LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested the alleged kingpin of Bihar of an inter-state online fraud racket that cheated competitive examination aspirants by falsely claiming access to leaked question papers through Telegram channels.The accused, identified as Om Kumar (30), son of Sagar Sao and a resident of West Pandarak in Patna…
Noida: Police arrested 13 members of a gang, including the two masterminds, that allegedly cheated foreigners on the pretext of booking airline tickets. The accused allegedly targeted American and European nationals via social media sites.Sector 63 police station SHO Amit Kakran said that police received a tip about the illegal operation on Saturday from a…
Purvanchal Expressway has been a catalyst for Gazipur’s growth Located on the eastern edge of Uttar Pradesh along the banks of the Ganga, Ghazipur has traditionally been known as an agriculture-dominated district with a rich cultural heritage and a strategic location bordering Bihar. For decades, the district’s economy revolved around farming, with limited industrial development…
Mauli Warkari Mandal, Vathadev, Bicholim Bicholim: No fancy shoes or trekking gear, a group of 125 pilgrims, each wearing an ordinary pair of slippers, set out from Vathadev-Bicholim on Thursday. They have to cover almost 350km over the next 14 days. The warkaris of Aparant Sewa Prathisthan Mauli Warkari Mandal, Mulgao, must make it to…
The state has lost 32 tigers in the first five months of 2026. Poaching is under control, but electrified fencing outside core areas has emerged as a major threat to the big cat. Adding to worries is the canine distemper virus that killed a tigress and 4 cubs in KanhaFive months, 32 dead tigers and…
Dhubri: An illegal abortion racket operating from a house at Rowa Part II village in Dhubri district has come under police scanner after a 35-year-old nurse, Maleka Bibi, died during one such procedure.Acting on an FIR lodged by the victim’s husband, Hazrat Ali, Dhubri Police arrested three persons — Habiba Yasmin, a nurse at Dhubri…
Vande Mataram Bill passed from Parliament Parliament on Thursday passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, extending legal protection to national song Vande Mataram against insult and placing it on a par with the national anthem.During a brief discussion in the Lok Sabha, the DMK opposed the bill, accusing the government of…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. PUNE: The Forum for IT Employees (FITE), Maharashtra, has written to senior state govt officials seeking constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate a series of alleged job scams involving some tech firms.Based on employees’ complaints, the FITE claimed that thousands of freshers were allegedly cheated over…
Hyderabad: The state govt is set to take over nearly 25,000 acres of uncultivated assigned land, particularly in Ranga Reddy district, for various public purposes. Officials said the acquisition will be carried out in phases. Of the total extent, the govt has already initiated the takeover of around 5,000 acres and handed over nearly 3,000…
Patiala: A woman and her alleged paramour have been booked for the murder of her 42-year-old husband in Punjab’s Patiala district after he died from injuries that the family claims were initially passed off as the result of a fall from a staircase.The deceased, Sukhwinder Singh of Harimajra village in Ghanaur, died at PGIMER, Chandigarh,…
