Pune: A 29-year-old Vashi resident has been arrested by Pimpri Chinchwad police in connection with cheating and blackmailing people via fake loan apps, which he allegedly executed on instructions of handlers based in Singapore. The arrest throws open a pan-India loan fraud scam.Accused Isaki Thevar, a loan recovery agent, has been duping people through at…
Air India crash (Picture credit: AP) LONDON: Relatives of flyers who died in the June 12 Air India crash have slammed the preliminary probe as a “cover-up” to protect the Tatas-owned airline, Boeing and the Indian government.“This report is wrong. We don’t accept it,” said Ameen Siddiqui, whose British brother-in-law and Gloucestershire resident Akeel Nanabawa,…
The general officer commanding-in-chief of Northern Command, lieutenant general Pratik Sharma, visited the Army’s Bhimber Gali Brigade in Jammu and Kashmir. (Picture credit: IANS) RAJOURI: Commander of the Indian Army’s northern command, Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, visited Bimber Gali Brigade to review operational dynamics and preparedness along the Pir Panjal region that encompasses Poonch and…
Mumbai: The heirs of Partition, who were displaced from their homes for a second time, are finally experiencing a modicum of relief. Residents of 19 Mhada buildings in GTB Nagar near Sion, which were declared dilapidated and demolished by BMC in 2020, see a ray of hope with the sanction of the redevelopment proposal. These…
NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan halted his convoy on Sunday to assist a youth injured in a road accident in Bhopal, ensuring the victim was taken to hospital without delay.According to an official statement, the incident occurred near Chetak Bridge while Chouhan was on his way to attend a Jain community event…
NEW DELHI: A tragic turn in the case of a missing girl, Sneha Debnath, has come to light after Delhi Police confirmed that the body of a 19-year-old female was recovered from Yamuna River beneath the Geeta Colony flyover. Initially believed to be a 24-year-old, authorities have now clarified her age following identification and confirmation,…
NEW DELHI: In a move that may spare majority of the coal- and lignite-based thermal power plants (TPPs) in the country from installing anti-pollution flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems, the environment ministry has issued a revised notification regarding Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂) emission standards for such plants and introduced a new compliance framework based on categories…
Muhammad Iqbal’s words “Sare Jahan Se Accha” — better than the rest of the world — echoed in Space one more time, 41 years after it was first uttered by Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma. This time, it was astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux), who reiterated the sentiment from the International Space Station (ISS).In his final message…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday took a sharp dig at the Congress party by sharing a fiery scene from Doordarshan’s iconic 90s TV show Chanakya. The video shows a heated debate in the ancient council of Chandragupta Maurya on whether refugees should be granted shelter.He captioned the clip: “Seeing Congress party support…
NEW DELHI: Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam on Sunday expressed gratitude after being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, revealing a moment from his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nikam said PM Modi personally called him to share the news and asked, “Should I speak in Hindi or Marathi?” before switching to Marathi for the…
