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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 25-year-old techie working at a Technopark firm was allegedly assaulted sexually by an intruder at her hostel room in Kazhakootam in the wee hours of Friday. The woman was staying alone in a women-only hostel at the tiome. According to the police complaint, the intruder forcibly opened the door of the room and tried to assault the woman while she was asleep. She woke up in shock and pushed the intruder away. The suspect then fled. The victim reported the incident to the h ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said they have chargesheeted a migrant labourer from Bihar for supporting proscribed terrorist organisations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in carrying out terror activities in Jammu & Kashmir and Tamil Nadu. Akhalatur Mohammed Akhlaque Mujahid, hailing from Katihar district of Bihar, has been charged under sections 196 and 197 of BNS and Sections 13 (1) (b) & 39 of UA(P) Act in the chargesheet filed on October 17 before the Poonamallee ...Read More >
BARIPADA: The additional district and sessions judge-cum-presiding officer of special POCSO court of Baripada on Friday sentenced a 23-year-old youth to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for the rape of a 12-year-old minor girl in Mayurbhanj. Balaram Munda of Badakuleibira within Jamda police limits was charged with raping the minor girl on November 23, 2021. Judge Pratima Patra convicted Balaram and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000. Based on statements of the witnesses and medical report, the ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Ahead of Deepavali, people looking to spend the extended weekend out of the city are being charged exorbitant fares by private bus operators. With tickets on several routes already sold out, many commuters are being forced to pay at least 60 per cent inflated prices. According to the Karnataka State Private Bus Owners Association, fares have risen by 60-80% this festive season. For instance, an AC sleeper ticket from Bengaluru to Hyderabad, which typically costs Rs 1,200, is now pric ...Read More >
CHENNAI: A CAG report on Tamil Nadu government's FY24 finances had appreciation for a sustainable debt to GSDP ratio but cautioned it on multiple counts, including elimination of revenue deficit, drastic reduction on capital expenditure, and rising interest payments. The state was borrowing to meet current consumption and repayment on borrowings instead of creating capital or development activities, the CAG said. The state's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) grew 10.92% from Rs 17.43 lakh cro ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has said that traders across the national capital have begun receiving their goods and services tax (GST) refunds ahead of the festive season. So far, an amount of Rs 738 crore has been disbursed under this initiative to Delhi traders. She described this initiative, and the earlier decision to waive of late surcharge on water bills, as Diwali gifts to the people of Delhi. Highlighting the government's efforts to ensure timely GST refunds, the chief ministe ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown against food adulteration ahead of the festive season, Delhi Police has recovered over 6,800 units of adulterated desi ghee and sweets, arresting 25 individuals in six separate raids conducted across the city this month. According to a senior police officer, the raids were carried out based on tip-offs regarding the sale and production of adulterated food products, which tend to spike during festivals. "These actions are crucial as they directly concern public h ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The capital witnessed severe traffic congestion across multiple areas on Friday as the festive season triggered a massive surge in vehicular movement. Long queues of bumper-to-bumper traffic caused delays and inconvenience to commuters, with several people stranded for hours. In a bid to manage the situation, Delhi Traffic Police cancelled all kinds of leave for personnel till Chhath Puja, except in emergency cases. The order was issued by the Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Friday vehemently criticised the union government for 'betraying' Tamil Nadu in the allocation of funds for various schemes, including for the centrally sponsored ones, due to 'blatant political prejudice'. Responding to the discussion on the demands for grants for supplementary estimates for the current financial year, the minister said it was his duty to inform the House how the union government has consistently shortchanged Tamil Nadu and how i ...Read More >
KOCHI: Three more key accused have been arrested in connection with the online fraud case in which a city-based businessman lost Rs 25 crore, the country's largest single-victim investment scam. Rahees P K (39), Ansar V (39), and Anees Rahman C K (25) were arrested from Pantheerankavu in Kozhikode, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to four. Earlier, the Special Investigation Team had arrested a 38-year-old woman, Sujitha G, from Kollam. According to the case Kochi cyber police r ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday declared that "the day is not far away when India will be freed from the Red terror," calling Naxalism a "sin" against the country. He described Maoist extremism as an injustice to India's youth and reaffirmed his government's determination to eliminate it completely. Speaking at a media house event, Modi highlighted India's strong stance against terrorism, citing operations such as Operation Sindoor, launched recently in response to the Pahalga ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The University of Delhi constituted a six-member inquiry committee to investigate the alleged assault on professor Sujit Kumar, a faculty member of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, by Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) joint secretary Deepika Jha and other members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). The incident reportedly occurred inside the principal's office on Thursday, in the presence of police personnel. Kumar, who serves as the convener of the college's discipl ...Read More >
CHENNAI: When Shubman Gill walks out for the toss at The Perth Stadium on Sunday, it will only be the second time the newly-appointed Indian captain plays an ODI Down Under. The only other time Gill took the field in an ODI in Australia was during the third match in 2020. Back then, Gill was yet to make his Test debut and was only two ODIs old. Cut to now, the 26-year-old has been handed the keys to the kingdom. He was named the ODI vice-captain in February, Test captain in May and T20I vice-ca ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Terming India as the top priority partner, UK High Commissioner Lindy Cameroon said that the visit of the UK Aircraft Carrier and the bilateral exercise with the Indian Navy would further strengthen the relationship between two countries. "The Carrier Strike Group visit and joint exercises further strengthen a growing military partnership with India, following a new £350 million deal, which is set to deliver UK-manufactured Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) to the Indian Army, sho ...Read More >
