Maharashtra village bar on Muslims’ business during festival – The Times of India

NASHIK/CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Ahilyanagar district collector Siddharam Salimath has ordered an inquiry into a Feb 22 resolution passed by the Madhi village, in Pathardi taluka of the district, “against Muslim traders from doing business during Madhichi Yatra.”The village has a 700-year-old tradition of the yatra that starts on the day of Holi and concludes on Gudhi…

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Teen, parents held over India-Pak tie slogans; lawyers question action | India News – The Times of India

NAVI MUMBAI: Three days after a 14-year-old boy was apprehended and his parents arrested by Malvan police and a day after a scrap shop rented by them was demolished by Malvan municipal council after locals complained the family had raised anti-national slogans inside their home during the India vs Pakistan Champions Trophy match on Sunday,…

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Badlapur shootout: Relief for cops, magisterial probe finding ‘on hold’ – The Times of India

This is a representational AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) MUMBAI: In partial relief to five policemen indicted for the custodial death of an accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case, a sessions court has “kept in abeyance” findings of a magisterial inquiry questioning legitimacy of the alleged encounter.Thane additional sessions judge D R Deshpande…

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Indian-origin Tushar Shah flies on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin – The Times of India

MUMBAI: Indian-origin Tushar Shah, an MIT graduate and a member of the six-person crew, successfully completed an 11-minute celestial journey on Jeff Bezos‘s Blue Origin NS-30 tourism mission from West Texas in the US Tuesday night.Described as a private and low-key person by Blue Origin, Shah studied high-energy experimental particle physics for his PhD at…

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Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai star as triumphant Afghanistan knock England out of Champions Trophy | Cricket News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ibrahim Zadran‘s magnificent 177 and Azmatullah Omarzai‘s five-wicket haul propelled Afghanistan to a nail-biting eight-run win over England on Wednesday, eliminating the latter from Champions Trophy contention.In this crucial encounter at Lahore, Afghanistan amassed 325-7 before dismissing England for 317 in 49.5 overs, keeping their semi-final hopes alive whilst ending England’s tournament journey….

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Champions Trophy | Shadow batting, sideline talks: Rohit Sharma plays it safe in the nets – The Times of India

Rohit Sharma (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in DUBAI: After a two-day break, the Indian cricket team was back to business as they had their first training session after the win (against Pakistan) on Sunday. The Men in Blue assembled at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Academy and trained for well over two hours under the…

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