NEW DELHI: While rejecting the US Trade Representative’s claims for section 301 investigations against India, govt has said that concerns should be addressed bilaterally, when negotiations for a trade agreement are underway, and not through unilateral measures.After the setback on reciprocal tariffs in the Supreme Court, the Trump administration had initiated two section 301 probes…
Accused Ayan Ahmed Tanveer Ahmed allegedly lured girls into relationships, then physically and sexually assaulted them while recording the act against their will By: Anil JadhavAMRAVATI/NAGPUR: A 19-year-old youth in Amravati district who reportedly filmed his sexual abuse of minor girls and blackmailed them with threat of making videos viral, was arrested on Tuesday and…
RAIPUR: A powerful boiler explosion at the Vedanta Limited Chhattisgarh Thermal Power Plant in Sakti district on Tuesday afternoon left at least 10 workers dead and 23 others severely injured, many with critical burn injuries, in one of the state’s worst industrial accidents in recent years, triggering panic and a massive rescue operation.The blast occurred…
A tip-off about a Hindu woman observing Ramzan fasts at a TCS Nashik BPO unit triggered a police investigation NASHIK/NEW DELHI: For nearly a month, a group of undercover police personnel quietly worked inside a BPO unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Nashik — posing as housekeeping staff, observing daily interactions, and reporting back…
Noida witnessed massive industrial worker protests over wages, escalating into widespread violence, arson, and vandalism across multiple sectors. NOIDA: A massive industrial workers’ protest over wages brought Noida to a standstill on Monday, spiralling into widespread violence, arson and vandalism across multiple sectors, even as authorities alleged the involvement of “outsiders”, flagged a possible larger…
Tamil cinema is reeling from the alleged leak of Vijay’s highly anticipated film, ‘Jana Nayagan’. Police are investigating after high-definition scenes surfaced online, with the production team filing a complaint naming 21 individuals. The leak, reportedly including climax scenes, has sparked outrage and calls for strict action from industry figures. The alleged online leak of…
Two US senators have called for a federal probe into suspicious oil trading activity that took place shortly before major announcements by US President Donald Trump on the Iran conflict, raising concerns about potential insider trading.On Friday (local time), Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island urged the US Commodity…
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Thursday suspended two IAS officers, RK Singh and Pradeep Kumar, for their alleged role in a Rs 500 crore IDFC First Bank scam.The government also handed over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Last month, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had said it had frozen 90 bank accounts following…
Bangladesh Cricket Board election scandal (Screengrab/X) A government-appointed investigation committee in Bangladesh has uncovered widespread irregularities, including vote-rigging, coercion, and bias, in the October 2025 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections. The five-member panel, headed by former justice AKM Asaduzzaman, submitted its report to the sports ministry on Sunday. According to the ESPNcricinfo, the election process…
Self-styled godman-cum-astrologer Ashok Kharat NEW DELHI: Self-styled godman-cum-astrologer Ashok Kharat allegedly sexually exploited women by claiming he possessed “divine power” and threatening to cause the death of their family members or defame them if they did not comply, investigators said.Kharat was arrested in March after a married woman accused him of raping her repeatedly over…