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Shahdara police nabs chinese national behind Rs 100 crore fraud network
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a Muslim man accused of kidnapping and raping a Hindu girl. Granting bail to accused Javed Alam, Justice Sameer Jain said that in her statement, the girl stated that she had crossed the age of 17 when the FIR was lodged and that she went with him and married him willingly. During the course of hearing, the counsel appearing for the girl said she did not have any objection if the applicant was released on bail. The two had a dispute during a
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a Muslim man accused of kidnapping and raping a Hindu girl. Granting bail to accused Javed Alam, Justice Sameer Jain said that in her statement, the girl stated that she had crossed the age of 17 when the FIR was lodged and that she went with him and married him willingly. During the course of hearing, the counsel appearing for the girl said she did not have any objection if the applicant was released on bail. The two had a dispute during a
Imphal: A meeting of MLAs of the ruling BJP-led NDA in Manipur adopted a resolution calling for a mass operation against the militants responsible for killing the six civilians in Jiribam district within seven days, a statement said. The meeting, held on Monday night, was attended by 27 MLAs. It also sought that the group responsible for the killing of the three women and three children be declared an unlawful organisation, the statement said. It resolved to immediately hand over the case to NIA
Hyderabad: Two legendary Hindustani classical instrumentalists took Hyderabadi audience in the palm of their hands with their virtuoso renditions. Exclusive interactions with them provided insights on the connection between life and music. Grammy-nominated flautist Ronu Majumdar and Grammy-winning slide guitarist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt are highly acclaimed musicians (both are recipients of Padma Bhushan and Sangeet Natak Academy awards), who are widely recognised for carrying forward the legacy of t
Anmol, who was believed to be living in Canada and making regular travels to the US, is the younger brother of Lawrence Bishnoi, accused of running a global criminal syndicate despite being in jail
ODESA, Ukraine: The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the 1,000-day-old war in Ukraine, promising a palpable response to any use of US long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia. Biden, who in January hands over the White House to Donald Trump, a sceptic of US support for Ukraine, called at a G20 summit attended by Russia's foreign minister for support for Ukraine's sovereignty. G20 leaders said Monday they welcome constructive initiatives for com
BEIRUT: Lebanon's health ministry said that an Israeli strike Monday -- the third in two days in central Beirut -- killed at least five people in a densely packed neighbourhood. The Israeli enemy strike on Zuqaq al-Blat in Beirut... killed five people and injured 31 others, a ministry statement said, giving an updated toll. The death toll is likely to rise because two people were missing and some remains recovered from the site were eing verified, the statement said. The official National News
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that trade talks with India would be relaunched in the new year, following a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil. Following Starmer and Modi's meeting, Downing Street said the UK would seek a new strategic partnership with India, including a trade agreement as well as deepening cooperation in areas such as security, education, technology and climate change. Starmer's spokespe
Nagpur: Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) and Former Maharashtra Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday suffered injuries after his car was allegedly attacked with stones at his car on Katol Jalalkheda Road in Katol Assembly Constituency, Maharashtra on Monday. Deshmukh, who sustained injuries during the attack, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. The incident occurred on the last day of campaigning for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections. Anil Deshmukh's son Salil is contesting the
Vijayawada : Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha has claimed that the crime rate in Andhra Pradesh has come down during the past five months of the alliance government. The minister was replying to questions in the Legislative Council on Monday from members Varudu Kalyani, Mondikota Aruna Kumar and Chandragiri Yesuratnam. Vanitha came up with a comparison of the present and previous years figures. The number of cases booked in the first TD term 2014-19 was 83,202. Under the YSR Congress term, 1,00,
VIJAYAWADA : Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has recalled the services of Guru Kanakadasa to the society as a renowned social reformer, poet and devotee of Lord Krishna. In a statement issued on the occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanti on Monday, the chief minister underscored the contributions of the Guru in advocating social change and campaigning against caste system, particularly in Rayalaseema region. Naidu urged everyone to work for uplift of the backward castes while respecting their cult
