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BENGALURU: A special court for elected representatives on Friday held Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP and grandson of former PM HD Devegowda, guilty of raping a 47-year-old domestic help.Prajwal was held guilty in one of the four rape cases registered against him.The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment tomorrow.Earlier this year, the special court…

GM Divya Deshmukh, GM Vaishali R, GM Harika D, and GM Koneru Humpy (left to right) NEW DELHI: In a nation of over 1.5 billion people, every milestone carries weight. However, some triumphs go beyond personal accomplishments as they shed light on uncomfortable truths. Divya Deshmukh’s recent victory at the FIDE Women’s World Cup was…

NEW DELHI: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan has gone missing from his battalion headquarters in Srinagar, officials said on Friday.“There is no subversive angle. Jawan belonging to 60th Battalion may have fled to his home because of some personal reasons,” police sources told TOI.The missing personnel has been identified as Ct (GD) Sugam Choudhary…

NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced yet another sop ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, doubling the honorarium of education workers in the state.In a social media post on X, Nitish claimed that cooks, night watchmen, and physical education and health instructors have played a crucial role in strengthening the education…

The Oval cricket ground (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in London: Overcast sky, green pitch, rain interruptions, enough for the bowlers all day, and hard work for the batters. Day 1 of the fifth England-India Test at The Oval had a very English look and feel to it. Even after 20 days of hard-fought cricket, that feeling…

Yuzvendra Chahal explains viral ‘be your own sugar daddy’ tee Cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal has finally addressed the story behind his viral “be your own sugar daddy” T-shirt, worn during his divorce from social media influencer and choreographer Dhanashree Verma. In a candid appearance on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Chahal spoke openly about the emotional toll the…

MUMBAI: NCP chief and deputy CM Ajit Pawar finally acted against agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate after the rummy row. The state government on Thursday swapped Kokate’s agriculture department with sports and youth welfare, minority development, and Waqf. NCP minister Dattatray Bharne will now hold the agriculture portfolio. This is seen as a big demotion for…

Rajeev Shukla, Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: On a day when leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi endorsed US President Donald Trump’s “dead economy” remark on India, Congress leader Rajeev Shukla refuted Trump’s view, saying he was “wrong”, even as party Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor held that US’s imposition of 25%…

NEW DELHI: All electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) units used in 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections, in respect of which the losing candidates had sought checking and verification (C&V) of burnt memory or micro-controller, have passed the requisite diagnostic tests and no mismatch being found between the EVM count and…

NEW DELHI: Within hours of President Trump announcing a 25% tariff on Indian exports to the US, the commerce department sought to comfort exporters while also nudging them to explore other markets. Exporters responded with suggestions that govt offer them assistance to overcome the adverse impact of US actions.During consultations led by Rajesh Agarwal, special…