Surat: A 21-year-old autorickshaw driver has been sentenced to 20 years in jail after being convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl.The incident took place in September 2023 in the Kapodra police station area, where the accused raped the victim at his residence. The accused was the victim’s father’s cousin and she used to address him…
Transporters block Assam-Meghalaya border at Jorabat amid tensions Guwahati: Passengers were stranded as Assam-based drivers blocked Jorabat amid tensions over alleged attacks on Assam-registered vehicles in Meghalaya.The blockade left passengers waiting after they were forced to get off vehicles, uncertain about continuing their journeys.David Pharangkuper, a Byrnihat student, condemned the alleged attacks by Khasi Students’…
From Rs 40,000 deal to Rs 33 Lakh settlement: Panchayat ends 39-year land battle Lucknow: A Rs 40,000 agreement involving 5.79 acres of land (three full-size football grounds) that triggered a legal battle spanning nearly four decades finally ended at a panchayat on Friday, where the two sides agreed to a Rs 33 lakh settlement…
Rajkot: A five-year-old male Asiatic lion was found dead in a farm well on the outskirts of Dhokadva village in Gir Gadhada taluka of Gir Somnath district on Friday.Forest officials recovered the carcass and sent it for a postmortem to ascertain the cause of death. The lion is suspected to have fallen into the well…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has barred indefinite blanket freezing of bank accounts in cybercrime investigations, directing police to establish a prima facie link between an account or transaction and the alleged offence before imposing financial restraints. A single bench of Justice Anand Sharma issued the directions while deciding more than 100 writ petitions challenging…
Delhi HC quashes ED proceedings, says agency cannot continue PMLA probe after closure of underlying FIR NEW DELHI: Delhi HC has taken a dim view of ED‘s move to rely on a six-year-old case to continue proceedings even though the FIR forming the basis of the case was closed. Justice Anish Dayal observed that despite…
Indian man and woman plead guilty to PayPal scam in Arkansas. Gajera Prashant and Dharaben Bhavadiya, an Indian man and a woman, pleaded guilty to a PayPal refund scam in Arkansas. They have received five-year suspended sentences which means they do not have to go to jail immediately despite their serious crime. The PayPal refund…
Govt rules out ethanol diversion as cause of sugar price rise, cites lower output, festive demand and crop damage NEW DELHI: Sugar production during the current season (Oct-Sept) is estimated around 306 lakh tonnes, 11% lower than the initial projection of 343 lakh tonnes for the year by sugarcane-growing states, govt said Friday. It also…
Akshay Kumar’s hilarious reaction to journalist’s pan masala ad question goes viral, actor laughs after ‘Sab kesar bech rahe hain’ remark Akshay Kumar had an amusing response when a journalist brought up the ongoing debate around celebrity endorsements of pan masala and asked him a cheeky question during a recent event. Instead of addressing the…
Neeraj Chopra, of India, competes in the javelin during the World Athletics Diamond League athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, August 21, 2026. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP) Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage edged out Neeraj Chopra by just nine centimetres in Lausanne, securing his third victory over the Indian star this season and tightening his…
