Fake tax notices on WhatsApp target ITR filers; malware steals banking credentials | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Cybercriminals are exploiting the income-tax return (ITR) filing season by sending fake Income Tax Department notices over WhatsApp and other messaging platforms, using forged government documents, cloned tax portals and malware to steal banking credentials and gain remote access to victims’ devices, according to a report by Bengaluru-based cybersecurity firm CloudSek.The campaign comes at…

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Climate change rewrites the monsoon script, but Bengal defies East India trend | Kolkata News

File picture of an waterlogged Kolkata street Kolkata: Even as India grapples with an unpredictable monsoon, Bengal has emerged as an anomaly, recording near-normal rainfall despite a 30% deficit across eastern and northeastern India, a Climate Trends briefing has found.Monsoon 2026 began under the threat of a developing Super El Niño, prompting the India Meteorological…

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Power department cracks down on electricity theft in Greater Noida, FIRs against 4 | Noida News

Anti power theft drive at Mehandipur, Greater Noida on Thursday Noida: The power department has intensified its crackdown on electricity theft in Greater Noida’s rural areas, detecting illegal connections at more than 20 locations over the past two days. On Thursday alone, officials found 7,106 W of unauthorised consumption from three spots in Mehandipur Bangar….

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AMC cancels Jaya-Parvati Vrat events at Riverfront, Kankaria | Ahmedabad News

AMC cancels Jaya-Parvati Vrat events at Riverfront, Kankaria Ahmedabad: In view of the India Meteorological Department’s forecast of extremely heavy rainfall across Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat over the next few days, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has cancelled special arrangements planned for women and girls observing Jaya-Parvati Vrat. Acting on instructions from mayor Hitesh…

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No land for the dead? All-devouring floods force families to search for cremation grounds in upper Assam | Guwahati News

Guwahati: 80 deaths, over 2L still displaced, and now, no place to cremate the deads.The Assam floods have not only destroyed the lives and livelihoods of thousands, but have also robbed the dead of a customary dignified farewell, much to the anguish and pain of their loved ones.With cremation grounds and ancestral homesteads in upper…

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