Special public prosecutor Madhukar Pandey told the court that Sharma was subjected to a planned and relentless assault before his body was dumped in a drain instead of being taken for medical treatment. Speaking to reporters after the hearing, Pandey said the prosecution's demand for capital punishment was based on the nature of the crime and the manner in which it was carried out.

Encourager l'initiative privée et lutter contre le chômage, c'est dans cet élan que l'Honorable Rodrigue Bokoko a procédé ce jour à la remise d'équipements à plusieurs porteurs d'activités génératrices de revenus de la commune de Mounana. Une politique sociale du Président de la République, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, mise en musique. La politique sociale menée par le député de Mounana, Rodrigue Bokoko est une action qui s'inscrit pleinement dans la vision de partage et (...) - SOCIAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

A $7 QuickPick ticket has won the more than $5.9 million jackpot in the Toto draw on Monday (July 27). According to Singapore Pools, the sole Group 1 winning share of $5,900,838 came from a QuickPick System 7 entry bought through the Singapore Pools' account betting service.The winning numbers:  22, 23, 30, 36, 44 and 48, with the additional number 28.Four winning shares also took home the Group 2 prize, with each share receiving $156,797.The draw also saw 241 Group 3 winners, each receiving $1,790. There were 611 Group 4 winners, who each took home $385, while 12,154 Group 5 winners received $50 each. A total of 16,502 Group 6 winners won $25 each, and 219,617 Group 7 winners received $10 each.The next Toto draw will be held on July 30, with an estimated top prize of $1 million.

An elderly man was filmed wrestling with a carpark gantry barrier in Chinatown, eventually breaking it.A video of the incident was uploaded to Instagram on Sunday (July 26) by Sgfollowsall, and has since garnered over 153,000 views and 160 comments.The incident reportedly occurred at the carpark of People's Park Complex, though it is unclear when it occurred.The video appears to be filmed by a person in a vehicle at the carpark exit, and at least one other vehicle can be seen stalled while the man blocks the exit.The clip shows the man forcefully pushing the barrier upwards, before pushing it sideways and snapping off the longer section of the boom arm.He then places the broken off piece onto the curb next to the gantry, before attempting to push the shorter piece upwards.The man also attempts to break the shorter piece by pressing down on it, but to no avail.Towards the end of the video, the man is also seen approaching the access terminal and pressing a button, likely to speak to staff through the intercom.

A claw machine operator has filed a police report after a man and his son were caught on camera shaking its claw machines and stealing the fallen prizes. The incident occurred on Saturday (July 25) at around 1.36pm at the FortuneClaw claw machines on the first floor lobby at Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre, reported Lianhe Zaobao. Fang (transliterated), 35, told the Chinese newspaper that he discovered one of the claw machine's camera lenses was broken. He then reviewed the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage to find out what happened. The CCTV footage showed a family of four standing in front of a row of claw machines. A man, presumably the father, is seen reaching up and grabbing the top of one machine before giving it a forceful shake, causing multiple prizes to fall. A shorter man, believed to be his son, then imitates him, shaking the machine in the same manner.Another clip shows the son taking a plastic box and plush toy from a second machine and hands one to a younger boy. [[nid:710594]]

L'AEPF et OKOTAI de Toulouse lancent un appel aux dons en faveur des sinistrés des incendies en Gironde. 220 000 personnes ont dû être évacuées de leurs maisons et sont aujourd'hui hébergées dans des centres d'accueil.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has long favoured a 10 per cent levy on all inheritances and yesterday said he wants cross-party agreement on resolving the care crisis.

Russia receives «vague answers» that create a situation of «strategic uncertainty,» Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for the crimes of the Kiev regime Rodion Miroshnik said

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The movement will make the necessary decisions at the appropriate time, Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said

This will be a real review, designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe taking primary responsibility for its conventional defense, Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby said

Housing developers undertaking large-scale complex projects, including larger collective sale redevelopments, will now have more time to build and sell off all the units in the development.«We want to incentivise private developers to intensify their use by rejuvenating ageing residential sites, including larger sites where redevelopment will require a longer duration,» said Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat at the Singapore Economic Review Conference held at Orchard Hotel Singapore on Tuesday (July 28).Under new rules that take effect on Wednesday (July 29), developers of projects yielding between 700 and 1,399 residential units will have their completion and sale timelines extended to six years, from 5.5 years currently. Projects yielding at least 1,400 residential units will have their completion and sale timelines extended to seven years.«These changes are intended to set the right incentives for developers to rejuvenate larger estates, so that we can encourage more than rejuvenation, and achieve an outcome which is good for society as a whole,» Chee explained.

Government representatives met with CJP and shared draft notifications. Bihar and Assam governments will withdraw FIRs and release arrested protesters. Future legal action against demonstrators will also be prevented. Union government and other BJP/NDA states will release similar notifications soon. Protesters will not be left alone as all are in this together.

Kangana Ranaut dubbed Gen Z women as «so-called westernised Indian women», who are «not good at studies, but they are so ugly and corrupt that they cannot be homemakers either», yet they «proudly flaunt their freedom to use drugs, consume alcohol, or have endless body counts». Lashing out at the «behaviour of young Hindu women», the actress-turned-politician said those female protestors wanted to «imitate the lives of independent career women without earning that freedom».

