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A former cleaner at the Adass Israel School where Malka Leifer allegedly sexually abused three sisters has told a court he “often” saw her there with students out of hours. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/wuQMvh7

A 19-year-old car cleaner was hospitalised after a man inserted the nozzle of a pressure air pipe in his private part and opened the valve following a minor dispute, police said. The accused named Mohit is absconding. According to police, the victim identified as Vijay worked as a car cleaner at a petrol pump at Rakesh Marg under the Sihani Gate police Station in Uttar Pradesh. On Saturday, he had an argument with one Mohit. Additional Deputy Commissioner of police Alok Dubey said, "Mohit attacked Vijay and later inserted the nozzle of pressure air pipe in his private part and opened the air valve. Mohit also sat on the accused." The victim was taken to a hospital and his condition is said to be critical. "We have lodged an FIR under sections of IPC and initiated an investigation. The accused is absconding since the incident and efforts are being made to arrest him," said the officer. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is...

A couple was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for killing their three-month-old daughter, who was born without an ear, and disposing of her body in a garbage dump. Pappu Rawal (50) and his wife Sangeeta Rawal (45) were convicted under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for killing their child with a kitchen plier, a prosecution official said. The child's body was found wrapped in cloth in a garbage heap in Khajrana area here on March 16, 2016. The child, who was the second daughter of the couple, did not have an ear, due to which they disowned her and killed her, the official said. However, DNA tests established them as the biological parents and a probe found them guilty. Assistant District Public Prosecution Officer Avisarika Jain convinced the court about the couple's guilt through circumstantial and scientific evidence, the official said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is publ...

A new agency to lead Australia's response to major cyber attacks by state-sponsored hackers is set to be announced by the federal government. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/UR4Sabx

The Congress apologised on Sunday after an advertisement on its 85th plenary session, which did not feature India's first education minister and freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, triggered a controversy and the party received flak from several quarters. The party said it was "an inexcusable slip-up", for which responsibility was being fixed and action would be taken. The full-page advertisement, published in dailies on the third day of the plenary session on Saturday, featured Congress leaders of the past -- Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, B R Ambedkar, Subhas Chandra Bose, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, P V Narasimha Rao and Sarojini Naidu. Sharing the advertisement on Twitter, Congress MP Manish Tewari said, "The @INCIndia has a pantheon of Muslim leaders who struggled against fissiparous tendencies especially within their community that led to creation of Pakistan & dedicated themselves to inclusive idea...

Sinks blocked and filled with toilet paper, mounting piles of rubbish, and overflowing bins are a common sight for low-paid public school cleaners in NSW, who are tired of opening toilet cubicles to find a pile of human excrement on the floor. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/L7HF8iO

The Arvind Kejriwal government is staring at a possible crisis with the CBI arresting Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who holds as many as 18 of the total 33 departments, including education, finance and home. The arrest of Mr Sisodia comes after that of Satyendar Jain, Delhi's then health minister, in June last year. Both have led what the Aam Aadmi Party describes as the successful transformation of Delhi's education and health services, contributing to the party's popularity and continued electoral success. Their absence leaves Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with no heavyweight lieutenant to implement his governance agenda in Delhi. The immediate challenge for Mr Kejriwal is to present the Delhi government budget as scheduled and find Mr Sisodia's replacement. Sources in the Aam Aadmi Party said Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot may present the Delhi government budget for the next financial year. "As there was a possibility that the deputy chief minister...

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday that he was disturbed by incidents of students from marginalised communities taking their lives in top institutions like the IITs and national law universities, and that there was a pattern in Dalit and Adivasi students dying by suicide that should be questioned.

