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Cristiano Ronaldo gets off the mark for Juventus - Times of India
MILAN: Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first competitive goal for Italian champions Juventus and then added a second in Sunday's fourth Serie A game of the season against Sassuolo in Turin.The 33-year-old tapped in on the line after a goalmouth scramble on 50 minutes and added a second 15 minutes later to give the reigning seven-time champions a 2-0 lead.The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was the star signing of the summer transfer period, arriving amid great pomp and ceremony...
Didn't intend to hurt anyone: Athawale on fuel price remark - Times of India
MUMBAI: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday clarified that he did not have any intentions to hurt people's sentiments by saying that he was unfazed by the hike in fuel prices."I was in Jaipur when a journalist asked me if I have any problem with rising prices of petrol and diesel. I had said that I have no problem since I'm a minister and we are provided government vehicles. But people do face problems and prices should be brought down.
Narendra Modi to pay 2-day visit to Varanasi from Monday - Times of India
LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Monday, according to his office.He will reach Varanasi for a two-day visit on Monday afternoon.The prime minister will visit Narur village, where he will interact with children of a primary school, aided by non-profit organisation "Room to Read".Later, he will interact with students of Kashi Vidyapeeth and children assisted by them on the premises of Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW).On Tuesday, Modi will...
Bomb squad investigate suspect car in French capital
PARIS: French bomb disposal police used a sniffer dog and robot on Sunday to investigate a suspect vehicle parked on Paris's Champs Elysees boulevard, said a witness to Reuters.The witness said police had cordoned off the avenue close to the Arc de Triomphe monument and that onlookers were being kept 150 metres (492 feet) away from the scene. The area is a huge draw for tourists.Paris police described the ongoing operation as precautionary.
Include SSM in anti-BJP alliance, Shivpal tells Akhilesh Yadav - Times of India
LUCKNOW: If Akhilesh Yadav talks of fighting with "communal BJP", the Samajwadi Secular Morcha (SSM) should be included in the proposed alliance between the Samajwadi Party and BSP, sidelined SP leader Shivpal Yadav said Sunday.Shivpal, who founded the Samajwadi Secular Morcha recently, said he was ready to contest the 2019 polls on all 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, except the Mainpuri seat, if his suggestion was not met."If he (Akhilesh) talks of fighting against communal party BJP, SSM should...
Kabaddi selection 'trial' turns into a farce - Times of India
NEW DELHI: At one corner of the K D Jadhav wrestling hall inside the Indira Gandhi Indoor (IGI) stadium complex here on Saturday, 32 men and women kabaddi players - all kitted - from different parts of the country sat idle, anxiously waiting for the two Indian teams, which represented the nation at the recently-concluded Asian Games , to come and compete with them.But the players did not know that the men's team, which settled for a bronze medal after losing to Iran in the Asiad semis, was...
Rajasthan govt set to challenge acquittal of four actors - Times of India
JODHPUR: Fresh trouble is brewing for Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam who were acquitted in the blackbuck poaching case on April 5. Actor Salman Khan was sentenced to prison for five years in the same case.The state government has decided to challenge their acquittal along with that of local resident Dushyant Singh .
Engineer’s Day: Aryans College of Engineering organises technical quiz 'Quizpedia'
CHANDIGARH: Aryans College of Engineering organized a technical quiz "Quizpedia" on Engineer’s Day . Students of Computer Science, Mechanical, Civil, Electronics, Electrical, Electronics and Communication Departments participated in the quiz. The competition was organized to improve the technical as well as General knowledge of the students.Six teams, namely Astro Belts, Big Dippers, Crazy Craters, Dallas Rockets and Evil Galaxies Participated.
Doctors, engineers will be appointed in Bihar on marks basis: Sushil Modi - Times of India
PATNA: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Saturday said that the appointment of doctors and engineers will be done on "marks basis" and no written test or interview will be held for the purpose in the state.Sushil Modi said this while addressing "Engineers Day" function on 157th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna M Vishveshwaraiya organised by Bihar Engineering Service Association (BESA)."The appointment of doctors and engineers will be done on 'marks basis' through Bihar Technical...
1.5 lakh wellness centres to be set up under Ayushman Bharat: Minister - Times of India
BUXAR (BIHAR): Nearly 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres will be set up across the country under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, benefitting about 550 million people, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Saturday.The minister, who is also the local MP, was speaking after inauguration of the first two health and wellness centres, set up under the scheme, in Bihar - one in Buxar town and the other in Nawanagar panchayat.He said these centres were being set up at...
