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T’puram: A trial court in Neyyattinkara on Tuesday acquitted former Perumbavoor MLA Eldose Kunnapillil and two others in the rape case registered against him.The acquittal came a day after the survivor turned hostile during the trial proceedings before the court. On Monday, the complainant had appeared before the court and stated that Kunnapillil had not sexually assaulted her. Following her change in statement, two witnesses in the case also turned hostile. Taking note of the developments during the trial, the Neyyattinkara court on Tuesday acquitted all the three accused in the case.The case had triggered a major political controversy in…

Kolkata: Calcutta High Court’s vacation bench on Tuesday refused to extend the interim protection in five FIRs granted to TMC strongman Jahangir Khan. Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee referred the matter to a regular bench.Earlier, the TMC candidate for Falta was granted interim protection by Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya till May 26, considering the repolls there on May 21. State earlier approached Justice Bhattacharyya’s bench to vacate the order before the interim protection expired but the judge refused to intervene.The five FIRs were registered against Khan after assembly poll results on May 4. Source link

Agencies Srinagar, May 26 : Jammu & Kashmir Bank, the premier financial institution of the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, has powered seamless banking services during the festive week leading up to Eid-ul-Azha, recording over 12 crore transactions worth more than ?15,000 crore, officials said on Tuesday. An official said the Bank registered its highest-ever single-day transaction volume on May 25, when customers carried out nearly 1.69 crore transactions involving ?2,848 crore, setting a new benchmark in the Bank’s digital banking history, they said. More than 95 per cent of the total transactions were executed digitally, reaffirming…

Clara Lewis & Priyanka KakodkarMumbai: The state has seen a 23% rise in daily petrol sales and 52% rise in daily diesel sales over the average daily consumption, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday. While retail sales have shot up, the commercial sale of fuel has dipped, leading to suspicion that commercial enterprises are sourcing petrol and diesel from the retail market, where it is less expensive.Fadnavis has ordered a probe into the suspected hoarding and diversion of petrol and diesel from the retail market for commercial use. The diversion creates stress on the retail market for fuel.“The food…

New Delhi: Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) on Tuesday increased the price of CNG in Delhi and neighbouring NCR areas by Rs 2 per kg, effecting the fourth hike since May 15, due to higher input costs and losses linked to the West Asia crisis. Compressed natural gas (CNG) now costs Rs 83.09 per kg in the capital, up Rs 6 from Rs 77.09 per kg before May 15.The latest hike came a day after oil retailers raised petrol and diesel prices by over Rs 2 per litre across the country. Petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 7.35…

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Over 230 people onboard an IndiGo Airbus A321neo were evacuated at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) using emergency slides after smoke was noticed in the cabin while taxiing to the runway to take off for Chennai Tuesday evening.In a statement, the aviation ministry said: “IndiGo A321 (VT-IME), while operating flight 6E-6017 (Bengaluru-Chennai), was involved in emergency evacuation of passengers as smoke was reported in the cabin/cockpit. The crew carried out emergency evacuation of passengers using all escape slides. During evacuation process, two passengers received minor injuries. The aircraft has been grounded for inspection/rectification. DGCA is investigating the incident.”Video clips…

Junior Doctors’ Association (JUDA), Gandhi Hospital unit, on Tuesday announced a ‘black badge protest’ in response to the recent assault and alleged defamation of a postgraduate doctor on duty on the hospital premises. Hyderabad: Junior Doctors’ Association (JUDA), Gandhi Hospital unit, on Tuesday announced a ‘black badge protest’ in response to the recent assault and alleged defamation of a postgraduate doctor on duty on the hospital premises.Condemning the incident, JUDA demanded an immediate public apology from those responsible and called for the deletion of defamatory social media posts related to the attack. The association described the incident as an unacceptable…

Chairman of Ethiraj College for Women V M Muralidharan interacts with students Bhavana and Kanishka, daughters of sanitation workers Chennai: As sanitation worker Vinoth watched his daughter walk into Ethiraj College for Women on Tuesday, it marked more than just the beginning of her college life — it was the first big step towards breaking the cycle of financial struggle their family has endured for years.A first-generation student, V Bhavana scored 532 marks in her Class XII exams. And now, through the Edu Bridge Initiative by Urbaser Sumeet, she has got free admission into Ethiraj. “Over the years, I have…

Ahmedabad: The city recorded a maximum temperature of 43.2°C on Tuesday, 1.3 degrees above normal. It was the second consecutive day of temperatures above 43°C for the city. At 28.2°C, the minimum temperature was on a par with long-term normal temperatures. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the city’s maximum temperature is likely to be around 43°C on Wednesday.According to the IMD forecast for the state, there will be no large change in maximum temperatures during next three days. Thereafter a gradual fall by 2-3 degrees is very likely. Maximum temperatures could be above 40°C during the next…

Prayagraj: Taking note of the deteriorating condition of several archaeological heritage sites and structures across Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad high court has directed the Centre, state govt and other respondents to file their counter affidavits within six weeks.The order was passed on May 25 by a bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Akash Vashishtha, a lawyer and heritage conservation advocate.In the PIL, the petitioner alleged that several priceless heritage sites and historical structures located in different districts of UP were falling into ruin and turning dilapidated due to…