Cyber fraud gang busted; 10 held

Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda police Tuesday claimed to have busted a 12-member interstate cyber fraud gang, and seized dozens of bank passbooks, ATM cards, mobile phones and vehicles. Addressing a presser at Town Police Station here, Superintendent of Police Gundala Reddy Raghavendra...

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ED arrests Lalu Prasad family ‘aide’ in real estate fraud case

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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Amit Katyal, a real estate businessman considered close to RJD chief Lalu Prasad's family, in a money laundering case linked to alleged cheating of homebuyers in Gurugram, official sources said. Katyal was taken into custody by the Gurugram zonal office of the agency Monday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. A special court in Gurugram sent him to six-day ED...

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Trump rejects US intel linking Saudi prince to 2018 journalist killing

Washington: President Donald Trump Tuesday dismissed US intelligence findings that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely had some culpability in the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Trump warmly welcomed the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia on his first White House visit in seven years. The US-Saudi relationship had, for a time, been sent into a tailspin by the operation targeting Khashoggi, a fierce critic of the...

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ED gets 13-day custody of Al Falah chief in Rs 415 crore PMLA case

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New Delhi: Chairman of the Al Falah group Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui had incentives to flee India as his close family members are settled in Gulf countries, and he is in receipt of at least Rs 415 crore tainted funds generated dishonestly from students of educational institutions run by his Trust, the ED informed a court. Siddiqui was taken into custody by the federal probe agency on Tuesday night after it conducted...

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Israeli airstrike on Lebanon refugee camp kills 11, wounds four

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Sidon: An Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon Tuesday killed 11 people and wounded four, state media and the Lebanese health ministry said. State-run National News Agency reported that the drone strike hit a car in the parking lot of a mosque in the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp on the outskirts of the coastal city of Sidon. The Health Ministry said 11 people were killed and four...

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Gill will travel to Guwahati for second Test: BCCI

Mumbai: Gill will travel with the side to Guwahati Wednesday, with a final decision on his participation for the second Test against South Africa starting Saturday to be taken accordingly. On day two’s play in the first Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, after sweeping South African off-spinner Simon Harmer for four on the fifth ball...

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India to host seventh meeting of Colombo Security Conclave NSAs

New Delhi: The 7th Meeting of the National Security Advisors (NSAs) of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) will be held in New Delhi Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed Wednesday. NSA Ajit Doval will host his counterparts from member states, including the Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Seychelles will be participating as an Observer...

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ED arrests Lalu Prasad family ‘aide’ in real estate fraud case

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Amit Katyal, a real estate businessman considered close to RJD chief Lalu Prasad's family, in a money laundering case linked to alleged cheating of homebuyers in Gurugram, official sources said. Katyal was taken into custody by the Gurugram zonal office of the agency Monday under the Prevention of Money Laundering...

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Odisha man held with 33 dead migratory birds near Chilika

Berhampur: The Odisha Forest Department arrested a 35-year-old man after carcasses of 33 migratory birds were found in two gunny bags he was carrying near a water body under the Chilika Wildlife Division, police said Wednesday. The 33 birds belonged to three different species. The accused was identified as Pradeep Mallick of the Bhusandapur area. He was...

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Video: Japanese girl’s Kannada fluency stuns internet

A video of a seven-year-old Japanese girl speaking fluent Kannada has gone viral, earning widespread praise from Kannadigas worldwide and sparking a broader conversation on language learning and cultural respect. The clip, shared widely on Reddit, features the girl, identified as Konatsu, delivering a clear and confident message in Kannada: “Namaskara, Kannada language is beautiful, it is...

Arbaaz Khan, Sshura Khan share first glimpse of newborn daughter

Mumbai: Arbaaz Khan and Sshura Khan, Wednesday, shared the first glimpse of their newborn daughter, Sipaara Khan. The couple, who welcomed their baby girl October 5, shared a heartwarming image capturing her tiny feet and hands. Alongside the adorable clicks, the new parents wrote, “The tiniest hands and feet, but the biggest part of our heart #sipaarakhan.”...

Trump rejects US intel linking Saudi prince to 2018 journalist killing

Washington: President Donald Trump Tuesday dismissed US intelligence findings that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely had some culpability in the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Trump warmly welcomed the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia on his first White House visit in seven years. The US-Saudi relationship had, for a time, been...

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Ronaldo joins Trump’s White House dinner for Saudi crown prince

Washington: Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House as President Donald Trump hosted a glitzy dinner to honour Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The soccer star was seated near the front of the East Room, not far from where the president and crown prince gave remarks to officials from both nations, along with...

Parineeti Chopra, Raghav Chadha unveil their son’s name

Mumbai: Actress Parineeti Chopra and her husband, politician Raghav Chadha, who welcomed their first child October 19, have revealed that they’ve named their son Neer, describing the name as “pure, divine, and limitless.” In a collaborative post on Instagram, Parineeti and Raghav shared a picture of them lovingly kissing the tiny toes of their baby boy. For...

 

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