Mizoram: Top student leader held for embezzlement of Covid funds

IANS | November 8, 2024 11:59 PM

Aizawl, Nov 8 (IANS) In a significant development, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Mizoram on Friday arrested a top student leader of the influential Mizo Students' Union (MSU) on allegations of defrauding and misappropriating funds meant for Covid-19 relief and medical aid for Myanmar refugees, officials said.

Odisha: Nine get lifer for killing man over political rivalry

IANS | November 8, 2024 11:40 PM

Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) A court in Odisha's Cuttack on Friday sentenced nine persons to life imprisonment for killing a trader over political rivalry at Gholapur village under Banki Police station area of the district in 2020.

High-tech snooping: Maha hoteliers say privacy of customers, celebs at risk

Quaid Najmi | November 5, 2024 8:41 PM

Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) Hoteliers have taken strong umbrage at the Maharashtra government’s pre-election “draconian” missive seeking to keep an eye on AI-based CCTVs on all licensed bars to monitor all activities live and ‘real-time’, terming it as intrusive and taken without consulting the stakeholders, and akin to creating a ‘police state’.

Cyber-crime surges in Mizoram, over Rs 8 crore duped in 2024

IANS | November 5, 2024 7:52 PM

Aizawl, Nov 5 (IANS) The northeastern state of Mizoram has witnessed a significant rise in cyber-crime or financial fraud, with approximately duping over Rs 8 crore in the first nine months of this year, police officials said.