Pune: A retired bank manager (73) of Wadgaon Sheri has lodged a complaint with the Pune Cyber police on Saturday saying that online fraudsters, who posed as a woman, cheated him of Rs 81 lakhs by promising him handsome returns on his investment in the trade of shares and digital gold scheme.The cheating took place…
Jaisalmer: A 38-year-old vice-captain in the Merchant Navy from Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district is among 21 crew members stranded after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized the Liberia-flagged container ship Epaminodas in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday. The vessel was heading to Mundra Port in Gujarat when it was intercepted by the IRGC.Sanjay Mahar, a…
Pune: Restaurants and various industries in the city are grappling with a significant labour shortage as a large number of migrant workers from West Bengal and North Indian states have returned to their hometowns. This mass exodus has created major operational challenges and driven up staffing costs across the city.Hospitality industry representatives noted that the…
Priyanka Chopra is on a roll. Just a day after the release of her spy thriller, ‘Citadel’ Season 2, the actress landed her next film.Priyanka has reportedly been cast opposite Orlando Bloom in the upcoming survival thriller, ‘Reset’, directed by Matt Smukler, Deadline reports. The film that is scheduled to go into production in August…
UAE announces lower petrol, diesel prices for July; check new rates / Image: file Thousands of motorists across the UAE will finally get some breathing room at the fuel pump after the country announced a sharp reduction in petrol and diesel prices for July 2026.The latest revision, which comes into effect from July 1, ends…
VARANASI: A 17-year-old tourist from Sonbhadra died on Sunday following an alleged scuffle with private security guards at Namo Ghat in Varanasi, police said. Kotwali Assistant Commissioner of Police Vijay Pratap Singh said the incident took place in the early hours of Sunday in the Namo Ghat area under the Adampur police station limits. Four…
Gurgaon: Two Nigerians, one of whom is already facing a case under the Foreigners Act, were arrested for cheating a man from Pataudi of Rs 63,500 through an online romance scam involving a fake immigration emergency.According to the police, the two accused, Kelvin Ogbu and Kingsley Emeka Ojobo, created a fake Facebook profile by the…
New Delhi: Delhi govt on Friday announced a major overhaul of water and sewer infrastructure charges (IFC), shifting from the current area-based calculation system to a water demand-based model and offering concessions of up to 70% for several categories of colonies.Chief minister Rekha Gupta said the revised policy was aimed at reducing the financial burden…
Agartala: Tripura govt has introduced an online monitoring system to enhance school inspections and evaluate student performance to improve oversight of educational institutions and learning outcomes across the state.The platform was officially launched by school education secretary Milind Dharamrao Ramteke during a workshop organised by NIPUN Tripura Cell and the Pre-Primary Cell under the directorate…
Telangana and Karnataka are exploring a joint barrage project on the Krishna River. HYDERABAD: Telangana has proposed construction of a barrage downstream of the Narayanapura dam on the Krishna river as part of a joint plan with Karnataka to address drinking water needs and support existing lift irrigation schemes in both the states.The proposal was…
