Ahmedabad: For 17 days, fraudsters allegedly kept a 72-year-old retired man glued to video calls, warning him that he would be arrested in a money-laundering case. Posing as CBI officers, they allegedly convinced him to transfer Rs 22.7 lakh to prove his innocence. The man finally grew suspicious when the callers demanded more money and…
Ropar: Taking note of the breach in the berm of the Sirhind canal near Chamkaur Sahib, Ropar deputy commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal has ordered a committee headed by the SDM to conduct a high-level inquiry.On Wednesday, the DC said a survey of the entire Sirhind Canal berm in Rupnagar district had been initiated to prevent recurrence….
Pune: Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL), which provides CNG and piped natural gas (PNG) to customers on Wednesday said the PNG infrastructure has reached to about 9 lakh households in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.Of 9 lakh households, around 5 lakh home owners have activated their connections but 4 lakh owners are yet to complete the…
Police arrested four accused involved in murder of real estate broker in Chowkbazar police station area in Surat Surat: The murder of property dealer Faisal Hasanfatta on Zilani Bridge on Sunday has been traced to an alleged contract killing, with Chowk Bazar police and the crime branch arresting four persons on Wednesday.Police said the four…
Serlui ‘B’ Hydro Electric Project (12 MW) Dam Aizawl: At least 13 families from Saihapui ‘K’ village in Mizoram’s Kolasib district were evacuated to safer locations after the Tuichhuahen river reportedly inundated parts of the village, according to reports received from the state disaster management and rehabilitation department.However, an official of the Kolasib district administration…
STF Also Nabs Nandu Gang OperativeLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested two wanted accused in separate high-profile cases from Lucknow’s Vibhuti Khand area on Wednesday evening.The arrested men include an alleged operative of the London-based Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang and a key accused who had been absconding in the 2024 RO/ARO recruitment…
Ajmer: As many as 25 youths aged between 20 and 25 are contesting the Ajmer Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections from different wards, with two contesting on BJP tickets and the rest as independents. The group includes students, a private school teacher, a homemaker, a sanitation worker and civil engineers who have entered politics at a…
Centre Wednesday told Supreme Court that it intended to conduct fresh tests to assess the harmful impact of the use of barium NEW DELHI: As two govt organisations took contradictory stands on commercial production of next-generation green firecrackers – with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-NEERI approving new formulations and Central Pollution Control Board objecting…
Gold is legal tender in Texas and Florida. A new law that allows Texas to begin implementing th eframework to accept certain gold and silver as legal tender came to effect on September 1 but that does not mean gold and silver have already become legal tender in the state.House Bill 1056, authored by Republican…
‘Hanuman Ansh’ vs ‘Dhurandhar 2’: How a Rs 2 crore film beat Ranveer Singh’s blockbuster in profit The Indian box office has witnessed several remarkable success stories in 2026, but few have been as unexpected as the success of the spiritual drama ‘Hanuman Ansh’. Made on a reported budget of around Rs 2 crore, the…
