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Jaipur: A jailer posted at Ajmer Central Jail was suspended Saturday after a video surfaced showing three convicted prisoners speaking on a video call with Nafees Chishti, the convicted mastermind of the 1992 Ajmer blackmail scandal, using the jailer’s mobile phone, officials said.Rajasthan director general (Prisons) Ashok Rathore ordered the immediate suspension of jailer Saddam Hussain pending a departmental inquiry. Officials said an FIR is also being registered against Hussain and others at Civil Lines police station in Ajmer.During the suspension period, Hussain will report to Sriganganagar Central Jail, according to the suspension order.The video, purportedly recorded in Nov 2025,…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during the inauguration of the newly constructed office premises of the NUCFDC , in Mumbai on Saturday. Nagpur: Meta and other social media platforms could face tough questions from the Maharashtra govt over the use of their apps by minors, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told TOI, amid growing anxiety among parents of Gen Z in the wake of the Nagpur BDSM case in which a 16-year-old girl was allegedly held hostage and tortured by a youth she met on Instagram.Sources told TOI the Maharashtra home department, headed by Fadnavis, is looking at ironclad options…
Palanpur: A 35-year-old shop owner was arrested for allegedly attempting to sexually assault an eight-year-old girl who had gone to his shop to buy biscuits in Vadinath Na Muvada village of Aravalli’s Malpur taluka.Police said the accused, Nana Raman Khant, allegedly took the girl by force to a nearby hill and attempted to sexually assault her. However, he reportedly got scared and let the child go, warning her not to tell anyone at home and threatening to kill her if she did.The frightened girl later told her mother about the incident. Based on her complaint, Malpur police registered a case…
Mangled remains of a vehicle, which was involved in an accident in Chutupalu Valley on July 1 this year, being removed using a crane Ramgarh: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has installed speed monitoring cameras to curb speeding and minimise fatal crashes in the accident-prone Chutupalu Valley on the Ranchi-Hazaribag stretch of NH-33.The measure came after deputy commissioner Rituraj, police personnel and NHAI officials recently carried out an inspection of the stretch. The NHAI has imposed a speed limit of 40 km an hour on the stretch. Vehicles found speeding will be penalised by the district transport office.Police…
Varanasi: A 42-year-old Banarasi saree weaver was bludgeoned to death at his shop in the Hanuman Phatak area under Adampur police station around 3 am on Saturday, while a betel trader and another person were injured in the attack.Acting swiftly, Adampur police and the Special Operations Group arrested the accused, Mohammad Tanjim (26).ADCP Vaibhav Bangar said Tanjim snatched a sub-inspector’s pistol and opened fire at the police team while trying to escape. Police launched a cordon operation and tracked him near Kashi railway station. When surrounded, he allegedly fired again, prompting retaliatory firing in which Tanjim sustained a bullet injury…
The expansion is expected to strengthen the station’s role as a major terminal Thiruvananthapuram: Southern Railway is set to invite tenders for the final phase of infrastructure development under the master plan for Thiruvananthapuram North (Kochuveli) railway station, marking another milestone in the ongoing transformation of the capital’s railway network.The upcoming phase of the project includes the construction of two new stabling lines and one pit line. These facilities will significantly enhance the station’s capacity for train parking, inspection and maintenance, enabling Thiruvananthapuram North to handle a larger number of originating and terminating services. The expansion is expected to strengthen…
Kolkata recorded a maximum temperature of 31.7°C on Saturday Kolkata: A low-pressure area has formed over the southern part of Bengal and north Odisha which could trigger light to moderate showers in south Bengal. Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind is likely at some places in North and South 24 Parganas, East and West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, said a bulletin issued by RMC on Saturday.An upper air circulation has also formed over south Bengal. This has been supplemented by the monsoon trough that now passes over Digha. Under these systems, south Bengal could receive consistent rain till Aug 14.…
Lukas Hornicek: Comfortable in possession and made a couple of decent saves. But needs to be more assertive with his communication to his centre-backs and command his area. 7Leo Shahar: Positive in his play and constantly looked to play balls in behind down the right. A valuable experience for the 19-year-old. 7Malick Thiaw: Handed the captain’s armband on his 25th birthday in what felt like a glimpse of the future. 7Sven Botman: Had a heart-in-mouth moment following a mix up at the back and nearly headed the ball into his own net, but recovered from there. 6Miodrag Pivas: Acquitted himself.…
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has indicated that difficult decisions may have to be made over the participation of the team’s leading Test players in next year’s Indian Premier League as the side prepares for an intense international schedule leading into the Ashes.Australia’s 12-month workload includes 20 Tests and 14 white-ball internationals, beginning with the two-Test series against Bangladesh in Darwin and Mackay. The schedule will eventually take the team through a five-Test tour of India before a five-Test Ashes series in England, according to Cricinfo.“I know people will start talking about the IPL and filling that time, and what…
File picture of AC Milan’s Ismael Bennacer during a warm up. | Photo Credit: Reuters AC Milan have parted ways with midfielder Ismael Bennacer, the Serie A club have announced, ending the Algeria international’s seven-year stay at San Siro.The 28-year-old midfielder, who joined Milan from Empoli in 2019, has had spells on loan at Olympique de Marseille and Dinamo Zagreb after being sidelined by persistent knee injuries.”AC Milan can confirm the termination of Ismael Bennacer’s contract by mutual consent,” the club said in a brief statement on Friday. “The Club would like to wish him all the best for the…