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Badlapur sexual assault case: HC raps CID for taking lightly probe into killing of accused | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday came down heavily on the state Crime Investigation Department (CID) for taking "lightly" the probe into the killing of Badlapur school sexual assault case accused in a shootout. Stressing the need for a fair investigation in all cases, a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan said the conduct of the CID in the present case raises doubt and a wrong inference that it does not want to provide all information to the magistrate conducting inquiry into the shootout. The accused, Akshay Shinde (24), was arrested in August for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur area of Maharashtra's Thane district. He was killed by police in a shootout on September 24. The high court sarcastically remarked that ...

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‘Aware of Pakistan navy’s surprising growth with China’s support’: Navy chief | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Navy Chief Admiral DK Tripathi on Monday said that India is aware of Pakistan navy's "surprising growth" with the support of China and that New Delhi is "closly monitoring" their activities."We are keeping a watch on extra-regional forces, including the PLA Navy, their warships and their research vessels, and know what they are doing and where they are," Admiral Tripathi said.The Navy chief also said that 62 ships and one submarine are currently under construction in Pakistan to boost its naval power.On China helping Pakistan boost its maritime prowess, Admiral Tripathi said it showed Beijing's interest in making that country militarily stronger."Many Pakistan navy warships and submarines are being built with Chinese support showing that China is interested in making Pakistan's ...

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‘We cannot be with a party that has ruined Delhi for ten year’: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit lashes out on Arvind Kejriwal | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit lashed out on Arvind Kejriwal's statement on no alliance for the Delhi assembly elections and said on Monday that Delhi's Congress would not be with a party that ruined Delhi for 10 years.Speaking to ANI, Dikshit said " Delhi Congress had no plan of alliance, especially with AAP. When we made it clear that there wouldn't be any alliance, maybe AAP has also accepted it...now, Delhi is known for the wrong reasons... We have a responsibility that we cannot be with a party that has ruined Delhi for ten years. Delhi is known for wrong reasons because of AAP. How can we --a party that has always stood for the peole ally with a party which has been responsible for the damage done to Delhi. Congress has always stood for the people's interest." Earlier tod...

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Russia’s Putin to visit India on PM Modi’s invite, meet likely in early next year | India News – Times of India

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on the invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said at a briefing. According to the Russian embassy, the dates of Putin's visit to India will be decided in early 2025. "Our leaders have an agreement to hold meetings once a year. This time, it’s our turn," the diplomat said. "We received Mr Modi’s invitation and we will certainly consider it positively. We will figure out the tentative dates early next year," Yury Ushakov added.During the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan held in October 2024, PM Modi extended an invitation to Putin to visit India for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit next year.The Prime Minister's office later released a statement indicating that both leaders conducted a comprehensive r...

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‘Don’t cause inconvenience’: Supreme Court asks farmer leader Dallewal to ensure peaceful protests | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal to ensure that ongoing protests do not obstruct highways or inconvenience the public. The court pointed out that while peaceful protests are a democratic right, they must be conducted responsibly.The SC made these observations while disposing a habeas corpus plea filed for Dallewal, who had been allegedly removed from the protest site at the Khanauri border and taken to a hospital in Ludhiana. The top court mentioned that Dallewal had since been released and rejoined the protest. Dallewal, a prominent farmer leader, vowed to continue his fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border to demand legal backing for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agricultural produce.Dallewal alleged that his removal from the p...

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‘We grant bail, you become minister next day!’: SC in Senthil Balaji case | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed surprise at the fact that V Senthil Balaji was appointed a minister in Tamil Nadu right after getting bail. The court said that it would look into the issue of witnesses feeling threatened after the move.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih, however, refrained from recalling the bail judgment."We grant bail and the next day you go and become minister! Anybody will be bound to be under the impression that now with your position as a senior Cabinet minister witnesses will be under pressure. What is going on?" Justice Oka asked.The top court was hearing a plea seeking to recall the September 26 judgment by which it had granted bail to Balaji on the ground that witnesses would be under pressure since Balaji was appoi...

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‘Absent during national anthem’: Giriraj’s Constitution Day attack on Owaisi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Monday trained guns at AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, accusing him of being absent during platinum jubilee celebrations of Samvidhan Diwas when the national anthem was being played.While responding to Owaisi's sharp dig at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Giriraj said that AIMIM chief is a big opponent of the Constitution and only speaks out about Muslims."Owaisi is a person who was absent even when the national anthem and national song were being played during the celebration of the Constitution's platinum jubilee ... He is such a big opponent of the Constitution," Giriraj said."He only keeps shouting about Muslims. He never speaks up about anything else. He spoke up about the Palestinian attack, but why is his voice silent about the attacks on Hindus in ...

