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Duterte faces new 'crimes against humanity' complaint
MANILA: Relatives of several people slain in the Philippine president's anti-drug campaign have asked the International Criminal Court to prosecute him for alleged crimes against humanity, in the second such request for a ruling on thousands of deaths that have occurred during the crackdown.
Decriminalisation of politics: EC, Centre at loggerheads in SC - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission and the Centre were at loggerheads in the Supreme Court on Tuesday on the aspect of judicial intervention to ensure decriminalisation of politics While the poll panel exhorted a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra to issue directions on issues such as disqualification of lawmakers even before conviction, the Centre, through attorney general KK Venugopal, asked the court to keep off.The top court is dealing with the question...
Surge in markets continue, Sensex within sight of 39,000-mark - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The surge in markets stayed unabated on Tuesday with the Sensex breaking into within 100 points of the 39,000-mark in intra-day trading.The 30-share BSE index eventually finished at 38,896.63, another closing high, up 202.52 points from previous closing mark.
Chidambaram moves court, accuses CBI of leaking charge sheet to media in Aircel case - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Former union minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday moved a Delhi court alleging that the CBI is leaking parts of the charge sheet in the Aircel-Maxis case to the media "to sensationalise" the issue and "make mockery of judicial process".Special Judge OP Saini issued notice to the agency and sought its response by October 8.In the application, moved by advocates PK Dubey and Arshdeep Singh, the Congress leader alleged that the CBI was not interested in a fair trial in the court of law...
Shah Rukh Khan says he has never been offered a Hollywood film - Times of India
Shah Rukh Khan wonders why he hasn't been offered a Hollywood film and says that he wants to be part of movies that have a global appeal.
Goons attack President, JU students near Sealdah - Times of India
KOLKATA: Students of Jadavpur University and Presidency University were allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad supporters when they were distributing leaflets outside Surendranath College on Monday afternoon.
MJ Akbar launches China Study Centre at MAHE
MANIPAL: Minister of State for External Affairs , M J Akbar launched the China Study Centre at Manipal academy of Higher Education MAHE ) here on Monday.Established under the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, the Centre has been set up to establish a network of young analysts with a complete knowledge of China. The Minister speaking on the occasion said," I cannot express hunger there is across the world for India's education and in particular for MAHE's.
‘Drainage not cleaned for 20 years’, sewage floods Sector 23A roads - Times of India
GURUGRAM: Overflowing sewage has inundated many parts of Sector 23A . Residents said the stormwater drains in the area haven’t been desilted for around two decades, causing sewage water to spill onto the streets.Sewage water started overflowing 10 days ago and has caused waterlogging on arterial roads, residents said. “The road near NorthCap University which links Carterpuri and sectors 4 and 5 is completely flooded with dirty water , which has made commuting on the stretch very difficult.
Rain intensity reduces, but drizzle to continue - Times of India
PUNE: There seems to be no let-up in the constant drizzle in the city. Though the rain intensity has reduced, the city may continue to experience light showers over the next couple of days.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts one or two spells of rain for the city over the next few days, though it may not be due to any particular monsoon system.“The rain is occurring due to stray monsoon pulses.
Victim’s poem gets murder convict life term - Times of India
NEW DELHI: A 19-year-old murder convict will spend the rest of his life in jail for killing his 17-year-old school junior . The court hinged on two pieces of evidence — a poem of the victim girl and a YouTube song in which a youth kills his girlfriend — to deliver this verdict.Additional sessions judge Virender Kumar Bansal called Sarthak Kapoor a “jilted lover” who wanted the girl back at any cost.
Pistol aimed at constable head fails to go off - Times of India
Rajkot: A policeman in Kutch had a close shave when the country-made pistol pointed at his head by a history-sheeter failed to to fire, twice , on the outskirts of Arikhana village of Abdasa taluka early on Monday morning.According to the details of the case, though Sanjay Desai (27), a constable with Kothara police station of Abdasa taluka, escaped miraculously when the pistol held by Latif Kakkal (35) failed to fire when the trigger was pressed, he suffered an injury when Kakkal then...
Bhavnagar industrialist to revive cycle polo in Gujarat - Times of India
Rajkot: Polo the world’s oldest known team sport , has always been associated with the high and mighty of the society.But, Bhavnagar-based industrialist Chirag Parekh , wants the game to shed its elitist tag and take polo from classes to masses.
Activists fume over deathof 288 bovines - Times of India
Rajkot: Animal welfare activists slammed the Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (JMC) for the death of 288 bovines which had been impounded from roads in the city and kept at the cattle pound over the last 10 months.They said the animals died mainly due to lack of fodder and improper facilities, a charge JMC officials denied.Pankaj Buch, president of Animal Welfare Foundation, said, “It’s criminal negligence on the part of the civic authorities.
Ex-corporator’s son attacked - Times of India
Nagpur: Aloke Bade, son of former BJP corporator Shashikala, was allegedly assaulted by a history-sheeter, identified as Raja Lakhan Singh on Sunday.According to cops, Singh had assaulted Bade’s brother-in-law Mickey some days ago. Miffed at Singh’s manhandling Mickey, Bade is learnt to have summoned him near TV Tower in Seminary Hills to mediate.
