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Nashik school bomb threat: A bomb threat was sent to the Indiranagar Police Station in the early hours of September 16. The threat, which claimed there was a bomb in Nashik Cambridge High School's bathroom, was received at around 2:45 AM via a fake email address. Inspector Trupti Sonawane confirmed that the threat was investigated swiftly. "The Indiranagar Police Station received an email claiming that a bomb was planted in the bathroom of Nasik Cambridge High School. Upon being informed by the
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Monday detained three suspects for violating security rules in the Delhi Assembly and placing bouquets and garlands in the Speaker's car parked on the porch before escaping.According to officials, around 2 pm, an SUV with a license plate number from the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh broke through Gate 2 and entered the rally venue, triggering a high alert. The vehicle was recovered and the detainees are being questioned, according to police.What we know so farThe accused placed a bouquet of flowers and a garland in the Speaker's official car, which was parked o ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra , HDFC Bank, Eternal (Zomato), HUL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Titan and Bajaj Finserv ...Read More >
Delhi schools faced repeated bomb threats, causing panic. Delhi Police are investigating, finding the emails hard to trace due to encryption. Senders used VPNs and the dark web for anonymity. Directorate of Education issued safety guidelines. Schools increased security measures. Police are exploring all possible angles, including terror links. Parents expressed fear and anxiety over the disruptions. A fresh wave of bomb threats targeting schools and colleges has kept Delhi Police on its toes as ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Panic gripped HSV Global School in Sector 46 after it received a bomb threat via email around 12.30am on Thursday. After nearly two hours of combing the premises, no explosives or suspicious items were found. Police later said it was a "hoax". The anonymous message claimed explosives had been planted in different classrooms, hidden inside polythene bags. According to the sources, the person who sent the email wrote that he would be happy to see the destruction and hue and cry. The sender also said he would also end his own life after the destruction. While Friday's classes were cancel ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 9 (PTI) Punjab Police on Thursday said that with the arrest of two operatives, it has busted an ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module preparing to commit high-impact terror attacks to disturb peace in the state. The arrested accused have been identified as Akash Masih and Jablaun, both residents of the Dulla Nangal area of Gurdaspur district. Both have a criminal past, police said. The arrests led to a significant recovery of arms and ammunition. This included five hand grenades, two special detonators, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) material entailin ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani and MLA Yudhvir Sethi during the visit, the chief minister was briefed in detail on the multi-phas ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police is facing a new challenge in managing vehicle parking for the upcoming Shahid Diwas rally on Monday, as persistent rainfall threatens to render designated parking fields unusable. The fresh spell of rain on Friday, with more occasional rain predicted even on Saturday, has left cops worried as they believe the Maidan area can be filled with slush.The traffic department, which initially planned to utilise various fields across the city for parking buses and cars of parade attendees, is now frantically searching for alternative solutions on the main roads, stre ...Read More >
New Delhi: A day after bomb threats to three city schools, St Stephen's College in Delhi University's North Campus and St Thomas School in Dwarka Sector 19 received similar hoax emails on Tuesday morning. The threats prompted immediate evacuation and extensive searches by Delhi Police, including bomb disposal and dog squads, but no suspicious object was found at either location.According to police, St Stephen's College received the email around 7.15am. "The message claimed that four IEDs and two RDX explosives were planted on the college premises and in the library, warning that the devices wo ...Read More >
Special security measures have been implemented at key markets, crowded public places, and commercial hubs with high foot traffic. Delhi Police has deployed an adequate number of personnel across all districts, assisted by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) as force multipliers to strengthen on-ground security. To manage heavy vehicular movement during the festive rush, the Delhi Traffic Police has deployed maximum manpower to regulate traffic, ensure pedestrian safety, and maintain public conve ...Read More >
New Delhi: At least three schools in the national capital received bomb threats on Monday morning, prompting the emergency services to be called in, a Delhi Police official said. He said that around 8 am, police received calls regarding the bomb threats from CRPF Schools in Prashant Vihar and Dwarka Sector 16, as well as another school in Chanakyapuri. "Police teams immediately moved in to check the school premises," he said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said, "Early on Monday morning, Dwarka North police station received a PCR call informing about a bomb threat at the C ...Read More >
