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Woman found dead with daughter & parents in Bengaluru, suicide suspected - Times of India
BENGALURU: In a case of suspected suicide, a 29-year-old homemaker was found dead with her six-year-old daughter and parents at the latter’s residence in Doddabommasandra, Vidyaranyapura, north Bengaluru The deceased are A Sudharani , her daughter A Sonica and parents Janardhan , 52, and J Sumitra, 45.
Girl power to the fore: TiE gets all-women board - Times of India
Coimbatore: For the first time in its history, the Coimbatore chapter of the Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), one of the largest global networks of entrepreneurs, has an all-women board. The women took charge on Saturday.“It was the idea of Rakesh Kuamar Sahai, a male member of the team and also the former president of TiE Coimbatore.
Western envoys shun meet with foreign minister
COLOMBO: Eight Western countries on Monday stayed away from a meeting with Sri Lanka 's government to register their protest against President Maithripala Sirisena 's decision to dissolve Parliament, sources said. India sent a junior representative.Foreign minister Sarath Amunugama called the heads of 43 foreign missions for a meeting on the political situation but only a handful turned up, the sources said.
Cong hits out at Modi over Herald issue - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Congress Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of speaking "untruth" by linking demonetisation with "vindictive action" in the National Herald issue, adding he should not befool public through his 'jumlas' anymore.Congress chief Rahul Gandhi also hit out at Modi saying "it takes a thief to know a thief" and alleged that the only shell firms identified after demonetisation were that of BJP chief Amit Shah 's son Jay Shah, Piyush Goyal and Anil Ambani There was no immediate...
By and large peaceful polling in first phase of Chhattisgarh elections - Times of India
RAIPUR: Barring stray incidents of Naxal violence, polling in 18 assembly constituencies that went to polls in the first phase of elections in Chhattisgarh passed off, by and large peacefully with an average of more than 60.49% of electorate exercising their franchise- sealing the fate of chief minister Raman Singh and 189 other candidates in electronic chips.The highest voter turnout of 72% up to 5 pm was recorded in Khujji constituency while the lowest polling percentage of 33% was in...
#MeToo: Journalist Gaurav Sawant accused of sexual harassment - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Former health and science editor at The Hindu , Vidya Krishnan, has shared her story of how she was harassed by a fellow journalist while travelling for a work assignment.Naming her alleged perpetrator, Krishnan revealed that she was assaulted by Gaurav Sawant, executive editor at India Today , while on a trip to Beas in 2003 when she was working for The Pioneer and Sawant was a popular reporter who used to write about Indian Army Sharing her story with The Caravan, Krishnan said...
Ambala railway division posts 'record breaking' ticket checking earnings - Times of India
AMBALA: The Ambala railway division posted a record ticket checking earnings of Rs 29 lakh in November this year while carrying out a drive against ticketless travel.Senior divisional commercial manager Praveen Gaur Dwivedi said that on November 9, the division recorded the highest ever ticket checking earnings of Rs 29,00,320 in a single day from 5472 passengers traveling without or improper tickets.Dwivedi urged the passengers to travel with the proper tickets in order to avoid any...
Congress politics begins and ends with one family: PM Modi - Times of India
BILASPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Congress, targeting its president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia, saying the party's "politics begins and ends with one family".Addressing a poll rally here ahead of the second phase polling in the state on November 20, Modi also made a strong pitch for development, saying the pace of development under the Congress regime in the state was "far slow" than the one under the BJP-led government.Singling out the Gandhis, Modi said...
India vs West Indies: Shikhar Dhawan's return to form was important ahead of Australia tour, says Rohit Sharma - Times of India
CHENNAI: India's stand-in captain Rohit Sharma said it was important for Shikhar Dhawan to return to form ahead of the crucial tour of Australia, which will be a completely "different ball game".Dhawan, who struggled throughout the preceding ODI series against West Indies, returned to form with a smashing 92 off 62 balls to help India beat the visitors by six wickets in the final T20 and complete a 3-0 series sweep.Dhawan and young Rishabh Pant (53 off 25) stitched 130 runs off 80 balls for...
