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Representative image © AFP The former coach of French tennis player Fiona Ferro has been charged with raping and sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager, judicial sources confirmed on Wednesday. Ferro, 25, has accused 50-year-old Pierre Bouteyre of rape and sexual assault between 2012 to 2015, her lawyer Isabelle Colombani told AFP. Bouteyre was Ferro's private coach and accompanied her during tournaments which often took place abroad, her lawyer said. Bouteyre has been charged with "rape of a minor by a person having authority over the victim" and "sexual assault of a minor over the age of 15 by a person having authority over the victim", prosecutor Patrice Camberou told AFP. Bouteyre, who was also the coach of French tennis player Alize Cornet, "recognises the relationship occurred but denies any coercion, it was a love story according to him", his lawyer Virginie Pin told AFP. Promoted Belgian-born Ferro has won two WTA titles and

Maharashtra also topped in registration of cases related to "riots" across the country.(Representational) New Delhi:  Maharashtra recorded the highest number of cases in the country under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2021 at 3,67,218, while Mumbai was placed second among major metropolitan cities in registration of criminal offences, according to a National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. According to the report, at least 174 different types of criminal offences were registered under IPC sections every day in Mumbai, which included 14 cases of "violent crimes" in 2021. Data from the New Delhi-headquartered NCRB, which is part of the Union home ministry, showed a rise of 27 per cent in criminal cases (63,689) in Mumbai (during lockdown-like restrictions) in 2021 as against 50,158 in 2020 and 40,684 in 2019. Violent crimes like murder, kidnap and rape, and offences against senior citizens, women and children, too, rose in the financial capital last year,

Instagram is introducing changes to its application to enable users to inform the service about posts that are recommended to them. In a move that appears to be aimed at improving the algorithm used to serve users with customised content based on their actions and activity on Instagram, the company says it will make it easier for users teach the service to recognise posts that they aren't interested in seeing in various sections of the app that serve personalised content. The Meta-owned service announced in a blog post on Tuesday that it has begun testing the ability to allow allow users to select multiple posts in the Explore tab, and to inform the service that they are not interested in those posts. Until now, Instagram users would have to open (or long press) a post and indicate that they were not interested in the post, which could be a tedious process when the Explore feed is filled with irrelevant posts. Instagram is also working on allowing users to filter out strangers&#

BJP MLA Vijender Gupta said they are "halting" their dharna inside the Delhi Assembly premises. New Delhi: BJP MLAs on Tuesday decided to "halt" their protest at the Delhi Assembly but said they will hit the streets and continue their agitation against the alleged corruption of the AAP government. The BJP MLAs were marshalled out of the House for the third day amid multiple adjournments and sloganeering by the leaders of both the ruling AAP and BJP. Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri had earlier said the MLAs will sit on a night-long protest for the second consecutive day to demand a probe into various scams by the Delhi government. Later in a statement,  BJP MLA Vijender Gupta said they are "halting" their dharna inside the Delhi Assembly premises. "The BJP MLAs have vowed to continue their agitation demanding reply in serious cases of financial irregularities emerging in the Excise Policy 2021-22 and construction of c

New Delhi: Delhi on Monday reported 214 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.77 per cent, while four more people succumbed to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. The new cases came out of 5,683 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi's infection tally increased to 19,98,858 and the death toll climbed to 26,462, it said. The city on Sunday logged 397 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.05 per cent and five fatalities. The health department did not issue the daily bulletin on Saturday. On Friday, Delhi recorded 620 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.74 per cent and two fatalities. It logged 702 cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 4.49 per cent and four fatalities. On Wednesday, the city recorded 945 cases with a positivity rate of 5.55 per cent and six fatalities. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi stood at 2,

After Indian food, if there's one cuisine that we have adopted as our own is Chinese. After winning hearts in Kolkata and Bengaluru, the popular Chinese restaurant chain- Chowman has now stepped its foot in Delhi with its first two outlets in East of Kailash & Noida. Chowman is credited for bringing the authentic Asian flavours from China to our country.  Embraced with a cosy set up emulating fine arts and decors imported from China, Chowman is offering the perfect ethos of ancient rustic China. The dine in outlets also has the Chowman's signature decor with red and black colour scheme surrounded by low lighting along with the bronze Buddha statute, pots and bells are thoughtfully put together for a soothing ambiance. With over 600 + items, handpicked and reinvented from the land of Orients, there is something for everyone in the menu. Chowman offers a lavish spread of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies to match every taste bud.   I happened to visit the Chowma

