New Delhi: For 14 days, a 76-year-old homemaker in a south Delhi neighbourhood lived as a prisoner in her own home, monitored 24×7 through a smartphone lens. Between April 20 and May 4, cybercriminals posing as Mumbai Police and ED officers drained Rs 1.4 crore from her accounts — savings her late husband had built…
As the Haj pilgrims clad in ihram, men in two-piece, unstitched white fabric and women in loose-fitting, modest clothing, exit from Haj terminals in Jeddah or Medina, the waiting luxury cars transfer them to the five-star hotels facing the Haram Sharif.Located at almost a whispering distance from the sacred sanctuaries in the two cities, the…
Bengaluru: A 23-year-old nanny, a native of Manipur working in Bengaluru, has accused her employer’s spouse of illegally confining, assaulting and starving her at their residence on the campus of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore in Bilekahalli on Bannerghatta Road.In a complaint filed with Mico Layout police station, the woman, C Nianghaunuam, said she had…
Chennai: Schools in Chennai district, cutting across categories, have marginally improved their performance in the 2025-26 academic year. Data shared by the chief education office showed that schools run by the education department recorded a 89.94 pass percentage for 2025-26, with 7,771 of 8,649 students passing the exam — a jump from 87.43% recorded in…
Gurgaon: A 36-year-old labourer was allegedly beaten to death by fellow labourers after an argument during a drinking session turned violent. Police are yet to make an arrest in the case.Naresh Bairwa, a resident of village Bawali in Karauli district of Rajasthan, had come to Gurgaon for work and was staying in a rented house…
Kolkata: The Brigade Parade Ground, long seen as the stage for Bengal’s shifting political tides — from the Left’s sea of red to the Trinamool Congress’s green dominance — turned decisively saffron on Saturday as the BJP formed its first govt in Bengal after its sweeping assembly election victory.The sprawling Maidan hosted a massive oath-taking…
Panaji: Old Goa police, on Saturday, registered two separate first information reports against seven people, including social activist Kashinath Shetye for an alleged assault at Merces over a public interest litigation (PIL) on land filling.Based on the complaint of Yogesh Tigade, a 40-year-old resident of Santa Cruz, police filed an FIR against Shetye and Dominic…
Gorakhpur: A man accused of murdering his lover and dumping her body near Chhawani railway station was arrested after a police encounter in Gorakhpur on Saturday morning. The accused, identified as Rajdhari Yadav, a native of Champaran, Bihar, sustained bullet injury in his leg during exchange of fire with police and was later taken into…
Hisar: Upset over the alleged delay in resolving the problems of flood-hit farmers, the Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Union (BKMU), Haryana, has announced protest marches and gherao of deputy commissioner offices in Hisar and Hansi later this month.Farmer leaders accused the Haryana govt of neglecting villages devastated by last year’s floods despite the approval of the…
Pune: Residents from various housing societies in the Autade-Handewadi area near Hadapsar on Friday resorted to agitation over poor water and power supply, besides lack of civic amenities.The residents gathered in the Autade-Handewadi area in the morning and gave slogans demanding solutions to problems. They vented their ire over lack of basic civic services despite…
