Pune: The state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) arrested an assistant police inspector attached to Loni Kalbhor police station for allegedly demanding a Rs 2.5 lakh bribe and accepting Rs 50,000 late on Tuesday night in Manjari near Hadapsar.The arrested officer was identified as Krushna Janardhan Babar (45), a resident of Manjari. The ACB has registered a…
Guwahati: In the quiet hours of Tuesday night, a baby elephant strayed into a tea garden in Kaliabor and fell into a muddy pit. By morning, it was trapped, frightened and alone — separated from the herd that had moved on through the nearby forests.The calf was discovered in the Sekoni area on Wednesday by…
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested a former fair price shop dealer in connection with the much-discussed Jaunpur foodgrain scam Lucknow: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested a former fair price shop dealer in the Jaunpur foodgrain scam linked to the implementation of the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana in 2004-05, in which…
A candidate campaigns in a vintage car on the final day of campaigning for the municipal elections in Jaipur Wednesday. Jaipur: Balloons, vintage cars, electric vehicles, bicycles and small-group meetings marked the final day of campaigning for Jaipur’s municipal elections Wednesday, as candidates stepped up last-mile outreach ahead of polling on Sept 11.Candidates and party…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday is learnt to have told ministers to make govt websites “user-friendly” to access information about welfare schemes and public services easily, and has advised Cabinet colleagues to be assertive while dealing with those who have made it their business of levelling unfair and baseless criticism.PM’s direction to Cabinet…
Trump declares that Iran war will immediately end after midterm polls US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Iran war will end “immediately” after the upcoming US midterm elections later this year.Speaking to reporters, MAGA supremo Trump said, “I think the war will end immediately after the election… They’re desperate to try and affect…
NEW DELHI: Senior executives from Meta India, appeared before National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Wednesday in connection with the inquiry instituted to investigate the allegations linked to circulation of child sexual exploitative abuse material (CSEAM) on Instagram.The details of those present from Meta and the questioning and cross-examination that would have followed were…
Noel Clarke has been charged on six counts of sexual offences related to an investigation that started a year ago. (Instagram) TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuseThe English former actor, writer, director, and producer Noel Clarke, who is best known for his role in the beloved series ‘Doctor Who,’ has been charged…
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New Delhi: Police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act after a four-year-old girl accused her school-cab driver of sexually abusing her in west Delhi’s Ranhola. The accused is absconding and efforts are under way to trace him.According to police, the matter came to light after the child…
