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A New York City man is facing hate crime charges after police say he assaulted a woman and a security team member while disrupting Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in Manhattan – all in plain view of a live stream.The New York police department identified the suspect in the case as Larry Montes, 46, who was arrested after the episode at the synagogue. Montes was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime, along with other alleged violations, police said.The incident unfolded just after 6pm on Saturday as…
LONDON: A consortium headed by British-Indian entrepreneur Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of billionaire Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, has agreed to buy a 30% minority equity stake in Liverpool FC in an investment understood to be worth around £1.7 billion.Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought the club in 2010 for £300 million, has entered into an agreement for the sale of a minority equity stake in Liverpool FC to 1892 Holdings, a consortium led by Bhatia and named after the year Liverpool was founded.The consortium has investments from Bhatia and the Mittal Family Trusts; venture capital firm K5…
Navi Mumbai: A 42-year-old man killed his 65-year-old widowed mother residing in Vashi by strangling and banging her head on the floor on Sunday. The man allegedly murdered her as she was preventing him from staying with his estranged wife, who had seperated from him due to frequent quarrels with his mother.Shashikant Chandekar, senior inspector of Vashi, said, “The accused identified as Mahesh Ratnakar Kadam was arrested on Monday early morning from his third-floor apartment in Ashtavinayak society, Sector 11 in Juhugaon, Vashi. The murder victim was identified as Nanda Ratnakar Kadam, residing with her accused son, who works as…
New Delhi: A 35-year-old man was injured after being struck by a Chinese manjha at the Maujpur red light in northeast Delhi Saturday. In a separate incident, police apprehended a man with 80 rims of banned manjha during a crackdown in northwest Delhi’s Begumpur.The injured man, Gaurav Sharma, is a resident of Ashok Mohalla. According to police, information was received from Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital regarding Sharma’s injuries caused by manjha. His medical examination is being conducted.Police are examining CCTV footage from nearby areas and questioning locals about the incident.Meanwhile, officers conducted a drive against the sale and use of…
Bengaluru: A 25-year-old security guard in Bengaluru was arrested for allegedly establishing links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and planning to travel to Afghanistan to plot an attack on the Pakistan Army.The accused, Asaful Mallick, was remanded in police custody for 10 days. Police said the details of the case would be shared with the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Police said Mallick, a native of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, had obtained his passport from Hyderabad despite never having lived there. His parents and three siblings live in West Bengal.He was living in a rented room in Jigani on…
NLSIU students, alumni rally behind NALSAR Hyderabad: Barely two days after threatening to withhold registration of NALSAR University of Law graduates as lawyers, Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Saturday apologised to “all law students of the country” for his words and actions.Addressing the students on Independence Day, the lengthy three-page letter did not directly refer to NALSAR students but said, “If anything connected with the present controversy, any of my words, or letter, has hurt the feelings of our law students, I sincerely regret and apologise for the same.”The apology came amid NALSAR students opposing…
Chennai: Promotion in job is not a vested right of a govt employee, said Madras high court. Though consideration for promotion is a fundamental right of an employee, mere availability of vacancy in a particular post would not confer any right to claim promotion, the court said.“The high court is not expected to interfere with the day-to-day administration of the govt by issuing a direction to fill up the promotional posts. Filling up the posts are the administrative prerogative of the govt,” a division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice N Senthilkumar said.The court made the observations on…
Cultural performances by students from various city schools mesmerised the audience at the Independence Day celebrations in Bannimantap, Mysuru, on SaturdayDistrict minister PM Narendraswamy during the Independence Day celebrations in Madikeri on SaturdayCultural performances by students from various city schools mesmerised the audience at the Independence Day celebrations in Bannimantap, Mysuru, on SaturdayDistrict minister PM Narendraswamy during the Independence Day celebrations in Madikeri on SaturdayCultural performances by students from various city schools mesmerised the audience at the Independence Day celebrations in Bannimantap, Mysuru, on Saturday Mysuru: Parts of Old Mysuru and Malnad regions marked the 80th Independence Day with patriotic…
Students at Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Noida performing on Independence Day Noida: Independence Day celebrations in schools across Noida and Ghaziabad went beyond flag-hoisting and patriotic performances this year, with educators using the occasion to provide a lesson on civic sense, empathy and responsibility among students. Schools said the day offered an opportunity to help children understand that love for the country also involves respecting others, caring for public spaces and becoming responsible citizens.“Independence Day is a reminder that freedom comes with responsibility. For our students, the occasion is an opportunity to understand that contributing to the country does not…
Churchill’s elevation means there will be two Goan clubs in ISL for the first time. A much-needed Goan derby against FC Goa Panaji: FC Goa have company in the Indian Super League (ISL) for the first time with Churchill Brothers FC finding their way into the top tier of Indian football.Tata Steel on Friday approved the transfer of its entire 100% stake in Jamshedpur FC to Churchill. The sporting license that allowed Jamshedpur to compete in the ISL since 2017 has also been transferred to the Goan club, paving the way for the two-time I-League champions to play in ISL…