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Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao chaired a meeting with members of the citizens’ group Wake Up Thanekar and representatives of Amazon Data Services India to discuss objections to the proposed data centre at Balkum on Thursday Thane: Thane municipal commissioner Saurabh Rao on Thursday referred residents’ objections to the proposed Amazon data centre at Balkum to the state govt, saying the issue was beyond the corporation’s jurisdiction, members of citizens’ group Wake Up Thanekar said after a meeting with the civic chief.The meeting at the TMC headquarters was attended by members of the residents’ group and representatives of Amazon Data…

In the Delhi high court, Sharjeel Imam has challenged the trial court’s July 4 order dismissing his second regular bail application. (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Former JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam on Thursday moved the Delhi high Court seeking bail in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) linked to the alleged “larger conspiracy” behind the February 2020 Delhi riots, news agency PTI reported.Imam has challenged the trial court’s July 4 order dismissing his second regular bail application. His appeal is scheduled to be heard on Friday by a bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan,…

Bengaluru: Continuing its crackdown on habitual offenders and organised crime, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) has detained a rowdy sheeter under the Goonda Act as part of its preventive policing measures.The accused, Srinivasa Gowda alias ‘Havali Seena’ (26), a rowdy sheeter at Hanumanthanagar police station, was detained by the CCB’s organised crime squad on Wednesday. A court subsequently ordered that he be lodged at Central Prison, Ballari.According to police, Srinivasa is involved in 13 criminal cases, most of them related to attempted murder. He is also accused of repeatedly engaging in criminal activities and evading court proceedings.Police said that since…

Hyderabad: US-based financial services player Synchrony has opened its largest global experience centre and innovation station at its Hyderabad campus, underscoring India’s growing role in the company’s technology and enterprise strategy.The nearly 6,000-square-foot facility is Synchrony’s third experience centre globally, after two in the United States.The facility is designed as an immersive hub where employees, customers and partners can explore the company’s products, technologies and business capabilities through interactive customer journeys, virtual reality demonstrations and real-world use cases across health and wellness, home and auto, lifestyle, digital and diversified value platforms, Synchrony said on Thursday.The adjoining innovation station will enable…

His family, however, claimed that he was falsely implicated in the gutka case and that he died following custodial assault. Chennai: Tension prevailed outside Selaiyur police station on Thursday after relatives of Balaji, 45, who died in Puzhal Prison while in judicial custody, staged a protest alleging foul play and demanding a fair probe.The deceased was arrested by Selaiyur police on July 12 for transporting banned gutka in a goods autorickshaw along with an accomplice. He was remanded in judicial custody and lodged at Puzhal Prison.Police said Balaji developed chest pain on July 15 and died despite medical attention. His…

CM Bhupendra Patel, along with DyCM Harsh Sanghavi perform the ‘pahind vidhi’ to start the annual 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on Thursday Ahmedabad: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday flagged off the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra from the Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur after performing rituals on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij.CM Bhupendra Patel, along with DyCM Harsh Sanghavi perform the ‘pahind vidhi’ to start the annual 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Ahmedabad on ThursdayPatel performed the traditional ‘pahind vidhi’ for the fifth consecutive year, sweeping the chariot with a golden broom in a ritual…

Bhubaneswar received heavy rain on Thursday Bhubaneswar: Moderate to heavy rain lashed many parts of Odisha on Thursday. According to the IMD evening report, Hirakud recorded the highest rainfall at 97 mm, followed by Sambalpur at 94.4 mm. Puri received 16.3 mm, while Bhubaneswar recorded 22 mm.In the last 24 hours, Banki in Cuttack district and Angul town each recorded 210 mm, the highest in the state, the IMD said in its morning report. Manorama Mohanty, head of the regional IMD centre in Bhubaneswar, said rainfall activity is likely to continue for at least two more days under the influence…

COIMBATORE: An eight-year-old female elephant was found dead in the Manambolly range of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) near Valparai on Wednesday night.The carcass was found by forest field staffers during a routine patrol near Murugan Estate. A postmortem was performed on the carcass on Thursday by ATR veterinary assistant surgeon Dr T Meiyarasan in the presence of Manambolly forest range officer K Giridharan and Ganesan, a volunteer from the Nature Conservation Foundation.The postmortem report indicated that the elephant had died due to health complications arising from a severe digestive disorder.Forest officials stated that vital organ samples were collected and…

Dhubri: A Dhubri Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) nurse who allegedly posed as a gynaecologist, her husband and an alleged tout arrested after a woman died during an alleged illegal abortion at an unauthorised clinic, were sent to judicial custody on Thursday after their two-day police remand ended.Police produced Habiba Yasmin, the nurse, her husband Mostafizur Rahman and Shefali Begum before the court of chief judicial magistrate Chinmoy Barua. The court sent them to Dhubri District Jail.Dhubri Sadar police station OC Pritam Das told TOI that the trio’s interrogation had been completed. “We have received several inputs. The crime branch…

Mangaluru: Belthangady police have arrested a habitual offender in connection with a theft case, after an investigation into an unnatural death revealed that the deceased had allegedly died accidentally while committing a burglary.During the investigation into unnatural death report registered at Belthangady police station on July 1, it was found that a theft had taken place at the spot where victim Mushtaq had died.Following this, a case was registered at Belthangady police station under Sections 331(4) and 305 read with 3(5) of the BNS. During the investigation into the theft, Belthangady police arrested accused P Ibrahim Latheef,36, a resident of…