Mumbai: A new and increasingly sophisticated cyber fraud has come to light in Mumbai, where an employee of a private company was allegedly tricked into transferring a staggering ₹1.98 crore after scammers impersonated the company’s director on WhatsApp. The fraudsters reportedly used the director’s name and profile photograph to make their messages appear genuine. Posing
Kolkata: A political disagreement is beginning to surface within the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), with three of its Lok Sabha MPs reportedly uncomfortable with the party’s growing proximity to the BJP and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Abu Taher Khan, Khalilur Rahman and Yusuf Pathan, who joined the NCPI after breaking away from […]
Rewa: A fresh political controversy has erupted over India’s E20 petrol policy after BJP MP Janardan Mishra made a sharp remark while defending the government’s decision to promote ethanol-blended fuel. Speaking at an event in Rewa on Sunday to mark the launch of new flight services connecting the city with Bhopal and Kolkata, Mishra questioned […]
Washington: Tensions around the strategically important Strait of Hormuz remain high, with the United States maintaining a major naval presence in the Middle East while diplomatic efforts to ease the standoff with Iran continue behind the scenes. More than 20 US warships are currently deployed across the region as part of Washington’s military operations against […]
Ranchi: The ongoing protest by students in Jharkhand intensified on Monday as thousands of demonstrators marched towards the state Assembly in Ranchi, demanding reforms in government recruitment examinations and a probe into alleged paper leaks. Students who had travelled to Ranchi from different parts of the state by trains, buses and private vehicles gathered in […]
New Delhi, August 9, 2026: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Hisar-based accused allegedly involved in a human trafficking network that lured Indian citizens to Southeast Asian countries with promises of lucrative overseas employment. According to the agency, the victims were subsequently transported to scam compounds, primarily located in Myanmar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has announced a four-point education reform plan aimed at improving the quality of schooling, modernising examinations and making the education system more responsive to students’ needs. The roadmap was unveiled on Sunday during a two-day state-level workshop-cum-reflection camp organised by the Bihar Education Department in
Mumbai: A sophisticated cyber fraud in Mumbai has highlighted a growing scam in which criminals impersonate senior company officials to pressure employees into making urgent financial transfers. In the latest case, a private company employee was allegedly tricked into transferring ₹1.98 crore after fraudsters used the name and photograph of the company’s director on
COIMBATORE: A proposed land deal worth several crores has turned into a police case in Coimbatore after a local real estate businessman alleged that he was cheated of ₹60 lakh by a property broker and a man who claimed to be an advocate. The Thudiyalur police have registered a case against the two accused following […]
BHIWANDI: A business dispute involving textile consignments worth more than ₹1.62 crore has turned into a police case in Bhiwandi, after a local trader alleged that two businessmen from Rajasthan failed to clear payments for fabric supplied to their firms over nearly two years. The Nizampura Police have registered an FIR against the two accused […]
