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Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: The CB-CID cybercrime wing has registered a case after an AI-generated deepfake video of Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay appeared on Facebook and other social media platforms.The video showed a person resembling Vijay speaking in Hindi and asking people seeking financial assistance to contact a specific WhatsApp number. The social media centre of the state police alerted the CB-CID cybercrime wing about the video. Subsequently, a cybercrime wing police inspector attached to the CB-CID was assigned to check the video.Based on the report, the CB-CID registered a case on Wednesday.…

Bhubaneswar: Against the backdrop of allegations of donation misappropriation at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri, on Wednesday made public the deity’s bank balance, revealing deposits of around Rs 1,912 crore till now.In a written statement, the govt-run SJTA said the temple’s finances are managed with the highest standards of transparency, supported by systematic accounting practices and regular audits. SJTA’s chief administrator Arabinda Kumar Padhee asserted that robust mechanisms are in place to ensure accountability and public trust.According to the SJTA, the shrine generates revenue from multiple sources, including devotees’ donations and offerings, earnings…

A 53-hour blockade ends with assurances and talks Silchar: Truck drivers in the Barak Valley called off their indefinite “steering-down” strike at around 11 pm on Tuesday, after 53 hours, following assurances from the Mizoram administration that it would address the alleged harassment of Assam drivers and restrictions on sand-laden trucks. The decision paved the way for the resumption of goods traffic along NH-306.The breakthrough came after a prolonged meeting at Dholai police station involving senior administrative officials from Assam and Mizoram, representatives of the relevant departments and leaders of truckers’ unions.Union representatives said the Mizoram administration had assured them…

File photo of MLA Gopal Krishna Belur Shivamogga: Congress MLA Gopal Krishna Belur Tuesday issued a 15-day ultimatum to Sagar tahsildar R Pratibha to streamline taluk administration, warning that she could face transfer if operations did not improve.The confrontation unfolded during a review meeting in Sagar, where the MLA objected to the officer’s style of functioning. A video of Belur warning the tahsildar has since gone viral on social media and drawn criticism from various quarters.During the meeting, the legislator specifically took exception to Pratibha’s practice of videographing crackdown operations on her mobile phone and sharing the footage with mediapersons.…

Pune: Swargate police on Monday detained two boys, aged 17, for allegedly possessing a country-made pistol and two bullets, collectively worth Rs40,000.The two boys, residents of Dias Plot, were found sitting with the weapon near Mutha Right Bank Canal, close to Swargate. A team comprising assistant inspector Swapnil Shelke and police constable Sagar Kekan detained them on a tip-off.Shelke said, “Alankar police had earlier detained one of the boys for possessing a sharp weapon. He used it to damage vehicles parked on a road. The other boy was earlier detained by Parvati police in an attempted-murder case.”Shelke said, “The two…

Kaithal MLA Aditya Surjewala Chandigarh: Congress MLA Aditya Surjewala on Tuesday trained his guns on the BJP govt over the 26-day strike by sanitation and sewer workers and the proposed parallel power distribution licence for Gurgaon and Nuh, accusing the Nayab Singh Saini dispensation of reneging on its commitments and paving the way for “backdoor privatisation”.Raising the sanitation workers’ issue during Zero Hour, Surjewala said cities across Haryana had turned into “heaps of garbage” as workers continued their strike for the 26th day. He claimed govt had agreed in writing on May 13 to 17 demands of the workers, but…

Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra was appointed the first CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust LUCKNOW: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s first chief executive officer (CEO), Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, emerged after a nearly two-month selection process that began with 5,585 applications and involved multiple rounds of scrutiny, online interactions and face-to-face meetings in Ayodhya.The search committee, constituted on July 6, submitted its 75-page report to the Trust on September 1, along with a panel of three recommended candidates. The Trust subsequently selected Mishra for the post.Ram Mandir CEO selection: Key numbers at a…

Walls along major ghats of Falgu river being painted by artists in Gaya Gaya: The temple town of Gaya is being spruced up to welcome lakhs of pilgrims expected during the fortnight-long Pitripaksh mela, with colourful murals depicting the city’s spiritual and cultural heritage being painted on walls across the mela area.According to a press release issued by district administration, the wall paintings are part of the ‘Paint the City’ initiative launched by district magistrate Shashank Shubhankar. Walls along major ghats of the Falgu river, mela areas, important pind daan ‘vedis’ and approach roads are being decorated with theme-based paintings…

Jaipur: With 1,515 public charging stations installed as of Dec 2025, Rajasthan accounts for about 5% of the country’s 29,151 public charging stations.Karnataka leads with 6,096 stations, followed by Maharashtra with 4,166. Rajasthan, however, has a strategic role to play in developing intercity charging corridors, particularly along highways linking Jaipur with major cities and tourist and industrial destinations.Rajasthan is stepping up efforts to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, seeking to bridge the gap between urban charging hubs and the long-distance routes.Recently, Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation has floated tenders for setting up about 350 charging stations in six cities…

Representative image using AI Dumka: A Sahibganj businessman was allegedly cheated of nearly Rs 1.2 crore by cyber criminals posing as CBI officials who kept him under a two-month “digital arrest” through threats, video calls and a fake courtroom setup.Gautam Chandra Das told police he had saved the money for his daughter’s marriage. In his complaint, Das said the ordeal began in June when he received a call from a man identifying himself as Pradeep Singh, a senior CBI officer.The caller allegedly claimed that a criminal case had been registered against Das and that he faced arrest and imprisonment. Police…