Woman raped inside parked state bus in Pune, just few metres away from police station | India News – The Times of India

The Shiv Sena (UBT) workers smashed window panes and damaged furniture in the security office. NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old woman was allegedly raped inside a state transport bus early Tuesday morning when it was parked at Swargate bus stand in Pune, just a few meters away from the police station.The victim stated that while waiting…

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‘What’s the controversy about?’: Shashi Tharoor amid rift reports with Congress | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday downplayed controversy surrounding the reports of rift with the Congress party after his recent podcast where he was cited saying that he had “other options” if the party did not require his services.” You all heard the podcast, what was the controversy about?…I still haven’t understood the controversy…now that…

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‘Bad impact on psychology of personnel’: ITBP refuses gender change plea of staffer | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) turned down the request from a female staff to undergo a gender change procedure, citing the Central Armed Police Forces medical wing’s opinion that this may have a “bad impact on the psychology and behaviour pattern of force personnel.”Earlier, ITBP sought guidance from the ministry of home affairs…

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Bihar cabinet expansion: 7 new BJP faces inducted into Nitish government | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar led-NDA government on Wednesday expanded its cabinet ahead of the assembly elections scheduled in November this year.Seven BJP MLAs including Sanjay Saraogi, Sunil Kumar, Jibesh Mishra, Motilal Prasad, Krishan Kumar Mantoo, Raju Kumar Singh and Vijay Kumar Mandal took oath as cabinet ministers.Bihar governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oaths.Earlier, Bihar…

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Centre spent Rs 66 crore on court cases in 2023-24, total over Rs 400 crore in 10 years | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Centre has spent Rs 66 crore in the fiscal year 2023-24, making a total of over 400 crore on legal proceedings during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime, from 2014 to 2024. The expenditure on court cases in 2023-24 exceeded the previous year’s spending by more than Rs 9 crore.Official records presented to…

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‘Imposing lifetime ban on convicted politicians solely on Parliament’s domain,’ Centre tells SC | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The central government on Wednesday opposed the petition seeking imposition of lifetime ban on convicted politicians and said that taking such a step was solely under Parliament’s domain.“The question whether a life-time ban would be appropriate or not is a question that is solely within the domain of the parliament,” the affidavit said….

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Army shoots down Pakistani intruder at Indo-Pak border | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday said it neutralised an intruder after observing “a suspicious movement across the IB (International Border)”.The army said the intruder was shot as he kept moving even after the alert troops challenged him.“At pre-dawn today, BSF troops observed a suspicious movement across the IB (International Border) in…

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Telangana mandates Telugu as compulsory subject in schools | India News – The Times of India

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: Telangana government has announced that Telugu will be a compulsory subject for all students from classes 1 to 10 in schools across all boards, including CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other affiliated institutions, starting from the 2025-26 academic year.This decision comes amid ongoing debates over the National Education…

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‘Magical, heartwarming & bit sad’: Preity Zinta after taking 3rd holy dip in Maha Kumbh | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Actress Preity Zinta on Wednesday took the third holy dip at Maha Kumbh mela, the spiritual gathering that is set to wrap up with ‘Shahi Snan’ on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.Sharing her experience from her visit to Kumbh in Prayagraj, the actress said attending the gathering was “magical, heartwarming & a bit sad”.“This…

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