NAGPUR: Panic gripped parts of Nagpur on Tuesday after the police recovered a large cache of explosives from a residential locality near CA Road -- barely 1.5 kilometres from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters -- raising serious security concerns in one of the city's most sensitive zones. The explosives were found in an abandoned bag lying in a small garden behind a house near Dosar Bhavan Chowk under the Ganeshpeth police station. Members of the Lanjewar family alerted the police early in the morning after noticing suspicious cartridges protruding from the bag. Deputy commissioner ...Read More >
Uttar Pradesh's top police official, DGP Rajeev Krishna, has instructed all police units to deny new Muharram procession routes and religious practices. A strict ban on weapon displays during processions is also enforced. Preventive measures against anti-social elements and constant social media monitoring are mandated as Muharram approaches, from June 27 to July 6. The DGP has issued a detailed directive to senior police officials across the state, outlining strategies to maintain law and order ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Ina major breakthrough for anti-Maoist operations in Odisha, security forces uncovered a substantial cache of explosives and tactical equipment during a combing operation in Kandhamal district. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a team from the District Voluntary Force (DVF) discovered the Maoist dump deep within Guma reserved forest near Sinahibali village, under the jurisdiction of Belgarh police station, police said. The recovered materials include 564 electrical detonators, 77 non-electrical detonators, four remote controls, two electrical sensors, two battery inputs, on ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar Police is set for a major modernisation push, equipping forces with advanced weapons, smart policing tools and cutting-edge technology. The project, jointly funded by the central govt (60%) and the state govt (40%), carries an allocation of Rs 66 crore for 2025-26. "The aim is to enhance efficiency and technological capability to meet modern-day challenges effectively," said Sudhanshu Kumar, additional director general (ADG) of the State Crime Records Bureau and Modernisation, on Friday. He said different divisions have been allocated funds for infrastructure upgrades. CCTV camera ...Read More >
At least nine people were killed and 32 injured late Friday in Indian-administered Kashmir in an accidental blast that happened while officials were inspecting bomb-making materials recently seized as part of an investigation into a terror network, the police said. The police had announced the discovery of the cache on Monday, the same day a car exploded in India's capital, killing at least eight people. The Indian government has said it is treating the blast in New Delhi as a terror attack, and ...Read More >
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Jul 4 (PTI) Security forces on Friday recovered 30 IEDs from a forested area in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, a police officer said. The Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) most probably were hidden by a proscribed Naxal outfit, the police officer said, adding that the security forces recovered the IEDs from a part of the forested area which is under the jurisdiction of the Toklo police station. The Superintendent of Police (SP) of West Singhbhum district, Rakesh Ranjan, received an intelligence input that CPI (Maoists) have concealed explosives in large quantiti ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is exploring the possibility of hosting India for a white-ball series in early August, taking advantage of a rare opening in both nations' schedules. Final discussions are expected to take place this week on the sidelines of the ICC meetings in Singapore. This follows after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series, three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals, between Bangladesh and India in August 2025 to September 2026. Security concerns due to the state o ...Read More >
According to police, a PCR call was received at the Paschim Vihar East Police Station on Thursday after the principal of Vishal Bharti Public School reported receiving an e-mail claiming a bomb had been planted on the premises. A bomb threat e-mail sent to a private school in outer Delhi turned out to be a hoax, with police tracing the sender to a student who wanted to avoid exams, officials said on Friday. According to police, a PCR call was received at the Paschim Vihar East Police Station on ...Read More >
Police said that cyber teams are analysing the origin of the e-mail. New Delhi: The office of Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh received a bomb threat via e-mail on Wednesday, an official said. "The e-mail was purportedly sent in the name of a group identifying itself as "Khalistan National Army". Security agencies were immediately alerted, following which security around the mayor's office was tightened and thorough checks are in process," a senior police officer said. According to preliminary in ...Read More >
The car had a Maharashtra number plate. Luggage was tied to the roof of the vehicle, which made officials believe that a family had come from Maharashtra to visit Agra. A shocking and heartbreaking incident has come to light from the Taj Mahal complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. An elderly man was found unconscious and tied inside a locked car parked near the western gate. The incident has raised serious questions about human sensitivity and responsibility. According to Aaj Tak, the man had been locked inside the car for several hours. The extreme heat and humidity had made his condition critic ...Read More >
