• Monday, March 10, 2025

Digital arrest scam: Six-member gang arrested by Mumbai police

MUMBAI Crime Branch has arrested six members of a gang that duped people after subjecting them to "digital arrest", an official said on Thursday. The gang members, who would pose as CBI officials, have been identified as Gangvishan Manju (32), Vilas Bishnoi (21), Premsukh Bishnoi (19), Ramniwas Bishnoi (32), Sunil…

Deepika Padukone calls L&T chief’s remarks on work hours ‘shocking’

BOLLYWOOD star Deepika Padukone has joined the backlash over L&T chairman S N Subrahmanyan's controversial comments about wishing employees worked on Sundays. The remarks, shared in an undated video circulating on social media, have sparked fresh debates about work-life balance and mental health. In the video, Subrahmanyan is heard saying,…

Balochistan: Militants attack residences of senior minister, police official and…

ARMED militants attacked the residences of a senior minister and a deputy commissioner and stormed a police checkpost in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said. A senior police official said militants attacked the residence of Balochistan minister for finance and mineral resources Mir Shoaib Nosherwani with a hand grenade in…

Can discard old ideas, embrace new if they comply with…

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi has said he is willing to discard old ideas and embrace new ones as long as they fit into his essential ideology of "nation first". Appearing for the first time in a podcast, which was hosted by Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath and released on Friday, Modi…

Usha Uthup: Printed words create lasting impact on young minds

SINGER Usha Uthup emphasised the importance of books in shaping young minds while inaugurating the 16th edition of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) on Friday. Addressing the audience, she said, "Reading books… feeling books … it is an experience which is totally different, which will never age. Printed words…

Jodie Foster saw my movie twice, never even dreamt of…

PAYAL KAPADIA’S “All We Imagine As Light” continues its global success story with a win at the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) awards, where it was named Best International Film. This recognition follows the film’s historic Grand Prix win at Cannes and a growing list of accolades, including a…

Investors become poorer by ₹12 trillion in three days of…

INVESTORS' wealth tumbled ₹12 trillion (£113.28bn) in three days of market slump due to uninterrupted foreign fund outflows and concerns over quarterly earnings. Also, rising crude oil prices and a strengthening dollar index added to investors' pessimism. In three days, the BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 820.2 points or 1.04 per…

Honey Rose case: Kerala Court sends businessman Boby Chemmanur to…

A COURT in Kochi on Thursday remanded prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur to judicial custody after his arrest by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with a sexual harassment case filed by Malayalam actress Honey Rose. Chemmanur, whose arrest was recorded on Wednesday evening, was produced before the Ernakulam Judicial…

Five of family found dead at home in Meerut

A COUPLE and their three children were found dead at their residence in the Lisadi Gate Police Station area in Meerut, police said. Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vipin Tada, who visited the crime scene on Thursday night, said the police received a call about a locked house. Upon…

Pratika Rawal: Being a psychology student has helped me in…

IT'S all in the mind, and young India cricketer Pratika Rawal recognised this early in life when she decided to take up psychology, a subject that is now helping her cement her place in the senior national women's team. Pratika has emerged as a strong contender to partner the charismatic…