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Bengaluru, April 2 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cautioned on Thursday that cybercrimes and drug-related offenses are on the rise in the state and urged the police to take strong and effective measures to prevent them.He also asked the police to effectively use technology to curb such...

Chandigarh, April 2 Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma visited the site of the explosion outside the party's headquarters here on Thursday, a day after the incident triggered panic in the area.The explosion occurred around 5 pm on Wednesday when a suspected crude explosive device was...

Chennai, April 2 – Nearly 3,000 police personnel have been deployed across Chennai as part of extensive security arrangements for the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will arrive in the city on Friday to campaign ahead of the elections.According to official sources, the Prime...

Dehradun, April 1 In an effort to curb rising crime in the Uttarakhand capital, 'Operation Prahar' has been launched in the state, a move that follows the recent killing of a retired brigadier on Mussoorie Road.Mukesh Joshi, the retired Army officer, who was out for a morning walk on March 30...

Lahore, April 1 An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced an Al-Qaeda operative to 33 years in prison for planning an attack in a busy marketplace in the Punjab province, the Counter Terrorism Department said on Wednesday.The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) said that it arrested...

New Delhi, April 1 Two-factor authentication for all digital transactions, including the popular UPI platform, will become effective from Wednesday, in line with the RBI's directive as a measure to curb fraud.Transactions will only be processed if the user completes both verification steps...

Washington, April 1 Iran has developed missiles capable of reaching deep into Europe, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as he defended the ongoing US military action against Tehran and warned of the broader global threat posed by its weapons programme.In an interview with Fox News, Rubio...

New Delhi, April 1 The office of Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday, which was later declared a hoax after nothing suspicious was found, an official said.According to a senior police officer, the email was purportedly sent in the name of a group...

Chennai, April 1 The TVK on Wednesday alleged inadequate security for party chief Vijay, who falls under 'Y' category protection, during his campaign in Perambur after filing his nomination papers on March 30.In a letter addressed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam...

New Delhi, April 1 Police have increased security across Delhi in the lead-up to Hanuman Jayanti, three days after the arrest of suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Shabir Ahmed Lone, who was allegedly planning terror attacks in the capital, official sources said on Wednesday.They said...

New Delhi, April 1 The office of Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday, an official said."The email purportedly came from a group identifying itself as the "Khalistan National Army". Security agencies were immediately alerted, and security around the...

Kolkata, April 1 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a strong warning on Wednesday, stating that it would not tolerate any form of hooliganism in front of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, under any circumstances.Specifically, the ECI has officially and...

New Delhi, April 1 The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has upheld the five-year ban imposed by the Centre on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang), or NSCN (K), along with all its factions, wings, and other fronts, according to an order recently notified.In its order...

New Delhi, March 31 The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has upheld the five-year ban imposed by the Centre on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang), or NSCN (K), along with all its factions, wings, and front organizations, according to an order issued on Tuesday.In...

Hyderabad, March 31 – The Hyderabad Police will make elaborate arrangements to ensure the peaceful conduct of the Hanuman Jayanti procession scheduled for April 2, Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar said on Tuesday.As part of the arrangements for the annual procession, a coordination meeting...

Peshawar, March 31 A joint Pakistan-Afghanistan "jirga" held here on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire to ease the rising tensions between the two neighbors.A jirga is an assembly of elders and community leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan that resolves disputes based on consensus...

Srinagar, March 31 Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said here.Security forces had cordoned off the Arahama area in the district to conduct searches as part of an anti-terror operation.Officials said...

Itanagar, March 31 An insurgent belonging to NSCN(IM) surrendered in the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, police said.Changlang Superintendent of Police Kirli Padu said the militant, identified as 30-year-old Jungron Chena, a resident of Manmao in the district, surrendered to...

Raipur, March 31 More than four decades after the first "dalams" entered the forests of Dandakaranya, now Bastar, the armed Maoist rebellion in Chhattisgarh has effectively ended, as the region was declared free of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) by the Centre on Tuesday, as per the deadline set.In...

Rajnath Singh Emphasizes Development Efforts at Tezpur RallyTezpur, Assam: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed a Vijay Sankalp Sabha (Victory Pledge Meeting) in Tezpur, Assam, today in support of the NDA candidate and leader of the Asom Gana Parishad, Prithviraj Rabha. The rally was...