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Suspended RJD MLA convicted in rape case - Times of India
PATNA: A special MP & MLA court here on Saturday convicted suspended RJD MLA Rajballabh Yadav and five others in a case pertaining to rape of a 16-year-old girl more than two-and-a-half years ago. The girl was raped at Yadav’s house at Pathra English village under the Mufassil police station area in Nawada district on February 6, 2016.
Two-member NGT team inspects projects in Patiala - Times of India
PATIALA: A two member team of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday conducted an inspection in Patiala and reviewed the progress of establishment of solid waste management plant in the city. The team also visited some sites where first of kind projects including door-to-door garbage collection and underground bins project in the city. The team pointed out several improvements are needed in some projects. The team checked if directions of the NGT were being followed by the corporation or not.
Trade war: Signs of progress in US-China talks
WASHINGTON: Though markets are on edge and the arrest of a top Chinese executive threatened to spark a crisis, there are signs the US-China trade war can be resolved without further collateral damage to the global economy. The whole world is watching the talks between Washington and Beijing, hoping a 90-day tariff truce will hold and the sides can end a dispute that threatens hundreds of billions of dollars in trade.
Jay Shah does mother proud with triple jump national record - Times of India
MUMBAI: When a 21-year-old Jay Shah hopped, skipped and jumped to 16.36 metres in distant Mangalore, his mother Neelam was overcome with emotion and burst into tears. Jay, 21, had won the triple jump gold in the inter-university in Mangalore, becoming perhaps the only Mumbai University athlete to win a field gold medal with a national record. Jay’s victory had its genesis in his mother Neelam. When she was a teen, she did try her hand at athletics in general and long jump in particular.
Mumbai: 31 monkeys, 14 birds die in gas leak at chemical unit - Times of India
NAVI MUMBAI/MUMBAI: At least 31 monkeys and 14 pigeons were found dead following a gas leak from a nitric acid plant at Rasayani near Panvel. While the acid leak incident took place around 10.30 pm on Thursday, forest officials learnt of it only on Saturday. Officials said that staff at the facility tried to suppress the incident by burying the dead animals and birds in a pit on a nearby land. This place is an industrial zone which has residential colonies located within 1 or 2 km.
Public hearing on new Kaiga units turns political slug-fest - Times of India
KARWAR: The public hearing organised by the Uttara Kannada district administration at NPCIL Colony at Mallapur on Saturday in connection with the commencement of Unit 5 and Unit 6 of Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) tuned into a political game of one-upmanship between MLA Roopali Naik and her political rivals — former MLAs Satish Sail and Anand Asnotikar . Sail and Asnotikar, who have buried their hatchet, have united against Roopali, hurled abuses and invectives in full public view.
Dalit groom forced to get down from horse, walk to wedding venue in Etah - Times of India
AGRA: Five months after the much-publicised Dalit wedding in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj, Thakur men in the neighbouring Etah district allegedly attacked a Dalit groom during wedding procession, forced him to get down from the horse and made him walk to the wedding venue. According to an FIR filed later, the unruly upper caste men also hurled stones and casteist slurs at Dalit men who were participating in the wedding procession in the district’s Asrauli village.
'Fake' degree: Ashok Tanwar seeks PWD minister Rao Narbir Singh resignation - Times of India
JIND: Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar on Saturday sought resignation of state forest and PWD minister Rao Narbir Singh following a row over his alleged fake educational degree.A Gurgaon-based RTI activist had on Friday accuse the minister of misleading the election commission (EC) about his degrees in the poll affidavit he filed in 2005, 2009 and 2014.Tanwar was addressing media persons in Jind after giving training to Congress workers for coordinating with media.On the occasion, the...
India vs Australia: Now senior pro, Ishant Sharma up to task - Times of India
PERTH: On his maiden tour of Australia, Ishant Sharma had turned Ricky Ponting into his bunny. Ponting, the Australian captain at that time, used to fall across his stumps while looking to get forward and was very susceptible to the incoming delivery.