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe was removed from Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade on Saturday night after clashing with police. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/4FQRB95

After Union Minister, Nisith Pramanik's car was allegedly damaged by a mob on Saturday in Cooch Behar district in North Bengal, violent clashes erupted between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers. While commenting on the situation local police official stated that both parties had come prepared for this violent engagement. "Since today morning, tension was prevailing in the Burirhat area of Sahebganj PS over the issue of visit of MOS Nisith Pramanik at the house of BJP supporter at Burirhat bazar. Since morning, TMCP supporters gathered at their Burirhat Party office to show black flag. At about 12/30 hrs, MoS visited to the area and after sometimes, proceeded towards Dinhata. But after 10 minutes, few BJP supporters came to the spot with lathi, stones and bricks," as per the official statement released by the office of Additional SP, Cooch Behar district Police. District Police attempted to control an unruly mob from both sides (TMC a...

Four alleged criminals, including the son of an ITBP officer, were arrested along with a country-made pistol and several sharp-edged weapons in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. An investigation into a recent case related to criminal intimidation and weapon brandishing by a gang at Nathwal in Vijaypur led to the arrests, a police spokesperson said. He identified the arrested accused as Rohit, son of an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer, and his associates Sunil Sharma alias "Kadu", Rajveer Gill and Ankush Sharma alias "Jallu" -- all residents of Vijaypur. "Rohit is the kingpin of the gang and is a notorious hooligan. He has previously been jailed for his involvement in various crimes, including attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and brandishing illegal weapons," the spokesperson said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Samba, Benam Tosh said with the arrest of the four accused, the weapon brandishing case of Nath...

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said the Congress should be absolutely clear in its ideological stance in favour of an inclusive India and pointed out that party could have been more vocal on issues such as the Bilkis Bano outrage and murder in the name of cow vigilantism.

A massive fire engulfed a petrol station, fuel tanker and several cars overnight, requiring more than 60 firefighters to bring the terrifying blaze under control. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/oLPkZUB

Lovepreet Singh walked out of jail today after a pro-Khalistan organisation lay siege to Ajnala police station in Punjab's Amritsar. But who is he and who is the Amritpal Singh that led the group to Ajnala police station. Who is Lovepreet Singh Lovepreet Singh aka Toofan Singh belongs from Gurdaspur in Punjab. He was arrested for his connection in a kidnapping and assault case. Lovepreet Singh is also a part of Waris Punjab De, and a close aide of Waris Punjab De's chief Amritpal Singh. Who is Amritpal Singh Amritpal Singh is the chief of Waris Punjab De, a separatist organisation started by Deep Sidhu. Amritpal Singh returned from Dubai last year. He was recently made the head of Waris Punjab De at an event in Moga district, the village of Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale. What happened on February 23 at Ajnala police station After Lovepreet Singh's arrest on February 16, Amritpal Singh warned the police to release him, or else he would come with a huge crowd on February 23...

Lions star Lachie Neale is set to be “managed” through the remainder of Brisbane’s pre-season campaign after suffering a corked quad and dislocated finger in his side’s 45-point win over the Sydney Swans on Friday. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/guNxlTr

The Gautam Adani group has sought 94,000 square metres of 'gauchar' (grazing land) and non-arable land from the Gujarat government to build a township and special economic zone, the state Assembly was informed on Friday. Responding to a query raised by Aam Aadmi Party's Jamjodhpur MLA Hemant Ahir, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who handles the revenue portfolio, said the group had sought 93,900 square metres of land in Khodiyar village in Ahmedabad and Dantali village in Gandhinagar. Bhupendra Patel, in his written reply, informed the House the Adani Group had sought this land in exchange for its own plots of equal area in these villages. It has also sought 202 square metres of non-arable land in Jaspur village in Gandhinagar without this exchange mechanism, the Chief Minister said. The Adani Group wants land in Ahmedabad district to "develop a Special Economic Zone as part of its state-of-the-art township" while land in Gandhinagar district has been ...