La directrice du Centre des jeunes adolescents (CJA) de Punaauia, Léonne Jean, est décédée ce lundi 27 juillet. Engagée auprès de la jeunesse et sportive accomplie, elle laisse le souvenir d'une femme investie.

Les ossements découverts fin mai dans le sud-est de l'Hexagone sont bien ceux des deux militaires ultramarins portés disparus depuis 2022 et 2023. L'enquête pour meurtres se poursuit. En Polynésie, tristesse et colère envahissent le quartier d'Arue où Mike Gineste a grandi.

While suicide deaths showed a general decline across most age groups, there was a 50 per cent increase among adults aged 30 to 39.There were 99 such deaths in this age group in 2024, up from 66 recorded the year before.The final number of cases in 2024 is 441, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in its Report on Registration of Births and Deaths (2025) on Monday (July 27). There were 434 reported cases in 2023.The authority had previously reported a preliminary number of 314 suicide deaths in 2024 due to pending legal investigations.With the finalised number at 441, the suicide death rate is 8.23 per 100,000 residents — an increase of 0.04 from 2023.Majority of cases — 65.8 per cent or 290 — were men, as was the case in past years.It is the leading cause of death among youths aged 10 to 29, and the second leading cause of death in adults aged 30 to 39.The preliminary number of suicide deaths in Singapore for 2025 is 256, according to ICA.

The 15-month wait-out period for private property owners buying HDB resale flats, which was introduced in 2022 as a temporary measure to moderate demand, has been removed with immediate effect.  a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Announcing this at the Singapore Economic Review Conference held at Orchard Hotel Singapore on Tuesday (July 28), Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat said that the Government's policies must evolve and adapt to society's changing needs. The change means private residential property owners (PPOs) and former PPOs purchasing a non-subsidised HDB resale flat without an HDB housing loan will no longer be subject to the 15-month wait-out period.He said that the Government takes a pragmatic approach to policymaking and will do what works best for Singapore based on evidence rather than ideology.«This includes changing course when faced with a new situation or operating environment,» he added.

HONG KONG — HSBC will hire more than 100 artificial intelligence specialists and 100 wealth managers in Singapore, deepening investment in two areas central to the bank's Asian growth strategy as it expands higher-fee businesses and accelerates AI adoption.The announcement come as HSBC moves to launch a new AI centre in Singapore in the second half of 2026, the bank said in a statement on Monday.The banking group's Chief Executive Georges Elhedery said in May that AI would destroy and create certain jobs in the financial industry, and that the bank was retraining its workforce to meet the challenge.HSBC said it would recruit talent across natural language processing, data science, AI governance and human-centred design. The centre will initially focus on personalising customer wealth management conversations, introducing agentic treasury solutions, and expanding AI-enabled digital payments.Rival Standard Chartered announced in May that its AI transformation would eliminate about 8,000 jobs internally.HSBC is also looking to boost its local wealth management operation by adding another 100 relationship managers, a company spokesperson said.

Across most of the Muslim world, being gay is not exactly a picnic. In Afghanistan, the Taliban imposes the death penalty on anyone convicted of same-sex relations, including public stonings.

The Daily Mail - one of first media outlets to be allowed access to the frontline of the rampaging fire - saw first hand the enormous destruction it has wrought.

The Islamic Centre of England in Maida Vale appears on a Home Office list of organisations with approval to sponsor skilled worker visas.

Suzy Lamplugh, pictured in a new image released today, was killed in 1986. Police have made one final appeal for information as they prepare to shelve the investigation into what happened to her.

A trove of secretive audio tapes showcasing former President Joe Biden's 'poor memory' and 'diminished faculties' have been released.

Parent Volkswagen weighs eliminating up to 100,000 positions as Berlin’s energy policies deepen an industrial slump Read Full Article at RT.com

The new system, which has already sparked concern among doctors and some health care advocacy groups, has been in the works for months. It allows Albertans to self-refer and pay for MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds and X-rays.

There isn't much left of the RCMP detachment in Morse, Sask., after a hydrant failed during efforts to fight a fire on Sunday. Local farmers and Hutterite colonies offered support to finally extinguish the blaze.

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Indian Naval Ship Sudarshini concluded its US visit and sailed for Portugal. The vessel participated in America's 250th independence anniversary celebrations in Boston. Representing India, the ship showcased its rich maritime heritage and strengthened partnerships. Sudarshini joined an international fleet of tall ships as a goodwill ambassador. This voyage continues India's maritime strength and professionalism on the global stage.

A high-powered committee for education reform has been formed. The Supreme Court seeks «out-of-box thinking» to address sector problems. The court will hear the NEET paper leak petition on August 3. Government needs to examine additional safeguards for online exams. The system's ad hocism is troubling and requires institutionalization.

The Supreme Court has ordered Tamil Nadu to pay market rate compensation for acquired land. Alternatively, the state must return 970 acres of land to landowners within six weeks. This decision impacts Tamil Nadu's already strained fiscal situation significantly. The court emphasized landowners should not suffer due to government inaction. The state faces a substantial financial burden from this directive.