Hyderabad: A 21-year-old software professional from Tarnaka has alleged that loan app recovery agents extorted over ₹9.8 lakh from him by threatening to circulate his morphed nude photographs among his friends and relatives.According to the complainant, he began taking small loans from various loan apps such as Repay Loan, Cashe, mPokket, My Money Bazar, Ram…
Gates made the remarks during closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee on June 10 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told US lawmakers that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared to be considering blackmailing him over his extramarital affairs, according to a transcript of Gates’ testimony released by a congressional committee.Gates made the remarks during closed-door…
BENGALURU: Devdutt Padikkal’s rise in the ongoing IPL season has been marked not just by runs, but by a growing sense of awareness — of situations, of bowlers, and of his game. After his defining 27-ball 55 in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans on Friday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, the…
Lucknow: Sarojini Nagar police on Tuesday busted a family-run interstate burglary gang from Bihar, arrested four individuals, and recovered jewellery worth Rs 30 lakh and other valuables from their possession.The gang allegedly surveyed locked homes during the day, struck at night with cloth tied around their faces, and even stole CCTV DVRs to erase the…
Visible marks around the woman’s neck raised concerns of possible strangulation. Gurgaon: The body of a 41-year-old woman was brought to a private hospital in the city with visible strangulation marks, prompting cops to launch a probe.Police said they received a call around 9 pm from hospital authorities informing them about the death of Mamta…
El Niño is a climate pattern of warming of the ocean surface in central and eastern tropical Pacific. NEW DELHI: With the shadow of El Niño looming large over India due to its potentially negative impact on monsoon, a study by a group of farm scientists from an ICAR institution shows that El Niño years…
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Friday said it has stepped up printing of the newly introduced Class 9 textbooks on a “war footing” to address a temporary mismatch between demand and supply following the rollout of the NEP 2020-aligned curriculum.In an official statement, the NCERT said it has released a…
Gurgaon: The city’s breakneck growth is now colliding with the limits of its civic backbone.As new housing clusters rise, vehicle numbers swell and denser construction reshapes neighbourhoods, officials have estimated that the city will need nearly Rs 3,499 crore over the next five years to build infrastructure capable of supporting its expanding population. The pressure…
Kolkata: The phase II work to bridge Orange Line’s viaduct gap at Chingrighata started more than an hour late on Friday because of heavy traffic flow. The second 60-hour traffic block — closing the eastern flank connecting piers 318 and 319 — was to start at 8 pm and continue till 8 am on Monday.A…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday dismissed claims circulating on social media and messaging platforms alleging a “leak,” advance access, or “sale” of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination question paper.In a post on X, the NTA said it had noted “certain messages circulating on social media and messaging platforms claiming a ‘leak,’…
