Bengaluru: Posing as staff of Punjab National Bank (PNB) and offering lifetime free (LTF) credit card, cybercriminals recently siphoned off Rs 3 lakh from an engineering college faculty member in the city.Raju (name changed), a resident of Malleswaram who works with a private autonomous engineering college in KS Layout, lodged a police complaint stating that…
Mumbai: The BCCI will announce the venues of the IPL 2026 playoffs in a couple of days’ time. “We are working on what could be the appropriate venue for the IPL playoffs and the final. So, we will take another two days’ time,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told reporters at the BCCI HQ here on…
British-Indian Nuria Sajjad A woman has been charged in connection with a tragic car crash that killed two eight-year-old girls, including Indian-origin schoolgirl Nuria Sajjad, after a vehicle ploughed into a primary school celebration in London.49-year-old Claire Freemantle from Edge Hill in Wimbledon, faces two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and seven counts…
KOLKATA: Ahead of the May 4 counting of votes for the assembly elections, key rivals Trinamool and BJP in Bengal sparred and flagged incidents of ‘lax security and blacked-out CCTV footage’ at EVM strongrooms on Saturday.Tension flared at Barasat Govt College in North 24 Parganas district on Saturday after the CCTV monitoring display reportedly went…
CHENNAI: After a nine-day wait and just 48 hours before counting, EC released the absolute voter turnout for the April 23 election in Tamil Nadu, confirming that 4,87,98,833 voters (4.88 crore) participated in the exercise to elect members for the state assembly.This accounts for 85.1% of the 5.73 crore registered voters across the state’s 234…
Mukesh Khanna, who is best known for his iconic roles as Shaktimaan and Bhishma Pitamah, may be 67, but his views on marriage, relationships and life remain deeply rooted in spirituality and personal conviction. In a recent conversation, the veteran actor opened up about why he never married, his belief in destiny, and why he…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand bounced back from a shaky start to beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the rain-hit third T20 on Saturday and level the three-match series 1-1. The second game had earlier been washed out after Bangladesh won the opener by six wickets.Chasing a revised target of 103 in 15 overs, New Zealand…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has notified two crucial changes to foreign direct investment rules — the first relating to flows from neighbouring countries such as China and the second allowing up to 100% investment in insurance business — as it seeks to step up inflows amid a weak rupee.Starting May 1, companies with up to…
Udupi: Most Rev Fr Leslie Clifford D’Souza, bishop of Udupi, has appointed Rev Fr Francis Xavier Lewis as the new vicar general of the Diocese of Udupi. Rev Fr Francis Xavier Lewis is currently the parish priest of Perpetual Succour Church, Kalathur.The bishop of Udupi conducted the prayer service and presided over the oath-taking ceremony….
Guwahati: Mumbai Indians’ Raghu Sharma, right (PTI Photo) Punjab cricketer Raghu Sharma found himself in the spotlight during the high-profile IPL clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on May 2. While he did not start in the XI, MI captain Hardik Pandya confirmed at the toss that the…
