New Delhi- The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested three key members of a cyber fraud syndicate involved in a “Digital Arrest” and investment scam that duped a 71-year-old woman of Rs 49 lakh, officials said on Thursday. The breakthrough came after coordinated raids across multiple locations in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,…
New Delhi- To curb misuse and improve fairness, Aadhaar-based OTP verification for online Tatkal ticket booking is now operational in 322 trains, and due to this, the confirmed Tatkal ticket availability time has increased by about 65 per cent in these trains, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. Aadhaar-based OTP for Tatkal bookings at reservation…
New Delhi- The Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed a charged debate over the national song Vande Mataram, with Leader of the House J.P. Nadda asserting that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for altering the song under pressure from communal elements. Nadda described Vande Mataram as a mantra of unity, recalling that freedom fighter…
New Delhi- The Lok Sabha on Thursday briefly descended into uproar after BJP MP Anurag Thakur alleged that a Trinamool Congress MP had been using an e-cigarette inside the House premises. Thakur raised the claim while speaking during a discussion on the “timber mafia” in Himachal Pradesh and urged Speaker Om Birla to take cognisance…
New Delhi- Returning slowly to normalcy, after days of disruption, IndiGo said it aims to operate more than 1,950 flights on Thursday. The airline last week faced a significant crisis, causing thousands of cancellations and delays, severely congesting major airports nationwide, and keeping passengers in long queues.In a statement, an IndiGo spokesperson shared that all…
Amaravati- Former YSRCP MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy and his brother Venkatarami Reddy on Thursday surrendered before a court in Palnadu district in a double-murder case of TDP workers. On the directions of the Supreme Court, the Pinnelli brothers surrendered themselves before Junior Additional Civil at Macherla.The Supreme Court in late November had dismissed their anticipatory…
New Delhi- India has taken another step toward building a responsible and inclusive AI ecosystem with the IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), organising a Regional Pre-Summit Event in Gandhinagar on Thursday. The event, held at Mahatma Mandir in collaboration with the Gujarat Government and IIT Gandhinagar, is a key…
Bhopal- Nearly half a dozen police personnel had a narrow escape when a car driven at high speed hit their official vehicle during night patrolling in Bhopal. The incident took place late on Wednesday. After hitting the police vehicle at a junction in the city, the car then collided with a road divider and overturned.However,…
New Delhi- On the proposal to impeach Madras High Court Judge Justice G.R. Swaminathan, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Thursday said that he has made people lose faith and confidence in the judicial system. Speaking to IANS outside Parliament, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said, “It is the DMK, along with many opposition parties, that has come together…
United Nations- India has assailed Pakistan’s “trade and transit terrorism” against the people of Afghanistan by closing access for the landlocked country that is trying to rebuild itself after years of travails. India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish told the Security Council on Wednesday (local time), “Such open threats and acts of war against a fragile…
