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A policeman, who was on state protection duty for Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, reportedly passed away. He was 41.As per a senior Mumbai Police official, the constable Ganesh, who was deployed outside Khan’s house that is currently under surveilance and has been granted police security, reportedly ‘fell ill and collapsed’, IANS reports. Other police officers present at the spot rushed him to a nearby hospital, where the doctor declared him dead on arrival. Police said he died of a heart attack.Salman Khan’s security beefed up amid death threatsThe actor’s security has been beefed up in the light of him being…
In the last few budgets, customs duty simplification has been a focus area, with fewer slabs and correction of the inverted duty structure, where tariff on a product is lower than an input in the value chain. NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that she will focus on lowering customs tariffs in the next budget, following up on a promise she had made after rationalising GST last year.“Yes, there is progress being made, may be by budget of 2027-28, I would be able to say that barring a few items, it will come down to single digits.…
At least seven people have died after a 14-year-old boy shot and killed his grandparents and then opened fire on a school in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok.Authorities say the suspect, who was a student at the school, used a handgun belonging to his grandfather in the attacks, before turning the gun on himself. BBC South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head reports from the school where the deadly shooting took place.More on this story. Source link
R Ashwin and Sanjay Manjrekar (Agency Image) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed that sharp criticism from Sanjay Manjrekar early in his career left him deeply hurt, but eventually became one of the biggest turning points in his journey as an international cricketer.Ashwin admitted that he was upset after Manjrekar questioned his fitness following his first tour of Australia, suggesting that it was affecting both his bowling and fielding. The remarks angered him at the time and even led him to distance himself from the former India batter for several years.However, instead of dwelling on the criticism, Ashwin used…
Andheri GRP have registered a case of molestation, criminal intimidation and mischief in a public place against the accused Mohammad Rizwan Ansari Mumbai: After a video of a ‘drunk’ man hurling expletives and assaulting a woman for sleeping on a local train seat went viral on social media, Andheri GRP tracked down the accused and arrested him on Friday.A case of molestation, criminal intimidation and mischief in a public place has been registered against Mohammad Rizwan Ansari, a salesman from Govandi.The incident occurred in a second-class general compartment of a Western Railway local between Jogeshwari and Andheri stations on Wednesday,…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday sought the Election Commission (EC)’s stand on a plea by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Devender Yadav claiming gaps in the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the city.The petition by Yadav, and the chairman, booth management committee of DPCC, assailed the mandate to booth level agents (BLAs) of political parties to give a personal undertaking certifying that they have personally verified all details in the enumeration forms.Justice Amit Bansal asked the Election Commission to file its response to the plea and listed it for hearing on Aug…
Bengaluru: A 25-year-old woman from Nepal, working as a housekeeping staffer in an apartment in Kalyan Nagar, east Bengaluru, accused a delivery agent of repeatedly following her for nearly a month and sexually harassing and assaulting her inside the premises.Bhavana (name changed) told police the accused is Manjunath, a courier boy. She alleged that he deliberately waited near the basement staircase to avoid being captured clearly by CCTV cameras.On July 29 at 4pm, Manjunath waited near the stairs, allegedly opened his trouser zip and flashed at her, following which he attempted to assault her with a sharp object resembling a…
Hyderabad: The state govt is likely to convene the monsoon session of the assembly in the third week of Aug, with a legislative agenda that includes a resolution seeking to lower the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and assembly elections from 25 to 21 years, besides key bills on urban development, land pooling and governance reforms.The govt is expected to announce the session dates in the next few days. While it initially planned to hold the session in the second week of Aug, ongoing renovation works in the assembly building are understood to have delayed the schedule.A key item…
Chennai: Police arrested a 26-year-old man for posing as a police officer and robbing four private company employees of three expensive mobile phones at knifepoint in Singaperumal Koil in Chengalpet district.Police identified the accused as Dhanush, 26, of Sasthirambakkam near Singaperumal Koil. The stolen mobile phones, valued at about ₹1 lakh, were recovered from him. He was produced before a magistrate’s court in Chengalpet and remanded in judicial custody on Thursday.Mohan Kumar, 21, Ranjith Kumar and two other employees from Nagapattinam district were staying in a rented house in Thirutheri near Singaperumal Koil while working for a private company, police…
Ahmedabad: Five Gujarat University students have approached police alleging they were cheated after paying Rs 10,000 each as a refundable deposit for an internship that promised a monthly stipend of Rs 15,000.A 20-year-old MSc IT-Fintech student filed a complaint with Gujarat University police, alleging that he and four others were offered a two-month internship by a company advertised on LinkedIn as Algodealer.ai.The students were allegedly issued separate offer letters and worked during the internship period. After completing the two-month course, they asked for their deposits and stipends, but the company owner allegedly kept delaying payment on various pretexts.The students found…