The accused was arrested on Sunday and sent to jail after his medical examination (AI-generated representational image) GUMLA: An 18-years-old boy was arrested on charges of for raping (un- natural) an 2-and-half-years-old girl child in a Gumla village. The heinous crime was committed on Saturday evening, police said on Monday. The accused was arrested on…
File photo: Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: Observing that the consequence of a person being declared a foreign national is huge and may lead to detention, deportation, separation from family and even possibly leave them stateless, Supreme Court Monday said determination of citizenship must be carried out through a “fair, lawful and reasonable” process…
Kolkata: The state govt will not issue no-objection certificates (NOCs) to new private higher educational institutions for the next two years. Existing private colleges will undergo a comprehensive inspection of their infrastructure, fee structures and overall eligibility to continue operations.Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, speaking after a meeting at Bikash Bhavan, said the govt would link…
The manhole that claimed Aslam Shaikh’s life Mumbai: A draft inquiry report into the death of 55-year-old Aslam Shaikh, who died after falling into an open manhole on Khairani Road in Sakinaka during the monsoon, has flagged contradictory statements by several BMC officials responsible for supervising manhole safety works, complicating the probe into the incident.“The…
New Delhi: Delhi govt Monday announced the eligibility criteria for its much-awaited monthly financial assistance scheme for women. Going by some of the strict criteria, the pool of beneficiaries eligible for Rs 2,500 assistance every month is likely to be smaller than estimated earlier.Women aged 21 to 60 who have lived in Delhi for at…
CPI state secretary M Veerapandian CHENNAI: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Monday said “horse-trading” of MLAs was taking place in Tamil Nadu and that it must be stopped for the welfare of the state.Veerapandian told TOI that the Left parties would contest the forthcoming rural local body elections on its own to test its…
The series features prominent Bhojpuri actors, singers, and public figures sharing their lives (Photo credit: Instagram/@Jiohotstar) PATNA: India’s first Bhojpuri celebrity reality show, Bhojpuri Bawaal, featuring some of the biggest names from the Bhojpuri entertainment industry, will premiere on August 2 on JioHotstar and Colors.The makers unveiled the first glimpse of the show on Monday,…
Ranchi: CPI (Maoist) regional committee member Ravindra Ganjhu, who carried a reward of Rs 18 lakh on his head, was arrested from Chandwa area of Latehar district, police said on Monday. He was wanted in 154 cases, including murders of security personnel, police said.Jharkhand police spokesperson Narendra Singh said an AK-47 rifle was seized from…
Jamshedpur/Ranchi: For many booth level officers (BLOs), the voter enumeration exercise has turned into an unexpected lesson in human behaviour. On some doorsteps, they are greeted with steaming cups of tea, sweets and even invitations to stay back for lunch or dinner. At others, they are met with folded arms, wary questions and fears that…
JAMMU: A court in Jammu remanded Monday three arrested publishers to 10 days’ police custody in a case linked to two books allegedly carrying separatist and anti-national content that were supplied to govt school libraries in J&K.Inderpaul of Jammu-based Oberoi Book Service and Amardeep Singh and Girish Arora of Noida-based Dominant Publishers were taken into…
