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A CBI spokesperson here said that the Additional Sessions Court in Maharashtra’s Latur has sentenced Chauhan and Killarikar to life imprisonment and other four accused, namely Prabhakar Shetty, Swarn Singh Thakur, Vikram Singh Chauhan and Kuldeep Singh Thakur, all four to undergo three years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case related to rape and murder of a victim.The CBI had registered a case on Augist 8, 2014 on the request of Maharashtra government and further notification from the Central government and took over the probe of the case registered in Latur dated March 27, 2014 against unknown persons on the complaint…

The 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will go to the polls on November 23.The BJP is set to get 132 seats, a massive gain of 59 from its 2018 tally of 73, while the ruling Congress is projected to get 64 seats, down 36 seats from its previous tally.As per the range, BJP is projected to get 127-137 seats, while the Congress is projected to get 59-69 seats.The BJP’s vote share is at 46.7 per cent, up by 7.9 per cent, even though the Congress is also gaining in vote share. Congress’ vote share is at 42 per cent, up 2.7 per…

However, the Karnataka BJP has slammed Congress for “imposing” the Urdu language in the Dasara festival celebration as part of its appeasement policy.Former Minister and BJP MLA V. Sunil Kumar said that the organisation of Urdu Kavi Ghoosti in Dasara is an attempt to glorify the culture of the erstwhile ruler from Mysuru, Tipu Sultan.“Dasara is a platform for celebration and highlighting of the Kannada culture. Instead why is Urdu being imposed?” Sunil Kumar questioned.“In the state festival Dasara, the state government is organising an Urdu poetry. The platform should have facilitated to showcasing the rich heritage of Kannada culture…

However, the court also dismissed the petition by the CID seeking Naidu’s custody for another five days for further questioning in the case. Judge, B.S.V. Himabindu, who had completed the hearing on both the petitions on October 6, pronounced the orders on Monday. The CID, which questioned Naidu in the case in Rajahmundry Central Jail on September 23 and 24, had sought his further custody saying Naidu did not cooperate during the two-day interrogation. Supreme Court lawyer Pramod Kumar Dubey had argued the case on behalf of Naidu while Additional Advocate General P. Sudhakar Reddy had presented the arguments on…

JS is led by Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan.Addressing a gathering of YSRCP functionaries here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that the TDP-Jana Sena alliance will not have any adverse impact on YSRCP.He said that while the TDP has no achievements to its credit, Jana Sena doesn’t have even flag-bearers or candidates to contest in all 175 constituencies.He said that their electoral alliance makes no difference for YSRCP.He said that Jana Sena President Pawan Kalyan has also had a share in the corruption of Chandrababu Naidu and is a partner in the economic offences of the former chief minister.Affirming that…

In the 119-member Telangana Assembly, the projected range of seats for the Congress is 48-60, while it is 43-55 for the ruling BRS.If the Congress cracks the upper end of the range, it can attain simple majority, otherwise it will be a hung Assembly.The Congress is projected to get 54 seats, a massive gain of 35 seats from its 2018 tally. The BRS is projected to get 49 seats, sharply down from its previous tally of 88.There is a huge swing in favour of the Congress with a projected vote share of 38.8 per cent, a gain of 10.5 per…

Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) IT company Web Werks and Iron Mountain Data Centers on Monday announced to build two new data centres here with over Rs 1,800 crore investment.The two data centres (CHE-1 and CHE-2), to be built on a four-acre plot in Ambattur, will support 36 megawatts of IT load, further enhancing the company’s rapidly growing pan-India footprint, which will support more than 90 megawatts of new development across Pune, Bengaluru, Noida, Mumbai and Hyderabad.“As Chennai is one of India’s most important connectivity hubs, we are thrilled to be building capacity to meet hyperscale, network, content, public sector undertakings…

The deceased was identified as Ramesh Kumari, a resident of Vishnu Garden in Tilak Nagar area. Police said that an information regarding foul smell was received in Tilak Nagar police station around noon. Upon reaching the spot, a body of octogenarian woman was found in a decomposed state in a house. “She was living alone at the house in Vishnu Garden. Her sister lives in Vikas Puri. No foul play is suspected as of now. Post mortem will be conducted on Tuesday,” said police official.–IANSssh/dan

A MoU between the IT ministry and Tanzania’s Information and Communication Ministry was signed in the field of sharing successful digital solutions implemented at population scale for digital transformation. A technical agreement between the Indian Navy and Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation was also signed on sharing white shipping information. It was also agreed to hold cultural exchange programmes between the two countries between 2023 and 2027.Another MoU between the National Sports Council of Tanzania and the Sports Authority of India on cooperation in the field of sports was also inked on the occasion. A pact between Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority…

Sawant was reacting after the Election Commission on Monday announced the schedule for assembly polls in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana.“So far I have visited Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh (for election meetings). We have received good support from people in Madhya Pradesh for ‘Jan Ashirvad Yatra’. We will win this state again. In Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh too enthusiasm is seen in our Karyakartas. We will win both these states,” Sawant said, adding in Mizoram and Telangana BJP will perform very well.“The way development has taken place under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, people feel that a…