Amit Shah to review Telangana poll results: BJP - Times of India
HYDERABAD: After a rout in Telangana polls, BJP leadership has decided to analyse reasons for the debacle and get ready for Lok Sabha and local body elections. BJP had won five constituencies in 2014 polls, but its tally fell to one (Goshamahal) in 2018.BJP national president Amit Shah would visit Hyderabad on December 24 to review party affairs.
Two post teacher's number on WhatsApp as item girl, held - Times of India
CHENNAI: Police arrested a 26-year-old man and a college student for posting an En- glish tuition teacher's mobile number mentioning her as an item girl in a personalised WhatsApp group 'Seval Pannai' for college students.A few college students rang up the teacher's mobile number and following which the issue popped up. Based on the complaint of the teacher's husband Simon, the Aynavaram police registered a case.
Two central agencies face prosecution for pollution - Times of India
Noida: The Gautam Budh Nagar administration has initiated prosecution proceedings in the district court against two central government entities — Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd West (DFCCIL–W) and National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) — for violating pollution norms.
They cheated 100 of Rs 1 crore. In their account, Rs 16 - Times of India
Ghaziabad: Police have found a balance of Rs 16.23 from the bank account of a placement agency that had cheated scores of youths from Bihar and UP of Rs 1 crore on the pretext of securing them jobs in Canada. Police sources said the accused were quite meticulous in executing their plans and had not left any trace of the money that they had taken from around 100 job aspirants.
Mysterious death of two in Chandigarh - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Two bodies have been found in different parts of the city in the past 24 hours. A 45-year-old vegetable vendor was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Sector 26 on Saturday morning. No suicide note had been recovered from the spot. Police have kept the body at mortuary for post-mortem. Sector 26 police registered a case and initiated inquest proceedings.Police said the victim has been identified as Balla, a resident of Mauli Jagran.
Panjab University girls win 24x7 hostel entry, with 11 pm rider - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: A three-and-a-half-hour-long meeting of the Panjab University (PU) senate has ended the 48-day-long protest of students demanding 24x7 hostel entry . for girls. The main governing body of PU in its meeting on Saturday allowed girls' hostels to remain open for 24 hours with a condition that students going out after 11pm will have to make an entry in a register.
Country’s first railway univ dedicated to nation - Times of India
Vadodara: India’s first railway university – National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) – was dedicated to the nation by Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani in presence of railway minister Piyush Goyal at a function organized at National Academy of Indian Railway (NAIR) campus here on Saturday.
NGT gives go ahead to reopen Sterlite TN plant - Times of India
CHENNAI: In what could be a major relief to mining major Vedanta Group, but an embarrassment to the state government, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set aside the Tamil Nadu government order to permanently close the Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Tuticorin. The state sealed the unit on May 28, 2018, after 13 people died in police firing during violent protests against the plant in the town on May 22, 2018.
RMC destroys 238kg inedible bakery items - Times of India
Rajkot: Intensifying their crackdown on inedible items of bakeries, the health department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) destroyed 238kg of cakes, breads , biscuits and chocolates in different bakeries of the city on Saturday. Earlier, on Thursday, the RMC had destroyed 312kg of bakery items infested with insects.
Govt mulls blanket ban on certain plastic products - Times of India
Thiruvananthapuram: In what could be the first step towards a complete ban on plastic in the state, the government has constituted a five-member technical expert committee to make a list of plastic products to be banned. The committee has to list out all the consumer plastic products that can be banned completely irrespective of their thickness, including plastic-coated products, plastic-wrapped products, their plastic content, plastic percentage and their harmful impact.
Congress invites top opposition leaders for swearing-in function - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Congress plans to turn its triple victory celebrations in Rajasthan , Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh into a major show of strength and unity by anti-BJP parties on Monday by inviting chief ministers and leaders of all the Opposition parties to the three swearing-in functions, likely on the same day.
Any doubts on Rafale deal should be raised in SC, says Akhilesh Yadav - Times of India
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that any "doubts" over the Rafale aircraft deal should be raised in that court, a stance contrary to the Congress demand for a JPC probe of the defence agreement. The remark comes a day after the Supreme Court dismissed the pleas challenging the deal to buy 36 Rafale fighters from France. The court said there was no reason to "really doubt the decision-making process" warranting setting aside of the contract.