As the nation bled blue and the streets echoed with cheers for the Indian cricket team facing their arch-rivals Pakistan at the T20 Asia Cup in Dubai, bowler Avesh Khan's family was glued to the television as the home side bowled the greens in the first inning on Sunday. The family sounded positive and rallied on high energy as Khan who's part of the playing XI in the match was seen crashing a wicket at the Dubai International stadium. "Irrespective of Avesh playing or not, India must win the match along with winning the trophy," Avesh Khan's father told ANI. The whole family was seen engrossed in the match including the kids. He further showed confidence in the team and said, "Indian team is strong. We must win." The Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field first against the arch-rivals Pakistan in a blockbuster clash in the second match of the Asia Cup 2022 here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Indian cricket s

South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen has been ruled out of the third Test against England after he suffered a finger injury on Day 1 of the second Test in Manchester, Cricket South Africa said on Saturday. "Proteas batter Rassie van der Dussen has been ruled out for the remainder of the Test series against England due to a fracture of his left index finger," CSA said in a statement. All-rounder Wiaan Mulder has been added to South Africa's squad for the series decider. "He will return to South Africa to consult a finger specialist, who will then guide on further medical management," CSA added about van der Dussen. England beat South Africa by an innings and 85 runs in the second Test to level the series at 1-1. It was revenge of sorts for the hosts, after South Africa won the first match by an innings and 12 runs. In Manchester, South Africa won the toss and opted to bat. However, England started brilliantly with the ball and bowled their opponents ou

Civic body said that at least 473 illegal constructions razed this year in a massive demolition drive. New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Friday said it had conducted a "massive demolition drive" against unauthorised constructions in its south zone this year. The civic body, in a statement, said, it will "intensify the demolition drive". The south zone has conducted a "massive demolition and sealing action drive" in different areas between January 1 and August 18 this year. As many as 473 actions related to demolition and 157 sealing actions have been taken in this period against unauthorised properties in Said-ul-Azaib, Khirki Extension, Panchsheel Vihar, Chhattarpur, Freedom Fighter Enclave, Panchsheel Vihar, Kishangarh,Khanpur, Savitri Nagar,Gautam Nagar and Mehrauli, among other areas, the statement said. The field staff of the building department of the south zone has "exclusively focused" on taking demolition and seal

The police had lodged the FIR against Abbas Ansari on October 12, 2019. Lucknow: A special MP-MLA court in Lucknow has declared mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's son and Mau MLA Abbas Ansari an absconder in an arms license case.  Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate A K Srivastava passed an order to this effect on Wednesday after considering a police report. The court fixed September 26 as the next date of hearing in the case. Earlier, the special magistrate had issued an arrest warrant against Abbas and directed the police to arrest him and produce the MLA before it by July 27. In their report submitted in the court, the police said they raided all possible places but Abbas could not be traced. They also said that Abbas was not appearing before the court and due to this, they were not able to execute the non-bailable warrant issued against him. The police had lodged the FIR against Abbas on October 12, 2019. According to the FIR, Abbas allegedly obtained a gun li

England great James Anderson marked becoming the first player to appear in 100 home Tests by leading the attack with three wickets as South Africa were dismissed for just 151 on Thursday's first day of the second Test at Old Trafford. Kagiso Rabada starred with both bat and ball as the Proteas fought back, the fast bowler top-scoring with 36 and then dismissing star batsman Joe Root for just nine as England, bidding to level this three-match series at 1-1, slumped to 43-3. But by stumps England had recovered to 111-3, a deficit of 40 runs, with struggling opener Zak Crawley surviving to be 17 not out off 77 balls. By contrast Jonny Bairstow was 38 not out off 45 balls, including six typically well-struck fours, during an unbroken stand of 68 with Crawley. South Africa's innings ended in sunshine but the improved batting conditions initially did England little good, with Alex Lees caught behind off Lungi Ngidi before Ollie Pope, who made a promising 23, was clean bowled by a