Criminal, 2 others arrested for attack on two policemen - Times of India
PUNE: A criminal on record and two of his friends were arrested on Friday for attacking two policemen after they told them to not play music loudly at a Ganesh mandal at PMC’s vehicle depot in Gultekdi at around 12.10am.The trio — Bablu Pitale(33), Parshuram Hosmani (37) and Rahul Dhone (19) — are from the industrial settlement at Gultekdi.Pitale is a murder suspect.
When titillation meets true crime
Long before dramatised crime shows on TV became a rage, small-town India's sex and crime games were being captured in 'graphic' graphic-novel style in Madhur Kathayein , and later its English version, Crime and Detective.
Woman goes to pick up son, burglars take away Rs 15 lakh items - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Unidentified people broke into a house in Sector 51 and fled with gold and diamond jewellery worth around Rs 15 lakh on Friday.Mamta Kanwal said she had gone to pick up her son from a bus stop around 12.35 pm. Before leaving, she locked the main gate and door. When she returned after 25 minutes, she found the main lock on the door broken. Her almirah was broken and ransacked.
US woman, distraught and lost in Kanchi, put on flight home - Times of India
CHENNAI: Police rescued a 26-year-old American woman, married to a software engineer in Velachery but found wandering around alone and distraught on Thursday evening near Vellai Gate in Kancheepuram, around 75km west of Chennai, before putting her on a Friday night flight to the United States on the intervention of US consulate officials.Investigators attempted to trace Mary Nelson’s husband Vimal, taking her on Friday morning to the apartment she shared with him and his mother on 3rd Main...
Mumbai: 100% crimes solved at Gorai police station so far this year - Times of India
MUMBAI: Gorai police station has become the only one of its kind in the western suburbs to have solved every criminal offence registered in its books so far this year. Officers said the detection rate was 90% last year. The police station has jurisdiction over two beaches, the Global Vipassana Pagoda, two amusement parks besides a string of fishing villages.
Expat pilot winning desi hearts in flight with announcements in Hindi - Times of India
NEW DELHI: “Is udaan mein aapka swagat hai”. Each time GoAir’s Captain Behzad Rajabi greets passengers with this line, they are pleasantly surprised. What follows the heavily accented welcoming line makes things clear.
4,400 CCTVs installed in city, police inform Delhi HC - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has informed the high court that it has installed around 4,400 CCTV cameras at vulnerable areas of the city to ensure safety and security of women.In an affidavit filed in HC, the police made the claim in response to the court directions on a PIL it was hearing since March, where lawyers complained about an incident where “urine and semen-filled” balloons were allegedly hurled at some women in and around North Campus.The petitioner lawyers have sought formulation...
As Goa CM Parrikar undergoes treatment in Delhi, Congress offers to form "stable government" in Goa - Times of India
PANAJI: In view of the prevailing political chaos in Goa, the Congress party on Saturday urged Goa Governor Mridula Sinha to give the Congress an opportunity to form a stable government in the state.Despite chief minister Manohar Parrikar’s critical illness, the BJP is reluctant to hand over charge to "a trusted lieutenant" who can run the state in Parrikar’s absence, the Congress party said.
Class 10 student hangs herself; parents and police in the dark - Times of India
BENGALURU: A Class 10 student committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her west Bengaluru residence on Friday. Sushmitha B, 16, a resident of Bhuvaneshwari Nagar and daughter of milk vendor Basavaraju , was a student of a private school off Magadi Road Basavaraju said he found his daughter hanging from the ceiling when he returned home around 10am.
Cops release sketch of one robbery accused - Times of India
LUDHIANA: Four days after robbery at an office of a biscuit distributor in Nirmal Nagar of Dugri, police have released sketch of one of the suspects on Friday.
Kimi Raikkonen tops Singapore practice as Sebastian Vettel toils - Times of India
SINGAPORE: Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest practice time for the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday but the Finn's team mate Sebastian Vettel suffered a frustrating start to the weekend in his bid to overhaul championship leader Lewis Hamilton Hamilton opened a 30-point cushion over Vettel with a surprise win in Monza two weeks ago and while Ferrari are regarded as having a superior car, the Briton set the second-fastest time of the day just 0.011 seconds back in his Mercedes.Vettel has...
Shivinder firm he won’t work with brother again
NEW DELHI: Former Ranbaxy and Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh on Friday formally withdrew his petition against his elder brother Malvinder in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), but made it clear that he is keeping the option open to go back to litigation if the outstanding issues between the siblings, including payment to Daiichi, are not resolved.
