Rhiya Ahir blocked a police van carrying detained protesters during a demonstration in Mumbai last week Mumbai: Model Rhiya Ahir, whose photo became a defining image of the CJP protests in the city last week after she single-handedly forced police to release detainees from a van following a 40-minute standoff, filed a complaint with MIDC…
New Delhi: With the arrest of two men, police have busted an inter-state mule SIM racket that allegedly supplied fraudulently procured SIM cards to cyber criminals operating from Mewat, Haryana.The accused, identified as Manoj, 22, and Yash Saini, 23, were arrested from Ferozpur Jhirka in Mewat on July 22 following technical surveillance and field intelligence.The…
Chennai: Chennai Mayor R Priya lodged a complaint with the cybercrime wing of the city police, stating that unidentified people subjected her to repeated online harassment by circulating morphed videos and posting defamatory content on social media to damage her reputation.According to the complaint, the online harassment continued for the past few days, causing her…
Patna: Former RJD MP Arjun Rai joined the BJP on Monday, a day after resigning from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Rai, who was once associated with Sharad Yadav’s camp, was inducted into the party by BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi. Congress neta Vimal Shukla and former Bankipur assembly candidate Sikandar Kumar Kushwaha also joined…
Dumka: The Jamtara district administration has deployed trainee deputy collectors for regular and surprise inspections at Sadar Hospital to improve healthcare services and curb alleged negligence.Deputy commissioner (DC) Alok Kumar ordered round-the-clock monitoring through a weekly roster, requiring officers to carry out checks during the day and night. The officers are monitoring attendance of doctors…
The accused in police custody Jamshedpur: Police arrested a Bihar-based drug trafficker and seized 33 kg of cannabis worth around Rs 16 lakh from his possession near the interstate bus terminus.The accused was transporting the contraband from Odisha to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh when he was intercepted near the Mango bus stand following a tip-off,…
File photo: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s comment at the Jantar Mantar protest, where she appeared to justify the use of force in Kashmir by citing “militancy”, has invited a backlash in J&K, with governing NC and other parties demanding her apology.Leading the NC charge, chief minister Omar…
Home guard cadre diverted Kolkata: The state administration has reportedly launched a comprehensive probe through Lalbazar — after appointing independent auditors — into serious allegations regarding the systemic “misuse of human resources”, including the controversial recruitment and deployment of nearly 800 temporary home guards between April 2024 and March 2026, by a few senior officials…
SevenHills hospital revival plan promises 300 beds for BMC patients Richa PintoMumbai: Nearly two months after the BMC Improvement Committee sent back a proposal seeking to hand over the sprawling SevenHills Hospital campus at Marol to Capri Global Ventures Pvt Ltd, the civic administration has returned with the proposal. The Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress…
New Delhi: A sports journalist died after being hit by a motorcycle while he was crossing a road on NH-9 in east Delhi’s Ghazipur early Monday. The bike rider, who travelling from the Meerut side, also sustained injuries and is in a serious condition.The deceased, Jasvinder Sidhu, was a resident of Kalkaji. The rider, Asif…