SC order does not impact 31.1% stake sale to IHH Healthcare: Fortis
NEW DELHI: Fortis Healthcare on Saturday said the Supreme Court ordering a status quo on its deal with IHH Healthcare Berhad does not impact the company's 31.1 per cent stake sale to the Malaysian firm. However, this order could have a bearing on IHH's proposed open offer to acquire additional 26 per cent stake in Fortis. The open offer is scheduled to be launched from December 18 to January 1, 2019.
Jee Mains Admit Card on Monday; check how to revise JEE Main 2019 Syllabus in 30 days
JEE Main 2019 exam is just a month away. At this point of time, several questions must be arising in your mind. One of the main question of the students must be how to revise the complete JEE Main syllabus in just 30 days. Covering the entire syllabus in just 30 days is a difficult task but can be done with the help of a smart strategy. The preparation strategy varies from student to student. Some of the students may be in class 12 or some may have cracked the 12 board exam.
Jesus fires as Manchester City snatch top spot from Liverpool - Times of India
MANCHESTER (United Kingdom): Manchester City laid down the gauntlet to Liverpool by leapfrogging their title rivals back to the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Everton at the Etihad on Saturday. Gabriel Jesus enjoyed a welcome return to form by scoring his first league goals in four months either side of half-time to put City two goals up.
Man arrested for cheating caterers in Mangaluru - Times of India
MANGALURU: The Mangaluru City police have arrested a person who posed as a prospective customer and cheated several city caterers. The arrested person is Rajesh Rao, 45, who would pose as a businessman and place big orders with caterers. After sometime, he used to come back and ask for money, saying he will pay later, along with the catering bills. According to police, Rajesh had come to a caterer in Haleynagadi on Friday afternoon.
Student groups in Utkal University divided over teachers’ election - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Student groups are divided over teachers’ election in the Utkal University campus. One student group demands for teachers’ election in the campus, while the other group opposes it vehemently. There is a dispute between two teacher groups regarding teachers’ association elections. Students have also started taking sides of their teachers. The problem came to the fore after some students along with non-students ran away with the nomination box of the teachers on Wednesday.
Kumbh 2019: Four terminals set up for passengers' movement in Ganga - Times of India
VARANASI: The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is working towards facilitating safe passenger movements for Kumbh-Mela scheduled to be held at Sangam, Allahabad (Prayagraj) from January 15 to March 15. The IWAI has already set up four floating terminals, one each at Kilaghat, Saraswati Ghat, Naini Bridge and Sujawan Ghat. Further, two vessels — CL Kasturba and SL Kamla — will be deployed for pilgrim movement, said IWAI spokesperson Deevakar Anand .
Cyclonic storm to cause heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu - Times of India
CHENNAI: Coastal Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu are likely to experience rainfall in the next two days with a deep depression set to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make a landfall between Ongole and Kakinada in the neighbouring state on Monday. Squally winds, with a speed of 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely off Andhra Pradesh, north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts from Saturday, a Met bulletin said.
MTC bus collides head-on with car, 1 dead, 2 injured - Times of India
CHENNAI: A 70-year-old woman was killed and two others, including her granddaughter and car driver, suffered grievous injuries in a fatal accident on Kamarajar Salai , Marina , on Friday morning. Police said, the accident happened around 10.30am when a speeding MTC bus (route no.109), headed towards Broadway, collided head-on with a car approaching from the opposite lane, while trying to overtake another MTC bus. The deceased was identified as Hemavathy, of Kilpauk.
Robbery victim helps police identify three who killed a man in Delhi - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Three criminals fleeing after robbing a man near Shakarpur had stabbed a 32-year-old man to death near the Geeta Colony flyover on Monday night. They were caught on Friday during a manhunt, after their descriptions matched with the versions of the robbery victim . Two of the criminals identified as Aftab (32) and Ramesh (33) were caught from the Rani Garden in Geeta Colony, while a search is on for the third accused.
