March 11, 2024 05:11 pm | Updated 05:11 pm IST - New Delhi Terming as “atrocious”, the Supreme Court on March 11 agreed to hear a plea challenging a Madras High Court ruling which said that mere downloading and watching child pornography is not an offence under the POCSO Act …...Read More
SC to examine Madras HC ruling that downloading, watching child porn not offence under POCSO, IT laws
Cheated by Trinamool, alleges Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh on being denied ticket
March 11, 2024 05:05 pm | Updated 05:05 pm IST - Kolkata A day after he was denied the ticket from the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat, Arjun Singh said that he had been cheated by the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and it was a wrong decision on his part to quit …...Read More
Two-week-old baby died of suspected 'fracture to skull', court hears
The parents of a two-week-old baby have been remanded in custody charged with murdering him in hospital. Daniel Gunter, 25, and Sophie Staddon, 20, are accused of killing baby Brendon Staddon. They are alleged to have killed him at Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset on 5 March. Both defendants have …...Read More
A14 flooding - dubbed 'The Newmarket Puddle' - receives sarcastic reviews from motorists on Tripadvisor
Frustrated motorists have been leaving sarcastic messages on Tripadvisor over flooding on the A14, which has been causing long delays for nearly three weeks. National Highways said it has removed more than 12 million litres of water - equivalent to nearly five Olympic-sized swimming pools - in the last week …...Read More
SC dismisses West Bengal’s challenge to Calcutta HC’s transfer of probe into the attack on ED’s team at Sandeshkhali to CBI
March 11, 2024 04:46 pm | Updated 04:48 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on March 11 rejected a petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging a Calcutta High Court order transferring to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe into an attack on a …...Read More
Drop in arrivals of fresh turmeric pushes price to ₹19,509 a quintal at Erode market
March 11, 2024 04:40 pm | Updated 04:40 pm IST - ERODE A drop in the arrival of fresh turmeric and uncertainty over cultivable areas in the coming season due to the prevailing drought has pushed the price of fresh turmeric to ₹19,509 a quintal at the Erode market, as …...Read More
Boy, 16, charged with murder after fatal stabbing in Wolverhampton park
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal stabbing of a teenager in Wolverhampton. Harleigh Hepworth, 17, was found with stab wounds at around 4.30pm in West Park on 7 March. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with murder …...Read More
Kerala govt deposits ₹335 crore in ring-fenced account for waste management projects
March 11, 2024 04:36 pm | Updated 04:44 pm IST - KOCHI The Kerala government has deposited about ₹335 crore in a separate, ring-fenced account of the Department of Local Self-Governments towards setting up common sewage and faecal treatment plants to check pollution of the Vembanad and Ashtamudi lakes, among …...Read More
Man charged as double-decker bus roof ripped off in Fauldhouse railway bridge crash
The roof of a double-decker bus was completely torn off after hitting a low railway bridge in West Lothian. Police Scotland said a 59-year-old man has been charged in connection with the crash and will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal. The collision occurred on the B7010 in Fauldhouse shortly …...Read More
Lok Sabha polls | NDA alliance in T.N. will take full shape in a few days: Vasan
March 11, 2024 04:30 pm | Updated 05:39 pm IST - CHENNAI Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC - Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan on Monday, March 11, 2024 said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in Tamil Nadu would get its full shape in the next couple of days. Speaking to reporters in …...Read More
