While Bharat Taxi fares are being reported to be around 25% higher than those previously available on established platforms, fares negotiated directly with drivers after an app booking is cancelled can be much steeper, in some cases approaching twice the usual fare Chandigarh: The cab ride begins on an app but often ends with a…
An illustration of an arrest Pune: A 69-year-old man from Budhwar Peth has lodged a complaint with Vishrambaug police, stating that online fraudsters cheated him of Rs 29.15 lakh between Aug 14 and 28 after threatening to arrest him in a money laundering case.The suspects posed as officials of Nashik police and claimed that the…
Surat: Rander police have registered a case against a 30-year-old man for allegedly cheating Sutex Co-operative Bank of Rs 21.91 lakh by selling a property mortgaged with the bank without its consent.According to the FIR, the accused, Sarfaraz Dastgir Khan, had availed himself of a Rs 25 lakh cash-credit facility from the bank in 2013…
Itanagar: National Award-winning filmmaker Dominic Sangma was allegedly assaulted by two men near Jollang-Rakap road on Wednesday evening after he intervened when students were allegedly harassed, police said.The accused have been apprehended.Dominic, head of the screenwriting department at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) campus in Jote, was on an evening walk around…
Lucknow: Today’s generation has access to an abundance of content, yet time for deep reading is shrinking. “We must not just tell our children to read books, we must explain the value of books and help them cultivate reading habits,” said Delhi Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu while interacting with students at the Gomti Book…
Rajkot: A govt contractor in Jamnagar has accused a police constable and his three associates of running an illegal moneylending racket, extorting and threatening him and using coercive recovery practices despite him having repaid more than Rs 1 crore against Rs 50 lakh borrowed.Rajkot range IG Nirlipt Rai transferred the probe to Surendranagar police and…
Jaipur: State govt has fixed Sept 23 and 24 for the reservation lottery for various Panchayati Raj posts, after postponing the process originally scheduled for Sept 17-18 because district collectors and sub-divisional officers are engaged in the ongoing urban local body elections.The lottery for Zila Parishad members, pradhans and Panchayat Samiti members will be held…
NIA alleged that Khalid and Saifullah had worked as LeT commanders in Kashmir before moving to Pakistan JAMMU: A special NIA court in Jammu has issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against two Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders for evading arrest in terror cases.Justice Prem Sagar passed separate orders on Sept 8 against the duo — Khalid alias…
What started as a simple dessert fundraiser organised by a teenager two years ago has grown into a student-led volunteer project that has rescued more than 300,000 pounds of food for families across Northern Virginia. Dhevesh Mahes started his sweet treats project to raise money for charity, but the effort soon grew after he connected…
Sheeba Chaddha opens up on playing Manthara in Nitesh Tiwari and Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Ramayana Part 1’: ‘There was no real prep’ Sheeba Chaddha is set to play the pivotal role of Manthara in Nitesh Tiwari’s much-awaited mythological epic Ramayana. The actress recently opened up about her character and revealed that she did not undertake extensive…