Congress for JPC probe into ‘EVM fudging’ - Times of India
HYDERABAD: Congress has decided to seek a joint parliamentary commission probe into the alleged irregularities by the Election Commission in Telangana and would also go to the High Court followed by Supreme Court against “manipulation of EVMs, deletion of 22 lakh voters’ names and connivance of election authorities with TRS” in the assembly elections.Addressing the media after a review meeting with party MLAs and candidates, TPCC chief spokesperson Dasoju Sravan said they decided to start a...
West Bengal allocated over Rs 1,000 cr for tea garden workers since 2011 - Times of India
KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has allocated over Rs 1,000 crore for the welfare of tea garden workers in the state since 2011, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday. Banerjee, in a Twitter post on International Tea Day, said her government has also been providing 35 kg of rice at Rs 2 per kg to the tea garden workers. Today is International Tea Day.
How will your home loans change from April next year?
RBI has mandated banks to use external benchmarks (e.g. treasury bill rates or repo rates) to determine interest rates on home loans from April 2019. Banks currently use an internal benchmark (bank’s own marginal cost of raising funds) to decide home loan rates. Will this move make the rates more transparent? Will rates become more affordable? Will the new system make rates more volatile?
Four killed in two accidents in Assam - Times of India
GUWAHATI: At least four persons were killed in separate road mishaps in the state on Friday. While one Purneshwar Ray was killed in a hit-and-run incident in the Golokganj area of lower Assam’s Dhubri district, three others died on the spot after an accident at Rongjuli in Goalpara district.In the Rongjuli accident, the driver of a bus and a passenger were killed at the site of the accident on National Highway-37 at Baniapara under Dhupdhora police station area.
Vietnam beat Malaysia at home to claim Suzuki Cup - Times of India
HANOI: An early goal by Nguyen Anh Duc proved decisive as Vietnam beat Malaysia 1-0 at My Dinh National Stadium on Saturday to lift the AFF Suzuki Cup for the second time.The Vietnamese had allowed a two-goal lead to slip in a 2-2 draw in the first leg in Kuala Lumpur last Tuesday but Anh Duc restored their advantage when he volleyed home from close range after only six minutes.Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam made a series of fine saves to preserve the home side's advantage as they won 3-2 on...
India's seam bowling its best ever, feels Mike Brearley - Times of India
Mike Brearley will always have a unique place in the world of sport. The 76-year-old former England captain, a great thinker of the game, dwelled on modern day cricket and India captain Virat Kohli in a chat with TOI. Excerpts… On one player captaining in all formats If he is in good form as captain and as a player, and is good at all three formats, yes. The advantage is that he will feel all the teams are his team, as it were. The disadvantage is the risk of burnout.
4 IndiGo staffers at RGI airport booked for boarding pass fraud - Times of India
HYDERABAD: Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Friday lodged a complaint with RGI Airport police alleging that four of its staffers working at the airport were issuing boarding passes to international passengers, particularly those travelling to Gulf countries, in a fraudulent manner.
Big swindle: Teacher cons 14,000 people, rakes in 158 crore - Times of India
HYDERABAD: A government school teacher, who passed off as CEO of a company floated by one of his students, pulled off a perfect con job by cheating 14,000 people, mostly villagers and farmers, to the tune of 158 crore. Methuku Ravinder, CEO of Sun Pariwar Group of Companies , was arrested on Thursday after a depositor of the multi-crore ponzi scheme approached the Shamirpet police.
Brace for weekend thundershowers - Times of India
RANCHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted shallow to moderate fog in isolated parts of the state in the next two days owing to a brewing deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal. In its evening weather bulletin, IMD New Delhi said the system, which was stationed 1,080km of Machalipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, was expected to become a severe cyclonic storm by December 17 and move northwest wards.
Extend expressway footbridges to sector roads: Traffic cops - Times of India
Noida: Commuters and traffic police have asked the Noida Authority to extend foot over-bridges over the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway to service lanes and sector roads. The demand comes at a time the Authority is in the process of issuing tenders for five new footbridges Of the four FOBs on the expressway, only the one between Sectors 125 and 44 is linked with the service road on both sides.
