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Courts not forum for settling personal scores: HC Hyderabad: Taking a stern view of litigants using courts to pursue personal vendettas, Telangana high court has ruled that judicial forums cannot be allowed to become platforms for settling individual scores, warning that such petitions waste valuable court time.The court dismissed a petition filed by a retired govt school headmaster and imposed costs of ₹1 lakh on him for suppressing material facts. Justice EV Venugopal made the observations while hearing a petition filed by P Srinivas, a retired govt school headmaster who had served in Bhainsa, Nirmal district.The court directed that the…

Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to implement the proposed ‘Nadanthai Vazhi Cauvery’ project, saying it would benefit farmers and improve drinking water supply to several districts in the state.“The CM should focus on implementing the river project instead of “horse-trading of MLAs to safeguard his govt through political manoeuvring,’ he said.Palaniswami blamed the previous DMK govt for shelving AIADMK govt’s flagship `Nadanthai Vazhi’ project despite the state securing environmental clearance and the Union govt’s approval.According to him, the Centre had sanctioned ₹935 crore as the first instalment under the 60:40…

Gold bars seized at Ahmedabad airport Ahmedabad: Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Thursday seized two 24kt gold bars weighing a total of 233g from a woman passenger who allegedly concealed the precious metal inside her clothing after arriving from Abu Dhabi.The seized gold, valued at around Rs 34.3 lakh in the local market, was intercepted by officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad customs following passenger profiling.According to a customs department release, the woman arrived at Ahmedabad International Airport from Abu Dhabi on Thursday. “The passenger was found to have concealed two 24kt…

Balasore: A three-year-old boy drowned after falling into a pond while playing outside his house in Mahuri village on the outskirts of Baisinga in Mayurbhanj district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Tanmay Dalei, son of Bijay Kumar Dalei.As the child went missing, family members launched a frantic search and eventually found him inside the pit. He was rushed to the community health centre at Baisinga. Doctors declared him dead after examination.On receiving information, Baisinga police reached the spot. The body was sent to Baripada for postmortem. Tanmay’s father, Bijay Kumar Dalei, who works for a private company in…

The situation has worsened since traffic police closed a cut that earlier gave direct access to Udyog Vihar Phase 3 Gurgaon: An open plot next to the Sirhaul toll plaza on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway has turned into an unauthorised parking lot for commercial cabs, tempos and trucks, choking traffic at the entrance to Udyog Vihar.The problem peaks in the last few days of the month and the first few of the next, when most monthly passes for Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s toll tax and environment compensation charge expire, driving a surge of commercial vehicle owners to the toll booth to renew…

A court in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Siya Goyal and her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, by another 14 days PUNE: A court in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Siya Goyal and her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, by another 14 days in connection with the murder of 25-year-old realtor Ketan Agarwal.The duo will stay in jail till July 29.Judicial Magistrate (First Class) A M Vibhute passed the order after both accused appeared before the court through video conference from prison.During the hearing, Chaudhary’s lawyer, Radhikesh Uttarwar, filed two applications —…

Gavel Wooden gavel. LAW concept. 3D Icon isolated on white background Colva: South Goa sessions court judge Sharmila Patil ordered that charges be framed against five accused in connection with the alleged abduction and gangrape of a mentally challenged woman.Mohammed Adil, 18, of Chicalim; Mohammed Ali Mulla, 22, of Mangor Hill; Shahzad Shaikh, 18, of Khariwada; Mohammed Yasir, 18, of Bogda; and Viresh Aguanda, 18, of Gandhi Nagar, allegedly sexually assaulted the survivor in Jan 2025.The prosecution alleges that Adil befriended the mentally unsound woman and lured her away from the KTC bus stand in Margao. He then allegedly abducted…

Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday urged people to “unite and fight” against what he termed the “injustice” of E20 petrol, claiming motorists across the country were facing problems because of the fuel blend.Backing a campaign launched by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, Mann appealed to people to sign an online petition at stopE20petrol.com, saying it would help take consumers’ concerns to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In a video message, Mann said people should have the freedom to choose between pure petrol and E20 petrol, and demanded that E20 be sold at a lower price. “Every single signature is…

A young drone innovator, Rahul Singh, is accused of duping a man of Rs 62 lakh LUCKNOW: Rahul Singh, a 22-year-old drone innovator who was found dead in a city hotel on Tuesday, allegedly duped a man in Basti of Rs 62 lakh by falsely claiming he required funds to complete a drone project for submission to the Govt of India, police said.Police said investigators examining Rahul’s financial dealings came across FIR No. 164/2026, registered at Nagar Police Station in Basti on June 13, 2026, under Sections 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya…

Buxar: A long-running dispute over around 1.5 bighas of agricultural land turned fatal in Buxar district on Thursday when Kukudha panchayat sarpanch Subhash Singh (55) was allegedly beaten to death during a clash in Chilbila village under Itadhi police station. His two sons, Akhilesh Singh and Venkatesh Singh, sustained serious injuries.Following the killing, family members and villagers staged a protest outside Buxar Sadar Hospital, placing the body at the main gate and blocking the Buxar-Chausa road. They demanded the immediate arrest of the accused.According to villagers, the two sides had been locked in a dispute over the land for several…