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Congress seeks SC intervention against courts hearing pleas of mosque surveys | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leaders Alok Sharma and Priya Mishra filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking restrictions on courts nationwide from entertaining pleas filed for carrying out surveys at religious places.Their petition additionally sought directives to ensure state governments adhere to the Place of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, and prevent them from executing court orders that mandate surveys of religious buildings or mosques in violation of the 1991 legislation.Responding to this legal action, Congress leader Imran Masood said, "Supreme Court should take cognizance of this matter...It is unfortunate that lower courts are passing such orders. This is a serious issue."This is a developing story ...Source link

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Over 24-hours ordeal finally ends for 60 Indian fliers as Gulf Air flight takes off from Kuwait | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Stranded Mumbai to Manchester Gulf Air flight, carrying around 60 Indian passengers, on Monday finally took off from Kuwait after it was diverted there due to a technical snag.Taking to X Indian embassy in Kuwait said that the flight departed from the Kuwait International Airport at 4:34 am."Gulf Air flight to Manchester finally departed at 0434 hours today carrying stranded Indian passengers among others. The Embassy team was on the ground till the flight departed."Gulf Air GF5 had taken off from Bahrain at 2.05 am on December 1 for Manchester where they were to land after 7.5 hours. However, a snag forced the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to instead land in Kuwait at 4.01 am (all timings local).Then the nightmare started for Indian travellers — who were travelling one-stop via Bahrain...

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‘Need to reflect’: Vice President Dhankhar reaches out farmers ahead of mega march to Delhi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Vice president Jagdeeep Dhankhar on Sunday advised farmers to resolve their issues through dialogue and discussion ahead of a march demanding compensation and benefits under the new agricultural laws.Dhankhar said that the pre-condition to attain the status of a developed nation by 2047 is that our farmers must be satisfied."Every time a thought comes to my mind, I ask, what do we need to do in independent India so that the achievements of our people are properly respected and recognized? The current system is fine; economic progress is tremendous, and we have witnessed exponential economic growth and phenomenal infrastructure development. Our global image is high, but as I said, to attain the status of a developed nation by 2047, the precondition is that our farmers must be sat...

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Unlocking the secrets of EVMs: 21 questions answered | India News – Times of India

Electronic Voting Machine NEW DELHI: The opposition has time and again raised concerns about the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in polling and suggested a return to paper ballots for the electoral process. After recent defeats in Haryana and Maharashtra assembly elections, the Congress cited '99 per cent battery level' in the machines to suggest tampering and manipulation of the machines to favour the Bharatiya Janata Party. Can the EVMs be manipulated or hacked to favour a party in election? Can the number of votes be changed after polling? Here's your guide to all the EVM-related questions.Q1: Pre-programmed chips favoring a partyHow can we be sure the chip inside isn't pre-programmed to favor a particular party?Answer: The microcontroller in EVMs is One Time Programmable (OTP), ...

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Mum cops book EVM critic for ‘false claims’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Acting on a complaint from the Maharashtra chief electoral officer (CEO), the Mumbai Cyber Police on Saturday registered an FIR against foreign-based EVM basher Syed Shuja in connection with a video showing him making "false, baseless and unsubstantiated claims" that he could hack and tamper EVMs in the recent state polls by isolating their frequency.Shuja was booked under section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and clauses 43(g) and 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Shuja, who EC sources said is based in a "third country", was last in the news for having addressed a press conference in London on Jan 21, 2019, with a handkerchief covering his face as he made similar claims that EVMs could be hacked by isolating their frequency, and that the 2014 LS polls w...

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Health camps a tool for private hospitals to hike occupancy | India News – Times of India

The practice of private hospitals organising medical camps to get more inpatients has come into focus with death of four patients in Ahmedabad following angioplasty which was deemed unnecessary. Often labelled as charitable or CSR activity, in reality, camps are marketing activities for private hospitals, including large corporate hospitals that are constantly trying to push up occupancy, say industry insiders.Average occupancy in most hospital groups is about 60-70%. Footfalls in camps are closely monitored by marketing departments with calculations of what percentage of camp attendance gets converted to inpatients. There are quarterly plans for how many camps or outreach clinics have to be organised in which locations and of what specialties. These camps are not only organised within the...

