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Kolkata: Several pieces of evidence corroborate the statements made by the 24-year-old law student who was allegedly gang-raped in the South Calcutta Law College on June 25, officials aware of the developments said. These include the results of the survivor's medical tests, CCTV footage, video clippings found in the accused's mobile phone and other circumstantial evidence. Meanwhile, three separate petitions were moved in the Calcutta high court and one in the Supreme Court seeking judicial int ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is probing from all angles, including sabotage, in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that killed 274 people on board and on the ground last month, Minister of State (MoS) For Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said. Mohol said the black box of the Air India flight AI 171 that has been recovered is in AAIB's custody and will not be outside the country for a thorough assessment. The MoS was speaking at the Pune chapter of the Emerging ...Read More >
Mumbai: Increasing property prices and geopolitical tensions across the world have hit housing sales in seven metropolitan cities in India, with sales dropping by 20% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) was hit the hardest, with housing sales dropping by 25%, from 41,540 units in the second quarter of 2024 to 31,275 units in the second quarter of 2025, according to a report by real estate consulting firm, Anarock. Approximat ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a major wildlife trafficking bust, a 34-year-old man from Chennai was arrested by Customs officials at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for allegedly smuggling 16 exotic snakes into the country. The accused, identified as Goodman Linford Leo, was intercepted on Friday night after he landed in Mumbai from Bangkok. Officials said a routine baggage scan revealed suspicious contents inside Leo's luggage. Upon further inspection, Customs officers discovered sever ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 29: In a shocking incident in Mumbai, a 12-year-old boy accidentally fired a round from a pistol in Dahisar. The alleged incident occurred on Friday evening, June 27, at Ghartan Pada in Dahisar. Police officials said that the minor boy fired a round from an Italian pistol, which he reportedly found in a garbage dump. It is learnt that the minor boy got the loaded pistol from a garbage and started playing with it, thinking it was a toy. However, the minor boy realised the truth when ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and its workers were detained by the police as they were protesting at Lalbazar against the alleged gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College. Claiming links between the accused in the gangrape of a law student in Kolkata and top TMC leaders, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata. Also Read | Bhopal's Aishbagh Railway Overbridg ...Read More >
New Delhi The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued an emergency alert to Android and iOS mobile phone users across India on Saturday. The pop-up alert, received by smartphone users first in English around 1pm, followed by a Hindi version around 1:30pm, contained a test message informing the users about the government's initiative. "This is a TEST Cell Broadcast message sent by Department of Telecommunications, Government of India. Please ignore this message. No action is required from ...Read More >
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) is opposing Diljit Dosanjh's casting in 'Border 2' and Imtiaz Ali's project, citing a boycott due to his collaboration with Pakistani actress Hania Aamir in 'Sardaar Ji 3'. FWICE reminded of its 2019 ban on Pakistani collaborations after the Pulwama attack. The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has strongly opposed actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh being cast in the upcoming film 'Border 2' and Imtiaz Ali's untitled project. They ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 20-year-old youth was fatally stabbed in a road rage incident in east Delhi's Geeta Colony on Friday night. The scuffle began when his scooter grazed another two-wheeler and the three men astride allegedly assaulted and stabbed the victim.The deceased, Yash, was the only son of his parents. Police have apprehended the three accused. The cops said that while Mohammed Aman and Lucky were both in their early twenties, the third accused's age was being verified.There was tension in the ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The final human toll in the Air India Flight 171 tragedy stands at 260 people, officials in Gujarat announced, two weeks after the Boeing 787 crashed shortly after take-off from the city's only airport in the deadliest aviation incident in the country in three decades. The final death toll of 260 -- comprising 241 passengers and crew members aboard the aircraft and 19 people killed on the ground -- is lower than initial estimates of 270 fatalities. "The plane crash death toll stands ...Read More >
Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), Mysuru, has postponed the installation of smart meters for all new electricity-seeking connections to July 15.A decision to this effect was taken at the customer's meeting organised to educate the public about smart meters, held at the office in Vijayanagar in the city on Saturday. Addressing the meeting, general manager of IT Wing CESC, Ramaswamy, said that CESC made the installation of smart meters mandatory for all new electric ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Friday accorded approvals to a slew of industries. Among those are Krishnapatnam Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), which is set to establish a 350 MW Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Thamminapatnam and Mommidi villages of SPSR Nellore district with a Rs 1,225 crore investment, creating 575 jobs. Furthermore, the government also waived off a Rs 54 crore extension of time fee, contingent on project completion within two years as per the Andhra P ...Read More >
BENGALURU: BBMP marshals deployed at lake security and supervision wing, ward monitoring and Indira Canteens are working without salaries since March. The situation has arisen after Bangalore Solid Waste Management Limited was carved out of BBMP for garbage management. Their salaries are usually given through the Ex-Servicemen Welfare Society and each marshal is paid Rs 17,500 monthly. "Supervisors say the delay is due to a set of procedures. Earlier, the amount was given to the Ex-Servicemen ...Read More >
New Delhi: Kolkata Police, Friday, arrested three individuals in connection with the gangrape of a law student that occurred inside the premises of South Calcutta Law College, located in the Kasba area of the city. Among the arrested, two are current students of the institution, while the third is a former student. The survivor, a first-year law student, filed a First Information Report (FIR) with the police on June 26, one day after the alleged incident. She had visited the campus around 4 PM ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah pulled up top cops of the state, for their shoddy response to the stampede in the city during the Royal Challengers Bangalore's victory celebrations. He criticised the poor quality of investigation into the incident and also referred to the cops delaying information about the incident during the RCB celebrations. Restore public confidence in law enforcement: CM tells cops While speaking at a review meeting at the office of the director general o ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The possibility of the Thackeray cousins reuniting before the local body elections, tentatively scheduled after October, got a renewed spurt of energy with the chiefs of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray respectively, announcing a joint protest rally on July 5 in Mumbai against the ruling Mahayuti government's "imposition of Hindi" in primary schools from the 2025-26 academic session, as part of the union government's move to impleme ...Read More >
