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New Delhi: A Delhi court has allowed the cross-examination of the mother of an accused in the age determination proceedings of a juvenile in the Tarun Butolia murder case. It said the defence must be given a chance to present video evidence that could settle the question on the age of the accused.The court set aside an order of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) that said the accused was a minor at the time of the murder. Tarun (26) succumbed to injuries after a clash in Uttam Nagar on March 4 during Holi.Additional sessions judge Rajat Goyal said the JJB…

BENGALURU: Chief minister DK Shivakumar’s 33-member cabinet has set a post-2004 record for Scheduled Caste (SC) representation, with seven SC ministers in the council, matching the number of Lingayat ministers and signalling the Congress’ push to strengthen its traditional Dalit base ahead of the 2028 assembly elections.The expanded ministry reflects a carefully balanced caste, regional and political mix, with representation for dominant communities, backward classes, minorities and Scheduled Tribes, while accommodating influential leaders from across Karnataka.The cabinet has seven Lingayat ministers — MB Patil, Eshwar Khandre, Sharanprakash Patil, Basavaraj Rayareddi, Vijayananda Kashappanavar, Laxman Savadi and SS Mallikarjun — and seven…

The SBI Caps exercise was expected to evaluate the financial viability of Hyderabad Metro Rail phase I assets, facilitate debt refinancing and help structure funding for the proposed phase II network Hyderabad: The Telangana govt has lost all hopes on financial evaluation of Hyderabad Metro Rail project by SBI Capital Markets (SBI Caps), and has begun exploring alternative funding options to complete takeover of metro rail phase I.The SBI Caps exercise was expected to evaluate the financial viability of Hyderabad Metro Rail phase I assets, facilitate debt refinancing and help structure funding for the proposed phase II network.“The govt is…

Calling the DMK’s conduct “absolutely disgusting”, TVK MLA Rhevanth Charan, in a post on X, said such acts expose the mindset and declining standards of the Arivalayam clan. THANJAVUR: Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Udhayanidhi Stalin, courted controversy after making an offensive remark that was widely interpreted as an allusion to actor Trisha.According to news agency PTI, while addressing a protest gathering over the Cauvery dispute, Udhayanidhi took a swipe at chief minister C Joseph Vijay, alleging that Tamil Nadu had not received a single drop of Cauvery water while the chief minister remained unconcerned.The rally…

Ahmedabad: A Shela family has alleged that gold jewellery worth Rs 15.5 lakh went missing from their apartment after three men, hired through a social media advertisement visited them for deep-cleaning service in June.A complaint lodged with Bopal police states the theft came to light on Saturday when the family searched for jewellery kept in two purses inside a cupboard in the master bedroom. After failing to locate the ornaments, the family checked with their children and searched the house before approaching police.The missing valuables include a gold chain, two bracelets, a mangalsutra, a necklace, four rings and a nose…

At Hogenakkal, the Cauvery’s flow doubled to 1,000 cusecs around 6am, and officials expected further increases in the coming days (Photo Credit: S Parthiban) DHARMAPURI: The release of water from Karnataka’s reservoirs increased inflow in the Cauvery River at Biligundlu and Hogenakkal, Water Resources Department (WRD) officials said.They said the discharge from Kabini reservoir touched 27,000 cubic feet per second on Monday (cusecs), leading to a rise in water levels downstream.At Biligundlu, the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border point, the inflow rose to 1,000 cusecs this early morning, compared to 500 cusecs recorded a day earlier.”Currently the flow measured 9,000 cusecs,” the…

Fumigation drives in the city to control vectors Gurgaon: Two fresh dengue cases — a 33-year-old man from Dhorka village and a nine-year-old boy from New Palam Vihar — have taken the city’s dengue tally to 10 this year, prompting the health department to intensify surveillance as monsoon conditions favour mosquito breeding.Health teams surveyed 13,501 houses under the rapid fever mass survey in the last round, taking the cumulative coverage to 8,484 houses this year. They also collected 62 blood samples for dengue testing, raising the total number of samples tested to 4,096. No dengue-related death has been reported so…

Itanagar: The Youth Mission for Clean River (YMCR), in collaboration with the Abralow Memorial Multipurpose Society (AMMS), launched a door-to-door awareness campaign in Itanagar on Monday to promote environmental responsibility and curb urban pollution.Supported by the Itanagar Smart City Development Corporation Ltd (ISCDCL), the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign covered around 200 households in Industrial Colony, Chandranagar, IG Park Colony and Niti Vihar Tin Ali here.Volunteers engaged with residents to demonstrate practical methods for segregating biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste at source. The teams distributed informational materials on the health and ecological hazards of dumping household garbage into nearby rivers…

Kanpur: Two policemen posted at Panki police station were suspended for alleged negligence after a departmental inquiry found that the body of a missing potato commission agent was treated as unclaimed and cremated without establishing his identity.Industrial Area outpost in-charge Vikas Verma and sub-inspector (SI) Sharad Kumar were suspended after a preliminary inquiry by DCP West SM Qasim Abidi held them responsible for alleged negligence in the case of potato commission agent Devesh Shukla.The inquiry found that Verma had been informed that Shukla was found injured, but he neither took the matter seriously nor informed senior officers. It also held…

Sagar MLA Gopalakrishna Belur (File photo) MYSURU/DHARWAD: Congress’ cabinet expansion triggered open rebellion on Monday, with two MLAs announcing plans to resign from the assembly and several overlooked aspirants publicly venting their anger after missing out on ministerial berths.The turmoil began even before the swearing-in ceremony. The Congress high command made two last-minute changes to the final list, replacing Bhatkal MLA Mankal Vaidya with Davanagere North MLA S S Mallikarjun and dropping MLC Gayathri Shantegowda, leaving one cabinet berth vacant. The party offered no official explanation for Gayathri’s exclusion, though sources said chief minister DK Shivakumar and former chief minister…