The sixth instalment of NSW’s 13 Great Walks will be unveiled to avid bushwalkers from Friday, in what will be the longest uninterrupted coastal trek on the state’s South Coast. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/e2rWivl

Australia is one win away from a third consecutive women’s T20 World Cup title but only after they survived an almighty scare from an Indian team that would have won had Harmanpreet Kaur not been run out in brutal circumstances. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/6sdMHCL

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the Congress party was a "Special Purpose Vehicle" for independence movement, without any ideology, whereas the BJP was formed on the basis of an ideological pillar called "cultural nationalism". India's story has begun and by 2047 creation of a "great India" is certain, he said, as he credited the people for a "paradigm shift" in the country, by bringing in the Narendra Modi led BJP government. Mr Shah was speaking at an interactive session on "Indian Polity - 65 years Scenario & Paradigm Shift Under Modi Ji" organised by 'Samvada' here. Noting that Congress which contributed in a big way for the freedom struggle is today completely "fallen" into the dynastic system, and its internal democracy has fully eroded, the Union Minister said, Socialist parties too after Lohia era gradually turned into caste based party initially, and then went on to become dynastic parties....

Terming the arrest and deplaning of his colleague Pawan Khera from a Raipur flight condemnable, Congress leader K C Venugopal on Thursday accused the BJP of attempting to "derail" the party's plenary session and asked if India has become a banana republic. Khera was detained by the Delhi Police and subsequently arrested by the Assam Police in connection with his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a senior police officer said.

With the Election Commission (EC) recognising Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction as the real Shiv Sena, now whether his group also stakes claim to the party headquarters 'Shiv Sena Bhavan' and party mouthpiece 'Saamana', both currently controlled by the Uddhav Thackeray camp. While the Shiv Sena Bhavan is located at Dadar in central Mumbai, the 'Saamana' head office is situated in the nearby Prabhadevi area. Both these establishments are currently run by different trusts. CM Shinde has maintained that he would not stake claim to the Shiv Sena Bhavan even though he has got the party name and symbol. However, the rival camp is wary and on guard. Recently, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader and Thane MP Rajan Vichare submitted a letter to Thane Police Commissioner Jai Jeet Singh, urging him to thwart any attempts by the Shinde group to usurp the Shiv Sena 'shakhas' (local party offices) in the city. The EC last week recogni...

The Union home ministry has given its go-ahead to CBI to register a regular case against Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and probe his alleged role in creating a ‘feedback unit’ in 2015, purportedly to gather actionable feedback on the working of various departments and institutions under the Delhi government, but which allegedly deviated from its mandate to collect “political intelligence”.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, approved the extension of the term of the 22nd Law Commission of India upto August 31, 2024. According to the official statement, the tenure of the present Twenty-second Law Commission of India ends on February 20, 2023. The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body, constituted by the Government of India from time to time. The Commission was originally constituted in 1955 and is re-constituted from time to time. The various Law Commissions have been able to make important contributions towards the progressive development and codification of the Law of the country. The Law Commission has so far submitted 277 Reports. "The Chairperson and Members of the Twenty-second Law Commission have joined office recently and have taken up several pending projects for examination and report, being the work in progress. Therefore, the tenure of the Twenty-second Law Commission has been extended upto August 31, 202...

A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and murdering an adolescent girl, whose decomposed body was recovered recently by police, an official said on Wednesday. The incident took place in west Delhi's Nangloi area. The accused has been arrested, they said, adding that the post-mortem report will confirm sexual assault. A case of kidnapping was registered in Nangloi police station under section 363 (punishment for kidnapping) of the IPC on February 10 on the statement of the 11-year-old's mother, a senior police officer said. According to the woman, her daughter had gone to school on February 9 and did not return after that, officer said. After registering the case, an investigation was taken up. During investigation, raids were conducted in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. Accused Rohit alias Vinod, a resident of Dairywala Bagh, Paschim Vihar, was nabbed on Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer) Harendra Kumar Singh said. The accused disclosed that he m...

