Maharashtra cyber cell said phishing remains one of the oldest methods used by cybercriminals to dupe people through fake websites, emails and malicious links IMumbai: The state cyber police have warned citizens about phishing emails falsely offering internships with the Indian Army, after this reporter received one such message claiming he had been selected for…
Bengaluru: Non-resident Indians and legal heirs living outside Karnataka can now transfer inherited agricultural land records to their names with greater ease, following a simplification of rules by the state govt.The revenue department on Wednesday amended guidelines for Pauti Khata, the official process of mutating agricultural land records into the names of legal heirs after…
Chennai: “Is carrying the national flag in a procession a sinful act?” wondered Justice V Lakshminarayanan of the Madras high court. He also questioned whether Coimbatore, where permission for a procession was denied by the local administration, was part of Pakistan or Afghanistan, as restrictions were imposed against carrying the national flag during a procession.The…
Hyderabad: Educationists and activists on Friday called for the regulation of private school fees and comprehensive strengthening of govt schools in the state. Speaking at a roundtable meet held at the Press Club on Friday, panelist Akunuri Murali, a retired IAS officer along with members of Telangana People’s Front called for the recommendations of the…
Gurgaon: Ahead of Assembly polls in Punjab, BJP on Friday invoked the pain and memories of the 1947 Partition to reach out to the Punjabi community in Haryana.At an event in the city attended by the party’s senior state and central leaders, families displaced from areas now in Pakistan were honoured. The event, organised to…
Kolkata: A case of attempt to murder and rioting has been registered at the Kalighat PS against former Trinamool councillor Prabir Mukherjee and 11 of his political associates following a violent clash over the removal of an allegedly illegal structure on Sadananda Road. Around 25 unidentified people have also been named in the FIR.The Aug…
CFO Rahul Pal and nine other firemen to be awarded gallantary medals today Ghaziabad: The city’s chief fire officer (CFO) and nine other firemen will be awarded gallantry medals on the occasion of Independence Day for saving more than 160 people from a fire that broke out in a five-storey building in Khoda Colony on…
Panaji: State govt has formulated a standard operating procedure (SOP) for pre-authentication of personal, commercial and educational documents intended for use abroad before their submission for apostille or attestation by the Ministry of external affairs (MEA), Govt of India.Chief secretary V Candavelou said the MEA, which has administrative jurisdiction over the matter, has authorised the…
Varanasi: The Azamgarh Police and the revenue department on Thursday attached 340.2 square metres of land worth about Rs 40 lakh, allegedly purchased with illegal earnings by gangster Rajkumar Gaur, a resident of Revra Parvezpur under the Nizamabad police station area.The action was taken under Section 14(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act on the…
Ahmedabad: Fake love gurus, a bogus yoga guru, and men hiding behind women’s online identities have come under the scanner of Ahmedabad’s cybercrime unit. They allegedly slipped into women’s inboxes, sending obscene clips, messages and threats. But their digital trails eventually led cybercops to their doors.Ahmedabad police have arrested eight people from Gujarat and Rajasthan…
