Man accused of sexual assault of two girls in Badlapur school fires at cop, injured in retaliatory firing. NEW DELHI: Akshay Shinde, accused in the sexual assault of two young girls at a school in Badlapur, has died after sustaining bullet injuries in a police encounter. Thane police confirmed his death on Monday.Shinde was arrested … Read more
Ryan Routh accused of hiding near Donald Trump’s Florida golf course with a rifle and intent to kill the former president had written a letter months earlier describing his assassination attempt and offering a $150,000 bounty on Trump’s life, US prosecutors said on Monday.The 58-year-old man, facing two federal gun charges, allegedly aimed a rifle … Read more
NEW DELHI: In the fifth edition of TOI Dialogues in Kanpur, Awanish Kumar Awasthi, advisor to the chief minister reflected on the significant transformation Uttar Pradesh has undergone since 2017 under the leadership of CM Yogi Adityanath.“Kanpur is close to my heart,” Awasthi said while reflecting on his deep-rooted connection with the city. An alumnus … Read more
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K and Roopa A will embark on their extremely challenging sailing expedition to circumnavigate the globe next week, which will see the duo cross the equator at least twice and go round the three `great capes’ during their over 21,600 nautical miles voyage.The “Navika Sagar Parikrama-II” of the two young … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently convened a roundtable meeting with a group of top global tech CEOs, including Google’s Sundar Pichai and Nvidia‘s Jensen Huang. During the meeting, Huang lauded Modi as “an incredible student” for his keen interest in technology and AI.“I’ve enjoyed so many meetings with the Prime Minister. He’s such an … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Monday issued a show cause notice to the company that allegedly supplied adulterated ghee to Tirupati’s Sri Venkateswara temple after it failed the quality test.According to the ministry, it received samples from 4 companies, out of which adulteration was found in one company’s sample.Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh chief minister … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government on Monday approved a proposal to rename Pune’s international airport as ‘Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Airport’. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Eknath Shinde, with the proposal now set to be forwarded to the Centre for final approval.Chief minister Shinde announced the decision in … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan‘s car got stuck in a muddy pothole on Monday due to heavy rains in Baharagora in Jharkhand. He was en route to a public rally ahead of the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections.Chouhan had to abandon the vehicle after it became immobilised, and was quickly escorted by his security … Read more
NEW DELHI: The prime suspect in the horrific murder of a 29-year-old woman, whose dismembered body was found stuffed into a refrigerator, has been identified by the authorities, said Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Monday.“It is being investigated from all angles. The prime suspect has been identified, and efforts are underway to arrest him,” … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, but few know that his remarkable career was nearly cut short before it even began due to a rare heart condition.At the age of 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with tachycardia, a condition that caused his heart to beat abnormally fast, even … Read more