Vinay Kulkarni (L), BJP worker Yogesh Gowda (R) BENGALURU: Dharwad Rural MLA and former Congress minister Vinay Kulkarni has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2016 murder of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda in Dharwad.A serving lawmaker sentenced to a jail term of two or more years faces immediate disqualification from the House.Santosh Gajanan Bhat,…
Chennai: Madras high court on Friday disposed of a plea moved by a lawyer alleging distribution of money through QR code by AIADMK in Chennai Harbour constituency, as ECI informed the court that an immediate inspection by the flying squad of ECI found no such material as alleged and, that an FIR has been registered…
Hyderabad: In relief to families displaced by the Karimnagar-Warangal national highway widening (NH-563) project, Telangana high court has directed authorities to consider their claims for rehabilitation and resettlement benefits within eight weeks.The appellants, including farmers from Elkathurthy in Hanumakonda district, approached the court after their houses were demolished following an earlier legal setback. Though they…
The accused were arrested for allegedly cheating an exporter of Rs 2.5 crore and around 50 tolas of gold using fake coins Gurgaon: After busting an interstate gang led by a conman who duped people for over two decades across cities — particularly targeting wealthy individuals, including those linked to Bollywood — police will now…
Kolkata: Bharatpur MLA and AJUP chief Humayun Kabir on Friday moved the Calcutta High Court, seeking a court-monitored probe into the 19-minute viral sting video purportedly featuring him and an unidentified man. Kabir said the video, which purportedly shows him saying that he took money from BJP to mislead Bengal’s Muslims, was part of a…
Noida: A 45-year-old carpenter was arrested on Thursday for allegedly stabbing his partner’s mother to death. The accused and his partner, a 26-year-old man, were in a romantic relationship for the past year. When the mother opposed the relationship, the accused murdered her in a fit of rage.According to ADCP (Noida) Manisha Singh, police received…
Panaji: Local varieties of summer fruits such as water apples, jamun and other wild fruits, which once sold for as little as Rs 1 per piece are now priced at Rs 5 to 8 each. These seasonal berries are not commercially cultivated in Goa but inconspicuously exist in the wild or in private home gardens.With…
Ahmedabad: On the second day of the GATE-26 expo organized by the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in Gandhinagar, sessions were held on semiconductors and emerging investment thinking in AI products and deep technology.Addressing the gathering, Shekhar Patel, national president, Credai, said, “Ahmedabad is set to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030, and…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday came down heavily on the BJP-led Centre after the Enforcement Directorate raided the residence of state industries and power minister Sanjeev Arora, accusing the ruling party of using central agencies to intimidate non-BJP governments and throttle democracy ahead of elections.Addressing a press conference, Mann alleged that the…
Pune: A neurosurgical team at Sahyadri Hospital has successfully removed a massive 16.5 cm tumour from a patient’s spinal cord. The rare, long-segment tumour spanned from the brainstem, through the cervical spine, and down to the fourth thoracic level.Intramedullary tumours (those arising within the spinal cord) are relatively rare, and cases involving multiple spinal levels…
