TIRUPUR: A 27-year-old woman from Odisha was gang-raped at knifepoint in front of her husband here on Monday by three guest workers from Bihar. The Tirupur North all-woman police arrested the trio on Tuesday night.According to an investigation officer, the woman, along with her husband and three-year-old child, visited Tirupur on Monday (February 17) in…
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…
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…
NEW DELHI: India since 2014 has been “assertive” in its communication to Pakistan and “they have understood that we mean business”, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi said on Wednesday, while also expressing “concern” over reports that a Pak Army-ISI delegation recently visited areas in Bangladesh close to ‘Chicken’s Neck’ or the Siliguri Corridor in West…
The TOI correspondent from Islamabad: At least seven passengers belonging to Pakistan’s Punjab province were shot dead late on Tuesday night in Barkhan district, in volatile southwestern Balochistan province.The incident occurred on a Balochistan-Punjab highway running through the Koh-e-Sulaiman mountain range. With 45 passengers on board, the bus was en route to Faisalabad from Quetta,…
NEW DELHI: Another state, another surprise pick. The BJP has done it again. On Wednesday, the BJP, which returned to power in Delhi after 27 long years, picked first-time MLA Rekha Gupta as its chief minister. While the announcement ended days of suspense and speculation, it did reinforce the notion that being a heavyweight or…
NEW DELHI: Former chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday congratulated Rekha Gupta after the BJP named her Delhi chief minister. “Many congratulations to Rekha Gupta ji on becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi. I hope that she will fulfill all the promises made to the people of Delhi,” Kejriwal said in a…
BJP supporters celebrate amid its legislature party meeting, outside the party office in New Delhi. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Delhi witnessed jubilant scenes outside Rekha Gupta’s residence on Wednesday evening after reports emerged that the BJP MLA-elect will be the next chief minister of the national capital. Supporters gathered in large numbers, waving party flags, bursting…
