NAGPUR: A 35-year-old resident of the Maoist-affected Gondia district in Maharashtra’s eastern Vidarbha region, has been identified as the source of a series of hoax emails that caused alarm, flight delays, and increased security measures at airports, airline offices, and railway stations. Jagdish Uikey, who has written a book on terrorism, claims to have deciphered…
A series of bomb threats disrupted air and rail travel in India (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Multiple bomb threats disrupted air and rail travel on Monday, triggering diversions from initial routes and heightened security measures. A New York-bound Air India flight, IndiGo flights to Jeddah and Muscat, and the Mumbai-Howrah Mail train were all impacted…
DHAKA: Amid concerns over security during Durga Puja, 40 eminent citizens of Bangladesh have urged the govt to take steps to ensure the Hindu community can celebrate its biggest festival peacefully. This year, Durga Puja is likely to be celebrated at 32,460 mandaps across Bangladesh.“We want to believe that the govt will take measures as…
AHMEDABAD: City police on Friday issued a notification instructing citizens not to turn up in “see-through” or “indecent attire” at garba venues. Issued by police commissioner G S Malik, the notification issued ahead of Navratri, however, did not specify what constitutes indecent clothing.Besides regulating the dress code, the notification also included guidelines for event organisers.Garba…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday won the Delhi MCD Ward Committee elections by securing 7 of the total 12 ward committees.The AAP, which rules the Delhi municipal corporation, won 5 ward committees.The result comes a day after Delhi lieutenant governor V K Saxena ordered the MCD commissioner to notify the appointment…
BHOPAL: A snap of fate has foiled one of the biggest museum thefts in India. A thief, who hid in state museum in Bhopal on Sunday and stashed priceless artefacts, some dating to the Gupta Age, in a sack, now lies in hospital with a fractured leg and, possibly, a broken spine, after falling from…
Former cricketer Basit Ali has emphasized the importance of maintaining stringent security measures as Pakistan prepares to host the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025. This will be the first ICC event in Pakistan since the 1996 ODI World Cup, which the country co-hosted with India and Sri Lanka. Ali highlighted that any security lapses during…
A video of a robbery reminiscent of the popular ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise has gone viral on social media. However, instead of choppers and supercars, the thieves used a Bajaj Pulsar to steal cargo from a moving truck in India.In the video, a person riding a motorcycle alongside a moving truck loaded with cargo can…
GADCHIROLI: Splinters flew past Vikas Kumre, of Gardewara village, as multiple IEDs went off at noon along a booby-trapped stretch, just 6km off the Maoist headquarters of Abujmarh. This was during 2019 LS polls.Fast forward to 2024. Kumre considers himself lucky to be alive and witness the bustling electoral process at one of the 11…