New Delhi, Ranchi, Mumbai: The high decibel campaigns for Jharkhand and Maharashtra drew to a close on Monday for the second and final phase of polls to be held on November 20. In Jharkhand , the remaining 38 of the total 81 seats go to polls while all the 288 assembly seats of Maharashtra will go for voting on November 20 and votes will be counted on November 23 for the both states. Eighteen of the 38 constituencies going to polls fall in the Santhal Paragana region comprising six districts. Th
ANANTAPUR : Sri Sathya Sai Babas 99th birth anniversary celebrations got off to a grand start with fervour and devotion at Prasanthi Nilayam in the Sathya Sai district on Monday. On the first day of the celebrations, the Lord Venugopala Swamy Rathotsavam started at the Gopuram Gate and headed towards the Sathemma temple in Puttaparthi. Priests offered pooja to Lord Venugopala Swamy and at the Baba Maha Samadhi. The Rathotsavam was organised by the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust. Its trustee RJ Rat
ADILABAD : Health minister Damodar Raja Narasimha will lay the foundation stone for a Super Speciality Hospital and Mother and Child Healthcare Centre in IB Chowrasta, Mancherial, on November 21. The project, costing 350 crore, aims to enhance healthcare facilities in the region. Minister for rural development Seethakka and IT minister D. Sridhar Babu will also attend the ceremony. Mancherial MLA K. Premsagar Rao announced that the state government has already allocated 50 crore for the construc
Hyderabad: Two legendary Hindustani classical instrumentalists took Hyderabadi audience in the palm of their hands with their virtuoso renditions. Exclusive interactions with them provided insights on the connection between life and music. Grammy-nominated flautist Ronu Majumdar and Grammy-winning slide guitarist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt are highly acclaimed musicians (both are recipients of Padma Bhushan and Sangeet Natak Academy awards), who are widely recognised for carrying forward the legacy of t
Hyderabad: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the joint platform of trade unions have called for a protest against the Central governments anti farmer and labour policies on November 26. They said the new labour codes introduced have made minimum wage, job security, social security and eight hour working day a thing of the past. In a release they said the Centre is raising minimum support prices by two to seven percent while input costs of crops are rising by 12 to 15 per cent. The MSP of paddy was r
Hyderabad : Bajaj Auto Ltd., the two-wheeler and three-wheeler company, has partnered with India's dairy brand Amul on November 15, 2024, to flag off the Amul Clean Fuel Rally, aiming to promote clean fuel technology, sustainability, and self-sufficiency. The rally is a multicity journey powered by Bajaj Auto's Bajaj Freedom 125, a CNG-powered commuter motorcycle. The rally, which commenced from the Bajaj Auto Campus in Akurdi, will travel through key cities in Maharashtra and Gujarat before rea
Baku (Azerbaijan) : India on Monday called on developed countries to become net-zero by 2030, remove barriers to technology transfer, increase public climate finance, and avoid unfair trade measures disguised as climate action. The appeal came during a high-level ministerial roundtable on pre-2030 ambition at the UN climate talks in Baku. India's environment secretary Leena Nandan said rich nations taking the lead in cutting emissions and achieving net-zero by 2030 is essential to build a strong
Hyderabad : The Telangana High Court has directed YouTube India to ensure that no content causing harassment or infringing the privacy of any citizen is uploaded on its platform. Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar emphasised that defamatory content against an individual directly impacts personal rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The judge was presiding over a petition filed by realtor Moola Shiv Kumar, who described himself as a trainer and adviser in real estate on his Yo
Thiruvananthapuram : The public campaign for the Palakkad assembly by-election concluded on Monday, with hundreds of supporters of the three main contendersthe Congress-led UDF, the CPM-led LDF, and the BJP-led NDAgathering at the town centre for the grand finale. The constituency saw over a month of fervent campaigning. The leading candidatesRahul Mamkootathil from the UDF, Dr. P Sarin from the LDF, and C Krishna Kumar from the BJPrallied their supporters to the central town junction on Monday
Hyderabad : The Telangana High Court has adjourned to November 25 the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the state's domicile rules for NEET PG admissions. On Monday, the state government and Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences assured the court that they would not start counselling for postgraduate medical admissions until that date and would refrain from publishing any merit lists in the interim. Advocate general A. Sudarsan Reddy, representing the state and the universi
