GURGAON: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped through the night by three men from her own village who lured her into the fields in Nuh. The accused, all known to the girl from before, allegedly threatened to circulate videos of the incident online if she spoke out, leaving her in fear and isolation.According to an…
NAGPUR: In its 40-year electoral history, the elusive Kamptee municipal council president post finally landed in BJP’s lap as its candidate Ajay Agrawal won by a wafer-thin margin of 103 votes. The runner-up, Congress’ Shakur Nagani alleged that despite leading for a major part of the day, the sudden change in fortunes towards the end…
KOLKATA: A Kolkata-based sarod player with family roots in Bangladesh and an illustrious legacy in the world of music had to flee the neighbouring country when the venue was vandalised hours before his programme, leaving him shocked and his tabla player still stuck there.Shiraz Ali Khan had a concert scheduled at Chhayanaut in Dhaka on…
NEW DELHI: India hit out at Bangladesh and suspended visa operations at its mission in Chittagong on Sunday, amid a wave of protests there with an anti-India hue sparked by the death of radical activist Sharif Osman Hadi, which has seen the lynching of a Hindu man.Describing as “horrend-ous” the killing of 25-year-old Dipu Chandra…
NEW DELHI/KULLU: A sharp cold wave tightened its grip across north India on Sunday, with snowfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and northeastern Himachal Pradesh, while scattered rain and dense fog pushed down temperatures across the plains of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.IMD has forecast continued snowfall, rain and fog…
KOLKATA: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said seeing the Sangh through the lens of BJP would be a “big mistake”. Bhagwat, who tried to define “Hindus” and the “Indian society”, said the goal of the Sangh is organisation of Hindu society, but it is not aimed at opposing others.Speaking at Kolkata…
NEW DELHI: Rather than having an adverse impact on BJP’s coffers, scrapping of electoral bonds in Feb 2024 ended up boosting its donations kitty in 2024-25, with electoral trusts alone disbursing over Rs 3,577 crore to the party.In 2023-24, BJP’s total receipts through voluntary contributions had stood at Rs 3,967 crore, of which Rs 1,686…
In an electrifying finale, Kalyan Padala emerged as the champion of Bigg Boss Telugu 9, besting fellow contestant Thanuja Puttaswamy. His victory earned him a whopping Rs 35 lakhs and a brand-new SUV, along with an extra Rs 5 lakhs for his exceptional gameplay. Bigg Boss Telugu 9 concludes after declaring commoner contestant Kalyan Padala…
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Vivek Ramaswamy (File photo) The TOI Correspondent from Washington: In a manic weekend of mutual MAGA bloodletting at a conservative conference where Trump devotees knifed each other verbally, Vivek Ramaswamy was just another collateral casualty. The biotech bro-turned-GOP gadfly, who thought being the party’s voice of reason was a viable career move in a mob…