Panaji: In the wake of a spate of drowning deaths at waterfalls and natural water bodies, state govt on Monday ordered strict enforcement measures, including the filing of FIRs against individuals engaging in prohibited water-related activities at such sites.The order, issued by the district collectors, bans activities such as swimming, bathing, entering water, diving and…
Ahmedabad: A special CBI court on Saturday sentenced a former branch manager of Indian Overseas Bank, Himatnagar, Neeraj Kumar Jain, along with a borrower named Ketan Patel, to three years’ rigorous imprisonment in connection with a bank fraud. Besides the jail term, the court has imposed a fine of a total of Rs 1.12 crore…
New Delhi: As investigations continue into a Gurgaon couple’s allegation that their embryos were swapped during an IVF procedure, the fertility centre at the heart of the controversy has defended itself, maintaining that the couple had voluntarily opted for donor-gamete treatment and that all statutory consent requirements were fulfilled before the procedure, a claim that…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Saturday issued notices to 122 hotels across the city, directing them to remove illegal constructions and comply with fire safety norms within 15 days.The action follows inspections carried out after the recent fire incidents. Officials said inspections found several hotels using basements, approved only for parking, as banquet…
War does not always end when history declares it over. In some cases, it lingers in the minds of those still fighting it. Deep in the jungles of the Philippines, one Japanese soldier continued a war that had officially ended decades earlier. His name was Hiroo Onoda, and his story remains one of the strangest…
NHAI had identified 110 unauthorised accesses along the roughly 20-km stretch of the NH-9 and DME from UP Gate to Dasna, and closed at least four at Aditya World City, Wave City and Aradhyam with jersey barriers Ghaziabad: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), acting on Supreme Court orders to shut illegal accesses along NH-9…
Ludhiana: The municipal corporation’s plan to seek Water Plus certification under the Swachh Bharat Mission has drawn sharp reactions from residents and activists, who have questioned both the city’s preparedness for the certification and the manner in which public feedback is being sought.With the absence of an e-mail address in the public notice emerging as…
NEW DELHI: Congress plans to intensify its agitation on NEET-CBSE controversies over the next fortnight, amid a directive to party members that they should stay focused on issues pertaining to students and youth, without being distracted by plans of Cockroach Janta Party.The announcement of a physical protest by CJP in Delhi on June 6 has…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested another alleged mastermind in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, identifying her as the source of leaked Biology questions in the medical entrance examination.The accused, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a senior Botany teacher from Pune, Maharashtra, was arrested in Delhi after questioning by the agency….
LLB Student, NEET Aspirant Among The ArrestedLucknow: What began as a routine verification of suspicious bank accounts ended with the unravelling of an alleged international money trail.While checking mule accounts flagged on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) under Operation CY-VAJRA, Lucknow police stumbled upon a network that allegedly laundered proceeds of cyber fraud through…
