Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his side’s third goal against Venezuela during a World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.AP/PTI(AP09_05_2025_000023A) Lionel Messi has confirmed his participation in the GOAT Tour of India 2025, which will cover four cities from December 13-15. The football legend will visit Kolkata, Ahmedabad,…
MUMBAI: A special Pocso court convicted and sentenced a 21-year-old student to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for the repeated sexual assault of a minor, which resulted in her pregnancy. The judge noted the “heinous acts by the accused have cast a lifelong psychological and emotional impact on the girl”.The crime came to light in…
BENGALURU: Karnataka HC has overturned a state administrative tribunal’s reinstatement of a village accountant removed from his job over bribery allegations, distinguishing between an “honourable acquittal and one secured on benefit of doubt”. HC concluded that the tribunal shouldn’t have considered acquittal in the criminal case under benefit of doubt, noting the burden of proving…
MUMBAI: Centre is rewriting the rulebook for India’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), in what could be the sharpest overhaul of the country’s higher education rankings since their inception in 2015. For the first time, penalties are being formally stitched into the ranking methodology, signalling a tougher stance on research malpractice and misrepresentation of data….
Munawar Faruqui (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Two members of a gang allegedly planning to kill comedian Munawar Faruqi have been arrested following a gunfight on Jaitpur-Kalindi Kunj Road in Delhi on Thursday morning, news agency PTI reported. According to police, the suspects, identified as Rahul and Sahil, hail from Panipat and Bhiwani in Haryana, according…
Justice Surya Kant (File photo) NEW DELHI: Paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary, senior-most SC judge Justice Surya Kant Thursday said their life and philosophy guided humanity to focus on villages, self-reliance, simple living and giving a voice to rural masses.Speaking after visiting the Mahatma Gandhi…
RAIPUR: In a boost to Chhattisgarh govt’s surrender policy and a setback for banned CPI (Maoist), 103 Naxals, including 49 carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 1 crore, laid down arms before senior police and paramilitary officials in Bijapur district of Bastar division Thursday.Each surrendered cadre was given a cheque of Rs 50,000 as immediate…
NEW DELHI: ED has launched a massive nationwide drive against cybercrimes through its offices in more than 28 cities. It has identified proceeds of crime (PoC) worth over Rs 28,000 crore and attached assets of more than Rs 8,500 crore in ongoing investigations.Sources said all zonal offices have been roped in to investigate cybercrime cases…
Dimple Hayathi HYDERABAD: Film Nagar police have registered a case against film actress Dimple Hayathi and her husband David for allegedly harassing their 22-year-old domestic help and damaging her mobile phone at their apartment in Shaikpet. The complainant, a native of Odisha, arrived in Hyderabad on Sept 22 seeking employment through manpower consultancy Sri Sai…
MEERUT: Sambhal district administration Thursday demolished a mosque and a 30,000-sq-ft marriage hall allegedly built on govt land that was earlier a pond in Raya Buzurg village. Both structures, erected a decade ago, had been declared illegal encroachments during a recent survey. This is the second mosque to face demolition in Sambhal within four months.Sambhal…
