Itanagar: A suspected child trafficking network has been uncovered in Arunachal Pradesh after police rescued 19 children, most of them under the age of eight, from different parts of the state. Three people — identified as Gumnya Kochung, Marte Ete and Neha Gerory — have been arrested in connection with the case, police said. The […]
Month: August 2026
New Delhi: Delhi woke up to another spell of heavy rain on Tuesday, bringing much-needed relief from the heat but also leaving commuters dealing with waterlogged roads, slow-moving traffic and difficult travel conditions across several parts of the National Capital Region. Fresh showers began during the morning hours, with several areas reporting waterlogging and traffic
Mumbai, August 24, 2026: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has emerged as one of the most talked-about officials in Mumbai after launching an aggressive campaign against unhygienic and unsafe food practices. Since taking charge as the state’s food safety chief in May, Mundhe and his teams have carried out more than […]
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has taken up a fraud case registered at Mumbai’s Oshiwara Police Station against six individuals, including industrialist and builder Ashish Suresh Raheja, over the alleged illegal transfer of mortgaged land and assets valued at around ₹218 crore in Navi Mumbai’s MIDC area. The case relates to allegations that valuable […]
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two men in Mumbai as part of a major money-laundering investigation into an alleged nationwide cyber fraud and “digital arrest” network involving suspicious transactions estimated at around ₹30,000 crore. The accused, identified as Fahim Moin Hussain Sayed and Naim Mueen Sayyed, were arrested in Mumbai on Sunday. They
Japan : Japan was shaken by two significant earthquakes on Sunday, with a magnitude 6.0 tremor striking northern Hokkaido just hours after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the eastern part of the country, injuring more than 40 people. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hokkaido at around […]
Mumbai : Tensions briefly flared in Mumbai’s Mazgaon area on Sunday night after organisers of a Ganesh procession alleged that eggs were thrown at the idol’s arrival procession. According to reports, the incident occurred while the Ganesh idol was being brought into the area. The alleged egg-throwing led to a tense situation, prompting police to […]
New Delhi : A journalist who had reported alleged irregularities in the handling of donations at Ayodhya’s Ram temple has approached the Supreme Court, challenging an FIR registered against him by Ghaziabad Police in connection with an alleged road-rage incident. Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay has claimed that the case against him is based on false and […]
Washington is preparing fresh economic sanctions on Iran and has warned countries doing business with Tehran of serious consequences. Iran, in response, has threatened to stop oil exports and could consider support for the US economic campaign an “act of war.” Washington, August 24, 2026: Tensions between the United States and Iran have entered a […]
Delhi has reported 1,777 H1N1 cases so far this year, a sharp rise from last year’s numbers. With influenza cases also increasing in Bengaluru and other cities, experts explain how swine flu differs from COVID-19 and why symptoms alone cannot confirm which infection a person has. New Delhi, August 24, 2026: H1N1 influenza, commonly known […]
