Fraudster posing as police officer dupes PSU worker of Rs 27 lakh in digital arrest Hyderabad: A scamster posing as a police official extorted Rs 27 lakh by threatening to arrest a 54-year-old Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) worker from Neredmet in a digital arrest fraud. Malkajgiri cybercrime police registered a case and launched a probe…
Kolkata: CPM on Saturday distanced itself from attacks on journalists at the rally organised in Kolkata on Friday. “Left student groups were not involved in attacks on mediapersons,” CPM functionary Sujan Chakraborty said.He added that Left groups instead had condemned the attacks and had visited the injured journalists in hospitals.Congress, which too had condemned the…
Chirag who drove the SUV was intoxicated Noida: A 26-year-old hospital staffer returning home after completing his night shift died when an SUV, allegedly driven by a drunk youth, rammed his motorcycle near Parthala bridge around 1 am on Saturday and dragged him nearly 10 metres before coming to a halt. Three occupants of the…
Panaji: Goa police’s traffic cell is currently facing a 40% shortage of personnel for traffic management as compared to the vehicular population. The cell stated that the development of additional multi-level parking facilities, designated parking zones, and effective parking management systems are essential to address the growing demand and improve overall traffic flow and road…
Varanasi: A cattle smuggler was killed and another seriously injured after they jumped off the Saidpur–Balua bridge while trying to escape from police during a vehicle check in Chandauli district early Saturday. Police arrested their third accomplice and rescued 11 bovines from a pick-up van allegedly being used for cattle smuggling.Chandauli ASP Anant Chandrashekhar said…
Semiconductor FILE PHOTO: Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Ahmedabad: Gujarat-based fabless semiconductor startup IndieSemiC Pvt Ltd has partnered with US-based semiconductor supplier Semtech Corporation to develop Sabarmati-1, a 64-bit RISC-V-based system-in-package (SiP) with integrated LoRa connectivity for Internet of Things…
Amritsar: Amritsar Central Jail is grappling with severe overcrowding, housing around 4,700 inmates against its sanctioned capacity of 2,200, with nearly 75% of them being undertrials, according to a release issued by the Amritsar core committee of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) following its visit to the prison.The committee, comprising coordinator Ram Singh…
Citizens are concerned that their private details provided to lodge a complaint may be misused Pune: Consumers have shown reluctance to report hygiene violations through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s online grievance redressal portal, saying it does not allow anonymous complaints.The concerns come in the wake of recent food safety enforcement action across Maharashtra.“The…
Surat: A 25-year-old content creator was arrested by Cyber Crime police for allegedly posting misleading information about the protest at Jantar Mantar and provoking people online. The accused, Adiya Baraiya, a resident of Varachha, was booked for allegedly making a forged electronic report after he claimed on a social media page that a woman had…
Guwahati: The special task force (STF) of Assam Police arrested three alleged operatives linked to the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti network during coordinated operations in Dhubri, Chirang and Barpeta districts on Friday night.The accused were identified as Akramul Islam, Aminul Rahman, and Abul Hussain. Officers said they carried out anti-national activities through digital communication platforms, and…
