BJP wrests MLC seat from Congress in Telangana

BJP wrests MLC seat from Congress in Telangana

Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) In a setback to the ruling Congress party in Telangana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrested Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar graduates’ segment. BJP candidate Chinnamail Anji Reddy emerged the winner by over 5,000 votes over his nearest competitor V. Narender Reddy of the Congress party during the counting of second preference votes. At the … Read more

Rajasthan: Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and Pacific concludes

Rajasthan: Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and Pacific concludes

Jaipur, March 5 (IANS) The 12th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific concluded with the unanimous adoption of the ‘Jaipur Declaration’ by Member States on Wednesday. The forum, held from 3rd to 5th March 2025 at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur, was attended by 24 Member States from the … Read more

Delhi Police crack mobile tower fraud, arrest an individual for duping victim of Rs 88,000

Delhi Police crack mobile tower fraud, arrest an individual for duping victim of Rs 88,000

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, Delhi Police have apprehended Rahul, a 30-year-old fraudster involved in a mobile tower installation scam, solving a cheating case worth Rs 88,000. The accused, a resident of Hansi, Haryana, had been evading arrest by frequently changing locations. His capture follows a complaint from Subhash Chandra, a … Read more

India must go for out-of-the-box ideas to ward off cyberattacks: UIDAI official

India must go for out-of-the-box ideas to ward off cyberattacks: UIDAI official

Bengaluru, March 5 (IANS) India must develop innovative strategies and nurture young talent to protect its digital infrastructure as it has emerged as the second most targeted country for cyberattacks next only to the US, according to S M D Jeelani, Director of operations of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Inaugurating the SISA’s … Read more

Manipur: 48 more looted arms including ammunition surrendered to police

Manipur: 48 more looted arms including ammunition surrendered to police

Imphal, March 5 (IANS) Responding to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla’s appeal, 48 more looted arms including many sophisticated weapons have returned to the police during the past 24 hours, officials said. A police official said that in all 32 arms and a large cache of ammunition were surrendered in different districts on Wednesday, while 16 … Read more

Rajasthan: One held for online fraud, lured victims via social media ads

Rajasthan: One held for online fraud, lured victims via social media ads

Jaipur, March 5 (IANS) In a major cybercrime crackdown, the Nangal Rajawatan Police and cyber cell of Dausa district in Rajasthan arrested Vikas Saini (19), for online fraud. The accused was part of a gang that tricked victims by sharing fake advertisements of ladies’ kurtis on social media, leading them into financial scams. During the … Read more

Free travel for women in Rajasthan Roadways buses on International Women’s Day

Free travel for women in Rajasthan Roadways buses on International Women's Day

Jaipur, March 5 (IANS) In a special initiative to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, women across Rajasthan will be able to travel for free in Rajasthan Roadways buses. The announcement was made on Wednesday following the directives of Roadways Chairperson Shubhra Singh. Roadways Managing Director Purushottam Sharma stated that the free travel facility … Read more

AIADMK unlikely to allocate Rajya Sabha seat to ally DMDK despite ‘promise’

AIADMK unlikely to allocate Rajya Sabha seat to ally DMDK despite 'promise'

Chennai, March 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Principal Opposition, The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Kazhagam (DMDK), founded by the late Tamil superstar Vijayakanth. DMDK General Secretary and Vijayakanth’s widow, Premalatha, had earlier stated that the AIADMK had assured the party of a Rajya Sabha nomination during the 2024 Lok Sabha election alliance negotiations. … Read more

Rajasthan: Honeytrap gang, targeting businessmen on Facebook, busted; three held

Rajasthan: Honeytrap gang, targeting businessmen on Facebook, busted; three held

Jaipur, March 5 (IANS) The Anantpura Police in Rajasthan’s Kota have busted a honeytrap gang involved in extorting large sums of money from businessmen by engaging them on Facebook chats. An official said that the three members of the gang – Chetan Janging alias Biddu (25), Altamas Khan alias Allu (20), and Mujjammil Khan (22) … Read more