2023

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi is expected to file an appeal on Monday against his conviction in a criminal defamation case at the Surat court. According to sources, the legal team has completed all necessary preparations for this appeal.On March 23, Gandhi was convicted in the defamation case, resulting in a two-year sentence and disqualification from the Lok Sabha.Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on...

THANE: Yeour villagers and activists have questioned the sudden freeze on action against illegal structures in the area alleging that nightlife in this stretch bordering the SGNP has resumed causing inconvenience to the residents and the wildlife.It may be noted that the corporation had taken action against a hotel in the area after local activists and villagers had threatened to stage a protest....

KOLKATA: The city this February witnessed an 83% jump in residential apartment registrations over that of last February, with apartments in the 501-1,000-sq-ft size accounting for half the number.In all, 2,922 homes were registered in February 2023 in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA). Though the figure was down 30% against the previous month, when 4,178 homes were registered, the number is much...

CHENNAI: Police on Friday arrested a 38-year-old man who had fled the country after sexually harassing his 14-year-old daughter. The girl's mother had lodged a complaint 16 months ago against Naveen and his brother-in-law, who had started harassing the minor in January 2021. The Tambaram AWPS police registered a case under the Pocso Act and the IT Act.After the police registered the case in November...

GURGAON: Two men walking by the side of the road were knocked down by vehicles in Bilaspur area of the city, just six hours apart.A truck driver walking towards a transport office after dinner at a dhaba died on the spot after being hit by a lorry from behind around 11.30pm on Friday. A private firm worker walking home after night shift was mowed down by an SUV around 5.30am on Saturday.Originally from...

PUNE/MUMBAI: A 23-year-old eatery employee was arrested on Saturday from Pune for allegedly sending threat messages to kill Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut. The arrested youth, Rahul Uttam Talekar, is a graduate hailing from Jalna and lives at Vadgaonsheri in Pune. Raut's brother, MLA Sunil Raut, had lodged an FIR of criminal intimidation at Kanjurmarg police station on Friday night.Pune's additional...

NEW DELHI: WhatsApp banned a record over 45 lakh bad accounts in India in February, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, the company said on Saturday.Between February 1 and February 28, "4,597,400 WhatsApp accounts were banned and 1,298,000 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users", WhatsApp said in its monthly compliance report.WhatsApp received another record 2,804...

NEW DELHI: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will travel to India from April 3 to 5 at the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu, the government announced on Saturday. The king, who will be accompanied by Bhutan's foreign minister and other senior officials, will hold meetings with Murmu and also PM Narendra Modi.Official sources said the visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular...

HOWRAH(WEST BENGAL): The situation in Howrah town, which witnessed clashes between two groups during a Ram Navami procession, is peaceful and under control on Saturday, even as prohibitory order was still in force in the affected area, a police officer said.Shops and markets opened as traffic movement started from the morning amid heavy deployment of police in Kazipara area. Taking over investigations...

NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded 416 fresh Covid cases on Saturday, the highest in over seven months, with a positivity rate of 14.37 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. Also, one Covid-related death was reported, stated the department's latest bulletin that had two additional sections to describe the fatality -- "Primary cause of death is Covid - zero; primary cause of death is...