New Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested two men in connection with the assault on a brigadier and his son after they objected to public drinking in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on Saturday.The accused, Satender alias Sonu (49) and Sanjay Sharma (56), are residents of Mehram Nagar. “Satender is a director at a firm providing…
MUMBAI: The deaths of two MBA students at a music concert in Mumbai have once again put the spotlight on ecstasy (MDMA) — a party drug often associated with nightlife but capable of turning fatal within hours.Known on the street as “Molly” or “E”, ecstasy is a synthetic psychoactive substance that stimulates the brain while…
Bengaluru: Customs officers recently seized 26.2kg of high-value hydroponic ganja from passengers arriving from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Terminal 2. The contraband, concealed in checked-in baggage across multiple interceptions, is estimated to be worth Rs 9.1 crore in the illicit market.According to officials, the seizures were made through targeted operations based on risk…
CHENNAI: Former Union minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday that the representation of southern states will reduce to 20.7% while the representation of northern states will increase after delimitation.Calling delimitation exercise a “mischievous, diabolical move to radically alter the federal balance”, Chidambaram said on X that the southern states will lose their representation after delimitation.“When…
Hyderabad: A day after chief minister A Revanth Reddy proposed a hybrid model for delimitation to ensure equitable representation among states, BJP state president N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday asserted that delimitation has always been based on population, not Gross State Domestic Product.He questioned the chief minister’s stand, asking whether development should then be restricted…
GURGAON: The Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police arrested a sharpshooter associated with gangster Deepak Nandal following an encounter near Bandhwari village in the early hours of Tuesday. The accused identified as Nivesh alias Dilla, a resident of Jajal village in Sonipat district, was apprehended in the early hours of April 14 after he…
Kolkata: The alumni association of Naktala High School, actor Rahul Banerjee’s alma mater, held a memorial service for him and issued a charter of demands, seeking answers from the “competent authorities” and the production house, for which he was shooting when he reportedly drowned in Talsari.Soumen Bhattacharya, secretary of the association, told TOI they did…
Following violent clashes over wage demands, Noida saw heavy police presence and route marches as investigators flagged a possible organized WhatsApp syndicate. NOIDA: Even as the Uttar Pradesh government’s interim wage hike and heavy police deployment brought relative calm after Monday’s violence, fresh protests were reported in Noida on Tuesday, with security forces remaining on…
Mapusa: Colvale police arrested a 28-year-old man on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting his five-year-old neighbour girl.According to police, the accused repeatedly assaulted the minor over four consecutive days while her parents were not at home during work hours and her older brother was outside playing with his friends.The ordeal came to light on Monday…
Varanasi: Police constable Satyendra Yadav, 26, suspended from Saiyyedraja police station on charges of corruption, was arrested by Chandauli police on Monday.Chandauli SP Akash Patel said that on Monday evening, during interrogation and checking of call detail records of a recently arrested cattle smuggler, it came to light that Yadav was facilitating cattle smugglers to…
