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SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh high court has granted regular bail to a man accused of raping a minor after the girl, who has since turned 18, testified that they intended to marry and raise their 2-month-old child together.The high court ruled that the continued incarceration of the unnamed defendant would severely prejudice the welfare of the young mother and her newborn. The judge said while a minor’s consent is legally immaterial under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, the evidence indicated a consensual relationship.The girl was 17-and-a-half at the time of the alleged offence and now lives…

Kalyan: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) is probing into an alleged attempt to destroy trees along Kalyan’s Smart City road by unidentified miscreants using the ‘drill and poison’ method.The incident came to light after local environmentalist Dinesh Salve received information from a friend, Kunal Sonawane, that a few trees between D B Chowk and Ganesh Mandir had suspicious holes at their base.Salve visited the spot and found that holes had been drilled into the trunks of several fully grown trees. Salve claimed that when he poured water into the holes, a sticky substance started oozing out, indicating possible use of…

New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday hit out at BJP govt, alleging that “entire Delhi was facing power cuts in scorching 45-degree heat”. Govt had pushed the capital 15 years back in terms of power supply, he said.“In the scorching 45-degree heat… Delhiites are in distress. The lights are going out at any moment. Social media is flooded with complaints, but BJP govt is fast asleep. During our govt, people in Delhi had forgotten about power cuts. Inverters had stopped selling. BJP, as soon as it came to power, pushed Delhi 15 years back,” he wrote on X.Kejriwal…

G Arun Maiya, Professor and Dean at the Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationDr Sharan Shivaraj Patil, Chairman and Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon at SPARSH Hospital, BengaluruG Arun Maiya, Professor and Dean at the Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher EducationDr Sharan Shivaraj Patil, Chairman and Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon at SPARSH Hospital, BengaluruG Arun Maiya, Professor and Dean at the Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Bengaluru: “As a nation, we once exported a lot of doctors across the world. And now our nurses are going because we produce a…

Telangana IT & industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu inaugurates American carrier Southwest Airlines’ global innovation centre in HyderabadTelangana IT & industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu at the inaugural of the global innovation centre of American carrier Southwest Airlines in Hyderabad on Wednesday along with (left) Krishna Kallepalli, vice president & global head of innovation, India at Southwest and (second from left) Southwest Airlines executive vice president and chief information officer Lauren WoodsTelangana IT & industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu inaugurates American carrier Southwest Airlines’ global innovation centre in HyderabadTelangana IT & industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu at the inaugural of…

Chennai: Residents in the suburbs are facing delays in getting LPG cylinder refills, with many saying they have been waiting for more than 25 days. The shortage has disrupted life in Tambaram and Avadi Corporation areas, forcing many to rely on induction stoves or buy cylinders on the black market.As demand rises and supply remains tight, black-market prices for domestic LPG cylinders have surged. A cylinder that usually costs around 1,400 is now reportedly being sold illegally for 3,000 to 4,000, with some claiming the price has gone up to 5,000. Small eateries said they had no option but to…

The dispute came to light after Anandnagar police registered an FIR in Dec 2024 over the alleged theft of the SUV from the broker’s residence Ahmedabad: Hearing a revision application in the dispute over a Mercedes-Benz GLS 350D, the court observed: “What appears to be doubtful is that, why would a person purchase a luxury brand car in the name of somebody’s wife?”The broker told the court he purchased the SUV in 2019 but registered it in his friend’s wife’s name because his friend was facing documentation-related issues and could not buy it in his own name. He claimed he…

Prayagraj: Police on Wednesday launched fresh probe into the case of suicide by postmaster J P Srivastava (55). He was posted at Subedarganj sub-post office. His body was found hanging at his house in Peepalgav area under the limits of Airport police station on Tuesday. In a suicide note, Srivastava had accused cashier of the head post office of embezzlement to the tune of Rs 60 lakh.DCP (City) Maneesh Shandilya said FIR was registered against the cashier for abetment to suicide. “The deceased had in his suicide note accused cashier Surendra Kumar of embezzlement and police are collecting all evidences…

Bhubaneswar: City police have revived two previously defunct mobile applications, reintroducing them on Wednesday with enhanced features. One app is designed to provide citizens with instant emergency assistance, while the other enables hoteliers to share guest occupancy details directly with the police.The revamped ‘We Care Saathi’ mobile application breathes new life into the earlier ‘Mo Saathi’ app launched in May 2015. “Mo Saathi became outdated and redundant. We have upgraded it with modern technology and additional features so that citizens in distress can receive immediate police assistance. It has now been renamed ‘We Care Saathi’ and is integrated with the…

Coimbatore/Tirupur/Nilgiris: Coimbatore recorded improved pass percentage in the Class X board exam this year, but its ranking slipped by one spot. Meanwhile, Tirupur and the Nilgiris improved both their pass percentage and ranking.Coimbatore district recorded a 97.09% pass rate in the Class X public exam this year, with 36,742 of the 37,844 students who sat for the exam clearing it. Girls outperformed boys in pass numbers and percentage, with 18,982 girls passing at 98.16% against 17,760 boys at 95.97%.Despite improving the pass percentage to 97.09 from last year’s 96.47%, the district slipped to seventh place in the state ranking after…