Man from Salem, wrongfully imprisoned for nearly two years on rape and impregnation charges, has been acquitted by a Pocso court (AI-generated image for representational purposes) SALEM: A Pocso court on Friday acquitted a 32-year man from Salem district, who spent nearly two years in jail on charges of raping and impregnating a minor, after…
Patna: With the monsoon intensifying and the threat of heavy rainfall looming, the Patna divisional administration on Saturday asked all civic and utility agencies to adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards waterlogging, warning that any road cutting without prior permission and immediate restoration would invite criminal proceedings and departmental action.Chairing a review meeting, divisional commissioner Mayank…
NEW DELHI: Coming to the defence of govt amid backlash over the impact of mandatory 20% blending of ethanol in petrol, vehicle manufacturers on Saturday said there was no evidence of damage to engines, although they admitted to 3-3.5% drop in fuel efficiency in pre-2023 vehicles. The fall in mileage was on account of E20…
Illegal constructions at East Kolkata Wetlands Kolkata: KMC buildings department will tally sanctioned plans with on-ground structures along the city’s eastern edge as a special investigation team (SIT), formed after the Taratala warehouse collapse, probes an alleged civic racket that enabled illegal construction and change of land character inside the East Kolkata Wetlands.The SIT is…
Mumbai is experiencing relentless heavy rainfall, with the city receiving a significant portion of its average July rainfall in just four days MUMBAI: Heavy rain continued lashing the Mumbai region Saturday with the city receiving nearly 80% of its average July rainfall in just 4 days. Since July 1, the IMD’s Santacruz observatory has recorded…
Umar Khalid (L) and Sharjeel Imam (R) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Saturday dismissed the bail pleas of 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case accused Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, holding that the sessions court “has no option but to follow the judgment dated Jan 5, 2026, as passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, whereby…
A 35-year-old priest was arrested for stealing gold jewellery and silver articles from a house in JJ Nagar, where he had been performing puja on a regular basis. The JJ Nagar police recovered 32 sovereigns of gold jewellery and 4.374 kg of silver articles from the accused and remanded him in judicial custody. Chennai: A…
Bettiah: Acting on a tip-off, police seized 124.6 kg of ganja from an SUV on Majhaulia-Mahna main road near Cheilabhar village in West Champaran district on Saturday. Two traffickers were arrested, while two others riding a motorcycle managed to escape during the operation.The arrested men were identified as Deepak Kumar (27), a resident of Kaudihar…
While people were busy spreading rumours of a crisis, govt was quietly ramping up domestic LPG production, diversifying crude supplies and leveraging diplomacy to shield consumers from shortages and steep price shocks during the worst energy crisis in decades caused by the West Asia war, PM Modi said on Saturday.Speaking at the inauguration of HPCL…
Mrinal Sen’s ‘Oka Oorie Katha’ Kolkata: Mrinal Sen’s ‘Oka Oorie Katha’, an adaptation of Munshi Premchand’s ‘Kafan’, restored in 4K by NFDC-NFAI under the National Film Heritage Mission, had its world premiere at the 70th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Saturday. Sen’s powerful cinematic commentary on rural poverty and social injustice is part of…