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority for seeking to evict a man and his family from their transit tenement and in a lighter vein said the planning body should put them up at the Taj hotel in south Mumbai. A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale questioned the 48-hour eviction notice sent to the man, whose original home was pulled down for a public project, and asked if MMRDA expected him to “stand at Flora Fountain (a Mumbai landmark) and beg”. The court was hearing a petition filed by one Shobhnath Singh challenging MMRDA's notice of February 8, 2023, that asked him to vacate the tenement within 48 hours failing which he and his family would be forcibly removed. The petitioner submitted that he did not have an alternative accommodation and that the threat of forcible dispossession was unreasonable. The bench asked MMRDA how they could give such a short notice to the petitioner without providing an...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government risks further budget pressure without a rethink of Australia’s superannuation system. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/xWUJfz0

Hundreds of protesters blocked traffic on the Delhi-Jaipur highway on Tuesday afternoon after a team of Rajasthan Police landed up at the house of gau rakshak leader Monu Manesar to serve him a notice to join the probe into the deaths of two men from Rajasthan whose charred bodies were found in Bhiwani on February 16.

A group of ex-servicemen on Tuesday called on Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi over the killing of an Army jawan, allegedly by a DMK Councillor and shared their anguish with him, the Raj Bhavan said. They also flagged the "lukewarm response" of the state law enforcement to the issue, the Governor's office said in a tweet, "Some Ex-Servicemen met Governor and shared their collective anguish at the gruesome killing of M Prabhu, a serving soldier by an armed gang led by a DMK councillor and lukewarm response of the state law enforcement, " a tweet on the official Twitter handle of the Raj Bhavan said. "Indeed, it is a matter of serious concern," it added. Mr Prabhu, who was severely thrashed by a DMK functionary and his accomplices, died last week and six people have been arrested in connection with the crime. Veterans of the Indian armed forces including the highly decorated Brig N L Narayanan participated in the one-day fast and candle light march organis...

A massive storm system pushed over NSW leaving a path of destruction in it’s wake as high winds brought down trees and flash flooding overwhelmed roads. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/eXtYRdi

Wife of a NSG commando died under suspicious circumstances after she allegedly fell from the seventh floor of a residential building in NSG camp in Manesar here, police said on Tuesday. The family members of the 33-year-old woman have accused her husband and in-laws for her death, alleging that they harassed her for dowry. According to police, they received the information about the incident on Sunday around 9.30 pm. The deceased was identified as Preeti, mother of a 4-year-old. Police kept the body in the mortuary and informed the family of the deceased, which reached Manesar on Monday. Victim's brother Pushpender Singh Lodhi said his sister got married in 2017. "Walender and his family members were harassing her for dowry and finally killed her." Following the complaint, an FIR was registered against Walender and his parents under sections 304-B (dowry death) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Manesar police station on Monday, said police. ...

Accusing the BJP-led central government of cheating the people of Nagaland on the Naga political problem, the Congress today asserted that given a chance, it will fulfil the aspirations of the citizens of the northeastern state. Solving the decades-old Naga issue is one of the top-most commitments in the Congress' manifesto, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said at an election rally here. "The Narendra Modi government does not have the political will to put into effect the agreed solutions to the Naga political issue and has cheated the people of Nagaland and the country as well," he said. Stating that civil society organisations have been demanding the implementation of political solutions, Mr Kharge claimed that the state government is indulging in delaying tactics on the pretext that more talks are needed. "Prime Minister Modi announced on August 3, 2015, that the Naga issue has been resolved with the signing of the Naga Accord which was later renamed as Fra...

A man impersonating a deputy inspector general of police and duping a woman of jewellery worth Rs 8 lakh was arrested here on Monday, officials said. A complaint was lodged with the police by one Anuradha from Ludhiana stating that a man posing as an IPS officer of a DIG-rank duped her of jewellry worth Rs 8 lakh and a cash of Rs 76,000, they said. Acting on the complaint, a police team swung into action and arrested accused Rajesh Kumar while taking the help of technology, the officials said. During questioning, the accused confessed his involvement in the case and on his disclosure the jewellery and they were recovered, they said. A case has been registered at police station Bus Stand in this regard, the officials said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Two bushwalkers who have been missing in the NSW Blue Mountains since Friday have been located. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/DlkKM40

