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Govt bank alleges rRs.r69-cr loan fraud, 3 Ludhiana bizmen booked

Ludhiana, July 28 -- Three city-based businessmen have been booked by the Division No. 2 police for allegedly defrauding Indian Bank of Rs.68.91 crore. The FIR also names two unidentified private indi... Read More


Portal shift stalls mid-day meal funds, Ludhiana schools buy food on credit

Ludhiana, July 28 -- Government schools in Ludhiana have been running the mid-day meal scheme on credit as funds have remained pending since May, forcing school authorities to procure food items from ... Read More


"We will achieve our goals...for victory, for Russia": Putin defends Russian war effort, blasts West

Moscow, July 28 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia would achieve its objectives in the "special military operation" in Ukraine, while accusing the West of pursuing a campaign of ... Read More


Ludhiana: Caretaker booked for siphoning off rRs.r4 lakh

Ludhiana, July 28 -- A caretaker hired to look after an 82-year-old man has been booked on charges of siphoning off nearly Rs.4 lakh from the elderly victim's bank account after stealing his debit car... Read More


Regal Junction makeover to house Mumbai's first open-air art museum

India, July 28 -- The BMC has floated a Rs.31.20-crore tender to revamp and beautify Regal Junction in Colaba as part of a larger initiative to improve pedestrian infrastructure and boost tourism in S... Read More


Four get 20 years for abducting, gang-raping woman in Faridabad in 2022

India, July 28 -- A Faridabad court on Monday sentenced four men to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting a 35-year-old woman, gang-raping her and filming the assault in 2022. Additional di... Read More


Woman held for strangling 19-year-old daughter to death over affair

India, July 28 -- A 40-year-old woman was arrested by the Ulhasnagar police on Monday for allegedly strangling her 19-year-old daughter to death with a scarf during an argument over the daughter's rel... Read More


India's tobacco exports surged 166% in value over past decade to Rs 17,192.04 crore, says Govt

New Delhi, July 28 -- Over the last ten years, the exports of tobacco and tobacco products have increased about 53.10 per cent in quantity and about 166.51 per cent in value terms, the government info... Read More


Gang-rape accused's kin slaps cop during police raid

Ludhiana, July 28 -- A woman reportedly slapped a constable while her family members scuffled with a police team that had gone to arrest a gang-rape accused in Shimlapuri's Basant Nagar on Monday. Pol... Read More


Faridabad SHO booked after suicide note accuses him of custodial harassment

India, July 28 -- A Faridabad police officer was booked for abetment of suicide on Monday after a government employee allegedly died by suicide, leaving behind a note accusing the officer of harassmen... Read More