14-year-old girl kidnapped, raped - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: A 14-year-old girl was raped after being kidnapped. Both the girl and the accused belong to the same village of Fatehabad district The crime occurred on Friday afternoon and it came to light on Saturday evening when the parents of the girl reported the matter at the women police station.
Chhattisgarh assembly elections: 15% polling recorded in Bastar, Rajnandgaon in early hour - Times of India
RAIPUR: Nearly 15 per cent polling was recorded in first few hours in the first phase of elections in 18 constituencies in Maoist affected Bastar and Rajnandgaon on Monday morning.
SWR to double 252km tracks by March - Times of India
BENGALURU : In a relief for passengers, the South Western Railway’s (SWR) 252km track-doubling work will be completed by March 2019.SWR records accessed by TOI show doubling work in nine sections — Tumakuru-Gubbi (18km), Chikjajur-Tolahunse (37km), Tolahunse-Harihar (23km), Makalidurga-Devarapalli (36km), Yelahanka-Doddaballapura (21km), Jumnal-Minchnal (32km), Wandal-Jumnal (39km), Koppal-Ginigera-Munirabad-Hospet (28km) and Annigeri-Hulkoti-Binkadakatti (18km) — will be commissioned by...
Former PM HD Deve Gowda readies 'lucky' Delhi house before poll - Times of India
BENGALURU: Sending a clear signal on his political ambitions ahead of the 2019 elections, JD(S) chief and former PM HD Deve Gowda performed a housewarming ceremony at his New Delhi residence, 5 Safdarjung Lane, on Friday. The low-profile ceremony took place a day after Gowda met Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu in a bid to stitch up an anti-BJP front.The house, which Gowda was occupying before he became PM in 1996, is considered lucky by the family.
Couple running travel agency cheats builder of Rs 12 lakh - Times of India
Vadodara: A builder was cheated of Rs 12 lakh by a couple running a travel business near Chakli Circle on Race Course Road.The accused - Bhavesh Chauhan and Mamta – were arrested earlier this month in another case of cheating where they had conned six persons to the tune of Rs 12 lakh.Complainant Deepak Ambani had approached Chauhan for booking flight tickets, hotel and car in the US for 15 days. Chauhan told Ambani that he would charge Rs 15 lakh and asked him to pay Rs 10 lakh in advance.
38 more stolen motorcycles recovered - Times of India
Coimbatore: A special team led by assistant commissioner of police (crime -central sub-division) T Somasekar has recovered as many as 38 two-wheelers from Tirunelveli, which were stolen by a gang from the western region.The city police had arrested J Rasool Mohideen, a resident of Eruvadi in Tirunelveli district, who had stolen 150 motorcycles from Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode districts since last year.
Neyyattinkara murder: One held; IG Sreejith to head probe team - Times of India
Thiruvananthapuram: One person has been arrested and another taken into custody in the Neyyattinkara murder case as the prime accused in the case, DSP B Harikumar , is still at large. The car used by the DSP to escape from the scene has also been recovered by the police.
In a first, corp prepares bylaw for disaster management - Times of India
Thiruvananthapuram: The city corporation has prepared a bylaw for disaster management, a first of its kind for a civic body in the state in accordance with Disaster Management Act 2005.The bylaw provides for constitution of a three-level disaster management team in the city. The first level comprises city disaster management cell – 19-member team with mayor as chairperson and members representing the corporation and district administration.
Top US Democrats urge acting attorney general to step aside from Russia probe
WASHINGTON: Top Democrats stepped up pressure Sunday on Acting US attorney general Matthew Whitaker to step aside from overseeing a special counsel probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, vowing to order him to testify early next year.Representative Jerrold Nadler, the expected incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Sunday the committee plans to subpoena Whitaker to testify next year as its first witness. "He should recuse himself.
India vs Pakistan Live Cricket Score, ICC Women's T20 World Cup: India win toss, opt to field against Pakistan - Times of India
Nahida Khan, Ayesha Zafar, Omaima Sohail, Bismah Maroof, Javeria Khan(c), Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Sana Mir, Diana Baig, Sidra Nawaz(w), Anam AminTaniya Bhatia(w), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Veda Krishnamurthy, Mithali Raj, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam YadavIndia captain Harmanpreet Kaur wins toss, opts to field against PakistanOn a high after a resounding 34-run winning start over New Zealand in their ICC Women's World T20...