PATNA: Former state minister and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani on Friday announced that he would not contest upcoming Bihar assembly election and focus on improving party's performance. Talking to media persons, Sahani said that he decided not to contest the election as it would divert his focus from party to the seat from where he would contest the election. "If I am not in the fray, I can move across the state and mobilise support for our candidate," he added. Sahani was ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Setting the process in motion for Census-2027, the Centre has announced that citizens will be able to file their personal information digitally through a self-enumeration window from November 1 to 7, 2025, as the pre-test exercise for the first phase of Population Census 2027. The first phase, which includes Houselisting and Housing Census, will be conducted in selected sample areas across all states and union territories from November 10 to 30, 2025, an official said on Friday. In a ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday termed the alleged suicides of an IPS officer and an assistant sub-inspector of police as unfortunate, adding that investigations are on and everything will be crystal clear soon. Talking to the media after addressing a gathering at the Jan Vishwas-Jan Vikas event in Panchkula on the occasion of the BJP government in Haryana completing the first year of its third term, he asserted that his government is working in a transparent mann ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday asked enforcement agencies and security forces to take proactive and preventive action during the Bihar elections to ensure drugs, liquor and cash are not used to sway voters. The meeting was held to prepare a comprehensive roadmap to combat the pernicious effects of cash and other inducements in elections, the poll authority said. The different agencies briefed the commission regarding their preparation, steps taken and proposed to be taken for ens ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar on Friday wrote to NHRC Chairman V Ramasubramaniam, demanding an independent inquiry into the death of an RSS worker in Kerala and allegations of sexual abuse within the organisation. In a letter addressed to the NHRC chief, the Rajya Sabha MP said the circumstances surrounding the death of Anandu Aji, allegedly by suicide, and the "serious" human rights violations, warrant an "immediate, independent, and transparent inquiry" under the supervision of the commis ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Friday said the investigation into the death of music icon Zubeen Garg may take up to another three months to conclude. "The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is aware of speculation and false information circulating online regarding the circumstances of Mr Zubeen Garg's death. The case is currently being investigated by the SPF, in accordance with Singapore's Coroners Act 2010. Based on preliminary investigations, the SPF does not suspect foul play," th ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murthy refusing to participate in the Socio-Educational Survey-2025, popularly known as the caste census, being conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for the Backward Classes has continued to stir the controversy, with senior Congress leader and MLC B K Hariprasad alleging that it amounts to concealing vital public information. The permanent invitee for CWC Hariprasad take to 'X' to come down heavily on Murthy terming her move as the height of hypocrisy ...Read More >
PATNA: The Bachhwara constituency in Bihar's Begusarai district may witness a friendly contest among the INDIA bloc constituents in the upcoming assembly polls as the Congress fielded its youth wing leader Prakash Garib Das from there, while CPI's former MLA Awadesh Roy filed his nomination papers from the seat. Congress sources said the party leadership has been in talks with its alliance partners, including the RJD and the Left, and the CPI nominee may withdraw his nomination from the constit ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday took serious note of the digital arrest of a senior citizen couple in Haryana's Ambala on the basis of forged orders of the court and probe agencies by fraudsters to extort Rs 1.05 crore. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi flagged the rising number of digital arrest cases across the country and sought the response of the Centre, CBI in a case registered as suo motu after the 73-year-old woman wrote to Chief Justice of India B R Gavai. The ...Read More >
DINDIGUL: Two more people, including the mother-in-law and brother-in-law, were arrested on Thursday in connection with the suspected caste killing of a 25-year-old youth. Earlier, the father-in-law, K Chandran (49), was arrested on Sunday. The accused were identified as Anbuselvi (39) and Rivin (25). Police said that Chandran had murdered his son-in-law, S Ramachandran (25), on Sunday for marrying his daughter Aarthi (21) on Sunday. A case was registered at the Nilakottai Police Station, and ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The state Congress was on Thursday abuzz with speculation over the political future of Endowments Minister Konda Surekha, even as she met AICC in-charge for Telangana Meenakshi Natarajan and briefed her on the recent controversies involving her former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) N Sumanth. With the string of controversies surrounding Surekha coming at a politically inconvenient time, discussions in party circles have turned to possible disciplinary action, including her resignation ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Emphasising the importance of voter convenience and accessibility during the upcoming Jubilee Hills byelection, Hyderabad District Election Officer and GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan has instructed officials to ensure all Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) are in place at all the polling stations in the constituency. Karnan inspected the Distribution, Reception and Counting (DRC) Centre at Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy Stadium and several polling stations on Thursday. He reviewed the arrange ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Thursday extended his party's support to the bandh call given by the BC JAC, demanding enhancement of Backward Classes (BC) reservations to 42 per cent in local body elections. The BC associations are scheduled to stage the bandh on October 18. A delegation of BC leaders, led by BJP MP and BC Welfare Association national president R Krishnaiah and BC Association leader Jajula Srinivas, met Mahesh Goud at Ga ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Thursday informed the Assembly that the state debt had increased by 128% during the previous AIADMK regime, but the present DMK government severely curtailed the debt and brought it down to 93%. During a debate on the supplementary estimates, the minister criticised the union government's decision to rationalise GST rates, pointing out that such measures would significantly reduce the revenue share due to the states. Responding to AIADMK member P ...Read More >
BENGALURU: After demanding Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to ban Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha [RSS] activities on government properties, RDPR and IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge has urged the CM to take strict action against government employees taking part in any event organised by RSS or any other organisations. In his letter to the CM, Kharge stated that as per the rule 5(1) of the Karnataka Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 2021, it prohibits government employees from associating with political pa ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a crucial development in the probe into Sabarimala gold theft, the special investigation team (SIT) on Thursday took into custody Unnikrishnan Potti, a priest-turned-businessman who has been named the main accused in the two cases it registered. At the time of going to the press, the SIT had been interrogating Potti. Sources said his arrest would be recorded late in the night after questioning. Potti was reportedly picked up from his residence near Kilimanoor on Thursday ...Read More >
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