Told to keep off Kerala flood relief event, says Thailand envoy - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Thailand’s ambassador to India Chutintor n Gongsakdi stirred up a mini storm after he publicly expressed disappointment over India asking him to stay away from the handing over of relief material for Kerala flood victims by private Thai companies.The ambassador tweeted his letter to these private companies in which he said he was infor med infor mally that though these companies are registered in India, it would not be advisable for him to be present at “any handing over...
Refund Rs 33 lakh to flat buyer, builder told - Times of India
PATNA: The Bihar Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) on Friday asked a city-based builder to refund the Rs33.01 lakh to a buyer in three instalments within two months for not completing the apartment flat within the time frame promised.
Concern over voter list anomalies in NCR - Times of India
NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: A number of residents in Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad have said their names are either missing from voters’ list prepared last year or have errors in them, at a time the administration has started a two-month long drive for verification.The numbers vary: while residents maintain that up to 30% of names on the voters’ list has anomalies, the district election offices in both districts claim the figure to be less than 5%.The reason for the mistakes, admit officials, is that...
Undertrial escapes in Sullia - Times of India
Mangaluru: An undertrial who was brought to the court for a hearing, escaped after going to the washroom at Sullia bus stand on Friday.According to police, Aziz, 35, a resident of Ajjavara, was accused in a murder at Kasaragod and was jailed at Hosa Durga in Kerala. He was brought to Sullia for a court hearing for a case related to theft. After he was produced before the court, the police accompanying him were waiting for a bus at Sullia bus stand to go back to Kerala.
Mumbai: With bomb cache, plot to hit 2018 Sunburn unearthed - Times of India
MUMBAI: Different chemical powders weighing 24 kg seized from the Nalasopara house of arrested gau rakshak and Sanathan Sanstha sympathizer Vaibhav Raut are explosives and were enough to make 50-60 bombs.The Anti-Terrorism Squad had seized 22 bombs, each weighing 500-600g, from Raut’s house.
Woman stabbed to death by FB stalker over ‘lifestyle’ - Times of India
INDORE: A 25-year-old media professional was stabbed 38 times in Indore late on Thursday night by a man who claimed he had been wooing her since high school and couldn’t bear to see her “adopt a modern lifestyle and make male friends”. The victim, Supriya Jain, died in hospital around 6.30am on Friday.The accused, Kamlesh Sahu, attacked her with a sickle he had bought from Sarafa Bazaar, Indore’s famed all-night market.
UIDAI system has multiple layers of security check to thwart manipulation: CEO - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The UIDAI 's system contains multiple layers of security checks, and any attempt of manipulation at the operator level will be detected and thwarted at the back-end, Aadhaar-issuing body's CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey has said.The comments of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chief came against the backdrop of a recent report alleging Aadhaar software hack."The whole Aadhaar system is designed in a manner that it has multiple layers of security.
No question of engaging opposition on Rafale deal: Nirmala Sitharaman - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman has ruled out any engagement with the opposition on issues relating to the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal, saying they do not deserve to be involved after throwing muck on a very sensitive issue concerning India's defence preparedness.Sitharaman said the government decided to go for procuring only two squadrons of Rafale jets as an emergency measure in the wake of China and Pakistan significantly ramping up their air power by...
PM Modi to hold meeting to discuss rupee fall: Source - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with finance ministry officials on Friday to discuss the fall in the rupee and other economic issues, a government source told news agency Reuters.The rupee is Asia's weakest currency in 2018, down more than 12 per cent on a widening current account deficit and higher oil prices.Subhash Chandra Garg, economic affairs secretary said on Wednesday the government and the Reserve Bank of India would do "everything to ensure that the rupee...
Hindi a symbol of socio-political, linguistic unity of India: Venkaiah Naidu - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday termed Hindi as the symbol of socio-political and linguistic unity of the country and pitched for the translation of literature of regional languages into it.Addressing an event organised on the occasion of ' Hindi Divas ', Naidu said Hindi was the main communication language among the freedom fighters of the country and it was spoken and understood by most of the people in the country."It was the symbol of social, political, religious and...
CBI changing Mallya's notice without PM's approval inconceivable: Rahul - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the CBI had aided fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya 's "great escape" by changing the "detain" notice to "inform", adding that it was "inconceivable" that this was done without Prime Minister Narendra Modi's approval.Allegations have flown thick and fast between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Mallya episode, following the liquor baron's claim on Wednesday that he had met finance minister Arun Jaitley...
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