‘Mere statement not enough to prove man was drug supplier'

A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act court that granted bail to the alleged drug supplier of Aryan Khan and Arbaaz Merchant in the cruise liner drug seizure case has observed that barring his statement there is no prima facie evidence to show that he was the supplier of the contraband.

France-UK acrimony over Channel crossings deepens

France Cancels Invite To UK Home Secy Priti Patel To Attend Meet On Migrants

Singh goes to court, then returns to cop station to record statement

Former Thane and Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh appeared at Thane nagar police station on Friday to record his statement in an extortion case registered against him and 28 others.

Govt summons Pak envoy, calls for 26/11 trial to be expedited

Underlining that it is not ready to accept any sort of “closure” on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the government gave a renewed push to punish the guilty on the 13th anniversary of the terror strikes by summoning a senior Pakistani diplomat and calling for an expeditious trial in the longpending case.

Pawar salutes Serum head at awards event

The vaccination scenario countrywide is fairly satisfactory today and things are looking better on the Covid-19 front, said Dr Umesh Shaligram, executive director of the Serum Institute of India, after receiving the Y B Chavan award for 2021 on behalf of the institute.

Spooked, stocks tumble around world, oil too falls

Stocks around the world tumbled on Friday, along with oil prices, after evidence of a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa prompted some countries to reinstate travel restrictions, reigniting concerns about the economic toll the pandemic could impose after months of recovery. The S&P 500 dropped 1.3% and European markets fell 3-4%. Futures of West Texas Intermediate oil, the US crude benchmark, fell more than 6% to $73.39 a barrel.

Pakistani terrorist gunned down in J&K

Army Foils Infiltration Bid In Rajouri

COOL CUMMINS SCALES THE SUMMIT

Fast Bower Picked As Oz Test Captain, Smith To Be Deputy

MVA's report card a mixed bag: Covid mgmt fair, can do better in healthcare

TOI Takes A Deep Dive As Uddhav Thackeray-Led Govt Nears Two Years In Power

‘No work, no pay', but 80k ST staff defy ultimatum

More than 80,000 Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) workers refused to heed the two-day ultimatum given by government to resume duties by Friday.

Varient has 'very unusual constellation of mutations'

Scientists are still un-clear on how effective vaccines will be against the new variant flagged by a team in South Africa, which displays mutations that might resist neutralisation. Only several dozen cases have been fully identified so far in South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong and Israel.

More women voters than men for 1st time

Election Data Shows How 2019 LS Polls Were A Gamechanger

Judicial intervention to nudge exec, not usurp its role: CJI

Excerpts from CJI NV Ramana’s speech at Constitution Day celebrations organised by the Supreme Court registry on Friday

Jittery nations rush to restrict travel as new variant emerges

Curbs Come Within Hours Of News

Dynastic parties threat to democracy, says PM

Amid a boycott by opposition parties of “Constitution Day” celebrations and ahead of Parliament’s winter session beginning next week, PM Narendra Modi savaged dynastic parties calling them a threat to a healthy democracy and elaborated that problems arise when a party is run by the same family, generation after generation.

City schools plan staggered opening: Classes 5-7, then 1-4

City schools plan to bring only secondary students to offline classes before opening the gates for their primary counterparts.

Anaemia Levels Of Children Under-5 In Mumbai, Maharashtra On The Rise

A whopping 67% of India's under-five children or almost seven out of every 10 children have anemia, a condition in which the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells, according to the National Family Health Survey-5.

Spousal Violence In State Rises, But Still Below National Average

Instances of spousal violence increased in Maharashtra over the past five years, even as cases reduced in at least six major states including Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

Teesta Driving Jafri To Make Wild Claims: SIT On Gujarat Riots

The SIT, which had probed nine major cases related to the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat under the supervision of the SC, on Thursday said it had done a thorough probe into allegations levelled by Zakia Ahsan Jafri and Teesta Setalvad about a larger conspiracy involving then CM Narendra Modi and found them to be baseless.

Dogs can make decisions based on emotions

THE STUDY SHOWED THAT DOGS TAKE HUMAN FACIAL EXPRESSIONS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN MAKING DECISIONS

Why Non-Personal, What's Critical ... & Snooping?

JPC report on data protection raises questions for privacy, business & regulation

S Africa detects new Covid variant with many mutations

Country Has Seen Tenfold Rise In Daily Cases Since Nov

ON DEBUT, SHREYAS TICKS ALL BOXES

Unbeaten On 75, Mumbai Batter Leads Rescue Act On Day One

Day after 27 migrants perish at sea, UK & France in bid to limit Channel crossings

Migrants are helped ashore from a lifeboat at a beach in Dungeness, England, on Thursday, after being rescued while crossing the English Channel. The past three years have seen a significant rise in attempted Channel crossings by migrants, despite warnings that the busy shipping lane is subject to strong currents and low temperatures

Taiwan-China row: Oz sends troops to quell riots in Solomon Islands

A videograb shows parts of the Chinatown district on fire in Honiara on Solomon Islands, as rioters torch buildings during anti-govt protests

India make a roaring comeback

On a day when the first four matchesof the Junior Hockey World Cup produced as many as 56 goals, India did not fail to deliver in Bhubaneswar.

Messias, from delivery man to Milan hero

AC Milan’s Junior Messias completed a remarkable career journey from delivering fridges to scoring on his Champions League debut when the Brazilian came off the bench to net the winner against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.

Airport Lessons

Private airports are good for everyone. Future greenfield projects depend on states acquiring land

Cryptos Not For India

GoI should ban cryptocurrencies without exceptions. Blockchain technology can be explored anyway

Ahead of return, Kohli has 4-day ‘camp' at CCI

On a break since India’s disastrous campaign in the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli tuned himself for his return to the international arena in the second Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium — which will be held from December 3 to 7-with a four-day ‘camp’ in the nearby located Brabourne Stadium at the historic Cricket Club of India.