It's finally that time of the year! Winters in North India come with a distinct mood altogether. The atmosphere is cold, the quilt is all the more cozy, and the food table transforms into a procession of all sorts of delicacies: gajar ka halwa, butter chicken, sizzling pakode, revdi, and gajak. The catch is that while the “pure joy of winters” may unfold with innocence in the mouth, it may become...
NEW DELHI: The Crime Branch of Delhi Police busted an illegal call centre allegedly involved in defrauding US citizens by posing as customer support executives. Seven people were apprehended during a late-night raid at a flat in Gujarawala Town, North Delhi.Police said the accused used toll-free numbers to receive calls from US nationals. Using Voice over IP (VoIP) technology and remote-access...
Family Business’ of Fraud NEW DELHI: Delhi Police busted a fake call centre in South Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, operated by members of a family, which was cheating people by offering instant online loans.Police received a complaint on September 3 from Shuaib, a resident of North Delhi’s Sadar Bazar. He said that while looking for a loan and approaching various banks, he received a WhatsApp call on...
The tiger’s canines are worn out, and it has wounds on its nose and limbs. UDHAGAMANDALAM: A tiger, identified as MDT-37 that killed a tribal woman on Nov 24, was captured in the early hours of Thursday in a trap cage set up by the forest department off the Chemmanatham Road in the Mavanallah area of the Nilgiris district. The forest department has decided to send the tiger, aged around 15 years, to...
Kolkata: The Workers' Association of the Indian Statistical Institute has urged the Centre not to replace the council structure with the board of governors in the ISI Bill 2025. It is also wary of the efforts to shift the headquarters of the institute from Kolkata. The draft bill proposes to replace the 33-member council with an 11-member board. While the members of the council are elected and...
NEW DELHI: In response to the recent explosion at a convention center in Kerala, security measures have been significantly enhanced in the national capital Delhi. A high-ranking police official, on condition of anonymity, disclosed that security has been intensified in various key areas, including markets, churches, metro stations, bus stands, railway stations, and other public spaces.The official...
KOCHI: A major blast at a convention centre during Jehovah's witnesses convention killed one person and injured over 20 people in Kalamassery. The blast rocked Zamra International convention centre when more than 1000 people were present at the centre. It is reported that multiple blasts occurred making people run for their life.Police and fire brigade teams are at the spot and the rescue operation is...
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Friday urged Union minister Giriraj Singh to release total wage liability of Rs 2,697 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) immediately.In a letter to the minister, a copy of which was released to the media, the chief minister recalled the representations made by the public and public representatives in...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed on the need to expedite the saturation of all welfare schemes announced by his government in the next six months, ANI reported quoting official sources.PM Modi said this at a recent meeting with top officials. Later, in a Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister exhorted all the ministers to work harder and ensure that the schemes reach all...
NEW DELHI: Pushed by the court to either clear the names sent for judgeship expeditiously or be ready for some unpalatable order, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it cleared 70 names forwarded by high courts for judgeship and sent to the SC collegium and also took the decision to transfer 12 HC judges out of 26 recommended. It also said that the government would soon implement collegium...
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