Pune: A 72-year-old man from Sahakarnagar was allegedly duped of Rs 27 lakh by cybercriminals posing as officials from the “Data Protection Board of India” and Nashik cyber police.It took place between Aug 13 and 20. The elderly man approached Pune cyber police on Aug 25 and lodged a complaint. A case was registered with…
Guwahati: Basistha police arrested seven alleged members of an interstate vehicle-lifting gang on Friday, police said.The accused were identified as Rahit Thakuria of Nagaon; Naba Das of Kokrajhar; Manoj Thakuria, Ram Chettry and Asif Khan of Udalguri; and Dawood Haque and Bhaskar Kalita of Sonitpur.“The accused are allegedly part of an interstate vehicle-lifting network and…
A young Agniveer soldier tragically drowned in a water tank on Friday JAISALMER: On a day when families across the country were celebrating Raksha Bandhan, tragedy struck a family in Rajasthan’s Barmer district as a young Agniveer soldier, who had come home on leave, drowned in a water tank at his agricultural field on Friday.The…
Examination security is also be- ing strengthened by recruiting addi- tional officials. NEW DELHI: The Centre has brought in three senior officers, including an IPS officer, at the National Testing Agency (NTA), giving the embattled examination body fresh administrative muscle as it undergoes one of its biggest personnel and security overhauls following controversies over NEET-UG…
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks on inflation Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh warned inflation isn’t meaningfully slowing and said policymakers must be confident that it is, otherwise the central bank has “work to do.” In a sweeping speech, his first since becoming chairman of the central bank in May, Warsh reiterated that policymakers…
The day asks for grit, Capricorn. There’s no magic formula here, just honest effort, perseverance and the determination to stick with the task even when your mind wants to wander off. Saturn the ruler of your life maintains pressure on effort and accountability, which means that stress and discontent could be on your shoulders all…
New Delhi: A brazen robbery plot hatched over a scrumptious meal at a roadside eatery Thursday afternoon was followed by a wild chase, a burst of gunfire on a busy city flyover and a lucky escape.Police reacted swiftly, launching a manhunt that ended in the arrest of a notorious history-sheeter and his associate within 12…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court has quashed an FIR and all consequential proceedings against a man who had brandished a sword to ward off a mob that had barged into his home in a Wadala chawl in June 2014. He was then a 19-year-old cClass XII student.“If a chance is given to the applicant because…
Bengaluru: When her son secured a physiotherapy seat at a college in Mangaluru, Gita, a homemaker from Udupi, was overjoyed. After the second round of counselling, she took him for admission, only to discover the college did not exist at the listed location.“There was a nursing college there. They said the pharma college was 40km…
Chennai: The Chennai Traffic Police announced traffic diversions and parking arrangements in Besant Nagar for the Annai Velankanni Church festival, scheduled from Aug 29 to Sept 8.The flag-hoisting ceremony and Chariot Procession will be held on Aug 29 from 4.30pm, while the Grand Chariot Procession will be held on Sept 7 at 7.30pm. The flag-lowering…
