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Aftermath of strikes carried out by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s Chamkani district (Image source: Reuters) Pakistan’s security forces carried out ground operations and airstrikes along the Afghanistan border on Monday, killing 29, officials said. Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar announced the strikes on X, saying “three targets in Paktia, Paktika and Kunar were destroyed during precision…

AYODHYA: The Faizabad Bar Association, in a general body meeting on Monday, decided not to represent the accused in the Ram temple donation embezzlement case. The Bar also resolved that any member who tries to plead for the accused will be fined Rs 5 lakh.At the meeting, lawyers demanded that Champat Rai, Anil Mishra, and…

The court held that the case falls within the “rarest of rare” category as defined by the Supreme Court. PUNE: A special fast-track court in Pune on Monday awarded the death penalty to Bhimrao Kamble (65), a casual worker, for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a three-year-old girl at Nasrapur village in Bhor taluka…

NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held a developer liable for deficiency in service and unfair trade practice after it collected Rs 25 lakh from a buyer in 1995 for 11 commercial units, never constructed the building, and kept the buyer waiting for over three decades without any surety of possession.The…

Police revealed the duo Siya Goyal (R) and Chetan Chaudhary (L) meticulously planned the murder, with Goyal’s seated signal ensuring her safety from the Ketan’s (M) reach. PUNE: A shoelace-tying signal, a meeting at a Pune café, a 90-km scooter ride to avoid toll cameras, a change of clothes on the fort and alleged practice…

NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s indefinite hunger strike entered its second day on Monday at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, where the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has been staging a protest since June 20, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged that Delhi Police refused…

French police start probe as social media suspects child trafficking through second-hand marketplace. French authorities have launched a preliminary investigation into claims that second-hand marketplace Vinted is being used to traffic children, after social media users flagged listings offering toys and low-value items for exorbitant prices with descriptions matching children’s ages and sizes.The Nanterre public…

US OFAC says TMAC is ultimately controlled by Sudan’s Defence Industries System (DIS), and the material ended up being used in bombs by Sudanese Armed Forces that continued the civil war. NAGPUR: The US treasury department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has blacklisted CEO of a Nagpur-based company and seven others for allegedly exporting…

MUMBAI/PUNE: The Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case has widened into what police suspect is a well-organised interstate syndicate, with police identifying a Bihar man as the mastermind and dispatching teams across four states—Bihar, UP, Delhi & Haryana-—to dismantle the network. Meanwhile, Maharashtra govt assured candidates that the postponed exam will be rescheduled…

‘Awarapan 2’ teaser: Emraan Hashmi is back as Shivam Pandit; says, ‘Dard se purana rishta hai mera’ Emraan Hashmi is all set to be back as Shivam Pandit in the highly anticipated film ‘Awarapan 2’. The movie is a sequel to his cult classic 2007 release ‘Awarapan’. Now, as promised, the makers have officially dropped…