The sessions court has upheld the conviction of a man who sent messages around midnight to a married woman, along with an image that the complainant said was obscene, reports Swati Deshpande. The court said the messages contained text such as “You are slim”, “You are looking very smart”, “You are fair”, “My age is…
Doctors TOI spoke to hailed the Supreme Court judgment allowing a student with upper limb disability to get admission for MBBS course. They argued that it was important to have greater diversity among doctors and that it was unfair to pre-judge who could do what.Dr Shah Alam, a senior orthopaedic surgeon at All India Institute…
The TOI correspondent from London:Vijay Mallya’s appeal against a bankruptcy order made in the UK courts concluded on Thursday with the judge overseeing the hearing of three separate appeals referring several times to the “Alice in Wonderland world of the case” and “going down rabbit holes”. Judge Sir Anthony Mann has reserved judgment.The Indian businessman…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s special gesture for NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar won him applause from the audience at an event on Friday.In a video shared by news agency ANI, PM Modi was seen helping 84-year-old veteran leader with his chair on the stage. As PM Modi helped Pawar settle down at his…
The Enforcement Directorate has imposed a fine of over Rs 3.44 crore on BBC World Service India for purported violations of FDI regulations, officials confirmed on Friday. The agency also penalised three directors with fines exceeding Rs 1.14 crore each through an adjudication order against the British broadcaster under FEMA. The proceedings began following a…
Pradhan, Stalin in war of words over NEP NEW DELHI: As Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan asked Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin to ‘rise above politics’ amid “imposition of Hindi” through National Education Policy row, the chief minister on Friday hit back at the minister accusing him of doing politics in education.In a sharp…
Former chief minister Eknath Shinde NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde has once again sent a strong message to his political opponents and allies alike, warning them not to underestimate him. Reflecting on his political journey and the 2022 rebellion that reshaped the state’s leadership, Shinde asserted that he is not just any…
NEW DELHI: During a key visit to his constituency Rae Bareli, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reignited political debates by questioning Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati‘s current electoral approach. Addressing Dalit students in Uttar Pradesh, Gandhi asked, “Behenji aajkal chunaav theek se kyun nahi lad rahi (Why is Mayawati not fighting polls properly these days)?“Reflecting…
NEW DELHI: Newly elected Delhi minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Friday said that people were fooled in the name of Mohalla clinic and the BJP govt will launch a probe against all the wrong doings during the previous AAP government.“The way people were being fooled in the name of Mohalla clinic, we discussed that in…
PM Narendra Modi at Khajuraho during inauguration of Ken Betwa link project (File photo- PTI) Environmentalists and policy experts have raised concerns over the Ken-Betwa river-linking project, accusing the government of proceeding with it due to “political motivations.” They argue that the project should never have been approved in the first place.The project, which was…
