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Mumbai, February 13 With the BJP now in control of Mumbai's civic body, strict action will be taken against "illegal Bangladeshis" who have obtained fraudulent birth certificates, as well as agents and officials who assisted them, Mayor Ritu Tawde said on Friday.A total of 237 fake birth...

Jaipur, February 13 The Rajasthan government has suspended seven doctors and initiated FIRs against a private hospital and a diagnostic center over alleged irregularities under the Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS), officials said on Thursday.The action follows an audit that...

Pilibhit (UP), February 13 An employee of a government-run college in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly embezzled ₹1.01 crore from the state treasury by creating fake invoices and transferring the funds to his wife's bank account, officials said.The fraud came to light after Bank of Baroda...

Chennai, February 13 Customs authorities have thwarted an attempt to smuggle ganja from Thailand to Chennai, and an Indian national was arrested in connection with the incident, a senior department official said on Friday.Acting on specific information, customs officials intercepted a...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 13 A Kerala court on Friday sentenced a 62-year-old man to six years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting a second-grade student at a wedding hall near Perambra here nearly six years ago.Judge Devan K Menon of the Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court convicted and...

Mumbai, February 13 With the BJP now in power in Mumbai, strict action will be taken against "illegal Bangladeshis" who obtained false birth certificates, as well as agents and officials who facilitated this, Mayor Ritu Tawde said on Friday.A total of 237 fake birth certificates issued by...

Faridabad, February 13 The court here on Friday convicted three individuals in the kidnapping and murder of a woman in 2019 and sentenced them to life imprisonment, officials said.According to police, a resident of Ismailpur in Faridabad reported that his wife had been kidnapped and illegally...

Srinagar, February 13 The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a police officer here on Friday for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe, officials said.They said Assistant Sub-Inspector Mukhtar Ahmad Khan, a resident of the Newa area in the Pulwama district and posted at the Bemina police...

New Delhi, February 13 The Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that it has arrested a doctor, who owns a fertility center based in Telangana, on money laundering charges for allegedly running a surrogacy racket.The doctor has been accused of sourcing infants from poor and vulnerable parents...

Kota, February 13 A 37-year-old member of the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC), stationed here, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his government quarters near the Dadabari police station on Thursday night, an official said.The exact reason for this extreme act remains...

Gurugram, February 13 A massive fire broke out at a banquet hall near the Sheetla Mata Temple in Gurugram early Friday morning, a fire official said.More than six fire engines were deployed and brought the blaze under control, but the banquet hall was completely destroyed, he said...

New Delhi, February 13 A lifting beam from a crane fell at a Delhi Metro construction site on the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road near a hospital in south Delhi on Friday, disrupting traffic movement in the area, officials said.The removal of the beam was immediately undertaken, and the road was...

Mumbai, February 13 A fire broke out inside a double-decker coach of a long-distance train at the Lower Parel workshop of Western Railway here on Friday morning, and was extinguished within half an hour, an official said.No one was injured in the incident.The fire started at 11:14 am and was...

Faridabad, February 13 A man, allegedly posing as a sub-inspector of the Haryana police, has been arrested, officials said on Friday.Deepak, a resident of Ankheer village, has been placed under one-day police custody, officials said.According to police, during a routine check at Badkhal...

Mumbai, February 13 A clerk of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration, arrested in Mantralaya by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000, was also found to have kept another Rs 42,000 in his office, significantly exceeding the Rs 10,000 limit for individuals...

Mumbai, February 13 Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Friday alleged that former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh was involved in corrupt practices, citing his removal from the post of executive director of Lilavati Hospital for alleged bribery and misconduct.Singh...

New Delhi, February 13 The Delhi Police have busted an alleged prostitution racket operating under the guise of spa centers in southeast Delhi's Lajpat Nagar, and have arrested the managers of these establishments, an official said on Friday.Police said nine women were rescued during a raid...

Thane, February 13 A 51-year-old woman reportedly died by suicide hours after her mother’s death in Thane, Maharashtra, police said on Friday.Varsha Shripad More was reportedly found dead after jumping from her fourth-floor apartment in the Kisan Nagar area of the city on Wednesday, according...

Jaipur, February 13 Forensic analysis has found no evidence of poisoning in the death of a religious preacher who allegedly collapsed during treatment for a "fever" at her ashram in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, officials said on Friday.Sadhvi Prem Baisa (25) had been suffering from asthma and developed...

New Delhi, February 13 A 20-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital after allegedly jumping from the fourth floor of a hotel in the Farsh Bazar area of East Delhi following an argument with a man on Friday, police said.Police received a call around 1 pm reporting that a girl had jumped from...