Zelensky pledged Ukraine would fight "until the end" on the day that marked six months of war. Kyiv: President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a deadly attack on a rail station Wednesday, the country's independence day, as he pledged Ukraine would fight "until the end" on the day that marked six months of war. Washington separately warned Moscow was preparing to hold "sham" referendums in occupied areas of Ukraine that would seek to formalise its control. The Russian missile strike on Chaplino station, in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, killed 22 people he said. In an earlier toll he said 15 had died and 50 others had been wounded. "Chaplino is our pain today. As of this moment, there are 22 dead, including five people who burned in a car. A youth died, he was 11 years old, a Russian rocket destroyed his house," he said in his daily address. Zelensky was speaking on the day the nation celebrated its 1991 independence from the Soviet

The Supreme Court said there must be a "debate" on the "serious" issue of freebies. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there must be a "debate" on the "serious" issue relating to the practice of political parties promising freebies and asked why cannot the centre call for an all-party meeting on it. The court said until and unless there is a unanimous decision among political parties that freebies are going to destroy the economy and have to be stopped, nothing can happen as it is only political parties that would make such promises and contest elections and not individuals. "....Why do not the Government of India call for an all-party meeting?" the Supreme Court said. "There must be a debate. The issue is serious, there is no doubt about it. The question is, why do not all political parties meet and the Government of India can call for a meeting," it observed. The observations by a bench comprising Chief

Delhi COVID-19: The national capital also repored 6 Covid related deaths in 24 hours. New Delhi: Delhi on Wednesday recorded 945 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 5.55 per cent, while six more people succumbed to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. The fresh cases came out of 17,024 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi's infection tally increased to 19,96,352 and the death count to 26,442, it said. On Tuesday, the national capital logged 959 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 6.14 per cent and nine fatalities. On Monday, Delhi reported 625 cases and seven deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 9.27 per cent. The city recorded 942 cases with a positivity rate of 7.25 per cent on Sunday. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi stands at 4,310, down from 4,656 the previous day. As many as 2,972 patients are in home isolation,

The National Conference of labour ministers will be held on August 25 at 4:30 pm via video conferencing. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the National Conference of labour ministers of all states and union territories on August 25 at 4:30 pm via video conferencing. The two-day conference is being organised by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment on August 25 and 26 at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The Conference is being convened in the spirit of cooperative federalism to discuss various significant labour-related issues. An official release said it will help create further synergy amongst the Centre and State Governments in formulating better policies and ensuring effective implementation of schemes for the welfare of workers. The conference will have four thematic sessions on integrating e-Shram portal for on-boarding social security schemes to universalize social protection - Swasthya se Samriddhi for improving medical care through ESI hospitals run b

Xiaomi is reportedly working on a number of new devices that are likely to be aimed at technology enthusiasts. The Chinese tech giant could launch a new series of handsets or even unveil an entirely new sub-brand, according to a report, which claims that the lineup could include new smartphones and tablets. These devices are believed to offer a stock Android experience. The tech enthusiast segment has been largely dominated by smartphones from Google and OnePlus in India. However, Pixel handsets have been relatively absent from the country and OnePlus has seemingly moved to more mainstream offerings. According to a report by The Mobile Indian citing unnamed industry sources, Xiaomi could be planning to target tech enthusiasts, a segment that the company has largely overlooked ever since moving away from its Android One smartphone lineup. The company previously launched Poco in 2018 for hardcore tech enthusiasts, which has since become a mainstream brand. The report claims that the s

"Women and girls are facing alarming rollback on their rights," said UN officaial. Kabul:  UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools in a statement on Tuesday and said that the situation of Afghan women and girls is very regressing. "Women and girls are facing alarming rollback on their rights," said Martin Griffiths. In a statement, "Girls' schools have been closed to female students for a year. One of the presidents of India has said that "Even if I die, don't close girls' schools because a generation will miss one day of education," Khaama Press reported citing a student, Shabana. "I ask them to reopen schools, it is our right and we have to get our rights," said Parwana, another student. Previously, Amnesty International has said that women and girls have been stripped of their rights and face a bleak

After the win, Praggnanandhaa talked with NDTV about his recent run of form. © NDTV Teenage Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has been going from strength to strength in the last one year. After defeating world No. 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen twice in online events, the 17-year-old Indian defeated the great for the third time in the final round of the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami on Monday. Praggnanandhaa won three straight games including two in the blitz tie-breaks to outwit Carlsen. After the win, Praggnanandhaa talked with NDTV about his recent run of form and his future plans. "Very happy to comeback and win. It was a four-game match and I was down by 2-1. So, I needed to win the fourth game to equalise the score and take it to the tie-breaks," he told NDTV. "Quite rare that he loses. In rapid anything can happen. In rapid, it's possible to beat him. In classic, it's quite hard. Every in rapid it is very hard to beat him, so I am very happy to beat hi

