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Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I' ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a first-of-its-kind operation, the Mumbai Police successfully extradited a 33-year-old man, Mohammed Dilshad Naushad, a native of Darbhanga in Bihar, from the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago for allegedly sending extortion threats to NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique, posing as a D-Company operative.Dilshad, originally a resident of Darbhanga, Bihar, was arrested upon arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport based on a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued through Interpol ...Read More >
JALANDHAR: Investigating the eight Indian-origin suspects arrested in San Joaquin County, California, on July 11, county authorities and FBI said the international Punjabi street gang kidnapped a local man, stripped him naked, and tortured him for hours as part of a brutal extortion racket that stretches from California'to murder plots in India.The authorities have urged Indian-Americas to report such extortion threats.Addressing a joint press conference, they revealed the gang leader, Pavittar ...Read More >
One of the accused was arrested from Bengaluru and the other from Kolkata in a case where a Delhi doctor was allegedly defrauded of Rs 14.85 lakh. The Delhi Police have busted a digital arrest scam and arrested two key accused from Bengaluru and Kolkata, officials said on Saturday. The crackdown came after a Delhi-based doctor who was allegedly defrauded of Rs 14.85 lakh registered a complaint. One of the accused, Mohammad Sahin Khan, was arrested from near Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru, on ...Read More >
New Delhi: Leaders of the 24 party I.N.D.I.A. bloc met virtually on Saturday to finalise their strategy for the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins on Monday. They agreed to focus on eight priority issues, while reserving the option to raise additional local concerns as they arise. Among the key issues identified are Pahalgam terror attack and the Centre's response, Operation Sindoor and US President Donald Trump's claim that he brokered an India Pakistan cease fire ("five jets were sho ...Read More >
Karwar: Two persons were caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh on Wednesday. According to Lokayukta police, Ganapati Naik, former president and sitting member of Sirsi City Municipal Council (CMC), and RM Vernekar, revenue officer of Sirsi CMC, were arrested.According to Karwar Lokayukta SP Kumarachandra, the duo were caught red-handed while accepting Rs 3 lakh from Ramesh Hegde. The SP said there was a land dispute between the CMC and Ramesh Hegde, and the municipal council issued a ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A special court for Lokayukta cases in the city on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail petition filed by IPS officer Srinath Mahadev Joshi, the former superintendent of police with lokayukta, after his name cropped up in a case, pertaining to blackmail and extortion of govt officials. Joshi was relieved from the lokayukta post on June 12. On June 15, lokayukta police visited his house and affixed a notice on the door, directing Joshi to appear for interrogation in a corruption-relat ...Read More >
Months before his death, Shivaprakash had written to the Bengaluru Police Commissioner raising alarm over threats to his life. The Karnataka High Court, on Friday, directed BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj to present himself before investigating authorities on July 19 at 11:30 am in connection with the brutal murder of a known rowdy-sheeter in the city. The court also instructed that the interrogation follow Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS), which outlines the procedure for arrest and ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 19 (PTI) The Bihar government on Saturday said that more than 12,000 new polling stations have been created in the state as per the recommendation of the Election Commission, as part of special intensive revision (SIR). According to a release issued by the election department, the total number of polling stations has risen to 90,712 from 77,895, after the establishment of 12,817 new ones. Of these, 12,479 polling stations have been set up "at the same building or premises housing th ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 19 (PTI) Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari "cautioned" police officers not to take sides, stating that the BJP was monitoring their every move. Addressing a press conference, Adhikari claimed 57 BJP workers were killed, over 1,000 injured and lakhs were displaced in the violence that followed the 2021 assembly elections. Also Read | Bihar Special Intensive Revision Exercise: 95.92% Electors Covered; 6 More Days Still Left, Says Election Commission of India. Stating that a ...Read More >
The convicts - four from Maharashtra, three from Haryana and two from Gujarat - were found guilty of duping a retired agricultural scientist of nearly Rs 1 crore Nine members of an inter-state gang were on Thursday convicted in a in a 'digital arrest' cyber fraud case -- marking the first such instance -- by a sub-divisional court in West Bengal's Kalyani. The convicts - four from Maharashtra, three from Haryana and two from Gujarat - were found guilty of duping a retired agricultural scientis ...Read More >
Mumbai: A massive honeytrap scandal has reportedly rocked Maharashtra, with allegations that between 72 to 75 senior government officials, including bureaucrats, police officers, and politicians, have been ensnared in an elaborate extortion scheme. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has demanded a high-level investigation into the matter, citing potential risks to national security and administrative integrity. Raising the issue in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, senior Congress leade ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid heartfelt tributes to freedom fighter Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary, remembering him as a "pioneering warrior" who challenged British authority and remains a lasting symbol of courage and patriotism. Recognised as one of the earliest voices of resistance, Mangal Pandey played a key role in the events that sparked the Revolt of 1857, which eventually led to the dissolution of the East India Company and the establishment of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four members of a sextortion syndicate, including its kingpin, were arrested for extorting people after blackmailing them with obscene videos. Based on the complainant's statement a case was registered, who alleged that the accused contacted him initially on an internet application, then via WhatsApp video call, and played a pre-recorded obscene video featuring a woman. The complainant said that he was manipulated and later received the obscene video of himself recorded by the fraud ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested four individuals allegedly involved in a sextortion racket that targeted a resident of Shahdara's Bhagwanpur Khera area.According to police, a complaint was received through the NCRP portal on June 12, alleging that the victim was contacted via a dating app. A senior police officer said, "He was later video-called, during which a pre-recorded obscene video was played. The complainant alleged that he was manipulated into getting nude, and the call was recorded ...Read More >
