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'Other crimes saw fall in 2025, but cyber fraud posed a challenge to Agra police'

AGRA, Jan. 2 -- While there was a fall in other crimes, cyber frauds remained a major challenge for Agra Police Commissionerate last year as compared to 2024. There was a 28 percent rise in cases regi... Read More


UPERC slashes charges for new power connections

Lucknow, Jan. 2 -- In a major relief for power consumers, the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved the Cost Data Book, lowering rates for new power connections and doin... Read More


Man run over, beaten to death in planned vehicle attack

MEERUT, Jan. 2 -- A 30-year-old man was allegedly killed in Badaun's Mujaria police station area on Wednesday afternoon after being hit by vehicles and assaulted with hockey sticks and wooden rods, po... Read More


Gang that stole 100 bikes in 5 years busted

Meerut, Jan. 2 -- Shamli police and Special Operations Group (SOG) have arrested three members, one of whom is a bike mechanic, of a gang of vehicle lifters. The gang confessed to stealing more than 1... Read More


2 opium smuggling accused escape after attack on SOG team

MEERUT, Jan. 2 -- At least two suspected opium smugglers escaped after villagers attacked and surrounded a special operations group (SOG) team of the Uttar Pradesh police in Alampur Kot village under ... Read More


Mastermind thought Hilal was an informer: Cops

Agra, Jan. 2 -- Police have made one arrest in connection with the murder of a teacher at an AMU school in Aligarh last month, they said. The man arrested, Salman Qureshi, is said to be a close aide o... Read More


Can a cooperative model fix public mobility?

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Every morning in India's megacities, commuters can be seen jostling for space on overcrowded buses or haggling with auto drivers who quote fares on a whim. For most office-goers, ... Read More


President Murmu launches 'Skill the Nation' challenge

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday launched the 'Skill the Nation' challenge, an initiative of the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship (MSDE), aimed at promoting ... Read More


Detox done, now aim for growth

India, Jan. 2 -- Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) as a share of total advances of all scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) stood at 2.2% of all advances in September 2025, according to the latest Finan... Read More


Managing wealth and assets in the New Year

India, Jan. 2 -- When I was young, the desires were sharp, but I had little money to fulfil them. Thirty years later, the money is there but desires have sharply ebbed. That is the paradox of money. W... Read More