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Govt sets up distt-level task forces to combat cybercrimes, AI misuse

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- In November 2023, a deepfake video emerged in which a woman dressed in black workout onesie was seen inside an elevator. Her face was edited using artificial intelligence (AI) to... Read More


Violence as police transfer accused in Zubeen's death

GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 -- Violence broke out outside a district jail in Assam on Wednesday during the transfer of five people arrested in connection with singer Zubeen Garg's death, as an agitate... Read More


India, EU's first joint drill eyes drone threat

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- After two days of allegations from actor Karisma Kapoor's children, it was Priya Kapur's turn on Wednesday to defend herself, pushing back against claims that she had forged the ... Read More


Andhra, Raj, Guj lead in climate readiness, says report

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat are leading in "climate readiness" among the top ten high greenhouse gas emitting states, states a report by advisory consultancy IPE Global... Read More


Buyers embrace lower purity as gold soars

Mumbai, Oct. 16 -- With gold prices hitting record highs, traditional 22- and 24-karat jewellery is fast slipping out of reach for many buyers. The sparkle, though, hasn't dimmed-it's just shifted. Co... Read More


Firecracker factory blast in Sultanpur injures 12; 5 critical

LUCKNOW, Oct. 16 -- As many as 12 people, including five members of a family, were injured in a blast at a house allegedly used for manufacturing and storing firecrackers for Diwali in Sultanpur's Miy... Read More


Pathak orders termination of three government doctors

LUCKNOW, Oct. 16 -- Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak ordered the termination of three government doctors, absent from duty for a long time, without information, on Wednesday. The doctors were post... Read More


Three injured in separate wolf attacks in Bahraich

BAHRAICH, Oct. 16 -- Fresh wolf attacks were reported on Wednesday in multiple villages under the Kaiserganj range of the Bahraich forest division, leaving three people, including two children, injure... Read More


Missing boy's body found in canal

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 16 -- The body of a 16-year-old boy who had been missing for two days was found near the Sharda tributary canal in Gulchapa Dhurwa village on Wednesday morning. Police have registered ... Read More


Firecracker factory blast in Sultanpur injures 12

LUCKNOW, Oct. 16 -- As many as 12 people, including five members of a family, were injured in a blast at a house allegedly used for manufacturing and storing firecrackers for Diwali in Sultanpur's Miy... Read More