Sex racket run from guesthouse busted, 12 held - Times of India
Gurgaon: A sex racket being run from a guesthouse in Sector 45 was busted on Thursday and 12 people, including three foreigners, were arrested. According to the police, the SHO of metro police station, Poonam Hooda, received a tip-off that a group involved in flesh trade was operating from Krishna Residency in Sector 45. A team headed by the SHO was formed and a constable posing as a decoy customer with signed notes was sent to the guesthouse.
Cook suspected something was amiss - Times of India
MYSURU: One of the three cooks who prepared food served to devotees was local resident Puttaswamy. Sadly, his daughter Nalini, 12, was among those who died after eating it. Puttaswamy said he tasted the food before it was served. "There was a strange smell. But I was fine after eating it, but my daughter died," he said. Nalini is a class 6 student in a local school. crows that died after eating the food Shantharaju, 42, is a resident of Bidarahalli village, and married Shivagami 12 years ago.
Less unambiguous verdict would have hurt BJP - Times of India
NEW DELHI: It is difficult to determine the impact, if any, that allegations of a scam in the Rafale deal had on the just-held assembly elections. By all indications, it was a combination of factors - from farm distress to fatigue with the incumbents to caste tensions, in short, a perfect melange of all possible adversities for BJP - which propelled Congress to the podium. But it is not difficult to gauge the consequences for BJP if the Supreme Court had not okayed the Rafale deal on Friday.
Rahul picks Gehlot to steer Rajasthan, Sachin is co-pilot - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Veteran Congressman Ashok Gehlot on Friday prevailed over the last-minute resistance mounted by his junior colleague, Sachin Pilot , to be appointed Rajasthan chief minister for a third term, three days after the party wrested the state from BJP.
City to host trans celebration - Times of India
Coimbatore: Sahodari Foundation will conduct ‘Trans Talents Rendezvous’ on the occasion of its 10th anniversary on Saturday.The event, which will be held at Jenneys Residency, mainly targets youngsters but is open to public, said Kalki Subramaniam, founder of Sahodari Foundation. “Sahodari is a small organization but it has been a pioneer in achieving so much in terms of fighting for social justice and equality for transgenders across the country,” she said.
Govt will stick to fiscal target this year: Arun Jaitley
NEW DELHI: The government will stick to the 3.3% fiscal deficit target in the current financial year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Friday. He also said India will clock a growth rate of 7-8% despite global uncertainties and will retain the tag of the world's fastest growing major economy. "Our ability to be within that 7-8 percent range is fairly certain though I see comments to the contrary but I am fairly certain.
Need for documentation of Ayurveda as modern medicine: Rupani - Times of India
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani on Friday inaugurated the 8th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Mela in presence of Union minister of state for AYUSH Shripad Naik in Gandhinagar Speaking on the occasion, Rupani described the congress as the right job at the right time. He called on the young Ayurveda doctors, Ayurveda Acharya and Ayurveda medical scientists to make India Vishwa Guru in this field.
Pro Volleyball League: Ranjit Singh emerges as top pick in inaugural player auction - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Volleyball players ke bhi ache din aa gaye (Good days have come for the volleyball players). That is how Ranjit Singh , a sub-inspector constable in Punjab Police, summed up the tag of costliest player in the auction for the Pro Volleyball League after he was notched up for Rs 13 lakh among six foreign and 117 Indian players.
Neha Tripathi holds nerve to win Pro Golf Tour title - Times of India
KOLKATA: Neha Tripathi held her nerves in the closing stages of the final day to clinch the title at the 18th and final leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour on Friday. Neha, who started the day tied for the lead with Afshan Fatima , finished the third and final round with a card of one-over 73 and totalled four-over 220. She finished three clear of Afshan, who crumbled after a series of errors.
How KCR outwits Congress bigwigs in assembly polls - Times of India
HYDERABAD: A well-planned out strategy by the TRS saw top guns of the Congress fall in the Telangana elections, the results of which were declared on December 11.
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