Tech will supplement the conventional methods of nabbing culprits Ahmedabad: A tip-off, a decoy and marked currency changing hands. For years, that was the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s tried-and-tested formula for trapping bribe-taking officials. But as corruption shifts from cash-filled envelopes to digital gateways including crypto corridors, ACB is upgrading its playbook. The bureau will now be…
The 9 pm to 12 am period recorded the second-highest tally with 109 accidents, while the early morning window between 3 am and 6 am saw the lowest with 16 mishaps Ludhiana: Nearly one-fourth of all road accidents in Ludhiana city in 2024 occurred during the three-hour evening window between 6 PM and 9 PM,…
Gursevak Singh, the victim Mohali: More than two weeks after the murder of a govt school headmaster in Kharar, Mohali police arrested the main accused, Sartaj Singh, from Delhi airport upon his return from Canada. He was produced before a Kharar court, which remanded him to four days of police custody.Gursevak Singh was attacked with…
The Election Commission of India’s instructions issued in May provide for ‘marked electors’ to be retained in the draft roll and appropriately flagged in the electoral database to prevent wrongful deletion Pune: Election authorities have directed electoral registration officers to ensure that ‘marked electors’ are included in the draft rolls to prevent any inadvertent deletion….
Guwahati: Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has upgraded Netaji Vidyapith Railway Higher Secondary School in Maligaon with modern and improved facilities.The project included the construction of a G+1 RCC building with 20 classrooms and modern furniture, strengthening the school’s academic infrastructure.The works also covered a covered prayer shed and the renovation and modernisation of Subir Raha…
Lucknow: Indo-Russian Rifles Private Ltd (IRRPL) in Korwa in Amethi district has manufactured and successfully test-fired its first AK-203 assault rifle made entirely from Indian components and input materials, marking a major step in the indigenisation of the weapon being manufactured for the army.IRRPL CEO and managing director Maj Gen Sudhir Kumar Sharma said every…
Jaisalmer: Suspected financial irregularities running into crores have surfaced in works under the VB-G RAM G scheme in Jaisalmer’s Sam Panchayat Samiti, after officials detected large-scale duplication in face-authentication photographs used to mark worker attendance.The issue was flagged during an Aug 21 video conference with the Union Ministry of Rural Development. Officials said around 2.56…
SC slams ‘luxury litigation’, says 11-year legal battle delayed genuine cases; imposes Rs 5 lakh cost each NEW DELHI: At a time when poor litigants have to wait in line for years to get their plea heard, Supreme Court Friday disapproved the practice of influential people indulging in “luxury litigation”, resulting in hearing of genuine…
Thomas Markle, who has never met Meghan Markle’s children Archie and Lilibet, says he fears he may now never meet his grandchildren. Meghan Markle’s estranged father, Thomas Markle, says he feels “hurt and upset” that his daughter and Prince Harry are reportedly returning to the UK with their children without introducing him to his grandchildren.Thomas…
L-R: Ajit Agarkar, Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill, and Sitanshu Kotak. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s defeat to Australia in the second Test in Mackay has given India a small but significant boost in the race for a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.Bangladesh had stunned Australia in the opening Test in Darwin to…
