NEW DELHI: Catching heavyweights and hopefuls in the party off-guard, BJP Wednesday chose a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, Rekha Gupta, as Delhi chief minister.The fourth woman to get the top job in Delhi after Sushma Swaraj (BJP), Sheila Dikshit (Congress) and Atishi (AAP), Gupta, 50, will steer BJP’s govt in the city, 27 years…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will participate in the G20 meeting of foreign ministers in Johannesburg on Feb 20-21, said govt on Wednesday. Jaishankar’s US counterpart Marco Rubio will skip the event, but China’s Wang Yi and Russia’s Sergey Lavrov will attend the meeting.While Jaishankar is likely to informally meet Wang and Lavrov,…
MEERUT: Allahabad high court (HC) on Wednesday slammed the district magistrate of Meerut and UP govt for the “apathetic handling” of a compensation case involving an acid attack survivor, who has been waiting for relief under the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for 11 years.A two-judge bench comprising Justices Vipin Chandra Dixit and Shekhar B…
VIJAYAPURA: A 22-year-old student from Kashmir studying at Al-Ameen Medical College in Vijayapura, about 500km from Bengaluru, has alleged he was ragged and assaulted by seniors during a cricket match and later in college hostel on Tuesday.Vijayapura superintendent of police Laxman Nimbargi confirmed to TOI that Hamim was assaulted, and five seniors allegedly involved in…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court recently granted default bail to three men allegedly part of a terror module linked to al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), observing that accused individuals are entitled to bail if investigators fail to file a chargesheet within the mandated 180-day period from the date of arrest.“Despite the lapse of the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that once a designated Foreigners Tribunal rejects Assam govt’s claim that a person is an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant who entered the state after March 25, 1971, the tribunal cannot review its own order based on the administration’s fresh plea and additional documents.A tribunal had on Feb 15, 2018,…
JAIPUR: Powerlifting champion Yashtika Acharya, 17, a national-level junior powerlifting player, died in a tragic accident while training at a gym in Bikaner Tuesday night when a 270 kg barbell slipped and fell on her neck, causing a fatal fracture. Though Acharya was administered first aid and rushed to the hospital, doctors declared her dead…
Image credit: Brian Krassenstein’s X At least two person died after two small planes collided in mid air in US’s Arizona on Wednesday morning (local time).The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into a collision near an airport on the outskirts of Tucson. According to the Marana Police Department, one person was confirmed…
SURAT: What initially seemed like an accidental death at an embroidery unit in Katargam was uncovered as a premeditated murder by a 19-year-old who allegedly strangled his 24-year-old gay partner on Feb 8.The investigation and subsequent arrest of the accused revealed that he was upset over the victim’s involvement with other men and a video…
KULLU: A proposal to transfer water from the natural hot water springs at Manikaran – a site of pilgrimage for both Hindus and Sikhs – to the nearby popular tourist destination of Kasol, 4km away, in Parvati Valley of Kullu district has upset the locals. Residents have threatened mass agitation if the plan to “use…
