New Delhi: Delhi High Court has directed Delhi govt, police and jail authorities to chalk out a clear strategy to implement the Supreme Court’s directives on open correctional institutions (OCIs) and identify eligible prisoners who can be shifted to such facilities.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia took cognisance of…
Navi Mumbai: Three unidentified men, one of them armed with a knife, waylaid a businessman on the street while he was walking towards his residence in Sector 12, Kharghar, and slashed his forearm with the knife, robbing him of his Rs 40.60 lakh worth of gold ornaments that he was carrying in a bag on…
Bengaluru: Marking the first death anniversary of space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairperson K Kasturirangan, National Institute of Advanced Studies Friday launched KASTURI portal — a national digital platform for mapping and documenting India’s cultural heritage.The portal stands for Knowledge-base of Archaeology and Heritage using Spatial Technologies: Unified Resource for India…
Chennai: Digital-focused financial marketplace and free credit score platform Paisabazaar is looking at the south for its physical expansion. It is setting up retail stores in Bengaluru and Chennai as part of plans to establish 100 outlets over the next two years. Currently, the company operates retail stores in the Delhi-NCR region.While credit remains the…
Hyderabad: Enforcement Directorate’s Hyderabad unit Friday carried out fresh searches at 12 locations in Hyderabad and Tirupati, targeting close aides of former Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The raids are linked to the alleged multi-crore liquor scam when Jagan’s YSR Congress (YSRC) was in office from 2019 to 2024 and is estimated by…
Kolkata: Abhishek Banerjee on Friday claimed that Trinamool has already secured more than 100 seats in the first phase of assembly elections held on Thursday, while accusing Union home minister Amit Shah of “threatening voters”.Addressing a rally in Jagatballavpur in Howrah, Banerjee said, “Are you watching how BJP is behaving in such a restless manner?…
Noida: UP industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’ inaugurated the two-day fintech and finance event, Money Alpha 360°, at India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida on Friday. At the event, Nandi said that initiatives like Digital India and UPI have positioned the country as a leader in real-time digital transactions.“It is the…
Panaji: The cybercrime cell of Goa police on Friday arrested Dayanand Baburao Devalkar, 48, a resident of Kolhapur, in connection with alleged digital arrest fraud. The victim was cheated to the tune of around Rs 62 lakh.Cybercrime SP Raju Raut Desai said the FIR was filed based on a complaint by a Quepem resident.According to…
Ahmedabad: Karnavati Club and Rajpath Club in the city have announced special discounts at their restaurants for members voting in the AMC polls on Sunday. The offer runs from Sunday to April 28, with both clubs offering 25% discount at their in-house restaurants to encourage voter participation.Chetan Shah, president, Karnavati Club said, “We have around…
Ludhiana: A former employee was among those who robbed a liquor company of ₹17 lakh, targeting one of its cash collection agents on April 17. Police on Friday announced the arrests of the trio who had spent much of the loot on drugs and hotels.Dugri police arrested Gurdeep Singh ‘Bobby’, 21, of Shaheed Karnail Singh…
