KOLKATA: Three persons awarded death sentence for a murder and incarcerated for the past 11 years were acquitted on Thursday by Calcutta high court, which ruled that the prosecution had failed to conclusively establish their hand in the killing of a 28-year-old woman, whose mutilated body was found at Sealdah railway station in 2014.A division…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: In a faux pas, Meta’s auto-translation tool “digitally” killed off Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah while translating a condolence message posted by CMO on social media Tuesday. Understandably furious at being referred to as “late” CM, Siddaramaiah told Meta to suspend its Kannada auto-translation feature until it learns not to distort facts.The condolence…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala govt is set to introduce the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging (Amendment) Bill, 2025, overhauling its two-decade-old anti-ragging legislation. This move comes in the wake of the death of J S Siddharthan — a student of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad, at his hostel last February — which highlighted critical loopholes…
LUCKNOW: Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided 14 locations — 12 in UP’s Balrampur and 2 in Mumbai — linked to Jamaluddin, alias Chhangur Baba, the alleged mastermind behind illegal mass religious conversions, as part of its probe in suspected Rs 100-crore foreign funding and money laundering racket. Preliminary findings indicate that around Rs 68 crore…
NEW DELHI: Brutality of offence cannot be the sole criterion to award death punishment and mitigating circumstances, including socio-economic background and psychological state of the convict, must also be considered, Supreme Court has said while commuting the death sentence of two convicts in two different cases. It condemned them to spend the rest of their…
NEW DELHI: The US Department of State on Friday designated The Resistance Front (TRF), which claimed responsibility for the April 22 Pahalgam massacre, a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).This is a developing story… Source link
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army will soon begin inducting two regiments of the Akash Prime surface-to-air missiles designed for air defence in high-altitude areas along the frontier with China, with the force testing the new weapon system in Ladakh twice on Wednesday.The Akash Prime missiles successfully destroyed two high-speed unmanned aerial targets at an altitude…
NEW DELHI: With less than a year remaining to meet its target of zero dumpsites, the Union govt will roll out a special programme on August 15 for the remediation of 44% of legacy waste in urban areas within a year. The Centre will also provide incentive to states and cities to set up more…
NEW DELHI: Leaders of the INDIA bloc will meet on Saturday, July 19, 2025, to discuss the prevailing political situation ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said the meeting will take place online at 7 pm. However, as per RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the bloc will also hold…
NEW DELHI: After achieving 20% ethanol blending in petrol, the govt is likely to increase the target to 27% — and call the new blended-fuel E27.The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has been instructed to come up with norms for the E27 fuel on a priority basis, and the first round of consultation will be…
