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Thane: A sessions court has refused to grant ex parte interim protection to former Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Vinayak Raut and his family members sought in their anticipatory bail plea filed over a case alleging cruelty and occult practices on his daughter-in-law. It observed that the allegations were “very serious” and did not justify protection from arrest without hearing the prosecution.The court is scheduled to take up the anticipatory bail plea on July 23.Meanwhile, Thane police on Wednesday arrested a second aide of the alleged occultist, Firoz Sheikh, who was arrested last week. This aide is suspected to having assisted…

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested four men for allegedly obstructing a booth-level officer (BLO) and misbehaving with her while she was carrying out duties related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the Chandni Mahal area earlier this month. According to police, a case was registered at Chandni Mahal police station on the complaint of a postgraduate teacher (special education), who was deployed as a BLO during the SIR exercise at Fatak Telian on July 5. The complainant alleged that while she was performing her official duties, one of the accused placed the BLO register on…

BENGALURU: Nearly 1,000 families face an uncertain future as homes and sites they bought after years of saving could be acquired for a proposed 3km link road connecting the upcoming Bengaluru Business Corridor (Peripheral Ring Road-1) to NICE Road at Madavara.The proposed NICE–Tumakuru Road PRR-1 Integration is an additional connector between PRR-1 and NICE Road, which already intersects Tumakuru Road at Madanayakanahalli. Residents allege the new integration is b e i n g pushed through despite widespread opposition.While land for PRR-1 was notified in 2007, land required for the integration stretch was notified in 2022. The final notification was issued…

Several party workers staged a protest outside the school following the controversy over the alleged homework. HYDERABAD: Police on Thursday detained BJP workers during a protest outside Success, The School in Hyderabad’s Sayeedabad, where a teacher was earlier terminated after allegedly assigning religious homework to a Class 2 student.According to news agency ANI, BJP leader Andela Sriramulu Yadav and several party workers staged a protest outside the school following the controversy over the alleged homework.Addressing reporters before being detained, Yadav questioned the school’s actions and demanded that it be shut down. He also called for the removal of the principal…

Chennai: Union govt on Wednesday approved a six-month extension in service for Tamil Nadu chief secretary M Sai Kumar, a 1990-batch IAS officer who was due to retire on Aug 31. An order issued by the department of personnel and training said the approval was based on a proposal sent by the state govt on June 3. Kumar’s extended tenure will run from Sept 1, 2026, to Feb 28, 2027. The communication, addressed to the public department, said the extension was approved under Rule 16(1) of the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules.Kumar was commissioner for revenue administration during the…

Ahmedabad: Sales of cancer drugs in Gujarat have witnessed a sharp surge over the past year, outpacing the gradual rise in cancer cases. Industry experts pointed to changing treatment patterns, wider adoption of advanced therapies and improved diagnosis, as the key reason for the rise.Data from Pharmatrac shows that Gujarat’s anti-neoplastics (anti-cancer) drug category recorded a 23.1% year-on-year growth in the moving annual total (MAT) ending June, compared to just 9.5% growth in MAT in June 2025. The category’s sales reached Rs 155.6 crore during the period.The growth gathered momentum through 2026. After registering only 1% MAT growth in Jan,…

The police vehicle, which was damaged in the assault in Palwal Gurgaon: A 28-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly attacked a police team.Sahil alias Rukka — a repeat offender — bit a constable on the hand, tore policemen’s uniforms and attempted to assault them with stones while officers tried to arrest him in connection with a theft case in Sohna. The accused was produced before a city court, which remanded him to judicial custody.A resident of Nat Colony in Sohna, Sahil has been named in six previous criminal cases, mostly related to theft and other offences in the city.The…

Shillong: Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) Shillong Mihngi Circle on Tuesday locked an under-construction temple inside the CBI office premises at Mawdiangdiang and issued a one-week ultimatum demanding its demolition, stating that the govt land was allotted only for official use.The KSU said the CBI earlier assured the union that no religious structure would be built on the govt revenue land.Led by KSU CEC assistant organising secretary Jeremiah Pohthmi, a delegation met the CBI DIG, but the talks reportedly ended in a heated exchange after officials did not give a clear commitment.After the meeting, union members locked the temple structure.“After repeated…

Times News NetworkKanpur: The selection trials of Under-17 boys and girls basketball team ofthe district the Kanpur Basketball Associaiton will be held at St AloysiusSchool Cantonment on July 17. The selected team willparticipate in 24 th Youth (U-17) UP Basketball championship slated to beheld at Galgotias University from July 22 to 28.Players born on or after January 1,2010 are eligible toparticipate in the trials. The aspirants should bring their birthcertificate issued by Municipal corporation, Aadhar Card and class X thmarksheet. Source link

Ghaziabad: Days after a 22-year-old man died outside a pink booth, an inquiry has been set up against two police personnel.DCP Dhawal Jaiswal said that the probe has been set up against the cops, who were inside the pink booth and didn’t open the gate.The inquiry is being conducted by ACP (women crime) Suchita Singh. “We have collected all the videos made by the public and the CCTV footage of the pink booth for the investigation,” the trans-Hindon & city zone DCP said.ACP Singh said, “The investigation is underway and soon, I will submit my report to seniors.” The two…