Burning in hell: Russian press sheds few tears for McCain
MOSCOW: Russian pro-Kremlin media pulled no punches on Monday in condemning John McCain , who died of a brain tumour at the weekend, as Washington's "chief Russophobe".McCain, who died aged 81 on Saturday, irked Russia with his support for pro-Western leaders in ex-Soviet Georgia and Ukraine as well as his strong backing for sanctions over Moscow's annexation of Crimea "McCain became the chief symbol of Russophobia," Rossiya 1 television said, adding that he "couldn't stand Russia's...
Anderson 'uncatchable' once he breaks Test fast-bowling record: McGrath - Times of India
LONDON: James Anderson will not be caught once the England cricketer becomes the most prolific fast bowler in Test history, says Australia's current record-holder Glenn McGrath.Anderson has 557 wickets, just six fewer than the retired McGrath ahead of the fourth Test against India, which starts on Thursday.McGrath, who played his last Test in 2007, expects Anderson to surpass his record and that it will then stand the test of time."Jimmy Anderson deserves everything he gets, and even though...
IIT Ropar becomes the first territory in north to have 'zero liquid discharge'
PATIALA: In an advent that can prove be a technological stepping stone for the state towards evolving zero liquid discharge cities, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Ropar has developed its territory as the first 'zero liquid discharge campus', in north India.Director IIT Ropar , Prof. S.K.Das said, "The idea was to build a smart sustainable campus, for which robust water treatment facility has been developed which minimizes wastewater discharge and maximizes water recovery.
Pune traders on tenterhooks over FC Road smart revamp - Times of India
PUNE: Smart makeover of FC Road has traders operating on the stretch worried. They alleged that traders on Jangli Maharaj (JM) Road have reported a 30% drop in walk-ins to their shops after the smart makeover there and “the same could happen on FC Road”.Akash Gidwani of Jockey Exclusive Store on JM Road said, “We are at the receiving end of insufficient parking space after the makeover of the street. It’s obvious that a shopper will drive away if s/he doesn’t find space to park her/his vehicle.
Japanese woman attacked, injured by monkey near Taj Mahal - Times of India
AGRA: A Japanese woman tourist was attacked and scratched by a monkey near Taj Mahal’s west gate on Sunday afternoon.The incident occurred at around 12:30 near Purani Mandi, 400 metres from the monument.
‘Room’ all over again: Man holds teen captive, rapes her for 3 months - Times of India
GURUGRAM: The 16-year-old girl who was kept in confinement in a room in Gurugram’s Chauma village for three months and raped repeatedly by a private security guard told TOIon Sunday her days had passed in a haze because her captor would keep her drugged, with periods of lucidity in between that she spent in pain and panic.The chilling ordeal of the teenager from West Bengal, who was abducted by the guard and brought to Gurugram, is similar to the kidnapping and sexual assault story of ‘Room’,...
No bidder for recarpeting of Darbhanga airport runway - Times of India
PATNA: Even as neighbouring Jharkhand got Bokaro airport functional on Saturday under the Udan scheme of Union civil aviation ministry, Bihar will have to wait a little longer for getting Darbhanga airstrip operational under the same scheme.Sources in the civil aviation ministry said the project hit a roadblock owing to non-availability of bidders for re-carpeting of the runway at Darbhanga.
Nature lovers fear flyover on O P Road will destroy green cover - Times of India
Vadodara: Nature lovers in the city celebrated the Rakshabandhan festivities on Sunday by pledging to protect trees, especially on the Old Padra Road.Volunteers of the Nature Walk Group, Vadodara tied home-made eco-friendly rakhis to the trees on this busy road, which they say are facing the threat of getting chopped due to the under-constructio nflyover.
‘Social service is a religion and one should follow it’ - Times of India
Nagpur: “There is nothing greater than serving the society. Social service is a religion in itself that unites people of all castes and class. Everyone should follow it. The poor population needs our support. But, cumulative efforts are essential to make society a better place to live in,” said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ) Sarsanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat .
Ten killed in Surat as car jumps road divider, crashes into truck - Times of India
Surat: Ten people were killed six on the spot , in a collision between a car and a truck near Palsana at Baleswar Patiya, some 20km from Surat city on Sunday. The victims were travelling in an Innova car towards Saputara when their vehicle jumped the divider and rammed into a vegetable-laden truck on way to Modasa from Hyderabad at Palsana at around 4pm. The impact of the collision was so massive that six of the 10 people in Innova car died on the spot.
Family of three hacked for allegedly stealing chicken in Trichy village - Times of India
TRICHY: Three members of a family including a 40-year-old woman in Pudukkottai district were hacked by neighbours for allegedly stealing chicken on Sunday.All the three victims, identified as Ganesan (60), Rasu (55) and his wife Sithai (40) are undergoing treatment in the Pudukkottai government hospital.The incident occurred in the afternoon hours of Sunday at Vilapatti village near Annavasal here when K Baskar (28) went to his neighbour’s house with his elder brother Alagarsamy (31) and...
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