Kolkata: A Beniapukur family was cheated of more than Rs 71.5 lakh in an online investment scam. The victim was contacted on WhatsApp on April 15 by people claiming to work for a UK-based firm called ‘Social Venture Capitalist’. They promised high profits through online trading.The man initially invested $200 through UPI and the fake…
The court ordered the Karauli district collector, the commissioner of Hindaun City Municipal Council and the executive engineer of PWD to appear personally before the court on May 7 Jaipur: Rajasthan high court Thursday expressed displeasure over the failure of authorities to provide a permanent solution for the drainage of stagnant dirty water on Mandawara…
Mumbai: The city police, probing the death of four members of a Pydhonie family, said they received the ‘final cause of death’ certificate, which mentioned “poisoning due to zinc phosphide”.Police received the report from the forensic department of the state-run JJ Hospital in Byculla that carried out the post-mortems.On April 26, Abdullah Dokadia (40), wife…
Dimapur: Continued heavy rain has raised the threat of waterlogging and flooding in Dimapur’s low-lying and vulnerable areas.Dimapur District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Tuesday urged residents to remain alert and monitor sudden rises in water levels in drains, nallahs and other channels.The advisory, issued by deputy commissioner and DDMA chairperson Tinojongshi Chang, asked people…
Silchar: The search for a 10-year-old girl who went missing in the Barak river at Kanakpur in Silchar entered its fourth day on Monday, with rescue teams yet to find any trace of the child.The missing girl, identified as Tania Begum, is the daughter of Jabir Hussain. The family, originally from Damchhara in Dima Hasao…
Immigration Travel Concept. Group of miniature with backpack walking and standing on passport with immigration stamps. Ludhiana: A life abroad has been the most long cherished dream of city residents, handed down generations on the promise of better standard of living.However, the desire has also spawned desperation, with many willing to gamble away homes, land…
5 key battles to watch in RCB vs DC In IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will host Delhi Capitals (DC) on Saturday, April 18, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB have been one of the standout teams this season, winning four of their five matches and sitting second on the points table….
For more than a century, avocado growers have known that not all avocado trees flower in the same way. Some trees produce flowers that function as females in the morning before becoming males the following afternoon, while others follow the opposite schedule. This unusual rhythm has long shaped how orchards are planted, with growers pairing…
Kolkata: Krishnadas Das, a 105-year-old retired policeman who was posted with the Constituent Assembly security in Delhi in 1946-47, can still recall Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s towering presence at the House and his frustration with the efforts to divide the country that eventually prompted his decision to move to Kashmir. The resident of Bolpur on Sunday…
Ludhiana: The World MSME Forum has raised an alarm over the ongoing depreciation of the rupee, warning that the currency’s decline is placing unsustainable pressure on the nation’s industrial sector.Over the past year, the rupee has weakened by about 13% against the US dollar, a trend that is damaging particularly to micro, small, and medium…