The CBI is probinf the allegations surrounding the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22. (Representationa) New Delhi: Two senior bureaucrats were suspended on Monday by the Union Home Ministry amid a widening probe and an all-out BJP vs AAP political battle over Delhi's now-overturned liquor sales policy that has also ensnared Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The then Excise Commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna and Deputy Commissioner Anand Tiwari were suspended days after Delhi Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, the BJP-led government's representative in Delhi, cleared the move. Within months of taking over the position, he had ordered disciplinary proceedings for "serious lapses" against 11 officers in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22. Amid an intensifying face-off between the Lieutenant Governor's office and the Delhi government over the liquor sales policy, Mr Saxena had approved the suspension of 11 officers of the Excise department, including Mr K

He said twas need to bring about qualitative changes in the preparing of DPRs. Mumbai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said mistakes in detailed project reports (DPRs) prepared by consultants were to blame for road accidents that kill more than 1.50 lakh people annually across the country. The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways was speaking at the National Convention of Civil Engineers in Mumbai. "Every year, five lakh road accidents take place in the country, which claim the lives of more than 1.50 lakh people. It is only because of the mistakes made in the detailed project reports by consultants. Most DPRs are very conservative," he claimed. He said there was need to bring about qualitative changes in the preparing of DPRs, with emphasis on improving blind spots. "I don't know why it is so (DPRs being faulty) and the reasons behind it," the senior BJP leader added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV sta

Shrikant Tyagi was arrested from Meerut after the video of the incident went viral. New Delhi: A massive rally was organised today in Noida in support of Shrikant Tyagi, a politician who was filmed abusing and assaulting a woman a few days ago. Slogans raised at the panchayat, organised by the Tyagi community members, condemned loal BJP MP Mahesh Sharma, who had said the politician was not a member of the ruling party. Meanwhile, residents of the Grand Omaxe Society, where the incident had taken place earlier this month, staged a silent protest against the rally. Tyagi was arrested from Meerut after the video of the incident went viral. He has claimed to be a member of the BJP Kisan Morcha, but the BJP has denied any association with him. He was seen posing with top BJP leaders, including party president JP Nadda, in photos on his social media handles. Adblock test (Why?) from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/fpt8az4 https://ift.tt/JWanUId via IFTTT

On overall industry growth, Shashank Srivastava said auto sector is looking at record sales this fiscal. New Delhi: The hike in interest rates has not yet impacted demand for vehicles but the real picture will emerge once the semiconductor shortage issue is addressed and production gets normalised, according to a senior official of Maruti Suzuki India. With the launch of new products such as Grand Vitara and Brezza adding more to bookings, the company's pending orders have gone up to 3.87 lakh units, from around 2.8 lakh in the last quarter, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) Senior Executive Officer (Marketing & Sales) Shashank Srivastava said. "Theoretically speaking, it should have a negative impact because interest rates going up (have an impact on) discretionary spending, which also includes spending on cars...but at the moment that we are not feeling that," he said in an interaction. He was responding to a query on whether the interest rate hike has impacted

Mammootty shared this picture. (courtesy: @mammukka) New Delhi: South superstars Mohanlal and Mammootty spend quality together on Saturday at the former's new house. Veteran actor Mammootty shared a picture on his Twitter handle in which they both are posing for the camera, flashing their million-dollar smile. Mammootty looks dashing in a shirt, while Mohanlal looks uber-cool in a black t-shirt. Sharing the post, Bheeshma Parvam actor wrote, "At Lal's New Home". Drishyam 2 actor also shared a similar image on his Twitter handle, but with a different caption, he wrote, " Ichakka (elder brother)".  Soon after Mammootty shared the post, fans flooded the comment section. A user wrote, "Prides Of Mollywood," while another commented, "Legendsss," followed by love-struck emoticons.  Take a look at Mammootty's post:  At Lal's New Home@Mohanlalpic.twitter.com/g35eUkoe1m — Mammootty (@mammukka) August 20, 2022 Mammootty and Mo

Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents have claimed responsibility for the attack. Mogadishu: At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages whom authorities were still battling to free 24 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday. The attackers blasted their way into the Hayat Hotel on Friday evening with two car bombs before opening fire. Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents claimed responsibility. "So far we have confirmed 12 people, mostly civilians, died," Mohammed, an intelligence officer who only gave one name, told Reuters. The gunmen were holding an unknown number of hostages on the second floor of the building, Mohammed said, preventing authorities from using heavy weapons. They had also bombed out the stairs to make it harder to access certain floors, he said. As the siege entered its second day on Saturday evening, authorities had secured 95% of the building, the

The Indian Railways has floated a tender to hire a consultant to monetise its passenger and freight customer data with the aim to generate revenue up to Rs 1,000 crore, but sources told PTI it may be withdrawn amid concerns over privacy issues. While many on social media, including advocacy groups have raised concerns over violation of data privacy issues, government sources have clarified that the consultant would advise the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on steps to improve its existing business and plan strategies to monetise future opportunities. While the Indian Railways has not officially commented on the tender, highly placed sources told PTI it will be withdrawn "considering the fact that the Data Protection Bill has not been finalised". According to the tender document, the data to be studied will include information captured by the transporter's various public facing applications such as "name, age, mobile number, gender, address

File photo of Rohit Sharma © AFP The preparations are on full swing for all the top cricket teams around the world ahead of the 2022 T20 World Cup. For teams like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, the August 27-September 11 Asia Cup will be a great opportunity to test their mettle against the best ahead of the showpiece event in Australia. India and Pakistan face each other in Asia Cup on August 28 and it will be the first time the two sides will face each other after the 2021 T20 World Cup. Former Pakistan cricket team star spinner Dansh Kaneria feels that India hold a slight edge over Pakistan going into the Asia Cup clash. "It is a bit early to say. I want to see KL Rahul's form in the Zimbabwe series because he is coming back from injury. Then there is a question on Rohit Sharma who is recovering from his back injury. In the Pakistan team, Naseem Shah was limping around with his knee injury as well and then Shaheen Shah Afridi's fitness is

The youths participating in the festival are also known as 'Govindas' Mumbai: The 'Dahi Handi' festival in Maharashtra, organised every year during Janmashtami to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna, has become another flashpoint between the two factions of Shiv Sena. Here are the top 10 updates on this big story The rival factions - one led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and the other headed by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray - have put up hoardings and banners with photos of Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray and party leader Anand Dighe in Mumbai, Thane and other cities of Maharashtra. Kalyan MP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde said that their event depicts respect for Balasaheb Thackeray and Anand Dighe. On the other hand, the Thackeray camp MP, Rajan Vichare, said their event reflects loyalty, unity, culture and the voice of Hindutva. The Shinde faction has announced a prize of Rs 2.51 lakh for the winning teams at their &#

TCS, Infosys, HCL and other companies to allow employees to work from home Many companies across sectors were gradually opening up and asking employees to return to the office, but the recent rise in COVID-19 cases has forced them to continue with the work from home model. India on Thursday reported a total of 12,608 new coronavirus cases, pushing the cumulative figure to 4,42,98,864. According to the health ministry, the death count increased to 5,27,206 with 72 more fatalities in the last 24 hours. Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, several IT giants, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and HCL Technologies, have announced their long-term plan to continue with the hybrid model, a mix of both work from home and office, for the employees. Information technology companies have discovered that employees are hesitant to return to the office full-time even as India has eased restrictions and life resumes to the pre-pandemic pattern. Companies are reluctant to push too

Earlier in the day, sources said, Mr Srivastava was critical and had suffered brain damage. New Delhi:  Raju Srivastava is a "fighter and will come back to be amongst all of us," the popular actor-comedian's wife Shikha Srivastava said on Thursday. The 58-year-old comedian was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences after he suffered a heart attack on August 10. He underwent an angioplasty the same day and has been on a ventilator since then. Ms Shikha said her husband is "stable" and the doctors are treating him well. "He is stable. Doctors are treating him well. Raju ji is a fighter and he will come back to be amongst all of us. We need your prayers and wishes," Ms Shikha told PTI. Mr Srivastava, a stand-up comic who joined the BJP in 2014, was trending on Twitter on Thursday with many posts speculating about his health. Ms Shikha requested the media and the fans to not spread rumours as it affects the family's "mor