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Kalyan: The uneasy relationship between alliance partners BJP and Shiv Sena in the Kalyan-Dombivli region appeared to deteriorate further on Sunday, with both parties inducting each other’s local functionaries in a tit-for-tat political battle despite an earlier understanding to refrain from poaching workers.The uneasy relationship between alliance partners BJP and Shiv Sena in the Kalyan-Dombivli region appeared to deteriorate further on Sunday, with both parties inducting each other’s local functionaries in a tit-for-tat political battle despite an earlier understanding to refrain from poaching workers.The latest round of defections comes days after Shiv Sena inducted several BJP office-bearers in the presence…
NEW DELHI: “I didn’t abuse or mock anybody,” said 23-year-old content creator Shradha Singh, who alleged that she was subjected to online trolling and abuse after a video showing her with anti-riot police personnel during a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar went viral.Speaking to the media, Shradha Singh said, “I worked as a content creator as well as a yoga influencer and instructor.”She alleged that the controversy had severely affected her career and personal life, claiming that several meme pages and social media users were creating videos about her and posting content for views and monetary…
Bengaluru: In a brazen operation carried out almost under the nose of city cops, a 30-year-old alleged drug peddler was running a cocaine delivery racket just 100 metres from Chamarajpet police station, using bike-based logistics services to ferry narcotics across Bengaluru. The racket came to light after police personnel noticed an unusual stream of delivery bikes arriving every few minutes, leading to the seizure of cocaine worth nearly Rs 50 lakh.The accused, Raju, a native of Uttar Pradesh residing on Begur Main Road, was arrested after police observed suspicious activity near an apartment on Conservancy Road, barely 100m from the…
launch of Hyderabad-based EV company, Keto Motors’ first commercial nine-metre electric bus Hyderabad: Electric mobility is not merely an alternative to petrol and diesel vehicles, it is linked to the country’s energy security, climate protection and reducing import dependence, said Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy at an event on Sunday. He stressed that EVs will play a key role in India’s goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.“To achieve this, the Centre is strengthening the EV ecosystem through investments in charging infrastructure, battery manufacturing, research and skill development,” the minister said, urging consumers to shift to…
Members of the Tibetan community and supporters participate in a peace march demanding a free Tibet and protesting China’s ‘Promoting Ethnic Unity and progress Law’, in Chennai on Sunday. Chennai: A group of nearly 100 Tibetans from across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on Sunday conducted a peace march against China’s ethnic unity and progress law, which they alleged forces people in Tibet to abandon their language, culture, religion and way of life.The protesters held the images of Logba Rangzen, a Tibetan activist who died by self-immolation outside the UN’s headquarters in New York on July 2 against the implementation of…
Ahmedabad: A dispute over the transfer of a gym membership allegedly escalated into violence in Juhapura, with a 25-year-old businessman accusing four men of assaulting him and threatening him with a knife.According to a complaint lodged with Vejalpur police on Sunday, the businessman, who runs an online garment business in the Vishala area, had recently helped an acquaintance obtain membership at a gym operated by his brother. The dispute arose when the member sought to transfer the membership to a friend, which the gym staff refused citing their policy.The complainant alleged that the accused argued with a gym employee over…
Supreme Court will embark on a detailed survey to scientifically and legally delineate the Aravali hills GURGAON: A Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee (HPC) will begin an extensive field survey across Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan from Aug 6 to determine what should scientifically and legally qualify as the Aravalis – a crucial step that could shape the future of conservation, mining and development in the eco-sensitive hills.The on-ground exercise will provide the factual basis for the committee’s recommendations to Supreme Court on defining, identifying and protecting one of the country’s oldest mountain systems.Constituted under SC’s May 25 order on “Definition of…
SHIVAMOGGA: An 80-year-old retired engineer, identified as Kumaraswamy, tragically died after becoming trapped beneath an elevator car at the Dattatreya Swamy Temple in Vinayaka Nagar, Shivamogga.According to official complaint details lodged at the Jayanagar Police Station, the incident took place on Sunday morning.The deceased, Kumaraswamy, son of Nagabhat and a resident of Vinobha Nagar, Shivamogga, had left home around 7.30am after telling his wife, 75-year-old Lalitha Kumaraswamy, that he was going for a blood test at the Rotary Blood Bank in Vinayaka Nagar and would visit the Dattatreya Swamy Temple afterward. Around 9:00am, a family friend visited the victim’s house…
PCMC’s draft DP was published on May 15, 2025, and drew over 56,000 objections and suggestions Pune: A Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation-appointed panel on Monday is set to begin hearings on over 56,000 objections and suggestions on its draft Development Plan (DP) over a year after it was published.The draft DP was published on May 15, 2025, and drew over 56,000 objections and suggestions. Many residents alleged that reservations had been incorrectly marked on residential properties or on projects that had already received approvals and completion certificates. The draft had triggered widespread protests by resident groups and political parties.Meanwhile, a…
Ponda: Power minister Ramkrishna Sudin Dhavalikar has urged Goa’s major political parties not to field defectors and instead give opportunities to new faces.“More youth need to join politics,” Dhavalikar told reporters. He said young people aspiring to enter politics should understand Goa’s political history by studying the tenures of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Congress and BJP govts.“MGP does not offer tickets to any defector. Likewise, other parties should reject them to clean up politics,” he said.Dhavalikar reiterated that the ongoing water problems in Ponda, particularly in Bethora, were the result of mismanagement.“We have sufficient water, but the officials should…