Ahmedabad: A special Pocso court on Monday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years in prison for raping a minor, while his father, brother and uncle received the same sentence for aiding him.The convicts are Darshan Panchal alias Bablu, his father Prahlad and brother Vipul, all residents of Kalol, and his uncle Jayanti, a resident…
Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Chandigarh: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Monday directed Punjab Police to arrest state Congress president and Ludhiana MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring over his alleged objectionable and casteist remarks against former Union Home minister late Buta Singh and sought status of the action within five days.Warring…
Pune: A PMPML bus hit a bicycle and ran over its pillion at University Chowk on Ganeshkhind Road around 9.50am on Saturday.The deceased Sohail Noor Ansari (21), was a casual worker residing in Janwadi and hailed from Bihar. The bicycle rider, Rehan Ansari (19), suffered minor injuries. He lodged a complaint against the PMPML bus…
Lucknow: Twenty-one officers from the Uttar Pradesh administration and police departments retired from service on Monday.The retirees include three IAS officers, 10 IPS officers and eight Provincial Police Service (PPS) officers.Among the IAS officers retiring were secretary, urban development Ravindra Kumar, director general, tourism, Vedpati Mishra, and special secretary, secondary education, Krishna Kumar Gupta.The 10…
The annual September Polo Season 2026, organised by the Rajasthan Polo Club, is set to commence in Jaipur from Tuesday Jaipur: The annual September Polo Season 2026, organised by the Rajasthan Polo Club, is set to commence in Jaipur from Tuesday. The season will continue until October 25 and will feature several prestigious polo tournaments…
Ahead of SCO, PM holds talks with Kyrgyz prez, PM of Armenia NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov and Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the SCO summit, which began with an informal dinner hosted by Zhaparov.Along with other leaders, Modi also attended the opening ceremony of the…
5-kg cylinder refill is now costlier by Rs 2 NEW DELHI: The prices of commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) have been increased from Tuesday, September 1.The latest hike reverses two consecutive months of cuts in commercial LPG rates and is likely to raise fuel costs for airlines and operating…
Actor and former Lok Sabha MP Sumalatha extended her support for the Yash starrer ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ amid the film receiving a mixed response from the audience. Praising the Rocking Star’s performance in the film, she urged him not to worry too much about the negative talk around the film. Sumalatha praises…
IOB SO recruitment 2026 registration begins The Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has released a recruitment notification for 291 Generalist and Specialist Officer posts in various scales. The recruitment includes posts such as Manager, Senior Manager and Assistant Manager in areas including branch management, Information Technology (IT), information security, credit, risk, database administration, network administration and…
Hardik Pandya (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya‘s return to international cricket is poised to face another roadblock, as a late leg niggle derailed his plans at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) and puts the all-rounder on the back foot for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.TimesofIndia.com reliably learnt that he was ticking the…
