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Bhubaneswar: The economic offences wing (EOW) of the state crime branch on Tuesday arrested three women employees of a public sector bank in Bhubaneswar for their alleged involvement in a loan fraud amounting to nearly Rs 6.88 crore. The accused have been identified as Baishakhi Saha (32), Charubala Dandasena (31) and Sarita Paikaray (32).According to investigators, the trio, in collusion with several bank personnel in multiple branches as well as middlemen, sanctioned personal loans to 282 people using forged documents. Once the loans were disbursed, the funds were diverted to multiple accounts. As EMIs remained unpaid, the bank suffered heavy…

Tower of Justice — planned as a large modern judicial complex spread over seven acres — was intended to house multiple courtrooms and judicial facilities. Gurgaon: Nine years on, spotlight has shifted to the long-delayed Tower of Justice project, two days after a fire at the district court building severely disrupted judicial work. The public works department (PWD) has deployed additional manpower from adjoining districts to accelerate construction as the deadline looms.Tower of Justice — planned as a large modern judicial complex spread over seven acres — was intended to house multiple courtrooms and judicial facilities. Tower of Justice building…

Gauhati University Postgraduate Students’ Union stages a protest to demand immediate fee reductions Guwahati: Massive protest in and around the Gauhati University campus, under the aegis of GU Post-Graduate Students’ Union (PGSU), demanding rollback of fees paralysed vehicular movement through the adjacent NH-17 on Monday night.The protest compelled university authority to facilitate talks between the student representatives and chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Since GU has to follow higher education department’s instructions regarding fee waiver, GU sources said the meeting with the CM will be crucial. However, the date of the meeting is yet to be fixed.Student blockade of NH-17…

Times News NetworkKanpur: IIT Kanpur’s C3iHub, in collaboration with National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) Bhopal Campus announced on Tuesday its plan for a 5-Day faculty development programme on ‘Agentic AI for Cybersecurity’, from Jun 25 to 29.As cybersecurity rapidly evolves with emergence of AI-driven systems, it is essential for students, experts and industry to understand role of agentic AI in cyber defence, digital forensics, security operations centres, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing and autonomous security workflows. FDP aims to equip participants with practical knowledge and emerging insights into next generation of AI-powered cybersecurity systems through expert-led discussions, hands-on demonstrations and…

A man braving a punishing 42°C heatwave on the highway, stranded with young children after a sudden motorcycle breakdown. Ludhiana: A punishing heatwave pushed temperatures past 42 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana on Tuesday, clearing major thoroughfares and prompting authorities to issue severe weather warnings before a projected weekend relief.The maximum daytime temperature touched 42.5°C, recording 3.2 degrees above the seasonal average. In response to the intensifying conditions, the India Meteorological Department issued an “orange alert” for Wednesday, warning residents to brace for a severe heatwave and potential health complications.The weather bureau also extended the orange alert into Thursday and Friday,…

Mangaluru: A 40-year-old woman was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.9 lakh by fraudsters who posed as officials of a bank after she searched online for the contact number of an branch manager to enquire about an EMI deduction. According to a complaint registered at Surathkal police station, the complainant had availed a gold loan of Rs 2.9, lakh from the bank branch in Puttur on May 22. She had instructed the bank manager to begin deducting monthly EMIs of Rs 6,000 from June onwards. However, Rs 6,000 was deducted from her account the same day.In an attempt to recover the…

The accused pushed the victim out of the vehicle near Bodaki village in Dadri and fled with his belongingsPolice said the accused was arrested following an encounter in the Chithara area of Greater NoidaThe accused pushed the victim out of the vehicle near Bodaki village in Dadri and fled with his belongingsPolice said the accused was arrested following an encounter in the Chithara area of Greater NoidaThe accused pushed the victim out of the vehicle near Bodaki village in Dadri and fled with his belongings Noida: A 28-year-old man was arrested after a police encounter late Monday night for allegedly…

Pune: The demand for office space in Pune moderated in the first quarter (Jan-Mar) of 2026, with net absorption falling to 11 lakh sq ft from 20 lakh sq ft during the same period last year, according to data from Anarock. Industry experts, however, attributed this decline to the exceptionally strong leasing activity seen in 2025 rather than a structural slowdown.P. Vilas, Pune branch head of operations at Knight Frank India, noted that while leasing has slowed, Global Capability Centers (GCCs) continue to anchor demand. Notably, GCCs account for 55% of Pune’s office space, significantly higher than the 47% average…

Panaji: The Goa police cybercrime cell on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly cheating a Margao resident of Rs 2 crore by promising high returns on share market investments. An FIR was registered based on a complaint filed by the Margao resident.Superintendent of police (cybercrime) Raju Raut Desai said the accused, using a WhatsApp number and in collusion with others, contacted the complainant, impersonating a representative of a trading platform. The complainant was introduced to a fake trading application, ‘Trendlytic’, which claimed to offer high returns from share market trades.“The complainant, after being induced, registered on Trendlytic and began investing.…

Chandigarh sizzled at 41.6°C on Tuesday, a degree above normal, while the minimum dipped to 22.7°C, three notches below normal Chandigarh: Chandigarh may get a breather from the ongoing heatwave, with the IMD forecasting rain and thunderstorms from May 28 to 30.The change is expected to ease humid conditions and pull down daytime temperatures over the next few days.On Tuesday, the city recorded a maximum of 41.6°C, one degree above normal, and a minimum of 22.7°C, three degrees below normal.The IMD has predicted partly cloudy skies with light rain and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening and night. The activity is…