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A Moscow judge handed down a four-year suspended sentence on Friday to the former head of the independent publishing houses Popcorn Books and Individuum after finding him guilty of LGBTQ+ “extremism.” Dmitry Protopopov was among three senior managers arrested in May 2025 and charged with “extremism” following a 2023 ruling by Russia’s Supreme Court to outlaw the so-called “international LGBT movement,” thereby making it a criminal offense to publish, sell or distribute literature with LGBTQ+ themes. Prosecutors accused Protopopov and his colleagues of devising a scheme that would allow them to sell books with LGBTQ+ themes to “loyal customers” in an effort to avoid writing off 10…
The functionary said PM Modi also met 6 Sena MPs who joined Shinde recently from Sena (UBT) and discussed issues related to their constituencies over breakfast on Friday MUMBAI: Political circles were once again rife with speculation after DCM Eknath Shinde visited Delhi on Friday and met PM Narendra Modi in Parliament.This was Shinde’s first meeting with PM Modi after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) led student protests and came ahead of the possible union cabinet reshuffle and the introduction of the delimitation bill in parliament which is likely next week.The meeting also gains significance as the Supreme Court (SC)…
A pilot study will test variable speed limits on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway. NEW DELHI: Imagine the exit gates of a packed stadium. If everyone rushes out at once, chaos is inevitable. But if the crowd is staggered and slowed down before reaching the gate, people get through faster. That is the idea behind a pilot study for tackling congestion on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME).Anyone who has driven on DME during the evening rush knows the frustration. A highway built for speeds of 100 kmph suddenly slows to a crawl near Akshardham as thousands of cars, buses and trucks converge, leading…
Karnataka Industries minister M B Patil held discussions with US Consul General Mariana L Neisuler in Bengaluru on FridayKarnataka Industries minister M B Patil held discussions with US Consul General Mariana L Neisuler in Bengaluru on FridayKarnataka Industries minister M B Patil held discussions with US Consul General Mariana L Neisuler in Bengaluru on FridayKarnataka Industries minister M B Patil held discussions with US Consul General Mariana L Neisuler in Bengaluru on FridayKarnataka Industries minister M B Patil held discussions with US Consul General Mariana L Neisuler in Bengaluru on Friday Bengaluru: Karnataka will take its investment pitch to the…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao urged the Telangana govt to immediately restore the “Nethanna Bima” and “Nethannaku Cheyutha“ schemes, clear pending dues, and implement all election promises made to handloom workers.On the occasion of National Handloom Day, KTR wrote an open letter to Telangana CM A Revanth Reddyon Friday alleging that the Congress govt has failed to fulfill a single promise made to handloom workers before the elections. He said that welfare schemes introduced during BRS regime including “Nethanna Bima” and “Nethannaku Cheyutha,” were discontinued, leaving weavers in severe distress.KTR stated that promises such as an annual financial…
AINRC founder and Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy Puducherry: Almost three months after All India NR Congress (AINRC)-led NDA formed govt in the Union territory of Puducherry, the allocation of portfolios for AINRC founder and chief minister N Rangasamy and his five cabinet colleagues was officially announced on Wednesday night.Rangasamy retained primary governance and financial departments, including planning and finance, revenue and excise, health and family welfare, and local administration. He would also take care of transport, science, technology and environment, Hindu religious institutions and Waqf board, along with a slew of other departments.His cabinet colleague A Namassivayam (BJP), designated…
Ahmedabad: A sessions court acquitted a 22-year-old man of rape after finding contradictions in the complainant’s testimony. Making a sharply worded observation about the 43-year-old complainant’s conduct, the court said that she appeared to be “habituated to casual consensual sexual intercourse with multiple males”.The remark stemmed from medical and DNA evidence which, according to the court, indicated that the complainant had concealed a sexual encounter with an unidentified man on the same night she alleged that she was gang-raped.In July 2022, a 44-year-old woman approached Khokhra police alleging that her 22-year-old neighbour and a juvenile abducted her on a two-wheeler…
Prayagraj: At a time when high-end fitness clubs equipped with modern machines, specialised training zones and professional coaches are attracting youngsters, a group of wrestlers continues to train the traditional way at a vyayamshala in Jhunsi, keeping the centuries-old art of kushti alive.Around 25 wrestlers, including six women, are currently preparing for dangals scheduled to be held in Prayagraj, Mangarh in Pratapgarh and Chitrakoot on Nag Panchami. The wrestlers are honing traditional wrestling techniques to compete in both men’s and women’s events.Mukesh Pahalwan, who runs the Jhunsi-based vyayamshala, said, “Only two or three vyayamshalas are now operational in the city,…
Rourkela: A 38-year-old man was arrested on Thursday night for allegedly sexually abusing his four-year-old relative in Deogarh district.According to the police, the incident came to light on Wednesday evening when the child’s father returned home from his agricultural field and noticed his daughter carrying a packet of snacks. When asked who had given it to her, the girl allegedly told her parents that a relative had taken her to his house, sexually abused her and later handed her the packet.The girl’s parents immediately confronted the accused, their cousin, at his house. However, the accused and his wife reportedly denied…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police have arrested ten people linked to online financial frauds in the first two days after the launch of the Operation Cyber Vigil to crack down on cybercrimes.With cyber fraud and financial crimes surging at a higher rate than traditional law enforcement offences in recent months, the Tamil Nadu police launched the special drive in the state on Thursday to identify and apprehend cyber fraudsters.According to official sources, 130 people were arrested across the state under this initiative till Friday evening. Among them, ten people were nabbed in Coimbatore.A city cybercrime cell officer said, “We have…