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In a major development, a district and sessions court earlier on Saturday convicted the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman in the Toshakhana case, sentencing him to three years in prison, Geo News reported.Rejecting Khan’s petition seeking inadmissibility of the case, Additional and Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar sentenced the former premier to three-year imprisonment.”Charges of misdeclaration of assets have been proven against PTI chairman,” Judge Dilawar mentioned in his judgment.He then handed Khan three years in jail along with a fine of 100,000 PKR, while issuing his arrest warrant.The former prime minister had challenged the Toshakhana case, related to the alleged misdeclaration…

Not everyone that comes into our life has good intentions, but hey! it is also how we turn the table. This Friendship Day, let’s find out how your favourite personalities from the internet are dealing on maintaining authentic friendships in the social media world.Palak Rathi, Gen Z Finance Content Creator, “Do you know what’s the best thing about social media? Accessibility. Accessibility to literally anyone and everyone. It’s up to us how we use that accessibility – to just network or to actually build meaningful relationships beyond networking. Don’t connect with people only when you need a favour or there’s…

The Agripada Police Station has filed the case against Pednekar and two other civic officials in the matter which is also being probed by Enforcement Directorate (ED).After the issue of irregularities in the tendering process was raised by the BJP’s Kirit Somaiya, the ED had raided certain locations as part of its probe last month.It was alleged that the body bags to carry dead Covid victims were costing barely Rs 2,000, but were purchased for Rs 6,800.Somaiya, who had filed his complaint on July 13, claimed that body bags costing Rs 1,500 were bought for Rs 6,700 and the police…

Superintendent of Police in Dhubri Navin Singh told IANS: “We have been looking for the ABT member for the last few days and an operation was on to nab him. He was hiding and somehow evading arrest. But on Saturday morning, we captured him.”Recently, another member of ABT was arrested in Morigaon district.He was brought to Dhubri and was interrogated further to find links to the terror module in Assam.“The other member of the ABT earlier caught in Morigaon is in our custody,” Singh said.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said: “A member of the Ansarullah…

Chocolate, a universal delight, has woven itself into the fabric of diverse cultures worldwide. India’s celebrations during Diwali and Raksha Bandhan, Switzerland’s prestigious chocolate festivals, Mexico’s reverence for chocolate during the Day of the Dead, and Japan’s unique Valentine’s Day and White Day traditions all demonstrate the profound significance of chocolate in various societies.In this article, Zeba Kohli, chocolatier, entrepreneur, and author shares the rich history of chocolate in four countries, highlighting their unique customs and festivals revolving around this delightful indulgence.India: Sweet Melodies of Festivals and ChocolateIndia, a land of vibrant festivities, celebrates its love for chocolate on various…

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Twitter, which is now X Corp under Elon Musk, has failed to publish its monthly India compliance report for the May-June period which includes the details of complaints from users via the India grievance mechanism and action taken on them, as well as information related to Twitter’s proactive monitoring efforts under the IT Rules, 2021.The monthly report has not appeared on the X Transparency portal yet, which normally appears on every first day of the month like other social media platforms like Meta and WhatsApp, etc.“Looks like this page doesn’t exist. Here’s a picture of…

The bus was heading to Kancheepuram from Salem.Of the 15 injured persons including the driver and conductor, the situation of a passenger is said to be critical.All the injured are admitted at Tiruvannamalai Government Medical College Hospital.Police said that the bus driver did not notice a median at the centre of the road. While trying to steer the vehicle to the left to avoid the median and prevent an accident, he however lost and it hit the tree.Tiruvannamalai police have registered a case and further investigation is on.–IANS aal/ksk

This comes after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated an increase in new Covid cases as well as the number of Covid hospitalisations — from around 6,300 in June to more than 8,000 for the week ending July 22.Nicknamed Eris, EG.5.1 was first raised as a signal in monitoring on July 3, and is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of Covid.The UKHSA in a statement said that Covid rates have increased this week — 5.4 per cent of 4,396 respiratory cases from 3.7 per cent of 4,403 respiratory cases reported in the previous week. Accounting…

Raising slogans and holding placards and posters which read –Jise honi thi jail use kyu mili bail and why Tytler was given bail?–scores of people demanded justice while protesting in front of court.On Friday, the court granted anticipatory bail to Tytler in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi’s Pul Bangash area.While granting the bail, Special Judge Vikas Dhull imposed certain conditions, including not leaving the country without court permission and not tampering with evidence.Earlier, Tytler had approached Rouse Avenue Court, which had issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the case.During the hearing, the…

All shops, commercial establishments, eateries and educational institutions were closed to express solidarity with the victim’s family and seek justice for the minor who was brutally raped, killed and then dumped under a haystack in a barn.On Thursday, the police arrested the 19-year-old accused, Swapnil V. Patil.Hundreds had marched out in a protest procession on Friday.On Saturday, the girl’s distraught mother demanded that “the accused should be given the death penalty” without any delay to ensure justice for their daughter.“The accused has already been arrested and he has also confessed… Then what’s the problem… Ensure that he is punished immediately……