Man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 cases. Photo credit: IANS NEW DELHI: The Gujarat CID has arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam who allegedly masterminded 1,090 cybercrime cases involving Rs 1,071.5 crore across India and maintained links with China-based criminals.The accused, Rafiqul Alam, was arrested by the CID’s…
NEW DELHI: It has been a practice that cases filed against candidates for using unfair means in the poll process, including the use of black money, are withdrawn by state govt upon a change in the dispensation. But Supreme Court Monday said the approval of the HC concerned would be needed to drop such cases.Referring…
New Delhi: The decline in political discourse being seen today is not only worrisome but shameful as well, defence minister Rajnath Singh said as he hit out at Rahul Gandhi for his choice of words in attacking PM Narendra Modi.Singh said it was particularly disturbing as the incident involved the leader of opposition in Lok…
New Delhi: For many students taking NEET and JEE, which require intensive coaching, the race begins not in the examination hall but in the coaching classroom – and access to it often depends on where they live and what their families can afford. The Centre is now designing its free coaching network around this gap,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday asked govt whether Sustainable Harnessing and Advancing of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (Shanti) Act — which limits operator’s liability at Rs 4,000 crore — impede constitutional courts from awarding appropriate and adequate compensation in an unforeseen event of a nuclear power plant mishap.The clarification was sought by a bench…
Police and CRPF are conducting searches in Udhampur, Reasi and Kathua districts (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Security forces on Tuesday launched search operations at multiple locations following reports of suspected persons being spotted in Udhampur, Reasi and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.The Jammu and Kashmir Police, in coordination with the Central Reserve…
Rijiju defends police response to student protests (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday defended the Bihar and Delhi governments and law enforcement agencies over their handling of student protests, saying security forces managed large crowds without any casualties or serious injuries.“Not a single person died; not a single person…
Supreme Court on Monday set a deadline of Sept 7 for govt to frame new aviation rules to deal with complaints of arbitrary airline ticket pricing and inadequate regulatory oversight.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta granted three weeks’ time after govt sought more time to frame rules. Additional solicitor general Anil Kaushik…
Vijay apologises on minister’s behalf for his Karunanidhi reference Tamil Nadu chief minister C Vijay Joseph apologised in the assembly on Monday after a minister referred to former CM and DMK patriarch late M Karunanidhi by name without using the customary respectful honorific.State forest minister R V Ranjith Kumar’s reference to the late DMK leader…
Census 2027. Representative image: ANI NEW DELHI: With ‘caste’ to be captured in Census 2027 strictly as declared by the respondent, the utility and application of caste data so enumerated may be assessed only at the post-census stage, according to experts.Officials involved in conduct of Census told TOI that while OBC status of an individual…