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday appealed to Lt Governor V K Saxena to stop the proposed demolition of 74 religious structures for infrastructure development projects in the capital, saying it could hurt sentiments and lead to a serious law and order situation. "Lakhs of devotees visit these religious structures and their demolition could trigger a law and order situation in the capital," a statement quoted Sisodia said. Mr Sisodia's appeal came after the Delhi Police released reports, recommending that the religious structures should not be demolished. The proposed infrastructure projects include the construction of flyovers, roads, and housing projects by the central government. "The Delhi Police reports mention that the demolition of religious structures will lead to massive protests and law and order situation in the capital that might escalate to riots," he said. The deputy Chief Minister said these structures can be protected by ma...

Singapore's High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong on Monday said that the launch and linkage of cross-border connectivity between the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and PayNow of Singapore is a "milestone initiative". "As India's 1st first cross-border real-time payment partner, this milestone initiative reflects the deep trust between both countries and will take the bilateral relationship to even greater heights. We look forward to continue to be part of India's digital transformation journey," said Simon Wong. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong will witness the launch on February 21, 2023, at 11 AM (IST) via video conferencing, read Prime Minister's Office press release. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, will launch the launch. The linkage of these two payment systems will enable residents of both countries to transfer cross-borde...

The Congress on Monday released a list of AICC delegates from Delhi, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and former Union minister Jagdish Tytler, whose name figured in a probe panel report on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The election of Tytler as an All India Congress Committee (AICC) delegate drew strong reactions from Delhi's ruling AAP and the BJP, which said it exposed the opposition party's character of creating division and chaos in the country. The AICC delegates perform key roles in the party. They, along with Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates, will attend the party's 85th plenary session to be held in Raipur from February 24 to 26. The AICC delegates form the electorate whenever there is an election for members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the top decision-making body of the party. The Steering Committee of the party will take a call on February 24 on whether there will be elections fo...

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At least five people were injured and several vehicles were damaged in pre-poll violence in Nagaland, police said on Sunday. National People's Party (NPP) and LJP supporters clashes in Thonoknyu assembly seat in Noklak district on Sunday afternoon. Four people sustained minor injuries as the supporters of both parties engaged in heavy stone-pelting. The situation was brought under control following the deployment of state police, Indian Reserve Battalion and Border Security Force (BSF), a police officer said. In another incident, one person was injured and five vehicles were damaged after unidentified people pelted the convoy of NPP state president Andrew Ahoto Sema with stones while he was returning from election campaigning near Thoktsur in Kiphire district on Sunday evening. In Dimapur, unidentified people fired some blank shots near the residence of NDPP candidate from Dimapur II assembly seat in Indisen village on Saturday night. A member of Indisen Youth Organisation cla...

The Left-controlled JNU Students' Union on Sunday alleged that the ABVP attacked some students after a march seeking justice for an IIT Bombay student who died by suicide. The ABVP has denied the charge. The RSS-affiliated ABVP accused the Left-backed student outfits of "insulting" Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) organised seeking justice for IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki. Solanki, 18, who belonged to a Scheduled Caste community, allegedly died by suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building on the Powai campus of the IIT on February 12, but his family suspects foul play in his death and said he faced discrimination. In a statement, the JNUSU said, "ABVP has once again resorted to attacking students.... This was done soon after a candlelight march in solidarity with the call by Darshan Solanki's father.... ABVP does this once again to derail the movement against caste discriminatio...

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday chaired a meeting of party leaders of Kashmir and slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the ongoing eviction drive in Jammu and Kashmir and termed it as a deliberate move by BJP to divert the attention of the people from real issues. The administration of the Union Territory launched an eviction drive against illegal encroachment by 'big land owners' and 'influential' people and nearly 23,000 hectares have been retrieved during the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the Jammu division. During the meeting, the former Congress chief exhorted party leaders to work for the betterment of people. Mr Gandhi expressed serious concern over the difficulties confronting people in absence of the democratic system in Jammu and Kashmir while slamming the government for snatching the rights of people. Slamming the eviction drive in Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Gandhi said, "BJP's deliberate move to divert the attention of the people from real ...

