JAMMU: Police arrested two cross-border drug peddlers associated with a Pakistan-based drone-dropped narcotics module in J&K’s Kathua district and seized about 150g of heroin from them. Kathua Police registered a case and booked the duo under the NDPS Act.Police received information about an episode of drone-dropping along the J&K-Punjab border near Kathua’s Nagri area and...
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254 women complained of sexual harassment at workplace under on govt’s ‘SHe-Box’ portal in 2025
NEW DELHI: Data shared by the govt in Parliament shows that as many as 254 women reached out to complain regarding sexual harassment at workplace under the POSH Act on the women and child development ministry’s SHe-Box portal last year. Overall as many as 296 complaints have been received since the portal was revamped and...
With no dowry case in a decade, Bihar’s Tharu community rewrites social norms
Bettiah: At a time when dowry cases continue to reach police stations and courts across the country, a cluster of villages in West Champaran presents a striking counterpoint. Under the Gobarhiya police station in the Bagaha police district, not a single case of dowry demand or dowry-related harassment has been registered in the past several...
Pannun murder plot: In turnaround, accused Nikhil Gupta pleads guilty in US court
TOI correspondent from Washington: In a dramatic courtroom reversal, Indian national Nikhil Gupta on Friday pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to a foiled plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Khalistani separatist leader and U.S. citizen. The 54-year-old Gupta, appearing before US Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn, admitted to three counts: murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit...
Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna decline Rs 60 crore OTT offer for wedding video
Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna remain one of the most adored pairs in Tollywood. While the duo have never officially confirmed their relationship, their on-screen and off-screen chemistry has consistently kept fans invested. From Geetha Govindam to Dear Comrade, their pairing sparked admiration — and speculation.According to multiple reports, the couple secretly got engaged in...
T20 WC: Mukkamalla, Harmeet shine as USA register first T20I win over Netherlands
United States’ Nosthush Kenjige celebrates the wicket of Netherlands’ Michael Levitt during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Netherlands and United States in Chennai, India, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP) The United States secured a 93-run win over the Netherlands in a group-stage match of the T20 World Cup on Friday, riding on Saiteja...
‘Deception & farce’: Hasina rejects B’desh poll results, calls it ‘disgraceful chapter’
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (AP photo) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina late Friday reacted sharply to the recently held general elections in the South Asian nation, dismissing the February 12 polls as a “pre-planned election of deception and farce” and calling it a “disgraceful chapter” in the country’s history. Her remarks come as...
Beyond ‘limited value’: Seattle settlement restores dignity to slain Indian student
(Photo credit- AP) The TOI correspondent from Washington: A $29 million award to the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year old student from India who was killed in a road accident in Seattle on a cold night in January 2023, will not bring her back to life. But in a gracious gesture and empathetic language...
Pannun murder plot: Accused Nikhil Gupta pleads guilty in US court
NEW DELHI: Nikhil Gupta, an Indian man accused of murder plot of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has pled guilty in a US court.Nikhil Gupta (54) pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering before a Manhattan court, news agency Reuters reported. The charges together...
A boy from Bihar, now the man for UAE: Sohaib Khan’s Gaya-to-glory story
UAE’s Sohaib Khan (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The scoreboard does not tell you the full story. It rarely does. It will say UAE chased down 151 for a five-wicket victory, that Sohaib Khan made 51 off 29 balls, that Aryansh Sharma played a match-winning, unbeaten knock of 74, and that Canada were left stunned at...