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Jul 4 (PTI) Security forces on Friday recovered 30 IEDs from a forested area in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, a police officer said. The Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) most probably were hidden by a proscribed Naxal outfit, the police officer said, adding that the security forces recovered the IEDs from a part of the forested area which is under the jurisdiction of the Toklo police station. Also Read | Dalai Lama Succession Row: MEA Says India Does Not Take Any Position on Matters of Faith. The Superintendent of Police (SP) of West Singhbhum district, Rakes ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government that is non-communal. Only the Congress can do that. I have joined the Congress to be part of its fi ...Read More >
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], September 16 (ANI): A private school in Nashik received a bomb threat on Monday. Police and bomb squad found no suspicious objects, confirming the school is safe, Police Inspector Trupti Sonawane said. Speaking to ANI, the police official said that the school received a bomb threat via a fake email address. Also Read | Noel Tata's Proposal To Split Tata Sons' Top Role Stalls Amid Trustee Opposition As They Push for N Chandrasekaran's Third Term. She said, "The Indiranagar Police Station received a threat email at around 2.45 AM, sent from a fake email address, ...Read More >
Hindustan Times - The Chennai police received a call regarding the bomb threat at Vijay's Neelankarai home on Sunday. Day after the stampede at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Karur which led to the deaths of 41 people, the Chennai residence of actor-turned-politician Vijay received a bomb threat Sunday. The Chennai police received a call regarding the bomb threat at Vijay's Neelankarai home, following which security personnel reached the spot, ANI reported. A bomb disposal squad was deployed along with sniffer dogs, and checks carried out inside and outside the residence, accordi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The office of Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh received a bomb threat via e-mail on Wednesday, which was later declared a hoax after nothing suspicious was found, an official said. According to a senior police officer, the e-mail was purportedly sent in the name of a group identifying itself as "Khalistan National Army". Security agencies were immediately alerted, following which security around the mayor's office was tightened and thorough checks were conducted, he said. The threat was sent to the mayor's official e-mail ID, claiming that the office would be blown up arou ...Read More >
Mumbai: A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly strangling his five-year-old stepdaughter and dumping her body in the Arabian Sea. The body was discovered floating near Sassoon Dock in Colaba on Tuesday morning, leading to the swift arrest of the accused.According to the police, the child had been reported missing from the Antop Hill area in Central Mumbai a day earlier. Her mother, Nazia, who works as a housemaid, and Imran Shaikh, the accused, had approached the Antop Hill Police Station and lodged a missing complaint, prompting officers to register a kidnapping case agai ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: State BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to address farmers' issues despite completing 19 months in office. Speaking at the Kisan Morcha state office-bearers' meeting at the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, he accused the state government of neglecting farmers due to its skewed policies. He urged party workers to collaborate with the Kisan Morcha to highlight farmers' grievances and counter the Congress' "anti-farmer" stance. He directed the Morcha members to launch agitations, gather grassroots- ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Commercial Tax Department has once again issued a clarification regarding the recent tax notices sent to bakeries, condiments, and tea stalls in Bengaluru. Following earlier backlash, the department had stated that traders with annual turnover below ₹1.5 crore can opt for the Composition Tax Scheme and pay only 1% tax, offering significant relief. Now, in a press release, the department reiterated that traders who have received notices should visit their respective tax offices and submit proper documentation explaining their turnover and eligibility. It clarified that ...Read More >
Cloudburst in Dehradun News: Dehradun experienced cloudbursts in Sahastradhara, leading to swollen rivers and damaged shops. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reported rescue operations by police and SDRF. In Rishikesh, the Chandrabhaga river overflowed due to heavy rainfall, flooding the highway and trapping vehicles. SDRF successfully rescued three people stranded in the river, ensuring their safety. The local administration is monitoring the situation. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Ahead of Diwali, an elaborate and multi-layered security arrangement has been implemented across the national capital to ensure a safe and secure celebration for all residents, according to an official statement from the Delhi Police. Special security measures have been implemented at key markets, crowded public places, and commercial hubs with high foot traffic. Delhi Police has deployed an adequate number of personnel across all districts, assisted by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) as force multipliers to strengthen on-ground security. To manage hea ...Read More >