Announcing the launch, electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “These two programmes will help us create throughout the engineering ecosystem a very good semiconductor talent.” Any AICTE-affiliated college/university/technical institute may opt to offer these courses

This year’s yatra will be held against the backdrop of the land subsidence in Joshimath, about 45km away from Badrinath, and it may prove a challenge for the authorities. Known as the ‘gateway to Badrinath’, Joshimath is the last major halt for pilgrims travelling on the lone route to the holy city.

Three terrorist associates of banned terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's kulgam, police said on Saturday. Those arrested were identified as M Abass Wagay, Gowhar Ahmad Mir and Nisar Ahmad Sheikh, all residents of Shopian. "During the search operation, police recovered 1 pistol, 2 pistol Magazines and 13 live Pistol rounds," officials said. "A case has been registered against the arrested terrorist associates under the relevant sections," officials informed further. Further investigation into this matter is underway, they added. Jammu and Kashmir police arrested six terrorists associated with the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in a joint operation with the Army earlier this month. During the search operation, forces recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from their possession. Jammu and Kashmir Police had said, "On the basis of specific information regarding carrying out of subversive activities in ...

Days after a doctor from Veraval town in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district died allegedly by suicide, his son submitted an application to the police seeking registration of an FIR against a Member of Parliament and the lawmaker's father for “threatening” the medical practitioner and usurping nearly Rs 1.75 crore. The Veraval City police station accepted the application by Dr Atul Chag's son Hitarth on Friday, and started further investigation into the case, said Superintendent of Police Manoharsinh Jadeja. Dr Chag, an MD Physician, was a well-known doctor of the Veraval region. He was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his hospital in the town on February 12. Police had found a one-line suicide note blaming the MP and his father. While his family had claimed at that time that the note was indeed written by Dr Chag, police had said it had been sent for forensic analysis to ascertain its authenticity. On Friday, Dr Chag's only son Hitarth approached the Veraval police...

Bob Moritz, global chairman of PwC, said the company has a strength of 31,000 employees in India and plans to almost double this when it looks at the country’s potential. “We plan to hire another 30,000 over the next few years,” he said, adding that despite concer ns around trade wars, there is a higher dependence of various regions and countries on each other.

“In India’s prosperity is the world’s prosperity and India’s growth is the world’s growth…When you associate with India’s growth journey, India gives you guarantee of growth,” the PM said at the ET Global Business Summit, which had global and Indian industry leaders in the audience.

The body of a 40-year-old man who went missing days ago on the inter-state border between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka was found floating on the banks of River Palar on Friday in Erode district, police said. As villagers alleged he was shot dead by Karnataka forest personnel, tension prevailed in areas including Kolathur bordering the neighbouring State and Tamil Nadu and Karnataka authorities have deployed adequate policemen to maintain law and order. Vehicular traffic movement was also affected for sometime. Tamil Nadu political parties condemned the 'killing' and sought action against those responsible for it. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin "strongly condemned" the "firing" incident. The deceased man was identified as M Karavadiayan alias Raja and he hailed from Govindapadi village of Kolathur in Salem District, police said adding his kin allege that he was shot dead by Karnataka forest personnel. Raja was part of a group of 4 men which travelled to ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday explained the concept of "anti-fragile" related to the people of India in the context of challenges faced by the world in the last three years due to the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Welcoming business leaders from across the globe at ET Global Business Summit, PM Modi said, "Generally the span of three years is not very long time but if we look at the last three years, then it seems that the whole world has travelled a lot of time. When we met last time then masks were not part of our daily life. People thought that vaccines are only for children and for people suffering from deadly diseases. People must have planned their holidays. But after 5 days of ET summit of 2020, WHO declared COVID as a pandemic. Then we saw in small time the whole world changed. So too India also changed." "We have heard discussions about the concept of 'anti-fragile'. A system that not only faces the adverse conditions but u...

