New Delhi: Delhi Police busted a spurious antacid and coffee manufacturing racket, seizing over one lakh antacid sachets and 50,000 coffee sachets that were ready for sale, along with other goods worth around Rs 20 lakh.Acting on a tip-off, police raided two rented 2BHK flats in east Delhi‘s Madhu Vihar, where illegal manufacturing units were…
Mumbai: The city crime branch recently filed a chargesheet against four people, including a govt servant, for allegedly orchestrating a multi-crore fraud by impersonating as officials of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) and duping victims with promises of allotting govt plots.Those named in the chargesheet are Ravi Sharma, Sunil Surve, Vikram Giri,…
Residents standing in the queue to collect their belongings at the gutted site on Thursday Lucknow: Grief hung heavy in the air as Satish stood frozen, staring at the charred remains of what was once his world—his two little daughters, devoured by the devastating Vikas Nagar blaze.“I wanted to make one a doctor and the…
Sanya Malhotra marks 10 years in acting post-Dangal. The Delhi outsider struggled to say no, fearing panic attacks and lost work: “Na bolne se pehle mujhe panic attack aa jaata tha.” Now polite yet firm, she asserts her voice in films like Toaster, directed by Vivek Daschaudary. Sanya Malhotra is celebrating a decade in acting…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Friday reiterated the govt’s commitment to merit-based governance.Speaking after felicitating and presenting appointment orders to 461 candidates selected through the Combined Secondary Level Examination (CSLE) 2025 conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB), Khandu said, “Merit is respected, hard work is rewarded, and honesty is non-negotiable.”A…
In court, China Evergrande Group faced accusations including illegal fundraising through public deposits, fraud, corporate bribery. (AP file photo of Evergrande complex) Hui Ka Yan, the founder of heavily indebted property giant China Evergrande has admitted guilt to multiple offences. These include unlawfully taking public deposits, fraud, and corporate bribery, according to a statement released…
Palghar: A major explosion inside a makeshift firecracker manufacturing unit in Konsai village of Palghar’s Wada taluka killed one worker and left four others injured on Tuesday afternoon. One of the injured is critical. The firecracker unit had been operating illegally from an old farmhouse covered with a tin shed. Police have arrested three persons…
Mumbai: A special court on Tuesday denied bail to Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim Khan, an alleged member of a banned outfit, the Popular Front of India (PFI), who was booked under the stringent anti-terror Act — the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Khan has been behind bars since his arrest on Sept 22, 2022, in a…
2k Consumers Opt For Piped Gas Supply In Past Month Hyderabad: Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia triggering LPG supply crunch, demand for piped natural gas (PNG) has surged in the city with Bhagyanagar Gas Limited (BGL) witnessing a four-fold increase in new users. Until Feb, the company was adding barely 10 new users…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court quashed a lower court’s order directing an investigation into bribery charges against a former chief manager of Bank of Baroda’s Chandkheda branch. The court observed that the banker had been accused of corruption by a bank fraud accused as an “arm-twisting” tactic to avoid a criminal case against him.Bank manager…