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Adopt ‘SMART’ policing: PM Modi to cops amid rising digital frauds | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon the police forces of the country to adopt the 'SMART policing mantra', with the 'SMART' acronym expanded to "strategic, meticulous, adaptable, reliable and transparent".Addressing the valedictory session of the 59th All-India Conference of Director Generals of Police/Inspector Generals of Police (DGPs/IGPs) in Bhubaneswar, which he attended through Saturday and Sunday, Modi expressed concern at the threats generated on account of digital frauds, cybercrimes and AI, particularly the potential of deep fakes to disrupt social and familial relations, and asked the police force to convert the AI challenge into an opportunity by harnessing India's double 'AI' power of artificial intelligence and 'aspirational India'.The PM said that wide-ranging ...

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NMC advisory for students eyeing private medical colleges abroad | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: National Medical Commission (NMC) has warned aspiring students against choosing to study in private medical colleges abroad that do not adhere to regulations laid down by it.In 2021, NMC published Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiates (FMGL) Regulations. It states that no foreign medical graduate shall be granted registration to practice in India unless she or he has undergone a course leading to foreign medical degree with a minimum duration of 54 months and an internship for a minimum duration of 12 months in the same foreign medical institution.The NMC regulation also stated that the entire course, training and internship or clerkship, shall be done outside India in the same foreign medical institution throughout the course of study and no part of medical training and internsh...

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Supreme Court stalls razing of illegal structure in Mumbai | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Supreme Court stayed BMC's demolition of an unauthorised construction in Vakola, a day after the municipality assured Bombay high court that the "offending" structure would be demolished within a week.Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna Varale of SC took up the hearing on Thursday 3.55pm and noted that in a contempt petition, "some order was passed yesterday...apparently, permitting BMC to demolish the first floor of the building in respect to which the status quo order is operating". Senior advocate D S Naidu, citing urgency, said HC's order, "pursuant to which the demolition has started today, has not been uploaded as of now". He showed photographs of the civic body's demolition squad at the site. "If the demolition exercise is still going on, the same shall be stopped forthwith," ...

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Canada’s scrapping of SDS visa to help Indian students: Government in Lok Sabha | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Canada's cancellation of the SDS visa scheme, which allowed Indian students to fast-track their study permit application process, was raised in Lok Sabha on Friday, but the Indian govt assured the House this will make the admission process more affordable for students, particularly those who were previously unable to meet the more costly SDS requirements.As per the SDS programme, which was launched in 2018, the Canadian govt allowed eligible international students from India and many other countries to expedite their study permit application process. However, according to junior external affairs minister Kirti Vardhan Singh, the fast-tracking process involved meeting specific requirements like paying one year's tuition fee in advance, providing a mandatory Guaranteed Investment ...

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Unpacking India’s fuming response at COP29: What really transpired? | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In the wee hours of November 24, while most people in India were fast asleep, a drama unfolded at a sprawling conference hall of the Olympic stadium in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. Diplomats from nearly 200 countries, civil society representatives and journalists had gathered to witness a decision that could determine the fate of climate action in the Global South. But what transpired was far from routine -- it was a moment of diplomatic brinkmanship that left many stunned and India's delegation fuming. As the president of this year's UN climate conference, Mukhtar Babayev, approached the centrepiece agenda item -- the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance -- India's Deputy Lead Negotiator Neelesh Sah rushed to COP29 Lead Negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev to convey tha...

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UP woman dies due to electrocution while removing phone from charge | India News – Times of India

A woman died due to electric shock while removing her phone which was on charge here in a village on Sunday, police said. Meanwhile, another woman died in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh after being hit by a paddy harvester machine, they said. According to police, Neetu (22), a resident of Sarangpur village, was removing her mobile phone from charge when she got an electric shock. People near her heard a noise and saw Neetu stuck to the phone. They separated her with a stick and took her to Primary Health Centre, Bansdih, where the doctors declared her dead. Bansdih police station in-charge inspector (SHO) Sanjay Singh said that Neetu was brought dead to the government hospital. No complaint has been received from the family in this case. Meanwhile, in Sikariya Khurd village, a woman ...

