New Delhi: A court has convicted a man of attempting to rape a differently abled woman, relying on the testimony of her mother and a psychiatric assessment that said the survivor had a social age of “one year and two months” and suffered from “profound social intellectual impairment”.Social age is a measure of a person’s…
Aboobacker Siddique Moosa was detained by the immigration authorities at Bengaluru Airport upon his arrival in India last week Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai Zonal Unit has arrested Aboobacker Siddique Moosa alias Siddik Payakki, the alleged mastermind of a gold smuggling racket busted last year.The case dates back to November 18, 2025,…
Bengaluru: The State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), constituted under Section 79 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act-2016, has the jurisdiction and authority to issue binding corrective directions against private establishments, including orders directing the payment of compensation, the high court said.Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued this ruling, upholding the Rs 10-lakh compensation…
Chennai: A 94-year-old woman died after she was assaulted by her grandson in an inebriated state at a village near Kalpakkam in Chengalpet district.The deceased was identified as P Saroja, of Poonthandalam village near Vengappakkam. She was living with her son Munusamy and his family.According to police, the incident occurred when Saroja was resting on…
MoHA norms stipulate one fire station for every 10 sq km. Hyderabad, however, has only around 40 stations despite being spread across 2,000 sq km Hyderabad: Fire accidents in the city have risen by an alarming 50% in the past three years – from 1,711 in 2023 to 2,633 in 2025 — yet Hyderabad has…
Fire at the office of additional district magistrate in Alipore Kolkata: A major fire broke out on Wednesday at the new administrative office building, popularly known as the office of additional district magistrate, located on Alipore Police Court complex. The affected building has the South 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad office and multiple govt departments.A little…
Chandigarh: Haryana agriculture minister Shyam Singh Rana on Wednesday directed officials to ensure adequate fertiliser stocks and smooth distribution before the Kharif season to prevent shortages and long queues for farmers.The minister chaired a high-level review meeting with senior officers of the agriculture and farmers’ welfare department, HAFED, and representatives of fertilizer manufacturing and marketing…
Guwahati: Several tribal bodies in Assam, backed by leaders of opposition parties, protested at Chachal in Guwahati on Wednesday against speculated plans to develop satellite townships in Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council and Tiwa Autonomous Council areas in Kamrup and Morigaon districts.The protesters also demanded scrapping of the proposed 55 MW Ukiam Hydropower Project at Ukiam…
LUCKNOW: Sant Kabir Nagar district has secured the first rank in Uttar Pradesh in the disposal of public grievances received through the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS) portal for May 2026, marking the 12th consecutive time the district has topped the state rankings. According to an official statement issued by the district police, the achievement…
Deepak Jain, Treasurer & Director, ICA Committee, and other key ICA members during the Unveiling of the new ICA logo and launch of the inaugural ICA newsletter in Hyderabad The Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA) has officially unveiled its new logo and launched the inaugural edition of the ICA Member Newsletter (Vol. 1, Issue 1) at…
