FIR filed over ‘fake’ video of waterlogged Noida International Airport; UP cops scan FB handles

IANS | August 17, 2026 1:50 PM

Greater Noida, Aug 17 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday launched a probe into the circulation of some ‘fake and misleading’ videos of waterlogging at Noida International Airport during the recent incessant rainfall. The police also lodged a case against a Facebook account operating under the name ‘Sach Bolo’, following a complaint filed by the Airport management.

Lured through dating app, man robbed in Gujarat; three arrested

IANS | August 16, 2026 2:51 PM

Valsad, Aug 16 (IANS) Three men were arrested within hours of an alleged robbery in Vapi taluka of Gujarat's Valsad district after police traced a group accused of luring a man to an isolated location through a dating application, assaulting him and fleeing with Rs 14,000, police said on Sunday.

Hydroponic cannabis lab busted in Mumbai home; one arrested

IANS | August 16, 2026 2:14 PM

Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) A case involving the illegal cultivation of hydroponic cannabis, allegedly learned through YouTube videos, has come to light in Mumbai's Borivali area, where police busted an illegal cultivation laboratory at a house and arrested one of the accused, the officials said on Sunday.

US: Five shot near Virginia State University

IANS | August 15, 2026 9:50 PM

Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Five people were shot outside residence halls at Virginia State University in the US early Saturday, leaving one person critically injured and prompting a campus lockdown as police searched for multiple suspects.

NIA arrests three accused in Himachal police station IED blast case

IANS | August 14, 2026 3:07 PM

Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested three accused in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion that took place on January 1 near the premises of Police Station Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district.