Hyderabad: Students from St Pious X College and other institutions aspiring to study in the United States gained insights at a panel discussion hosted by the US Consulate on Monday. Centred on International Education Opportunities and Benefits, the event brought together officials to guide students through the journey of pursuing higher education abroad. Jorgan Andrews, deputy chief of mission from New Delhi, shared essential advice on the complexities of the US education system and to demystify
Nalgonda: Leaders of Backward Castes (BC) on Monday expressed their frustrations before the Telangana BC Commission, chaired by G. Niranjan, during a public hearing held at Udhayaditya Bhavan in the district Collectorate. Representatives from Nalgonda, Suryapet, and Yadadri-Bhongir districts submitted memoranda outlining their demands to the commission chairman. Cheruku Mallikarjun, leader of Gouda Sangam, said that there are eight lakh Goudas in Nalgonda district. He requested an increase in th
HYDERABAD : Union minister for coal and mines G. Kishan Reddy ridiculed Congress and BRS leaders for having stooped down to the lowest level of making personal charges against one another and in the process polluting the political atmosphere in the state. Addressing a large gathering of party workers, MLAs, MPs and office-bearers during the state-level workshop on failures of the Congress government here on Monday, Reddy, who is also the partys state unit chief, said that Chief Minister A. Revan
Hyderabad: As part of its city beautification works, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) added QR Codes to the paintings and artworks of prominent leaders of the freedom struggles of India and Telangana at Khairatabad Flyover as a pilot project. The QR codes are redirected to the Wikipedia pages of the leaders, providing access to detailed information about their lives and contributions to the freedom movement, achievements and awards. This initiative not only enhances the aesthet
Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court on Monday directed the State Authorisation Committee for Organ Transplant to re-consider afresh a plea for renal transplantation. The panel comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao was dealing with a writ appeal filed by Anne Siva Ram. Earlier, the appellant filed the writ petition challenging rejection of his case for approval of kidney transplantation by the committee. It is the case of the appellant that he was
Vijayawada: A special police team in NTR district, formed on November 10 to investigate missing women cases, has traced 18 women in the past seven days. NTR district commissioner of police (SP) Raja Sekhara Babu constituted the team after reviewing pending missing women and child cases across the district. The department identified 121 missing cases of women and children and launched a probe using technology and available evidence to trace them. As a result, the special police team successfully
Vijayawada: Tension prevailed in the town on Monday as a female Aghori Naga Sadhu sat in protest on the Chennai-Vijayawada National Highway in Mangalagiri area, leading to traffic jam for a brief period. An attempt by a scribe to film the Aghori, who came for a car wash at a service station, was the provocation. The Aghori attacked the scribe with a stick, inflicting injuries on his leg. After this, she sat in protest on the NH. This caused a traffic jam and severe inconvenience to commuters, th
Vijayawada :Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered preparation of de-novo electoral rolls for East-West Godavari and Krishna-Guntur graduates constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, with November 1, 2024 as the qualifying date. Accordingly, tahsildars are contacting voters who have applied online to get their documents attested by gazetted officers for enrolment as voters. ECI has underlined that applications received online, along with a copy of the original or duly authen
Hyderabad: The Telangana Pollution Control Board (TPCB) has ordered the immediate closure of the Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plant operated by Phoenix Spaces Pvt Ltd in Puppalguda, Rangareddy district. The plant was found to be in violation of several environmental regulations, with inspections revealing serious lapses in the implementation of pollution control measures. Residents living near the plant, particularly those from Navanami Residency, complained about the constant dust and noise that ha
Hyderabad: The opposition BRS, in an attack mode on the state government and particularly Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy over the issue of setting up a 'Pharma Village' in Kodangal Constituency, on Monday sought to take the issue nationally with party working president K.T. Rama Rao questioning Congress party leader Rahul Gandhis silence on the issue and challenging him to speak up on it. Rama Rao was addressing a press conference in New Delhi, during which some of the women from Lagcherla vill