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‘Party could have won 90-100 seats if not for Ajit Pawar’s NCP’: Shinde Sena MLA | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena MLA Gulabrao Patil claimed on Sunday that the Eknath Shinde-led party would have secured 90-100 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly elections if Ajit Pawar's NCP had not been part of the Mahayuti alliance. The Mahayuti includes the BJP, Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, and NCP led by Ajit Pawar. Ajit Pawar joined the Shinde government in July 2023, where he was appointed deputy chief minister along with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis.Patil, speaking to a regional news channel, argued that despite the alliance’s strong showing, Shiv Sena contested only 85 seats. He suggested that the exclusion of Ajit Pawar’s NCP could have resulted in a higher seat count for Shiv Sena. "We contested only 85 seats. Without Ajitdada, we could have won 90-100 seats. Shinde never asked why Ajit Pawa...

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‘New thinking needed’: Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over low GDP growth rate | India News – Times of India

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, took a swipe at the central government on Sunday over the dip in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate, which slumped to seven-quarter low of 5.4 per cent.Criticising the government over the concerning GDP data, the Congress leader claimed that the "Indian economy cannot progress as long as only handful of billionaires are benefitted from it, while the farmers, labourers and middle class are struggling with various economic distresses".Rahul Gandhi listed also out the different data to substantiate its claims and said that in the "last five years, the income of laborers, employees and small businessmen has either stagnated or reduced significantly"."Retail inflation has risen to a 14-mo...

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Jamia Millia Islamia bans protests against constitutional dignitaries without prior approval | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) issued a notice to prohibit protests or slogan-raising activities on campus without prior approval from university authorities.The directive, released through an office memorandum on November 29, says that students involved in such actions could face "disciplinary" measures under the university's regulations.The memorandum reiterates the institution’s stance against protests that target constitutional figures or law enforcement agencies, stating that such activities require formal consent.In the memo, JMI highlights the importance of maintaining a conducive academic environment and asserts that activities like protests and slogans are incompatible with this atmosphere."It is once again reiterated for the information of all students of the University th...

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‘Bro has his own priorities’: Photo of groom playing ludo at wedding mandap goes viral | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: While wedding ceremonies are often filled with traditional customs and rituals, one groom’s light-hearted approach to the occasion has captured the attention of netizens, quickly going viral on social media.In the photo, the groom, clad in his traditional wedding attire, is seen sitting in what appears to be the sacred altar where the wedding rituals take place. However, instead of focusing on the ceremony, he’s engrossed in a game of Ludo with two friends. The casual scene—amidst the formalities of the wedding—shows the groom lost in the game on his phone with friends.The humorous image, which had the priest and photographer in the background, was shared on social media with the caption, “Bro has his own priorities”. The photo quickly became a meme, sparking a wave of reactions...

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‘What a tragedy’: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar says history manipulated to credit select few for Independence | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday expressed disappointment over what he called the 'distortion' of India’s history, criticising the selective glorification in history books that attributes India’s independence to a few individuals while neglecting the contributions of others.Addressing the 138th birth anniversary celebration of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Dhankhar said, "Our history books have done injustice to our heroes. Our history has been manipulated and doctored, creating a monopoly of a few who are credited with gaining us independence. It is an unbearable pain on our conscience. It is a burden on our soul and heart"He called for significant changes in historical narratives and pointed to the commemoration of the first Bharat Sarkar...

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IMD issues red alert for four districts in Kerala; heavy rains expected on Dec 2 | India News – Times of India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for four districts in the state, predicting isolated heavy rains on December 2. According to the latest update from the IMD, the northern districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur are expected to experience extremely heavy rainfall on Monday. The weather agency has placed Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, and Thrissur districts under an "orange alert," while a yellow alert was sounded for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts. A red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rain of over 20 cm in 24 hours, an orange alert signifies very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm, and a yellow alert warns of heavy rainfall between 6 cm and 11 cm....

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‘Madam is busy’: When Najma Heptulla waited an hour to talk to Sonia Gandhi during call from Berlin | India News – Times of India

Najma Heptulla and Sonia Gandhi (Picture credit: X/Agencies) Former Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson Najma Heptulla recounted waiting for an hour on an international call from Berlin to inform then-Congress president Sonia Gandhi about her election as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) president in 1999, only to be told, “Madam is busy.”Heptulla writes in her autobiography In Pursuit of Democracy: Beyond Party Lines that she immediately informed then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee after her election, and he was elated by the news. “When he heard the news, he was delighted—first, because the honor had come to India, and second, because it had come to an Indian Muslim woman. He said, ‘You come back, and we will celebrate.’” She also promptly connected with the vice president’s office, wh...