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Hyderabad: Adilabad police arrested three persons, including two Bangladeshi nationals, for their alleged involvement in a series of burglaries across multiple states. Investigators said that one of the foreign nationals had even managed to obtain an Aadhaar card through fraudulent means.Adilabad district superintendent of police Akhil Mahajan said the arrested were identified as Mohammed Jauni Ali and Mohammed Ruman Ali, both Bangladeshi nationals from Dinajpur, and Tarun Singh of Bhopal.According to police, the two Bangladeshi nationals are part of a 12-member gang from Bangladesh that entered India to commit burglaries. “A detailed investigation is continuing to identify and apprehend other…

Chennai: One in three engineering toppers who scored 190 and above out of 200 marks in the engineering rank list this year did not get a seat allotment in the first round of engineering counselling. The huge absence of top rankers was mainly attributed to medical aspirants who stayed out of the counselling process after doing well in National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) re-exam.As predicted, computer science engineering and electronics and communication engineering were the two top courses preferred by students this year.Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) rank list has allowed 37,976 students, including 6,627 students who scored above 190 marks…

Ahmedabad: Gujarat reported bank frauds involving Rs 3,707.7 crore over the last three financial years. This is the sixth-highest among all other Indian states and Union Territories, according to Reserve Bank of India data.The value of reported frauds increased each year, rising 30.4% from Rs 986.2 crore in 2023-24 to Rs 1,285.9 crore in 2024-25, before increasing another 11.6% to Rs 1,435.6 crore in 2025-26. Overall, the value of reported frauds was 45.6% higher than three years earlier.Only Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu reported higher cumulative fraud amounts during the three-year period. Maharashtra topped the list with…

A woman offers prayers on the first ‘Monday’ of the ‘Shrawan’ month, at a temple, in Prayagraj Prayagraj: To facilitate smooth process for darshan and ‘Jalabhishek’ for devotees, separate queues were arranged for men and women devotees at prominent Lord Shiv temples in Fatehpur, Pratapgarh and Kaushambi districts.IG (Prayagraj range) Ajay Kumar Mishra told TOI, “With a focus on the safety, convenience, and dignity of women devotees, it was ensured that only women police personnel were on duty inside the sanctum sanctorum of temples while female devotees perform the Jalabhishek. He added, “Men devotees were permitted to enter the sanctum…

Customers check e-scooters at a showroom Bhubaneswar: As E20-blended petrol becomes the norm across fuel stations in Odisha, a growing number of vehicle owners are turning their attention towards electric vehicles (EVs). The trend is driven by concerns over the compatibility of older vehicles, apprehensions about fuel efficiency and the increasing cost of pure petrol.Automobile dealers in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack say that inquiries for electric two-wheelers and cars have increased significantly over the past month. Many prospective buyers are seeking alternatives before making their next purchase decision, they say.According to a pan-India survey conducted by a…

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A house owner in Tura receives land patta from CM Conrad Sangma Shillong: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma have distributed land ‘pattas’ (land deeds, or property ownership certificates) to 754 households across eight localities across Tura town in West Garo Hills district.After distributing the land pattas to eligible families of Chinap A’slang in Tura on Thursday, the CM described the initiative as a “significant milestone” and an important step towards “resolving the decades-long” issue of general administration department (GAD) land occupation in the Tura Town area.He said the land ownership documents would provide legal security to beneficiaries and help…

Kanpur: The body of a paint trader was found inside his house in Vishva Bank A Block under Barra police station area of the South city on Monday afternoon, after a tenant alerted police when a foul smell started coming from the house.Barra police and a forensic team reached the spot, began an investigation, took the body into custody and sent it for postmortem.The deceased was identified as Anurag Baghel, a resident of Vishva Bank A-1 Block, who ran a paint business. His family includes wife Priyanka, son Hans and daughter Chitranshi. The deceased’s younger brother and auto parts trader…

Mysuru: After trapping a clerk, Shivakumar, attached to Hunsur revenue sub-divisional office red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe, sleuths of Karnataka Lokayukta police on Monday arrested Hunsur revenue subdivision assistant commissioner Kavya Rani on charges of demanding a bribe.Both the officers were arrested after booking them under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. A team led by Lokayukta DSP Shylendra trapped Shivakumar soon after he allegedly received cash from the complainant outside the office. He received the money at the behest of the AC, who is a senior KAS officer, according to Lokayukta cops.Lokayukta SP TJ Udesha told…

Ganga water treatment plant at Siddharth Vihar Noida: Taps ran dry across large parts of Noida and Ghaziabad on Monday after the Ganga water treatment plants at Pratap Vihar and Siddharth Vihar were shut for two days from Saturday to clear heavy silt accumulation at Upper Ganga Canal in Haridwar. While stored supply met demand in both districts until Sunday morning, shortages set in through the afternoon. This was the second time the plants were shut since July 30.Several sectors in Noida, including 19, 36, 40, 12 and 55, reported water shortages on Monday, with many residents forced to buy…