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TOI Correspondent from London: An Indian-origin businessman who owns a string of high-end restaurants, including Michelin-starred Benares in Mayfair, has been convicted of spiking a woman’s cocktail with a date-rape drug at the private members’ club Annabel’s.Vikas Nath (63), a British citizen, was convicted by a jury at Southwark crown court on Friday of lacing…

NEW DELHI: Ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India for the Artificial Intelligence Summit from Feb 18 to 20, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, is scheduled to meet in the second week of this month to consider big-ticket defence procurement proposals, a defence source told TOI. Most…

Chennai: City motorists may have to contend with narrowed roads, blocked stretches and slow-moving traffic for at least one more year, as Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) targets completion of nearly 40km of elevated corridors under Phase 2 by March 2027.Including the nearly 28km planned for commissioning this year, close to 90% of the 74km…

BENGALURU: City police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly assisting software engineer Balamurugan in the murder of his wife by tracking and sharing her live location.Abhimanyu Singh, who worked as an assistant with a gold merchant, was taken into custody for his role in the conspiracy, police said. Bengaluru: Man…

A 15-year-old youth allegedly linked to a banned neo-Nazi organisation went on a stabbing spree at a university dormitory in Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic on Saturday, injuring at least six people, including four Indian students. The attacker reportedly shouted nationalist slogans about the Holocaust and drew a Nazi symbol using the victims’ blood.According to preliminary reports,…

Mumbai-Pune expressway faced another weekend traffic nightmare with heavy vehicles causing significant delays. This follows a recent 32-hour snarl from a tanker accident. Officials cite election-related travel and the resumption of stalled truck movement for the persistent gridlock, turning peak hours into a frustrating crawl for thousands. PUNE: Weekend gridlocks have almost become a norm…

KOLHAPUR: Sunil Motilal Sadarangani, the 59-year-old former owner of Solapur’s famous Multani Bakery, died by suicide on Thursday afternoon after jumping from the 17th floor of an apartment building in the Vijapur Road area of the city.Solapur police commissioner M Rajkumar said, “Sadarangani had sold his bakery and shifted to Pune. His family told us…

REWA: Three people, including a father and his son, were killed on the spot on Saturday evening after a speeding Audi rammed into their motorcycle on a highway in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district, police said.The crash occurred near Kosta village under the Raipur Karchuliyan police station limits, around 8 km from Rewa city. The victims…

Vikrant Massey has firmly denied any involvement in the much-anticipated ‘Ramayana’ directed by Nitesh Tiwari, quelling speculation about Raghav Juyal taking over his rumored role of Meghanad. In a now-deleted post, Massey clearly expressed that he was not part of the film from the outset. Read on to know more. Vikrant Massey was rumored to…

KOTTAYAM: The Thiruvalla gang-rape survivor revealed chilling details of the incident, saying that a group of 10 people arrived at the spa and told her it was a “quotation.” She said she suspected that the accused, Chacko, was under the influence of some drug.According to her statement, the room was locked from the inside, and…