Fake FB account in B'luru DCP's name; FIR filed after fraudster dupes public, friends

IANS | July 14, 2026 1:36 PM

Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) The Hebbagodi Police in Bengaluru on Tuesday registered an FIR against an unidentified person for allegedly creating a fake Facebook account in the name of M. Narayana, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Electronic City Division, and using it to fraudulently collect money from the officer's friends and members of the public.

Kerala's jailed BJP councillor takes oath inside Viyyur prison

IANS | July 14, 2026 12:46 PM

Thrissur, July 14 (IANS) In an unprecedented development in the history of Kerala's local self-government, jailed BJP leader R. Sugathan, elected as a councillor to the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, was sworn into office inside the Viyyur Central Prison on Tuesday after the Kerala High Court permitted the oath-taking ceremony to be conducted in jail.

Notorious criminal Raja Dutta shot dead in Kolkata, five detained

IANS | July 13, 2026 2:00 PM

Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Notorious criminal Raja Dutta was killed in a suspected shootout in the early hours of Monday near the Belghoria Expressway in North Dum Dum, police said, adding that five people have been detained for questioning in connection with the incident. No arrests have been made so far.

SC issues notice to Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, seeks UP SIT report

IANS | July 13, 2026 1:39 PM

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and sought a status report from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government on a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Ram temple in Ayodhya.