Delhi court frames charges against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual harassment case

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday framed charges of sexual harassment, intimidation and outraging the modesty of women against ex-Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a criminal case filed by female wrestlers. Singh pleaded not guilty to the charges before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot and claimed trial. "Why will I plead guilty when I am not guilty?" Singh said. The court also framed...

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At least 29 flamingos found dead in Mumbai

Mumbai: At least 29 flamingos have been found dead at different locations in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai, a wildlife welfare group representative said Tuesday. Various calls were received from people about the dead birds spotted at some places in Ghatkopar, said Pawan Sharma, founder of the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) and honorary wildlife warden with the forest department. The forest department's mangrove cell along with the RAWW teams during...

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UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space

UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space

United Nations: The United States said Monday that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part of weaponising space, a possible future global trend that members of the United Nations Security Council condemned even as they failed to pass a measure against it. The Security Council resolution drafted by Russia rivalled one backed by the US and Japan that failed last month. The rival drafts focused on different types...

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Satellite photos show Palestinians’ quick exodus from Rafah after Israel issued evacuation orders

Satellite photos show Palestinians' quick exodus from Rafah after Israel issued evacuation orders

Jerusalem: Newly-released satellite photos reviewed by the Associated Press show a large exodus of Palestinians from the southernmost Gaza city of Rafah earlier this month ahead of a feared Israeli ground invasion there. The photos taken three days apart — first May 5 and then May 8 — show the change on the ground after Israel issued its first evacuation order for the city May 6. They show that crowded tent...

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Tension grips Medinipur following attack on Mithun Chakraborty’s roadshow

Kolkata: Tension gripped the Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal Tuesday after an attack on a roadshow by BJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty in support of party candidate and fashion designer turned-politician, Agnimitra Paul. The local BJP leadership alleged that the roadshow was going smoothly before a group of people started throwing bricks, water bottles,...

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Odisha registers 69.34% voter turnout in 5 LS, 35 Assembly seats

Bhubaneswar: A voter turnout of 69.34 per cent was recorded in five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats in Odisha where polling was held Monday, officials said. The second round of simultaneous elections were held in Aska, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Sundargarh and Bargarh Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly segments under these parliamentary seats. Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency...

Maddock Films’ unveils ‘Munjya’, movie to release June 7

Mumbai: Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films Tuesday unveiled the teaser of its upcoming movie Munjya, a horror comedy movie that will be released in theatres June 7. The film is reportedly set in the same universe as the production banner's earlier movies -- Stree and Bhediya. "Munnis beware! Aa raha hai #Munjya! Makers of 'Stree' bring to you...

Ekta wins gold in club throw at World Para Athletic Championships

Kobe (Japan): India's Ekta Bhyan secured the gold medal with a season's best throw of 20.12m in the women' F51 club throw competition at the World Para Athletic Championships here. A day after Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal in women's 400m T20 category race, Indian athletes continued their impressive run with Ekta producing the goods to...

 

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