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Mumbai Police on Thursday initiated a probe after a viral video allegedly showed a police driver threatening student protesters. MUMBAI: Mumbai Police on Thursday ordered an inquiry into a viral video purportedly showing a police driver threatening student protesters with fabricated criminal cases if they returned to agitate. The widely shared video allegedly shows the driver warning students that drugs would be planted on them and that they would be booked under narcotics laws, forcing them to spend the rest of their lives in jail if they took part in further protests.The constable has been identified as Pawan Sangle, who…

Every day in every Indian city, from the cramped lanes of Old Delhi to the gated high-rises on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road, is a losing battle. Cars spill onto footpaths, two-wheelers clog intersections and residents welfare associations send angry messages about who parked where first. What began as a minor inconvenience for the city has ballooned into one of India’s most acute civic challenges with the demand for parking far outstripping the infrastructure built to accommodate it.Parking, say city planners, is not just a matter of space for cars but of how cities utilize their scarce public land. India’s parking…

File photo of mobile towers operated by various telecom service providers Bengaluru: From mobile phone bills to the cost of building a home, the growing dominance of a few companies in critical sectors could eventually pinch citizens’ pockets and limit their choices. Raichur MP G Kumar Naik has flagged increasing market concentration in the telecom and cement sectors and called for periodic scrutiny by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).Concerns over increasing concentration emerged following the Centre’s response to a question raised by Naik in Parliament. The central government acknowledged that while the CCI conducted a comprehensive market study of…

HYDERABAD: In a first of its kind order in the country, Telangana high court ordered deployment of armed forces for protection of a private disputed property after observing that it has “lost all faith in the state government and its instrumentalities.”“ Though the court is conscious to not involve the Army in such issues, we are doing as we have lost faith in the state. Those sitting in the secretariat should also know what is happening,” said the court.Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti passed the orders while hearing a contempt petition filed by Shanta Sriram Constructions Private Limited, alleging HYDRAA’s illegal…

Krishna Chivukula, CMD, Indo MIM Ltd Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras is set to gain up to Rs 112 crore from the initial public offering (IPO) of Indo MIM Ltd by partially offloading shares it received as a donation.The institute is expected to receive Rs 106 crore at the lower end of the price band and Rs 111.92 crore at the upper end through the sale of 23,07,700 shares in the offer for sale. The company has set the price band at Rs 461-485, with the grey market premium indicating a potential listing gain of over 36% over…

Heavy rainfall continues to batter Gujarat and Maharashtra, disrupting train services significantly. AHMEDABAD: Heavy rainfall continued to batter parts of Gujarat and neighbouring Maharashtra on Thursday, disrupting train services, inundating towns and villages, and triggering multiple rescue operations as rivers swelled above danger levels.Train services on the Western Railway section between Dahanu Road in Maharashtra and Valsad in Gujarat were severely affected after rivers overflowed at key railway bridges, news agency PTI reported.According to Western Railway, services on bridge number 203 between Umargam Road and Gholvad were suspended at 4.43am after river water reached the danger mark.Operations resumed at 6.50am,…

The teen’s family protests at the hospital Rourkela: Tension gripped a hospital in Rourkela on Tuesday after a 17-year-old boy died during treatment, triggering protests by his family members and local residents.Police said the teenager, a resident of Sector 18 and whose mother is a Grade IV staff at the same hospital, was admitted on July 9 before undergoing gall stone surgery on July 14.Following his death, grieving family members and relatives allegedly assaulted some hospital staff, accusing them of medical negligence. The situation grew tensed as agitated relatives refused to disperse despite police intervention.Personnel from Raghunathpalli police station rushed…

Gurgaon Traffic Police issued over 68,000 challans for No-Entry violations on key expressways. GURGAON: Gurgaon Traffic Police issued 68,330 challans against motorists for violating No-Entry regulations on the Dwarka Expressway and NH-48 between January 1 and July 21 as part of a special enforcement drive aimed at improving traffic flow and road safety.Police said the campaign focused on ensuring effective implementation of No-Entry rules on the two key arterial roads through intensive monitoring and enforcement.According to officials, the No-Entry regulations are intended to ensure that heavy and commercial vehicles operate only during prescribed hours and on designated routes.The restrictions are…

Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday visited the flood-ravaged districts in upper Assam to assess the situation on the ground and review the impact of the unprecedented flooding.Interacting with affected residents, the chief minister assured them of all possible govt support for rehabilitation and restoration of livelihoods. He said the scale of flooding in the three districts was unprecedented and that it would take a few days to determine the exact factors that led to the disaster.“The floods have caused extensive damage. I have assured the affected families that they are not alone in this crisis. Our govt is…

Kanpur: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Tuesday arrested a private school manager in connection with the 2008 scholarship scam.The accused, Lal Singh, manager of Sant BDS Public School near Manikpur turn and a resident of Besaramau Road, was taken into custody as part of the ongoing investigation.According to officials, scholarship funds meant for students of Classes 1 to 10 were distributed in cash in 2008. It is alleged that officials of 27 schools in the district took advantage of the system, committed irregularities in scholarship distribution and misappropriated funds.After the matter came to light, FIRs were registered against the…