WhatsApp scam calls back to haunt Indian users, this time from US

IANS | August 26, 2023 12:05 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) WhatsApp users in India on Saturday witnessed a new wave of scam where cyber-criminals started calling people on the platform from fake US numbers, pretending to be their senior office executives and colleagues, thus trying to give their modus operandi a new level of authenticity.

Iskcon flyover accident case: Next hearing on Sep 1

IANS | August 26, 2023 11:16 AM

Ahmedabad, Aug 26 (IANS)  Tathya Patel and his father Pragnesh Patel, the accused in the Iskcon flyover accident case that killed nine persons, will appear before the Ahmedabad District and Rural court on September 1 for their next hearing.

Fresher's death due to ragging: admits JU in internal report

IANS | August 26, 2023 9:05 AM

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS)  Immense psychological and physical ragging led to the death of a fresher of Kolkata’s iconic Jadavpur University (JU) on August 10, the internal probe committee of the university has admitted in its investigation report.

JU fresher's death: 'Raggers adopted pick & choose policy to select victims'

IANS | August 26, 2023 12:29 AM

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Some students in Kolkata’s Jadavpur University adopted a 'pick & choose' policy to select victims for ragging in the name of introduction, the public prosecutor informed a lower court on Friday during the hearing of a matter related to the death of a fresher in the university hostel on August 10.

10 shops, illegal colony demolished in Gurugram

IANS | August 24, 2023 11:38 PM

Gurugram, Aug 24 (IANS) In a crackdown against illegal constructions, an enforcement team of Zone-2 of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) demolished an illegal colony, 10 shops, and a commercial property in different areas of Gurugram on Thursday.