Senior EC officials said this is a clear message to all parties ahead of the February 27 polls in Nagaland and Meghalaya as well as the general elections in 2024 that the campaigning restrictions during the 48-hour ‘silence period’ shall apply as much to the social media space and any violation will have consequences.

The first copies of the Constitution had the picture of Tipu Sultan, so will the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) burn it too, asked All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, while attacking BJP Karnataka chief's statement on Tipu Sultan. Talking to ANI, the AIMIM said, "The Karnataka BJP chief said that supporters of Tipu Sultan should be killed. I am taking the name of Tipu Sultan, what will you do?" "Does PM Modi agree with his views? It is an open call for genocide. This is nothing but pure hatred," he added. He further said that the first copy of the Constitution had pictures of Rama, Lakshman, and Tipu Sultan. "Those who made the Constitution loved the country much more than them (BJP). The first copy of the Constitution had pictures of Rama, Lakshman, Gautam Buddha, Akbar, Guru Nanak, Rani of Jhansi, and even Tipu Sultan. So, will the BJP burn it too," Mr Owaisi further said. A Owaisi also attacked BJP leader Bandi...

There was never any doubt in the Australian World Cup camp that star opener Beth Mooney would find the form that has elevated her to No.2 on the T20 batter world rankings. from Latest News and News Headlines | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/PbCtVxy

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra sought a clarification from the Gehlot government on its reported plan to replace the existing treasury system with a pay and account office system, and also expressed displeasure over the formation of commissions and corporations "without following" prescribed rules. The Governor wrote two separate letters to the chief minister flagging these issues. He also attached a copy of the letter received from the Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General's office on the issue of the pay and account office system. The governor's missives come in the backdrop of Rajasthan contemplating doing away with the existing treasury system of accounting. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has warned the state that the creation of a new mechanism would disrupt the compilation, preparation, and reporting of government accounts in the near term. In a strongly-worded letter to the Rajasthan government last week, Deputy CAG K R Sriram said, "Any ...

Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday said challenging the right of the governor to call information about certain decisions of the state government was not only "unfortunate but also avoidable", amid a row between Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Partap Singh Bajwa said there are many other challenges which are more pressing for the attention of the Chief Minister than to "embroil into undesirable and unpalatable controversies". "The deteriorated law-and-order situation, precarious financial resources for fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Punjab, rising unemployment, agricultural crisis, environmental crisis, and seemingly insurmountable challenges being posed by narco-terrorism across the border, failing health infrastructure, and the consequent flight of industry from the state are some issues crying for whole-time attention of the government," the leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly said...

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The family of Nikki Yadav -- the 23-year-old strangled allegedly by her live-in partner in Delhi -- claim they did not know of the relationship. Her father has demanded the death penalty for Sahil Gehlot. "They talk of educating girls. Beti padhao. But where is the safety? They cannot provide safety to women. On top of it, the police are claiming that she was in a live-in relationship for four years. All false rumours," her uncle Suresh Yadav told NDTV in an exclusive interview.   Nikki Yadav's body was found on Tuesday, when many in the country were celebrating Valentine's Day. Sahil Gehlot had killed her during an argument on Saturday and stuffed her body inside a fridge at his family-owned restaurant, the police have said. The argument was about Sahil's marriage with another woman, which took place the same evening, hours after the murder. The police said Nikki, who had a live-in relationship with Sahil Gehlot for long, had no clue about the marriage. ...

