MUMBAI: Even as MNS chief Raj Thackeray maintained a studied silence on an alliance with Sena UBT after their ‘victory rally’ earlier this month, Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday reiterated that the two cousins are together. “Whoever has a problem with two brothers coming together should deal with it. We will fulfil Maharashtra’s dream together. The…
CHANDIGARH: Declaring ‘honour killings’ an attack on the very foundations of civilised society, a district court in Haryana’s Kaithal on Saturday sentenced two brothers to life imprisonment for the murder of their sister’s husband over a love marriage in 2017.“The crime committed was brutal, premeditated, and driven by misplaced notions of honour, for which there…
AGRA: A local court in Aligarh has sentenced a woman, her mother, and three siblings to life imprisonment for the 2022 murder of her husband, after the victim’s 11-year-old daughter testified that she saw them kill him following a domestic dispute. The body was kept hidden in the house for two days before it was…
Screengrab from the purported video NASHIK/CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Two videos purportedly showing Maharashtra agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate playing an online card game during an assembly session culminated Sunday in a full-blown political clash, including violence involving NCP and a Maratha outfit, as the stakes kept rising in what had started as a social media controversy.The confrontation…
Mumbai: Film director Chandra Barot, best known for the blockbuster classic, Don (1978), which prompted multiple remakes in southern languages and spawned a series of sequels decades later, passed away due to medical complications at Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra (east) on Sunday. He was 86.“My husband was suffering from pulmonary fibrosis for the past…
MUMBAI: In a significant move, Haj Committee of India (HCOI) has, for the first time, introduced a shorter 20-day Haj package for pilgrims. This new option is part of the guidelines released for Haj 2026. A maximum of 10,000 pilgrims will be allotted slots for this condensed pilgrimage. The remaining pilgrims travelling through HCOI will…
NEW DELHI: The fact-finding committee constituted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) has held KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, responsible for the suicide of two students earlier this year, stating that “illegal and unlawful activity by the university” led to one of the deaths and that the administration’s actions “amount to criminal liability.“Along with…
NEW DELHI: Holding Chanda Kochhar, former CEO of ICICI Bank, guilty of receiving bribes of Rs 64 crore through her husband from Videocon group, an appellate tribunal here in an order dated July 3 observed that the money was paid as quid-pro-quo for sanctioning a loan of Rs 300 crore to the Videocon group.“The history…
NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Sunday urged western media to avoid speculation and appreciated AAIB for decoding black box data in India.“AAIB has made an appeal to all, especially western media houses, which may have a vested interest in the kind of articles they are trying to publish. I believe in AAIB….
SRINAGAR: J&K police announced Sunday their second arrest through Facial Recognition System (FRS) since the AI-based technology was installed two months ago in some areas, picking up the terror suspect as he passed a checkpoint in Anantnag. The previous such breakthrough came last month.Muneeb Mushtaq Sheikh of Pulwama’s Pampore was booked in cases under Unlawful…