New Delhi, April 28 The Centre has informed the Supreme Court about a coordinated multi-agency effort to curb digital arrest scams, stating that messaging platform WhatsApp has banned 9,400 accounts linked to such offences. The update was submitted as part of a status report on rising cyber fraud cases. The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre under […]
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Chandigarh, April 28 A close aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim and alleged drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola was brought to India early on Tuesday following a coordinated international operation, officials said. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in close coordination with international and Indian intelligence agencies, has secured the return of wanted drug trafficker Mohammed Salim […]
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New Delhi, April 28 Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has urged exporters and industry bodies to fully leverage India’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with developed economies to expand market access, boost exports and create employment opportunities, noting that timely utilisation of these agreements is critical. Piyush Goyal, chaired a meeting with Export […]
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Chandigarh, April 28 A blast on a railway track near the Shambhu area in Punjab’s Patiala district has been confirmed as an attempted detonation, police said on Tuesday. The explosion occurred around 10 pm on a freight corridor track near the Shambhu Ambala section, damaging the railway line. Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma […]
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Panchkula, April 27 A Crime Branch team has arrested a state-level kabaddi player from Tarn Taran, Punjab, in a heroin trafficking case. ACP Crime Arvind Kamboj said the accused, identified as Rashpal, was held with 538 grams of heroin, valued in lakhs. The accused, currently residing in Mohali, was involved in drug trafficking. Police said […]
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Shimla, April 26 The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for hailstorms, thunderstorms with lightning, and gusty winds in parts of Himachal Pradesh, including Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, and Shimla, for Tuesday. A heatwave warning has also been issued for some districts, with the department forecasting a wet spell in the state until May […]
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Shimla, April 27 President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Shimla on April 27 for a five-day summer visit to Himachal Pradesh, scheduled to continue until May 1. She will stay at Rashtrapati Niwas in Mashobra during her visit. On April 28, the President will attend a dinner hosted by the Governor at Lok Bhavan in Shimla. […]
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Chandigarh, April 27 The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations across Punjab in connection with a money laundering probe against former Punjab Police Deputy Inspector General Harcharan Singh Bhullar and his associates. The action covered around 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha, and Jalandhar under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. […]
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Chandigarh, April 26 India should draw upon its own civilisational foundations rather than rely on western frameworks, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s National General Secretary (Organisation), BL Santhosh, said on Sunday, presenting Integral Humanism as a guiding framework for public life and governance. Addressing a symposium in Chandigarh, he described the philosophy articulated by Pandit Deendayal […]
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New Delhi, April 26 One of India’s most celebrated photographers, Raghu Rai, has died at the age of 83, leaving behind a visual legacy that documented the country’s soul across decades of change. Rai passed away in the early hours of Sunday at a private hospital, his family said. His son, photographer Nitin Rai, said […]
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