Hyderabad: Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) officials and the Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) discussed the protection and rejuvenation of lakes in the state. The session was chaired by HYDRA commissioner A.V. Ranganath and TGPCB Member Secretary G. Ravi. G. Ravi emphasised the importance of regulating industrial effluents and sewage, ensuring they are properly treated before discharge to prevent lake pollution. He highlighted that stopping the dumping of construc
A person affected by Prosopometamorphopsia disorder perceives other peoples faces with demonic features, experts throw light on this rare and bizarre condition
Following the rigmarole of politicians pitching for votes has never been as befuddling as it is in this round of state Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. This is an election where the regional idiosyncrasies and ethos are posing a major challenge to the BJPs beliefs and Hindutva ideology, with its surreal notion of a homogenous Hindu majority that pays obeisance in a standardised format, ignoring the particular practices of an estimated 33 crore gods and deities according to Bengal
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Have you heard about Rebecca Syndrome? Its the new dating term on the block which means pathological feelings of jealousy towards the former lovers of ones current partner. The name is derived from the novel Rebecca written by Daphne du Maurier, in which the protagonist struggles to measure up to the former wife of her spouse. In this era of new-age relationships, it is common for people to date multiple persons before they settle for the one. This social phenomenon can result in circumstances w
If I have a dispute with you, I can solve it in one of three ways. One is by talking (negotiation). We engage, on the assumption that both sides are rational and though both are looking out for their self-interest, a compromise is possible. The second way is having a third party mediate between us (arbitration) and we find someone both trust and then accept their solution. The third way is through force (war) and one of us compels the other to accept the imposed solution. There is no fourth way.
The clock may be ticking on his presidency, but Joe Biden is determined to back Ukraine until his last day in office. His authorising the use of long-range US Army Tactical Missile Systems for strikes inside Russia is a major policy shift in his incremental and yet steadfast aid to Ukraine in the war with money, missiles and moral support. The Biden call may potentially be the first step in World War III as a Russian official puts it. The US move comes as retaliation for a first batch of 10,000
Whether the Union government acknowledges it or not, developments in Manipur have overtaken its own estimations, if at all there were some, at an alarming pace which no society founded on the principle of rule of law can accept. Bodies of more human beings, mostly of women and children, appear on a daily basis bearing signs of being subjected to inhuman cruelties. Reports suggest that more than 20 people have been killed in violent incidents this month alone. Protests are taking place in the cap
Hyderabad: Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, head of the judicial commission of inquiry into various aspects of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schemes (KLIS) three barrages, is expected to resume the probe after the government ordered extension of its term by two more months. The state government has given time till December 31 to submit its report. This is the third extension of the commissions term. Initially, the government set up the commission and gave time till June 30. Subsequently, the term
Hyderabad: Bajaj Auto, in collaboration with Europe's largest motorcycle manufacturer KTM has expanded its portfolio with the launch of 10 internationally acclaimed motorcycles across four segments Naked, Adventure, Enduro, and Motocross, to bring the complete KTM experience to Indian customers on November 14, 2024. The launched models include the KTM 1390 SUPER DUKE R, KTM 890 DUKE R, KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S, KTM 890 ADVENTURE R, KTM 350 EXC-F, KTM 450 SX-F, KTM 250 SX-F, KTM 85 SX, KTM 65 S
Hyderabad: In the first direct elections for the Telangana Secretariat Officers Association held on Monday, G. Suresh Kumar, assistant secretary of the revenue department, was unanimously elected as president. D. Anjan Kumar, also assistant secretary of the revenue department, was elected vice-president. P. Linga Murthy from the PR&RD department was chosen as general secretary, and P. Shyam Sunder of the finance department became treasurer, along with 15 other office bearers. The newly elected l
Hyderabad: A structure belonging to Raj Pakala, brother-in-law of BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao is illegal, it was revealed in an RTI reply. This is the same structure that was recently in the news with cops seizing foreign liquor from there. The authorities declared the structure as illegal way back in 2022 and also served notices to the structure falling in survey number 691 of Janwada gram panchayat (GP). Notices to these structures were issued in July 2022, January 2023 and February 20