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Navi Mumbai: A 50-year-old man was booked by Koparkhairane police after a complaint was lodged by his daughter-in-law, alleging that he sexually assaulted her son who was 1-year-old at the time of the incident and sexually harassed her. Umesh Gavali, Senior Inspector of Koparkhairane police station, said, “As the complainant claimed that the incident occurred between Aug 12 and Dec 4 last year, and she lodged a complaint against her father-in-law 2 months later on Friday, the allegations levelled by the complainant seem to be sceptical. She claimed that she told her husband, who is working in Dubai, about the…

New Delhi: Delhi High Court has said that social media platform X cannot claim exemption from joining the Sahyog portal in cases involving crime or police investigations, emphasising that online intermediaries are required to extend timely cooperation to law enforcement agencies. During a hearing on Friday, the court said the “safe harbour” protections available to intermediaries under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act do not shield platforms from participating in the portal. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma observed orally, “The existing safe harbour provisions, in the opinion of this court, do not give you…

BENGALURU: A 26-year-old gym trainer and bodybuilder allegedly died by suicide at his home in north Bengaluru on Saturday evening after learning that the woman he loved was engaged to marry someone else. The deceased has been identified as Kiran, a resident of Geleyara Balaga Layout in Mahalakshmi Layout. He reportedly left behind a death note naming his lover and her mother as responsible for his death. Kiran had been in a relationship with the woman for nearly three years. According to the preliminary investigation, the incident came to light on Saturday evening when he locked himself inside his room…

Hyderabad: The Telangana high court recently dismissed a petition filed by a Hyderabad-based journalist seeking renewal of his passport, holding that renewal is not an automatic process and is governed by rules and regulations.The petitioner, a 52-year-old resident of Bahadurpura who has worked for a daily and a TV channel and is currently running a news website and social media handles, sought renewal of his passport after it was revoked a year after being renewed in 2018 for a 10-year period. His passport was first issued in 1998.The passport was revoked following a report from the state intelligence department detailing…

Chennai: MMK leader M H Jawahirullah on Saturday publicly demanded that its principal ally DMK allocate five seats for the party in the upcoming assembly election, an increase from two seats offered in 2021.MMK had previously contested and won the 2021 assembly election on DMK’s ‘rising sun’ symbol in the Papanasam and Manamadurai assembly segments. “We want DMK to allocate five seats to MMK. Also, adequate representation of Muslims should be included in the candidate list of DMK, Congress and VCK,” Jawahirullah said. Against the backdrop of perceived ‘disturbances’ in DMK alliance, Jawahirullah affirmed his party’s commitment to continuing in…

Ahmedabad Crime Branch has busted an interstate gang that defrauded e-commerce giants like Flipkart and Amazon. AHEMDABAD: The Ahmedabad City Crime Branch has busted a sophisticated interstate gang that allegedly cheated major e-commerce platforms, including Flipkart and Amazon, by infiltrating their delivery supply chains and swapping premium gadgets with dummy products, police said on Saturday. Officials said the syndicate placed its associates as delivery boys in courier services across cities such as Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Jalore. Using multiple fake user IDs and passwords, the gang would place orders for expensive electronics. Before the parcels reached customers, an insider would…

Prayagraj: In a move aimed at easing traffic congestion and streamlining vehicle management in the city, the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) will develop parking facilities along 11 major roads in the Civil Lines area.Officials said after conducting surveys in multiple phases, roadside locations along these identified routes were earmarked for parking. Under the new policy, designated parking zones will be clearly demarcated on these roads, and vehicle owners will be required to pay fees for roadside parking. Officials said the initiative is part of a broader effort to bring order to chaotic roadside parking and improve traffic flow in the…

Bhubaneswar: State govt on Saturday unveiled the economic plan for the proposed Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BCPPER), positioning it as eastern India’s global trade gateway through port-led industrialisation.Launching the plan prepared by Niti Aayog, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said in the 2026-27 Union Budget, the central govt earmarked Rs 5,000 crore for each City Economic Region (CER), with BCPPER included among them.Bhubaneswar: Maoist Couple Urges Peace, Asst Prof Suspended, Naveen Criticises AG & MoreSpread across 11,892 sq km, nearly twice the size of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the BCPPER will encompass Khurda, Cuttack, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts. “This region will…

Gurgaon: The economic offences wing (EOW) of city police on Thursday arrested a 34-year-old company director for allegedly cheating a real estate firm of Rs 2.5 crore by selling the same commercial unit in a prominent complex at Sector 15 to multiple buyers.The accused has been identified as Dhruvdutt Sharma, an original resident of Civil Lines who currently lives in Golf Course Road. Police said he is one of the directors of 32nd Vistas Private Limited — the developer of 32nd Milestone — a company involved in real estate leasing. Investigators said the case could be part of a much…

hird tiger carcass found in Kaziranga National Park in 25 days Guwahati: Infighting has led to the death of the fourth Royal Bengal tiger this year in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), a Unesco World Heritage Site, park authorities said.In a statement, KNPTR said the carcass of a male tiger was recovered on Saturday around 8am from the western side of the Mandir Baneshwar APC area of Burapahar Range, Ghorakati. The park has not confirmed the tiger’s age.PM Modi’s Malaysia Visit, Goyal Hails India-US Deal, Delhi Missing People Hype Probe And More“A committee was constituted by the director,…