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Thane: Court sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2021, which led to her pregnancy, observing that the crime was “heinous” and must be dealt with stringently.Additional sessions judge-3, DS Deshmukh, in the judgment on Friday, said the act of the 34-year-old accused, who is married…
KOLKATA: Security has been stepped up in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, ahead of a controversial foundation-laying event of ‘Babri Mosque’ planned by suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir.On Saturday, Kabir told reporters, “All is well. Wait until it’s 12 noon; the reading of the Quran will begin then. After that, the foundation stone will be…
Astrologers and numerologists claim this year was more about correction and less about comfort as 2025 nears its last chapter. Many people were pushed outside of emotional safety zones in 2025 under great planet changes, which encouraged self-reflection, responsibility, and development. Your birth date emphasized certain life lessons your soul required to absorb; hence, the…
Homegrown Automaker Mahindra and Mahindra has dropped the first official teaser for the updated XUV700, which will debut with its refreshed name, XUV 7X0. Scheduled for its debut on January 5, 2026, the Mahindra XUV 7XO becomes the brand’s next combustion-engine model to adopt the updated naming convention, following the XUV 3XO, which transformed the…
Washington finally got its winter postcard moment. The season’s first real snowfall dusted the White House and much of DC, turning Pennsylvania Avenue into a snow globe.The White House shared images and videos of the historic building covered in snow, capturing the winter scene. This marks the official start of winter weather for the capital,…
A low inflation environment, characterised by low core inflation, primarily provided policy space. (AI image) By Dipti DeshpandeAfter a five-month pause, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India reduced the repo rate again.This action was complemented by additional liquidity-easing measures aimed at speeding up transmission to the real economy at a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a fierce attack on the Congress in the Lok Sabha during a special debate marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, accusing the party of repeatedly compromising on the national song — from the freedom movement to the years after Independence. Framing the discussion around what he described as…
NEW DELHI: Congress party countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “appeasement” charges against first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru during the Vande Mataram debate in Lok Sabha on Monday.Terming PM Modi “the Master Distorian”, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed three questions. Which Indian leader formed a coalition in Bengal in the early 1940s with…
A new Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister study based on Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 reveals households, including the bottom 40%, spending less on food and more on durables and services. The shift is driving convergence across states and income tiers, reshaping India’s consumption landscape Over the last decade, Indian households have gradually…
India’s defence aviation is set for a major boost, as Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin begin a dedicated Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility for the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The groundbreaking, that took place in Bengaluru on Monday, marks the latest expansion in the two companies’ long-running industrial ties.The ceremony was attended by…
