Mumbai: A 64-year-old retired bank operations manager from Juhu was allegedly duped of Rs 3.8 crore after scammers posing as Mumbai and Lucknow Anti-Terrorist Squad officers kept him under “digital arrest” for 10 days over purported terrorist funding. West Cyber police registered an FIR on Aug 21 after the victim became suspicious when the scammers…
Hundreds of students thronged KEA office in Bengaluru Thursday for seat cancellation Bengaluru: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) office at Malleswaram turned chaotic Thursday after hundreds of parents and students turned up from across the state to cancel their engineering seats and participate in the third round of CET counselling.The issue began as KEA decided to…
Chennai: At a time when nearly 12.7 million people worldwide are waiting for corneal transplants — with just one donor cornea available for every 70 in need — a city-based hospital has opened a dedicated centre for a surgery that restores vision without corneal transplantation in select patients.On Wednesday, chief minister C Joseph Vijay opened…
Hyderabad: Deepa Jewellers Limited has fixed a price band of ₹168 to ₹177 per equity share of face value ₹2 each for its initial public offering (IPO) that opens for subscription on Sept 1, 2026, and closes on Sept 3. The shares are proposed to list on BSE and NSE.The IPO comprises a fresh issue…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday disposed of minister Arjun Singh’s petition challenging 10 FIRs filed during the TMC govt after Barrackpore Police described the cases as “mistake of facts”.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya had sought a police report on whether the cases would continue following the change of political party in govt after May 4….
Warje police have arrested a couple for allegedly killing their 30-year-old son PUNE: Warje police have arrested a 65-year-old unemployed man and his wife (60) for allegedly beating their 30-year-old son, a casual worker, to death sometime during the night intervening Aug 24 and 25 at their home after he demanded non-vegetarian food for dinner…
Guwahati: Residents of Nilachal Hill, home to the Kamakhya Temple, launched a community-funded relief drive for 500 flood-affected families in Assam’s Sivasagar district on Thursday.The relief initiative was organised in association with the Kamakhya Devalaya Management Committee, with Sivasagar-based NGO Meta Research Foundation helping identify families most in need across Demow, Nazira and Sivasagar Sadar…
Congress alleges Rs 35,000 crore sugar ‘scam’, accuses BJP government of creating artificial shortage ahead of festive season NEW DELHI: Amid spike in sugar prices, Congress Thursday alleged the crisis hides a ‘scam’ of Rs 35,000 crore by governing BJP to help black marketeers rake in money during the festival season. It said the “beneficiaries”…
A Lufkin, Texas police officer has been indicted on 100 felony counts after an investigation into his use of Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system revealed an extraordinary volume of searches, including nearly 3,500 lookups of a single licence plate. According to court records and audit logs reviewed by the Houston Chronicle and local…
Thalapathy Vijay’s journey from one of Tamil cinema’s biggest stars to an actor-turned-politician is already a story that could lend itself to a compelling biopic. Director Ashwath Marimuthu recently shared his vision for such a film, revealing the title he would choose and the moment he believes would make the perfect interval block.Speaking at a…
