JAIPUR: A special Pocso court in Pali on Friday sentenced a 47-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 14-year-old daughter, resulting in her pregnancy. The conviction comes nearly a year after the incident, despite the victim, her mother, and other family members turning hostile in court and attempting to withdraw…
BENGALURU: A 21-year-old college student was allegedly sexually assaulted by a biker whom she had hitched a ride with for a drop home past Saturday midnight.The alleged incident took place at an isolated spot in Rajeev Gandhi Nagar, HSR Layout, in southeast Bengaluru’s Sector-7. The woman was returning to her accommodation in Chandapura area, off…
KOLKATA: Separated by team loyalty but united by a cause. Scores of Mohun Bagan and East Bengal fans were detained Sunday evening as they protested outside Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, demanding justice for the postgraduate resident doctor who was found raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.Despite their…
KOLKATA: Trinamool’s Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, BJP’s Locket Chatterjee and two senior doctors – cardiac surgeon Dr Kunal Sarkar and Burdwan chief medical officer Subarno Goswami – were among 200-odd people against whom police issued summonses Sunday for allegedly “spreading misinformation” about the RG Kar rape-murder or “revealing the victim’s identity“.Roy had put…
MUMBAI: Indians seem to be falling out of love with global quick service restaurant (QSR) brands like McDonald’s, Burger King and Pizza Hut, nudging companies to go aggressive on value offerings in the market.Be it the rise of new age food brands that are finding favour with venture capital (VC) investors who are backing them…
MUMBAI: Corporate India’s profits shrunk by 3.1% in the first quarter of FY25 compared to a 31% growth in the corresponding quarter last year. In terms of earnings growth, this is the worst first-quarter performance after the pandemic (since Q1FY21).In Q1FY25, net sales of 2,539 companies totalled Rs 22.9 lakh crore, a 5.2% increase from…
NEW DELHI: India’s holding of US government securities touched a high of $241.9 billion in June as the country continued to increase its exposure for the third straight month.Japan was the top holder with securities worth over $1.11 trillion, followed by China at the second spot with a holding valued at $780.2 billion in June,…
NEW DELHI: All maritime agencies must maintain a 24×7 vigil and a pro-active approach to thwart both conventional and non-conventional threats emanating from the sea, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, while inaugurating new Coast Guard facilities in south India.The facilities include a maritime rescue coordination centre (MRCC) and regional marine pollution response centre…
PATNA: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday raised serious concerns about what he claimed as “radical curriculum” and use of “Pakistan-published books” allegedly in government-funded madrassas in Bihar and the enrolment of Hindu children in such schools.In a post on platform X, he questioned the role of the…
GANDHINAGAR: The Hindu population in Bangladesh has drastically reduced from 27% during Partition to 9% today due to forced conversions and displacement, home minister Amit Shah said Sunday in Ahmedabad.“Where have the rest gone? They were either subjected to forced religious conversion or sought refuge in India. Don’t they have the right to live as…
