A 22-year-old woman, daughter of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, was allegedly raped and murdered at her home in south Delhi, with police arresting a former domestic worker in connection with the crime. NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old woman, daughter of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, was allegedly raped and murdered at her home…
Noida: Noida is taking several measures to improve its national ranking for the 10th edition of the Swachh Survekshan (SS) programme, with beautification and repair drives being carried out across the city.As part of the process, Noida Authority has commissioned new wall paintings, and ordered the repair of roads, pavements, and public toilets.“We are also…
New Delhi: Police have launched an investigation after receiving a complaint that fraudsters sought donations for a senior scientist’s wife’s heart transplant by circulating emails from a forged ID in the name of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) director general.According to the complaint, unknown persons created the email ID and impersonated the secretary…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted a fake call centre syndicate and arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly cheating people by offering fake franchises of a Jan Sahayta Kendra.Police received a complaint from a man alleging he had been duped on the pretext of being provided a franchise and distributor ID for the centre. The…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Congress Monday announced a protest march and siege of the BJP state headquarters in Jaipur on May 21 over the alleged NEET-2026 paper leak, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the dissolution of the National Testing Agency (NTA).The protest will be led by Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC)…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted a fake online car-selling scam and arrested a former car seller in connection with the case. The scam came to light after a resident of East Delhi’s Trilokpuri was allegedly cheated of Rs 2 lakh.Police had received a complaint from the man on April 16, claiming that he had…
Mohali: Punjab social security, women and child development minister Dr Baljit Kaur on Friday inaugurated the construction of a seven-storey Working Women Hostel in Sector 66, Mohali. Estimated to cost Rs 70 crore, the state-of-the-art facility will accommodate 484 working women upon completion, making it the largest govt-run hostel of its kind in the state.The…
Panaji: After a fortnight that saw the mercury stuck on 36°C-plus and 28°C-plus almost continuously, the pre-monsoon rain is gaining a little momentum, as India Meteorological Department (IMD), Panaji, forecast light to moderate rainfall for three more days till Tuesday.The showers are likely during late afternoon or night hours while thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and…
Mumbai: Observing that the discrepancies are “undoubtedly significant”, the Bombay High Court ordered the transfer of investigation into the Feb 2023 death of a woman, allegedly due to dowry harassment, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). “It is made clear that CBI shall investigate the crime in accordance with law without being influenced by…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has directed the Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhuj to deposit Rs 12 lakh with the Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University, which is demanding Rs 34 lakh towards affiliation fees and penalty for late submissions and Goods and Services Tax (GST).The university has asked for Rs 1.65…