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Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday flagged an "inordinate delay" by the leadership in taking action against those who "defied" then president Sonia Gandhi by not letting a legislature party meeting take place, and said the decision on the party's affairs in Rajasthan must be taken soon if the trend of alternate governments has to be bucked.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday slammed the Modi government over the Income Tax survey operation at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai, and said targeting the British broadcaster would defame the country in the world. Gehlot also demanded that the Centre must tell the country the reasons behind "raids" at BBC offices. The chief minister made the remarks while talking to reporters at Kota airport. "It is beyond comprehension...the way Income Tax department, CBI and Enforcement Directorate conducting raids, what they (NDA) want," Gehlot said, adding these central agencies should have been impartial and independent. "Now BBC has been targeted. It has credibility across the world," Gehlot said. "Reason must be given to the country when they (NDA) have targeted the organisations like BBC and take the people in confidence on it, otherwise the government as well as the country would be defamed in the world," Gehlot said. Re...

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Air India chief Campbell Wilson said today that the order for 470 planes is one of the largest single order by any airline, anywhere, ever, and the carrier has secured a number of options and purchase rights. The order comprises 40 Airbus A350s, 20 Boeing 787s and 10 Boeing 777-9 wide-body aircraft, as well as 210 Airbus A320/321 Neos and 190 Boeing 737 MAX narrow-bodies. The A350 aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines, and the B777/787s by engines from GE Aerospace, he said in a message to Air India staff. All 400 narrow-body aircraft will be powered by engines from CFM International, he added. "In the meantime, our capacity growth will continue to be supported by the previously announced lease-in of additional narrow-body and wide-body aircraft and the restoration-to-service of the remainder of our grounded fleet," he said. In addition to the 470 aircraft on firm order, Air India has secured a number of options and purchase rights. "These give us the opt...

With temperature rising over the past two days, Mumbaikars may be breathing better, but as per Swiss air tracking index IQAir (a real-time international air quality monitor), within a week between January 29 and February 8, Mumbai was the second most polluted city in the world. On January 29, Mumbai was ranked 10th in IQAir rankings for the poorest spots.

An eight-year-old girl who had gone missing on February 10 was found dead in a garbage dump here, police said on Monday. The girl, who was found Sunday evening, had her hands and feet tied, said police. Her body was sent to the civil hospital, they said, where her family members and several others raised slogans demanding death for the killer. According to police, the girl's father had in his complaint said that her daughter had gone missing on February 10 when he was away at work. He got the information that the girl was missing from his wife who called him up, and after that everyone started looking for her. During its investigation, police identified a suspect with the help of CCTV footage. He was detained and interrogated and his inputs led to the girl's discovery. A case of murder has been registered against the accused who is a resident of Hisar, said police. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndica...

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Suvendu Adhikari, Bengal's Leader of the Opposition, got saved from suspension from the Assembly today by the intervention of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who apologized on his behalf after his comments on the Speaker. The Chief Minister, however, did not pull any punches while condemning the behaviour of her aide-turned-political rival. "What shameful behaviour by the Leader of Opposition. This is what they always do. They use this kind of language everywhere. Against us also. I ask for forgiveness on his behalf. Please forgive him, forgive them," she said at the beginning of her speech at the assembly, which had convened for the responses of the Chief Minister and the Leader of Opposition on the Governor's address to the Legislative Assembly. Mr Adhikari had made allegations about misuse of funds, and against senior bureaucrats and police officers, which Speaker Biman Banerjee did not allow to go on record. This had enraged Mr Adhikari, who lost his cool and le...

After months of delay, a dozen wild cheetahs from South Africa will finally arrive around 12 noon on Saturday in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP), where eight such felines were brought from Namibia last year, a wildlife expert associated with India's cheetah revival project said on Monday. These big cats - seven males and five females - will embark on journey to their new home thousands of miles away aboard an Indian Air Force (IAF) transport aircraft from the OR Tambo International Airport, Gauteng, South Africa on Friday evening, the project participant and expert told PTI. He said the South African cheetahs will first arrive at the Gwalior Air Force base in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning and 30 minutes later they will be transported some 165km away to KNP in Sheopur district by IAF helicopters. After landing at KNP around 12 noon, they will be put into quarantine bomas (enclosures) after half an hour (12.30 pm), added the expert. KNP Director Uttam Sharma sa...