A university faculty member is under scrutiny after reportedly making an inappropriate marriage proposal to a student during a lecture, causing significant unrest among the student body. Abdul Rehman Sharif faces serious allegations, including assault, sexual harassment, and criminal trespass, after seemingly ignoring directives to maintain distance and allegedly touching the student’s hand without consent.
An 18-year-old, who recently turned of age, allegedly drove without a license for years before fatally striking a woman engineer. He and his father are in police remand as investigators reconstruct the incident, focusing on technical and eyewitness evidence. The accused reportedly assaulted residents before ramming his car into a crowd.
Former cricketer Yograj Singh has ignited a debate on player longevity, criticizing Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for contemplating retirement. He believes performance should dictate selection, not age. Interestingly, Singh lauded MS Dhoni’s continued fitness and dedication, strongly opposing calls for his retirement and advocating for his extended playing career.
With her statement seen as a provocation to TMC women workers and supporters to launch attacks at polling stations in rural areas, posing a risk to the central armed police forces deployed there, of facing criminal charges were they to intervene and stop them, EC will examine if the statement amounts of provocation and interferes
RCom, Ambani, his close associates and some family members are under investigation in the purchase and sale of an apartment worth over Rs 70 crore in Manhattan, New York. Sources said the chargesheet has mentioned Vaishali Jairam Mane, besides Garg, as an accused. Mane was an RCom employee based in the US. ED had questioned
Noting that VVIPs “use air travel frequently for electioneering and other purposes in (small) aircraft” and choppers, DGCA said, “Analysis of earlier accidents/incidents associated with aircraft operations to/from airstrips/temporary helipads and during election flying has often revealed violation of instructions and safety was jeopardised. It is essential that adequate measures are taken by all concerned
As was the case when Election Commission released the first supplementary rolls close to midnight last Monday, there were more questions than CEO Manoj Agarwal had answers for. “About 37 lakh of the 60 lakh pending cases have been disposed of till now. After receiving the list from Calcutta HC, EC will take 4-6 hours
This is the first time a govt functionary has clarified on record that the group’s interest lay in Myanmar and India was merely a transit point. “No threat was posed to India’s security. It is our policy that any foreigner who visits India for any wrong act will not be spared,” he said.
The contract for the procurement of Tunguska systems, valued at Rs 445 crore, for the Indian Army, was signed with JSC Rosoboronexport of Russia in the presence of defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi. These cutting-edge missiles will enhance India’s multi-layered air defence capabilities against aerial threats. Tunguska is designed to provide day-and-
