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Rewari gang rape case: Main accused arrested, say police - Times of India
The Haryana Police on Sunday arrested the main accused in the gang rape of a young woman from Rewari.During a press conference, Nuh SP Naazneen Bhasin confirmed the arrest of one Nishu, the main culprit in the case.The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested three men including Nishu, the main accused Nishu who has confessed to the crime and also to calling the doctor when the woman's health had deteriorated, the officer said.Investigations are on to nab the other two accused, who are...
F1: Hamilton extends title lead with Singapore GP triumph - Times of India
SINGAPORE: Britain's Lewis Hamilton eased to victory from pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday as the Mercedes driver extended his championship lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to 40 points with six rounds remaining.Hamilton held off a mid-race challenge from Red Bull's Max Verstappen to register a record-equalling fourth triumph at the floodlit Marina Bay Street Circuit track, while Vettel finished third to slip further behind in the title race.
Broken wrist, brave heart: Tamim Iqbal applauded for batting with one hand - Times of India
DUBAI: Tamim Iqbal batted, got injured, visited a hospital, returned with a wrist fracture and batted again - this time with one hand, his act of bravado receiving instant applause in the real and virtual world.A couple of hours after being told by doctors that his Asia Cup was over because of a fractured left wrist, Tamim walked out to bat with one hand after the fall of ninth wicket.He hung on with centurion Mushfiqur Rahim and helped add 32 for the final wicket, lifting his side to 261.
Indian boxers win three gold medals in Turkey - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Simranjit Kaur (64kg) notched up a gold medal but Pinki Jangra (51kg) had to be content with a silver at the Ahmet Comert Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey Simranjit, a former national medallist, defeated Turkey's Sema Caliskan to fetch the top honours.Competing in the light fly category, Monika beat Ayse Cagirer of Turkey to win the gold medal, while Bhagyabati got the better of Selma Karakoyun, who is also from the host nation, in the light heavyweight category.However,...
KIA users to pay less UDF from today - Times of India
BENGALURU: Beginning Sunday, passengers will have to pay less user development fee ( UDF ) for air tickets booked to and from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).UDF is collected directly from passengers while booking and handed over to the airport operator.
BJP would fight Mizoram election on development issue: Kohli - Times of India
SHILLONG: A senior BJP leader has said that the party would fight the Mizoram Assembly elections on the development issue.Assembly election are due in Congress ruled Mizoram by end of this year."Development is our agenda.
15 per cent houses completed in urban areas under Centre's flagship PMAY scheme in 3 years - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Over 15 per cent of the 54.95 lakh houses sanctioned in last three years under the Centre's flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) have been completed, according to data provided by the housing and urban affairs (HUA) ministry.While the government has set a target of one crore houses to be constructed in urban areas across the country over a period of seven years from 2015 to 2022 and claims the work is on full swing, the opposition Congress has questioned its seriousness...
China tells Taiwan to halt all mainland spying, sabotage activities
BEIJING: China on Sunday accused Taiwan 's spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal intelligence with the aim of "infiltration" and "sabotage", and warned the island against further damaging already strained cross-strait ties.The relevant agencies in Taiwan must end such activities immediately, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing An Fengshan, a spokesman of China's policy-making Taiwan Affairs Office On Saturday, state television kicked off the first in a series of programmes...
Typhoon lashes south China after killing 28 in Philippines
HONG KONG: Hong Kong and southern China hunkered down under red alert as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lash the densely populated coast.The biggest storm this year left at least 28 dead from landslides and drownings as it sliced through the northern Philippines on Saturday.Nearly half a million people were evacuated from seven cities in Guangdong province, the gambling enclave of Macau closed down casinos for the first time and the Hong Kong Observatory told people to stay...
New York university post grad & class 12 pass mechanic make startup waves in UP - Times of India
LUCKNOW: Can a 26-year-old post graduate from the New York University and a class XII pass mechanic have anything in common and share limelight?
BJP men also unhappy with change - Times of India
PANAJI: Manohar Parrikar is likely to continue as the chief minister for the time being due to differences among coalition partners and dissent from within the party to hand over charge temporarily to a senior cabinet minister.
Ambala: Father-in-law rapes woman as elder daughter-in-law makes video - Times of India
AMBALA: A case of rape has surfaced in Ambala, with a newlywed woman having been raped allegedly by her father-in-law after her elder sister-in-law gave some poisonous substance to her in a glass of milk. After the woman got unconscious, the accused raped her while the elder sister-in-law made the video of the entire incident.
Chennai Central Station bags Indian Green Building Council certification - Times of India
CHENNAI: The Chennai Central railway station , a prominent landmark in the city, has received the Indian Green Building Council certification for adopting green building concepts and features in the station.The award was given under green railway stations rating system by IGBC' and the council's Chennai chapter Chairman, C N Raghavendran presented a plaque and certificate to Southern Railway general manager, R K Kulshrestha at a function Saturday, a release said.The rating system...
JNUSU poll: Counting of votes suspended as ABVP protests, election authorities allege violence - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Counting of votes for the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) polls was suspended on Saturday by election authorities citing "forcible entry" and "attempts to snatch away ballot boxes" at a counting venue, after the ABVP staged protests claiming it was not informed about the start of the process.The deadlock at the Jawaharlal Nehru University persisted even after 12 hours, with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) which is the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),...
