HYDERABAD: A 44-year-old techie from Hyderabad narrowly escaped from the clutches of cyber criminals Sunday, albeit after a 30-hour-long digital arrest. The ordeal that started Friday night saw the victim ride 15km from his home in Miyapur to Ameerpet, at an ungodly hour, and check into a lodge — all the while being on video…
GUWAHATI: Fresh violence erupted Saturday night in Manipur’s Imphal West and Bishnupur districts, with reports of suspected militants using sophisticated firearms and bombs in both attacks. No fatalities were reported.Militants launched an attack around 7pm in Koutruk Ching Leikai village in Imphal West district, promoting retaliatory action from security forces stationed in the area. “The…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat on Sunday said the 150th birth anniversary year of ‘Iron Man of India’ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will be celebrated from October 31 and that of iconic tribal leader Birsa Munda from November 15.“Both these great souls faced different challenges but their vision was the…
KOLKATA: Peace can be established in Bengal only when infiltration stops, said Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday. Urging voters to give BJP a chance, Shah said, “Bengal is witnessing state-sponsored infiltration. To stop this, you have to vote BJP to govern the state. Rabindra Sangeet has been replaced by bomb blasts. Only BJP…
NEW DELHI: The Centre will have to decide on four key appointments in as many months, starting with a replacement for G S Murmu, whose term as Comptroller and Auditor General is due to end in November. A trusted Modi government bureaucrat is likely to bag the coveted assignment to keep a watch over the…
NEW DELHI: With India shedding its hesitations in exporting lethal arms to other countries, Armenia has emerged as its biggest client of ‘finished’ weapon systems like Akash air defence missile systems, Pinaka multi-launch rocket systems and 155mm artillery guns, among others.The US, France and Armenia ranked as the top three destinations for defence exports by…
NEW DELHI: In a recognition of the rampant threat of cybercrime, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged the issue of fraudsters targeting people through ‘digital arrests’ as he clarified that no govt agency threatened individuals over the phone or demanded money.In his 115th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the PM detailed the modus operandi of…
A drug to treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) that costs about Rs 72 lakh per patient per year because of patent protection and absence of local production could be produced for as little as Rs 3,000 per year if India would allow local manufacture. This opinion from a drug costing expert was part of an…
KOLKATA: Kolkata-based filmmaker Sriyanka Ray was posthumously awarded independent Emmy as a director and producer for her short documentary ‘Homeroom Dreams’. The film won the award in the category ‘education/school – short or long form content’. Ray was 33 and passed away from a sudden illness on May 30, 2023, while holidaying in Bolivia.“The film…
MUMBAI: Bandra West will see a familiar fight: sitting MLA Ashish Shelar will square off once again with former BMC corporator and Congress member Asif Zakaria. Zakaria had run against Shelar in 2019, too, but lost by a margin of 26,507 votes.Earlier this month, there were reports that former MP Priya Dutt might contest the…
