movement and sought inclusion of Dima Hasao district under its jurisdiction.The Intellectual Meet, organised by the Haflong District Bar Association…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) proposed to induct 200 CNG and electric buses into its public transport network under the Green Fleet initiative this year in Navi Mumbai. With 150 CNG and electric buses already in its possession while doing away with the diesel-run buses, NMMT planned to procure 100 more CNG…
Puducherry: More than two years after a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered, a special court in Puducherry sentenced a 21-year-old man to death on Friday, reports Bosco Dominique. The special judge for Pocso Act cases, M D Sumathi, found M Karnas alias Kaka guilty under several charges, including murder, gang rape of a…
Wall Street’s record-breaking rally slowed on Tuesday as shares of Alphabet fell sharply after the Google parent announced plans to raise fresh capital to fund its growing investments in artificial intelligence.The S&P 500 slipped 0.1 per cent after hitting another all-time high a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 65 points, or 0.1…
Astronomers have detected light from a tiny but powerful galaxy that existed when the universe was still emerging from a vast fog of hydrogen gas. The discovery, made using the Hubble Space Telescope and confirmed with data from the James Webb Space Telescope and a giant telescope in Chile, gives scientists one of their clearest…
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has apprehended three absconders involved in long-pending cases, including attempted murder and sexual assault. Executed over a six-day period ending May 4, the operation involved a four-member team tracking the fugitives across 3,300 kilometres through Bihar and Jharkhand.Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Sanjeev Yadav said the first arrest involved…
Fraudsters morph photos and send them to their users contacts or relatives via messaging apps to pressure them into paying exorbitant amounts Police said fraudsters initially offered small loan amounts, ranging between Rs 5,000 and Rs 15,000 Fraudsters morph photos and send them to their users contacts or relatives via messaging apps to pressure them…
Gurgaon: A 36-year-old woman was allegedly strangled by her husband following a dispute in Manesar on Thursday.Mathura native Narender Singh (40), who suspected Kajal of having an extramarital relationship, is absconding after killing her at their rented accommodation. A murder case was registered at IMT Manesar police station, following which a manhunt was launched.According to…
New Delhi: “One of the boys started tampering with the chair next to mine. When Sai objected, the boy began staring at him and verbally abusing him,” the girl, cited by police as the prime witness, told investigators while recounting the moments leading up to the shooting of a 17-year-old boy at an eatery in…
Bengaluru: Ironically, RGUHS will award honorary doctorate to AC Shanmugam, founder-chancellor of Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, an institute with which the varsity is having a legal tussle.In 2019, the Centre and UGC approved an application to change the college from under the ambit of RGUHS and transfer it to Dr MGR Educational and Research…
