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Train killings chargesheet: Hate speech in spotlight | Mumbai News

Train killings chargesheet: Hate speech in spotlight | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: The chargesheet filed by the Government Railway Police against the dismissed RPF constable, Chetan Singh, for gunning down four people in a longdistance train in July dwells considerably on a communal speech that he had made aboard the train. Police have produced a list of passengers with their names and addresses who had filmed the speech. The chargesheet even mentions the kind of mobile device...

Incidents of extremism, terror down by 65%, says Amit Shah

Incidents of extremism, terror down by 65%, says Amit Shah

NEW DELHI: Sharing that 188 police personnel laid down their lives in the line of duty between September 30, 2022 and August 1 this year, home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the efforts of the country’s brave cops over the last decade have pushed down incidents of terrorism, left-wing extremism, northeast insurgency and ethnic violence by 65% from their peak levels. In his address on Police...

Watchman, his wife decamp with valuables worth Rs 36 lakh

Watchman, his wife decamp with valuables worth Rs 36 lakh

KALYAN: A watchman and his wife along with two others, stole valuables worth Rs 36 lakh from a builder’s flat in Kalyan on Friday. The builder and his family had gone to play garba when the duo and their associates entered the house and stole the valuables. The accused watchman and his wife are from Nepal. The family later informed the Mahatma Phule police about the incident.The incident took place at...

Ward officers: May take 2 wks to execute anti-pollution rules at construction sites

Ward officers: May take 2 wks to execute anti-pollution rules at construction sites

MUMBAI: With BMC issuing new air quality guidelines for construction sites in the city, ward officers, who are supposed to ensure their effective implementation on the ground, cautioned that it would take at least two weeks before the mandated 35fthigh iron barricades or CCTV cameras are installed.Most of the ward officers, whom TOI spoke with, indicated that this week they will focus on sensitising...

Maoist Hand: BJP worker shot dead in Chhattisgarh, Maoist hand suspected

Maoist Hand: BJP worker shot dead in Chhattisgarh, Maoist hand suspected

RAIPUR: A tribal BJP worker was shot by three bike-borne men in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-infested Bastar region on Friday. Birju Taram, 53, was the sixth BJP member to be killed this year in the Congress-governed state. Hours before he was shot, Taram had attended a rally of former CM Raman Singh. Amid suspicions of a Maoist hand in the murder, locals and relatives blamed a strongman who had clashed with...

Hotel owner, 8-year-old son, stabbed to death in central Delhi | Delhi News

Hotel owner, 8-year-old son, stabbed to death in central Delhi | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: A hotel owner in his thirties and his eight-year-old son were allegedly stabbed to death in their sleep at their residence in central Delhi's Paharganj area, police said on Saturday. The gruesome discovery of their lifeless bodies took place in the afternoon when the hotel owner's wife and daughter, concerned by the lack of response to their repeated calls to the man's mobile phone, decided...

October heatwave: Record-breaking daytime temperatures soar to 37.4 degrees Celsius in Mumbai | Mumbai News

October heatwave: Record-breaking daytime temperatures soar to 37.4 degrees Celsius in Mumbai | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: On Saturday, the day temperatures surged to 37.4 degrees Celsius, marking the highest recorded temperature of the season. This also stands as the third-highest day temperature recorded in the month of October. In the year 2018, the maximum temperature for October peaked at 38 degrees on October 29, while back in 2015, day temperatures soared to 38.6 degrees on October 17.IMD officials attributed...

US and UK back Canada, ask India to follow Vienna Convention | India News

US and UK back Canada, ask India to follow Vienna Convention | India News

NEW DELHI: After effectively taking ownership of the Canadian intelligence that allegedly implicates India in the killing of a Khalistan leader, the Five Eyes countries have thrown their lot with Canada on the issue of parity in diplomatic presence with India that saw the Indian government expelling 41 Canadian diplomats this week.Shortly after India said its action was consistent with the 1961 Vienna...

Portion of balcony collapses at factory in Thane; 1 injured | Thane News

Portion of balcony collapses at factory in Thane; 1 injured | Thane News

THANE: A 50-year-old man suffered injuries when a section of a balcony collapsed on him at a factory in Bhiwandi town in Maharashtra's Thane district, on Saturday. The incident occurred in the Kaneri area of the town around 1.30pm, resulting in Rafique Khan sustaining a head injury. He was taken to a hospital, reported Faisal Tatli, the civic disaster management officer.Upon arrival, local firefighters...

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