2nd Test: Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim centuries take Bangladesh to 303/5 on Day 1 against Zimbabwe - Times of India
DHAKA: Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim hit a century apiece as Bangladesh made 303-5 on the opening day of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Dhaka on Sunday.Mominul made 161 while Mushfiqur remained unbeaten on 111, the duo helping Bangladesh recover from 26-3 to put a strong total at stumps. Kyle Jarvis claimed three wickets for 48 runs for Zimbabwe, who won the first Test in Sylhet by 151 runs to lead the two-Test series 1-0.
Severe 'devil winds' expected to whip up deadly California blazes
PARADISE, CALIFORNIA: Severe hot and dry "devil winds" kicked up on Sunday in fire ravaged southern California and more winds were expected in the north, fanning the flames of wild fires that have killed at least 25 people, officials said."This is getting bad," said meteorologist Marc Chenard, with the national weather service's weather prediction centre in college park Maryland."We'll get sustained winds of up to 40 mph and gusts between 60 mph and 70 mph," he said early on Sunday of the...
Extra coaches, special train for home-bound devotees - Times of India
RANCHI/JAMSHEDPUR: The South Eastern Railway (SER)'s Ranchi Division will operate a special train and install extra coaches in other trains for Chhath devotees heading home for the festival. Another special Chhath train (no. 08019 UP and no: 08020 DOWN) will also run from Santragachi to Barauni via Tatanagar and Chandil on November 11.Chief public relations officer (CPRO) Neeraj Kumar on Saturday said one special train no. 08623 will take passengers from Ranchi to Patna.
Lucknow Literature Festival to be dedicated to Atal; Imtiyaz, Aruna Roy to attend - Times of India
By: Falah JalaliLUCKNOW: The organisers of the sixth Lucknow Literature Festival (LLF) would dedicate the event to the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Set to start from November 16, the three-day festival will be attended by a host of writers, film personalities, journalists and social activists.From hearing director Imtiyaz Ali talk about his journey in the film industry to listening to activist Aruna Roy give her two cents on the Right To Information Act, there’s a something for...
Pakistan Cricket Board terminates agreement with PSL franchise Multan Sultans - Times of India
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board PCB ) has terminated its agreement with Pakistan Super League PSL ) franchise Multan Sultans over payment issues.Multan Sultans made its debut in the third edition of PSL earlier this year with a bevy of stars, which included captain Shoaib Malik with former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram and Australian Tom Moody on its team management.The PCB said in a statement late on Saturday night that it has terminated the franchise agreement with Schon Properties...
No vet present when T1 was killed: Forest department official - Times of India
PUNE: A senior Maharashtra forest department official has admitted that no veterinary doctor “was present during the time of the operation to tranquillize/kill Yavatmal tigress T1 aka Avni on November 2 night”, in contravention of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984, and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) protocol.In an interview with TOI, the official, who was involved in the operation from the start, said that the vet had already left for the day when the team comprising...
Ramesh slams Pinarayi Vijayan over nepotism charges - Times of India
KOCHI: Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala came down heavily on the government and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan over a host of issues ranging from the nepotism row to Sabarimala controversy and the Sanal Kumar murder case.Chennithala claimed that the government, embroiled in corruption, was protecting minister KT Jaleel, who came under fire for appointing his kin (KT Adeeb) as general manager of Kerala state minority development finance corporation "Why is CM silent on the nepotism row?
Youth sodomised, FIR after video emerges on WhatsApp - Times of India
Mewat: A resident of Tauru was allegedly abducted and sodomised by a group of men in Mewat’s Meoli village, earlier this month. The accused not only took turns to sodomise the youth but also shot a video. They allegedly released him to his family only after they paid Rs 10,000 as ransom and promised to pay more.An FIR was registered in the case on Friday after the video was released on WhatsApp. Police are yet to make arrests despite video evidence.
30 sovereigns gold stolen from house - Times of India
Coimbatore: Unidentified people broke into a house at Saraswathi Nagar in Kuniyamuthur and decamped with gold ornaments weighing 30 sovereigns on Thursday evening. The city police have formed two special teams to nab the culprits.According to police, the incident took place when Nataraj, 63, and his family left to Eachanari to attend a function at their family temple on Thursday around 5.30pm.
