Bengaluru: What seemed like a convenient solution to pay overseas university fees quickly turned into an expensive mistake for a parent, who lost Rs 2 lakh to online fraudsters posing as intermediaries.According to a complaint filed by Navya (name changed), 40, a resident of Lingarajapuram in east Bengaluru, her daughter is a first-year student at…
Chennai: A city-based NGO has moved the Madras high court seeking direction to the ECI to introduce an audio-enabled VVPAT system in all the polling stations for the forthcoming assembly election in Tamil Nadu.Refusing to entertain the plea moved by Nethrodaya, a public charitable trust working for the welfare of blind persons, the first bench…
Hyderabad: SIT sleuths have reportedly confronted BRS former MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy and his brother Ritesh Reddy regarding reported financial transactions the latter allegedly had with movie producer Kedar Selgamsetty, who died last year in a Dubai apartment. Kedar was also accused in a drugs case registered by Gachibowli police in 2024.In a petition moved…
Police said Chaudhary had encroached on HSVP land in Naharpur Rupa and constructed a dairy near his residence Gurgaon: Police on Wednesday demolished illegal constructions linked to three criminals, including jailed gangster Kaushal Chaudhary, and cleared encroachments from govt land across multiple locations in the city. The drive targeted encroachments in Harinagar, Naharpur Rupa, Fazilpur…
Kolkata: The footfall at city restaurants surpassed last year’s Bengali New Year figure on Wednesday. The crowd at most of the leading restaurants on Poila Baisakh eve was also higher than last year’s. Both lunch and dinner seats at most of the restaurants on Poila Baisakh were full, with some witnessing lunch booking till 5…
Students of Amity International School in Sector 44 celebrate after the results on Wednesday. Noida: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday announced the Class 10 results, with several students from Noida region delivering exceptional performances, some even achieving the perfect score.Among the high scorers is Daksh Vasudeva of Amity International School in Vasundhara’s…
Panaji: Six Bangladeshi men from a gang of dacoits have been finally arrested by Delhi police crime branch, following an exchange of gunfire. For more than a year, the men had evaded arrest, after carrying out the Mapusa and Dona Paula dacoities by tying up, assaulting and holding the victim families hostage during the heist.Police…
Hectic political activity, characterized by allegations by Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of coercion and threats to candidates to withdraw nominations, marked Wednesday, the last day for withdrawing nominations for the local body elections.In all, 1,572 candidates withdrew their nominations, 325 candidates were declared uncontested winners, and 26,140 candidates remain in the fray for…
Ludhiana: Khanna police have dismantled a drug supply network with the arrest of eight individuals, recovering 4 kg of opium and 44 kg of poppy husk. Alongside the narcotics, officials seized two tractors, two trolleys, a reaper machine, and a Mahindra Scorpio SUV used for smuggling. Senior superintendent of police (Khanna) Darpan Ahluwalia stated that…
Bathinda: Farm forums SKM, KMM and AKM have announced plans to block rail traffic across the state for three hours, from 12 to 3 pm, on April 17, to protest against slow procurement of wheat. Earlier, farmer organisation BKU Ekta Ugrahan had called for protests at deputy commissioner offices on April 16, while farmer organisation…
