New Delhi: Taking a dim view of a husband filing intimate photographs of his estranged wife to bolster his matrimonial dispute, the high court has called it a “grave lapse” and cautioned litigants and advocates from indulging in such practices.Though refusing to initiate contempt proceedings against the man and his lawyers at the behest of…
Mumbai: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs arrested a 25-year-old passenger arriving from Bangkok who was found carrying 1 kg gold bar worth Rs 1.2 crore at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Thursday.The accused, Abdul Rahoof Mamantakath, is a native of Kerala. Acting on specific intelligence, Customs officers intercepted him while…
Bengaluru: It’s not just traffic that is leaving the city’s vehicle users frustrated. A growing rodent menace has become another major concern, with an increasing number of vehicle owners heading to workshops after rats damage wiring harnesses and other critical components, particularly in cars.The worst-affected are those parking their vehicles on garbage-strewn streets. Residents said…
It was supposed to be Chennai’s Times Square. When city planners proposed a pedestrian plaza along Pondy Bazaar in T Nagar, they envisioned a wide, people-first corridor through the city’s most frenetic shopping district. The concept took years: a 2013 design, trial runs in 2016, and a grand inauguration by former chief minister Edappadi K…
Hyderabad: What appeared to be harmless references to “Mango”, “Stick” and “Flower” in WhatsApp chats turned out to be coded orders for ganja, exposing a sophisticated pan-India drug distribution network that allegedly exploited gaps in cargo and postal screening systems for nearly four years.The bust by the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) revealed how narcotics…
Police said that during interrogation, the duo confessed to the crime and disclosed that they had conspired to cheat the man Gurgaon: A 19-year-old man was allegedly duped of Rs 30 lakh under the pretext of landing a job in Indian Railways through the sports quota.The complainant, Vicky, a resident of Sadar Bahadurgarh, said his…
Debraj Chakrabarty being escorted out of the Baguiati PS for Barasat court on Wednesday Kolkata: Former Bidhannagar councillor Debraj Chakraborty’s three-week attempt to stay off the police radar by criss-crossing north Bengal and north India on public transport, paying only in cash and avoiding regular calls came to an end after investigators traced the mobile…
Four kids still wait for adoption in the city Noida: She was barely hours old when she was left alone on the terrace of a house in Greater Noida in the winter of 2024, crying as ants swarmed over her body. By the time rescuers found her, the insects had already eaten into her fingers….
Times News NetworkColva: A few spells of rain have again exposed persistent flooding at the Seraulim railway underpass, bringing traffic to a complete standstill and disrupting commuting between the two sides of the village.Built to ensure smooth vehicular movement and provide an uninterrupted alternative to the frequently closed railway crossing, the underpass was inundated after…
Varanasi: The managing director of South Korean company ARA Bridge Ltd, Sihyung Park, visited Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) alongside officials from RITES Ltd on Thursday to assess the facility’s capacity for manufacturing standard-gauge locomotives. During the meeting, CME/production & marketing, Ram Janam Chaubey and chief design engineer/diesel, Praveen Kumar highlighted BLW’s achievements, technical advancements, locomotive…
