CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: The court of an additional sessions judge in Nanded on Saturday acquitted nine accused in the 2006 bomb blast in a house at Patbandhare Nagar in Nanded that killed two people and left four injured.Two of the total 12 accused in the case died in the blast that occurred during the night intervening…
KOLKATA: Citing a forensic report that found no evidence of struggle at the spot where the RG Kar rape-murder victim’s body was found, the lawyer representing Sanjay Roy, the civic volunteer arrested in the case, raised questions about the place of occurrence of the crime, during the arguments in a Sealdah court on Saturday.Roy, the…
Sachin Tendulkar and Mitchell Starc in 2015. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar has one of the largest and most devoted fan followings in the history of sports. His incredible achievements, humility, and consistency over a career spanning more than two decades have endeared him to fans worldwide. In India, Tendulkar is…
Scott Boland. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Due to fewer appearances for the nation due to the presence of the first-choice, more experienced pace trio of captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood, former Australian pacer Brett Lee praised fiery pacer Scott Boland, referring to him as “Mr Consistent” and drawing comparisons…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday celebrated the rise in rural consumption, citing the recent household consumption expenditure survey, and a dip in poverty as underlined in an SBI study released a day before.The consumption expenditure survey that showed rural households are diversifying their spend and devoting a larger part of expenditure on non-food…
CHENNAI: A group of divers exploring marine life near Kalpeni island in the Lakshadweep archipelago stumbled on Saturday morning upon the wreck of what, it appeared, had been a warship.Going by the nature of the wreck, researchers believe the ship, fitted with cannon, might have belonged to any of the three European powers – Portuguese,…
Amid rising opposition to the incineration of Bhopal gas tragedy waste in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav said on Saturday the state govt will take the people’s concerns to court, and no action will be carried out until further court orders. CM Yadav said he is aware of people’s sentiments on the matter…
NEW DELHI: A few days before the Delhi assembly elections are announced, and amidst a blitzkrieg it has unleashed on the ruling AAP, BJP finally released its much-awaited first list of candidates on Saturday. It has 29 names, including four sitting legislators, two former MPs and eight former MLAs.The most significant names in the first…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Police arrested on Saturday three suspects in the Dec 9, 2024 abduction-murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Kaij taluka of Beed district. A Beed police special squad arrested two of the three wanted suspects in Balewadi, Pune. Dnyaneshwar, alias Sudarshan Chandrabhan Ghule (26), and Sudhir Dnyanoba Sangle (23) are both residents of…
NEW DELHI: Dense fog, which led to zero visibility for over eight hours, severely impacted flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday, marking the third consecutive day of disruptions. The fog persisted for 12 hours, causing visibility at the airport to drop to 0 metres, with the runway visibility range (RVR) fluctuating…
