Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi’s 27-year sentence by one-sixth, but Nobel laureate remains in prison Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi by one-sixth, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday, but the 80-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate remains in detention at an undisclosed location.Suu Kyi was serving a…
BASTI: An 11-year-old boy was allegedly thrown into a burning tandoor (clay oven) for eating rasgullas during a wedding ceremony, police said on Friday.Police said the severely burnt child was referred to Lucknow Medical College, where his condition is currently stated to be stable.The incident occurred on the night of April 15 during a wedding…
Amid the recurring debate over whether northern states could gain at the expense of the South in any future Lok Sabha expansion, the historical record tells a more complicated story. Between 1951 and 1977, when parliamentary seats were periodically reallocated after Census exercises, both the Hindi belt and the southern states saw their share of…
Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer produced a moment of brilliance on the field, pulling off a stunning mid-air relay catch that left fans at the Wankhede Stadium in awe. The effort also drew priceless reactions from Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, who watched it unfold from near the…
Amid growing scrutiny over allegations of sexual harassment and religious coercion at a unit of Tata Consultancy Services in Nashik, a relative of one of the accused has claimed the case is “scripted” and part of a conspiracy hatched by Bajrang Dal. NASHIK: Amid growing scrutiny over allegations of sexual harassment and religious coercion at…
Rajasthan Royals manager Romi Bhinder has been let off with just a fine and warning for using mobile phone in the dugout. It can be confirmed that the BCCI ACSU decision has been communicated to the franchise. NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals manager Romi Bhinder has been let off with just a fine and a warning…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court on Friday ordered that a First Information Report (FIR) be registered against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who, according to the petitioner, also holds British citizenship.The Lucknow bench of the high court directed the Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district to register FIR…
MUMBAI: A team from the Nashik Crime Branch reached Mumbra on Friday in search of the absconding female employee, an accused in the TCS harassment and alleged religious conversion case registered in Nashik.According to police sources, her husband is currently being questioned by the Nashik police. An officer said that she has been living in…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday took a position that differed from her party, expressing disappointment over the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. She described it as a setback for women aspiring to enter Parliament and state assemblies.The Constitution Amendment Bill, which aimed to implement reservation…
Allan Border. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) BENGALURU: There will be an IPL debut of a rather special kind at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Former Australian great Allan Border is set to watch his first-ever match in the competition when Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Delhi Capitals.Border last visited the venue as…