Protest against display of novel at book exhibition - Times of India
Thrissur: Attempts have been made to block a book exhibition of DC Books at the Paramekkavu temple auditorium here over the ‘Meesha’ novel controversy in which the publishers were involved.The exhibition was scheduled to begin on Saturday and the organizers had even paid the rent for the venue.
Animals, birds didn’t have a cracker of a time during Diwali - Times of India
Thane: The noisy Diwali celebration not only affected residents but also animals and birds. Many animals were found injured and scared. Some were seen running helter skelter due to the loud cracker noises.As many as eight animals, including strays and pigeons, suffered injuries or were found in a state of shock due to the noise of crackers during four-day festival, said city-based NGOs.While Pet Owners and Animal Lovers (PAL) had received three cases in which dogs and a pigeon were injured.
Macron hosts Trump amid row over European defence
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron attempted to defuse a row with visiting US counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday, hailing the "great solidarity" between their countries after Trump blasted his proposals for a European army.The two leaders held talks at the presidential palace in Paris ahead of World War 1 commemorations taking place in the shadow of a new nationalist surge worldwide.Their body language was markedly less warm than during Trump's last visit to Paris in July 2017,...
Mining baron Janardhan Reddy appears before police for questioning - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Mining baron and former BJP minister G Janardhan Reddy on Saturday afternoon appeared before the Crime Branch in Karnataka , after evading the police for four days.Accompanied by advocate Chandrashekar, Reddy entered the Crime Branch premises in Chamrajpet, South Bengaluru where he will be questioned in connection with an alleged ponzi scam.Earlier on Saturday, Reddy had released a video in which he said that he was not absconding and was very much in the city, asserting that there...
AIADMK attacks Rajini for remarks on protests against 'Sarkar' - Times of India
CHENNAI: The AIADMK hit out at Tamil superstar Rajinikanth Saturday for slamming its protests against certain scenes in the Vijay-starrer "Sarkar", saying a mere censor certification would not justify contentious scenes.
1st Bengali to scale Papua volcanic peak - Times of India
KOLKATA : It was around 9.33am when a message from his Garmin satellite device flashed on the social networking site page: “Summitted Mt Giluwe at 10.58am ( Papua New Guinea time).” Satyarup Siddhanta became the first Bengali to scale Mt Giluwe volcanic summit, the highest volcano (4,367m) in Oceania.
Action against 20,000 ‘visibly’ polluting vehicles - Times of India
NEW DELHI: In a month, the transport department has prosecuted nearly 20,000 vehicles for not carrying Pollution Under Control certificates (PUCC), of which over 75% have been for ‘visible pollution’.Visibly pollution is the only parameter to check defaulters as the department lacks a single pollution testing machine to deduce pollution. Of 19,796 prosecuted vehicles since October 5, 14,938 were found to be ‘visibly polluting’.
UPSC declares CDSE 2018 result; check download link here
NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission has released the Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2018 result on its website.Candidates, who have appeared for the examination, can check their CDSE 2018 results from the official website - http://www.upsc.gov.in/.The UPSC has prepared a list of candidates who obtained the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as fixed by the Commission in their discretion.This examination is conducted to recruit officers in Army, Navy,...
15-year age relaxation to PH candidates of SC/ST category sought
BHUBANESWAR: Discrepancies are found in the Odisha Public Service Commission OPSC ) advertisements for recruitment to various posts through Odisha Civil Services Examination OCSE ) and Odisha Judicial Service Examination OJSE ).The department of social security and empowerment of persons with disabilities (SSEPD) secretary Niten Chandra has recently written a letter to the OPSC secretary to provide cumulative age benefit of 15 years of relaxation of upper age limit for persons with...
Chhath Puja arrangements made at 1,000 locations in Delhi: Gopal Rai - Times of India
NEW DELHI: With four days left for Chhath Puja , Delhi development minister Gopal Rai on Friday inspected a Yamuna ghat near ITO and took stock of preparatory works for the festival.Rai said the AAP government has made arrangements for Chhath Puja at 1,000 locations in the city.
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