Srinagar: Searches are being carried out by Jammu and Kashmir Police's counter-intelligence wing at multiple locations in the Valley in connection with a terror case, officials said. The searches by Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) are underway at 10 locations across four districts of the Kashmir Valley, the officials said. Searches are being conducted to locate terrorist sleeper cells and recruitment modules. The CIK searches are being conducted in six locations in Ganderbal, two in Budgam ...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, ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Taking note of the fact that IPS officer Srinath Mahadev Joshi was sent back home after interrogation by Lokayukta police, who have also not indicated the necessity of his custodial interrogation, at this stage, the Special Court for Lokayukta cases on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail petition filed by Joshi as devoid of merits. Judge KM Radhakrishna passed the order rejecting Joshi's petition after hearing the arguments of both parties. Joshi, former Superintendent of Police, L ...Read More >
Lucknow: An FIR was registered against five persons, including a woman and her father and brother, on Friday on charges of abetment to suicide, extortion, and criminal intimidation after a 19-year-old BTech student was found dead at his home in Barabanki.Tushar Verma allgedy died by suicide on July 16.Police said the FIR was lodged on the complaint by Tushar's mother Sushma, who alleged that the accused had been harassing her son for the past three months and demanding Rs 30 lakh under threats o ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bandhan Bank's net profit in the first quarter of FY 2026 recorded a 65% slump at Rs 372 crore compared with Rs 1,063 crore posted in the year-ago period. Partha Pratim Sengupta, MD and CEO of the bank, attributed the decline to stress in microfinance asset.Even though the bank's total business grew by 11% to Rs 2.8 lakh crore last year, a 119% rise in provisions due to write-offs and high slippages in the microfinance book brought its Q1 net profit down, Sengupta said. "The loan book c ...Read More >
Lucknow: An FIR was registered against five persons, including a woman and her father and brother, on Friday on charges of abetment to suicide, extortion, and criminal intimidation after a 19-year-old BTech student was found dead at his home in Barabanki.Tushar Verma allgedy died by suicide on July 16.Police said the FIR was lodged on the complaint by Tushar's mother Sushma, who alleged that the accused had been harassing her son for the past three months and demanding Rs 30 lakh under threats o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): After US President Donald Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), Dr Abhishek Bansal, Senior Consultant and Chief of Interventional Radiology at Aakash Healthcare, warned that even mild symptoms, like Trump ankle swelling, should not be ignored, as they could signal underlying vascular issues. The body often sends out early distress signals, and ignoring them could delay crucial diagnoses. Symptoms like swollen ankles, unexplained bruises, ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a decisive crackdown on cybercrime, Delhi Police's Cyber Cell in Shahdara has dismantled a "sextortion" racket that preyed on unsuspecting victims through dating apps and social media platforms. The operation led to the arrest of four individuals, including the alleged kingpin, and the recovery of seven mobile phones and six SIM cards used in the crime. The case originated from a complaint filed by Ankit Kumar Kain, a resident of Bhagwanpur Khera, Shahdar ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a renewed effort to put economic pressure on Russia, the European Union on Friday unveiled a fresh package of sanctions, which includes lowering the price cap on Russian crude oil and sanctioning Nayara Energy Ltd, an India-based refinery linked to Russian energy giant Rosneft. This marks the first time the EU has imposed sanctions involving India, a country that has heavily relied on discounted Russian crude since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. Nayara Energy Ltd, fo ...Read More >
Kolkata: Lashing out at Trinamool Congress for assisting Infiltration for 'appeasement politics', Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a stern message in Bengal that all legal actions will be taken against the people, who are not citizens of India, and infiltrators, as per Constitutional provisions. This comes in the backdrop when Trinamool Congress, including party chairperson Mamata Banerjee, raised voice and hit the streets on Wednesday for Bengali-speaking migrants allegedly detained in various ...Read More >
Amritsar, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of Opposition in Punjab and Congress lawmaker Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann immediately convene an all-party meeting in Amritsar to discuss continuing threats to the Golden Temple through threatening emails. Speaking after paying obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, where he was accompanied by Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala and other Congress leaders, Bajwa said that he met with of ...Read More >
Patna: The shocking murder of gangster Chandan Mishra inside a ward of a private hospital in Patna on July 17 marked the end of a sweet-bitter partnership-cum-rivalry between two notorious criminals that began as juveniles. The prime suspect -- mastermind behind the murder -- is said to be Chandan's former associate and once close friend, Onkarnath Singh, alias Sheru.The duo, who once terrorised the Shahabad region of Bihar, experienced a dramatic turn in their relationship from friends to foe. ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
Raipur: The probe into Chhattisgarh's high-profile liquor scam intensified on Friday as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out fresh raids at the premises of former Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel and his son Chaitanya Baghel in Raipur. The searches were confirmed by Baghel himself through a post on social media. Bhupesh Baghel calls it a political conspiracy Calling the raids a deliberate political move, Baghel accused the central government of trying to divert attenti ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and said that he will need to keep in mind that, just like in Jammu and Kashmir, one has to maintain a balance and be sensitive to the sentiments of the people of Leh and Kargil regions. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "My best wishes to Kavinder Gupta on being appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. But this res ...Read More >
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