Arunachal flash flood toll mounts to 4 - Times of India
ITANAGAR: With the recovery of one more body from neighbouring Assam, the toll in flash floods of Arunachal Pradesh has mounted to four while two others are still missing, an official said Saturday.Triggered by incessant rain in the past few days, flash flood and landslides affected normal lives in several places of Itanagar, capital deputy commissioner Prince Dhawan said.Twenty-six houses have been washed away while over 60 were fully or partially damaged at affected sites such as Modirijo,...
Former scribe on 28,000-km bike journey with road safety messages - Times of India
As a journalist for close to four decades, Sharat Sharma set a scorching pace with his hard-hitting stories. Now past 60, he vrooms across the country spreading the message of road safety and fitness.On March 18 this year, Sharma set out on a solo 28,000-km bike ride with an aim to cover 29 states.“A majority of people don’t have any idea how to utilise the time post-retirement.
Exports rise at fastest pace in 3 months in August; trade deficit narrows to $17.4 billion
NEW DELHI: The country's exports rose at the fastest pace in three months to reach $27.84 billion in August on account of healthy growth in petroleum products, engineering, pharma, and gems and jewellery shipments. Imports too grew by 25.41 per cent in August to $45.24 billion due to costlier crude oil shipments.In August, the growth rate in overseas shipments touched a three-month high of 19.21 per cent. Earlier in May, exports had recorded a growth of 20.18 per cent.
Man stabs woman over water, held - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Police arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly assaulting a woman with a sharp-edged weapon in Daria village on Thursday night. The family of the Ram Sharma accused and the victim, Rekha , along with her family lived in the same house on rent. The complainant said both families fought over filling water buckets. There was a tap on the first floor and both families engaged in arguments over water. Soon, they came to blows. Later, Sharma took out a sharp-edged weapon and attacked Rekha.
India, Pakistan wait for each other to make first move on Kartarpur border opening - Times of India
NEW DELHI: After the initial expectations over a Pakistan outreach with Imran Khan becoming Prime Minister, New Delhi and Islamabad are again finding it difficult to break the rut of hostility since their abortive attempt to restart the dialogue process in 2015.While the opening of the Kartarpur border could have been an important confidence-building measure, both countries seem to want the other to make the first move officially for its opening.
Schoolteacher raped in Morbi; accused held - Times of India
Rajkot: A 45-year-old man was arrested on Thursday night for allegedly repeatedly raping a 25-year-old schoolteacher in Morbi.Police said the accused, identified as Vijay Saradawa, also a teacher who is the former president of Morbi District Teachers’ Association, had allegedly raped the woman by making false promise of marriage.The survivor said that she had been into relationship with Saradawa from January 26, 2017, to February 28, 2018, during which time Saradawa had allegedly shot her...
Scrub typhus claims woman’s life - Times of India
Nagpur: Scrub typhus claimed 16th victim in the city. Seema Bhalavi, a resident of Seoni in Madhya Pradesh, was admitted to Indira Gandhi Government Medical College. She breathed her last while undergoing treatment. Till date, 108 persons in the division have been found to be positive to scrub typhus.Scrub typhus is a disease caused by the bite of chiggers, a minute arachnid, found in paddy fields and overgrown grass patches.
Wedding bells for Sree Chitra inmate - Times of India
T’puram: At Sri Chitra Home , a care home under social justice department, weddings are always big celebrations.On Friday, wedding bells rang for Sudhina (23) who has spent 12 long years of her life at the Sri Chitra Home. Vattiyoorkavu native Sanjay Chandran (30) tied knot with Sudhina.It was the interest shown by Sanjay’s family that led him to find his partner from the care home. His mother Kumari suggested him to find a girl from the care home.
‘AndhaDhun’ new song: ‘Naina Da Kya Kasoor’ concurs the notion that 'Love is Blind' - Times of India
With ‘Naina Da Kya Kasoor’, Ayushmann Khurrana unveils the romantic side of his mysterious character in his upcoming film ‘AndhaDhun’. After the queer title track of the movie, this sweet romantic track from ‘AndhaDhun’ second the thought that love can be blind. ‘Naina Da Kya Kasoor’ portrays the sizzling chemistry between Ayushmann Khurrana and Radhika Apte.
Ajit Doval in US; to meet secretary of state, other top officials - Times of India
WASHINGTON: A week after the successful India-US 2+2 Dialogue in New Delhi, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is in Washington to hold meetings with top officials of the Trump Administration.Doval is scheduled to meet secretary of state Mike Pompeo at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the state department Friday.In addition to his meeting with his American counterpart John Bolton, Doval is likely to meet officials from the department of defence and from the think-tank community.However, the...
How China's plan to develop rental housing backfired - Times of India
BEIJING/HANGZHOU: When President Xi Jinping of China vowed to increase the supply of rental housing last year, millions of young Chinese expected to find homes they would finally be able to afford.But the government’s initiative has had an unintended effect: a surge of property investors into the rental market that has dramatically pushed up prices.This summer, rents in China’s major cities soared in the double-digits, forcing the people that Xi vowed to help – many of them white-collar...
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