Mumbai: Holding the case to be an example of ego clashes and a young victim’s fight against corruption, a special court on Monday convicted and sentenced a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) to one-year jail for his “sole intention to insult the modesty” of a 17-year-old girl after he publicly shamed her in 2017 by claiming…
Bengaluru: Heavy rain and winds in and around the city have time and again exposed a critical gap in its preparedness — the absence of a Doppler weather radar. The record rain on April 29, which intensified within minutes and left several areas flooded, once again highlighted how the lack of a real-time, hyperlocal forecasting…
When everyone said TVK lacked the organizational strength to match the grassroots connect the Dravidian giants enjoyed, Vijay smirked – and got his social media operators to go full steam. CHENNAI: MGR, the biggest crossover star from cinema to Tamil Nadu politics, never drank or smoked on screen. He was fair complexioned. For someone who…
The body was located around 4pm on Sunday, nearly 5 to 6 kilometres downstream near the BPTP area Gurgaon: A 40-year-old dentist died by suicide after jumping into Agra Canal in Faridabad following a dispute with his wife on Saturday evening. His body was recovered on Sunday after a search operation that lasted more than…
Kolkata/Nandigram: For Suvendu Adhikari, the architect of the 2021 giant-slaying of Mamata Banerjee, Nandigram has once again proven that “Dada’s backyard” remains impregnable.Hours after the election results confirmed his second consecutive victory from this high-stakes battlefield, BJP insiders said it was a foregone conclusion and that it had been “game, set and match” in favour…
Panaji: Despite being aware of the rickety condition of several old structures in the state capital, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) is unable to take the next step as it still awaits the structural stability reports for most of the buildings.Under the Disaster Management Act, CCP has been conducting routine inspections of…
Ahmedabad: In a development that could snowball into a criminal case, the Ahmedabad District Education Officer (DEO) has directed a school to file a police complaint of forgery against newly elected Congress corporator Kalpana Kodekar after an official probe found that the school leaving certificate (LC) she submitted was bogus.The directive came after an inquiry…
Ludhiana: Prices of storage devices, including SSDs, and RAM, are soaring high. The prices have been rising steeply in the past four-five months. Not only is there a shortage of these in the market, but due to increased prices, prices of laptops and desktops have also seen a jump.The prices of storage devices have jumped…
Hisar: Former MP Kuldeep Bishnoi on Monday rejected Haryana BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli’s statement regarding issuing notices, terming it “completely ridiculous”.He said that if any notice were to be issued by the party, it should first be served on Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma, followed by Badoli himself.In a statement, Bishnoi said, “When the…
The enmity dates back to an incident in Hindaun nearly 15 years ago, when Lakhan Singh was involved in a truck accident that led to the death of Lokesh’s father, Jaisiram Jaipur: A long-simmering grudge spanning 15 years culminated in the brutal murder of a 38-year-old man in Karauli, with police arresting the main accused…