Kolkata gangrape: Manojit Mishra, a student leader of the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP)- student wing of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)- who has been arrested for the alleged gangrape of a law student at the Kasba Law College in Kolkata on Friday, allegedly proposed to marry the rape survivor and asked her to prove her "loyalty' to him. As per the complaint filed by the victim, Manojit Mishra, a former student at Kasba Law College, who is currently the general secret ...Read More >
Kolkata college rape case: Following the arrest of TMCP leader Manojit Mishra for allegedly gang-raping a student inside Kasba Law College, more details about the survivor's complaint, mentioning that the leader pressured her to marry him, and was asked to prove her loyalty to him and the student wing, have emerged. In her complaint, the woman stated that Manojit Mishra -- a former student and current general secretary of the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) -- pressured her to marry ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 39 cargo containers with 1,115 metric tonnes of dry dates of Pakistani origin, estimated to be worth ₹9 crore. The containers, seized at the Nhava Sheva port, were imported via Dubai to circumvent the ban on the import of Pakistani goods, imposed after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, said DRI officials. The Mumbai-based partner of the firm which imported the dates was arrested on Thursday, the officials added. On May 2, the Direc ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Usually, an infrastructure project subject to delays in completion witnesses a sizeable cost escalation. This time around, however, a project's cost has been trimmed by nearly 40% by deleting some of its components and changing its design. This is the Uttan-Virar Sea Link (UVSL), to be implemented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The changes happened on the directive of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday. As per the estimates and plans prepared ...Read More >
India's next space hero is here. It's Shubhanshu Shukla.In a historic leap for India's space exploration, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled for launch on June 10, aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as part of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), Shukla's journey will make history as he becomes the first Indian astronaut to travel to the ISS.Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) is a pioneering private spaceflight mission th ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In a tragic incident early on Sunday morning, a mini-bus carrying school teachers from Chiplun to Ratnagiri for an official training programme was struck by a CNG tanker and plunged into a 20-foot gorge near Nivali village on the busy Mumbai-Goa highway. At least 26 teachers were injured, with several suffering serious wounds. The accident has sparked widespread anger in the education community and raised questions about the rigid training policies that force teachers to travel long dist ...Read More >
New Delhi: Ahan Shetty, the talented son of veteran actor Suniel Shetty, is reportedly all set to embark on his next cinematic venture. According to sources, Ahan has signed an action-drama film directed by renowned Bengali filmmaker Birsa Dasgupta. The project, produced by Shibasish Sarkar and Ribhu Dasgupta, is expected to go on floors in October. This upcoming film will mark Birsa Dasgupta's directorial debut in Hindi cinema, although he has previously directed popular Hindi web series such ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday visited a dragonfruit farm in Karnataka's Bengaluru Rural as part of the 'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyaan'. Highlighting dragonfruit's advantages, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said it does not require chemical fertilisers or manure works. He further emphasised that farmers can profit Rs 6-7 lakh every year after the first year of cultivation of dragonfruit. Also Read | Onl ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Indian duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were expected to play for India in the Test series against England starting from June 20. However, both of them retired from the format before the start of the series. They had already retired from the shortest format after the World Cup held last year. Now, the only format they are yet to take retirement from is One Day Internationals (ODI). The duo is likely to play against Bangladesh in August for a three-match series while they will ...Read More >
Srinagar, June 7: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on Saturday, congratulated the University of Kashmir for getting an A++ grade in the NAAC inspection. The Lt Governor extended his heartiest congratulations to the Vice Chancellor, faculty, staff, and students of the University of Kashmir for attaining the prestigious A++ Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and securing an outstanding Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.68 on a seven-point ...Read More >
New Delhi: India registered 8.6 million deaths in 2022, the least deadly year of the Covid-19 pandemic. This represents a 15% decline from 2021, the deadliest pandemic year, with the death rate likely returning to pre-pandemic levels. This suggests mortality was normalising as Covid-19 infections became less severe and vaccines were deployed. However, signs of health system stress persisted due to the virus. Excess deaths, or the surplus over the number of deaths that would have happened at the ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 7 (PTI) Authorities on Saturday barred Eid prayers from taking place at the Eidgah ground and the Jama Masjid in the old city here, while Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed that he was put under house arrest. "Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar deeply regrets to inform that the authorities have once again disallowed Eid-ul-Adha prayers at the Eidgah as well as at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar by closing the gates of the mosque and deploying police pers ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore team became the IPL champion this time and 11 people died in the stampede that occurred near Chinnaswamy Stadium during this victory parade. Considering this case seriously, the state government has assigned the investigation of the case to the CID. In addition, the police officers themselves have been punished in connection with the incident. In particular, Bengaluru City Commissioner B Dayanand has been suspended, and this is the first time in the history ...Read More >
Mumbai: The state social justice department has diverted a sum of ₹410 crore for payment of allowances under the Mahayuti government's flagship scheme, the 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana', which is administered by the state women and child development department. A government resolution to this effect was issued by the social justice department on Thursday, barely a month after a similar amount was diverted for payment of allowances under the scheme for the month of April. The latest mo ...Read More >
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