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From bankers to doctors, none immune to 'digital arrest' scams

LUCKNOW, Jan. 14 -- Victims of "digital arrest" scams in the city in the recent months have included retired army personnel, doctors, bankers and businessmen, challenging the assumption that education... Read More


Foundation stone laying for new Odisha Assembly building sparks delimitation debate

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 14 -- The debate over delimitation, or reorganisation of Assembly constituencies, has resurfaced in Odisha following Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi recently laying the foundation ... Read More


Taskaree - The Smuggler's Web Twitter Review: Emraan Hashmi 'owned every frame' but weak writing disappoints fans

India, Jan. 14 -- Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web is a crime thriller series directed by Neeraj Pandey. The series is now available on Netflix and has been receiving mixed reviews from critics and fans o... Read More


Binny Bansal-Backed RISA Labs Raises $11 Mn From Cencora Ventures, Optum Ventures

India, Jan. 14 -- Healthcare AI startup RISA Labs has raised $11.1 Mn (over INR 100 Cr) in a Series A funding round co-led by US-based VC firms Cencora Ventures and Optum Ventures. Besides, investors ... Read More


Zaid Khan wanted to take over film meant for Yash before Cult

India, Jan. 14 -- Banaras actor Zaid Khan's second film, Cult, has him collaborating with director Anil Kumar, whom he'd met years ago at Rocking Star Yash's office in Bengaluru. Following the success... Read More


Virat Kohli, the relentless run-machine of India: What his return to No.1 ODI rankings say about his game

India, Jan. 14 -- Virat Kohli is back at the top of ODI batting, returning to No. 1 in the ICC men's rankings on 14 January 2026. It's his first time leading the list since July 2021 - and the timing... Read More


Two more nurses with Nipah virus symptoms admitted to Kolkata hosp

Kolkata, Jan. 14 -- Two more nurses showing symptoms consistent with Nipah virus infection were admitted to Beliaghata ID Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday, intensifying concerns amid the ongoing healt... Read More


South-East Asia marks 15 years without wild poliovirus case

Kathmandu, Jan. 14 -- Fifteen years after recording its last case of wild poliovirus, the WHO South-East Asia Region with a quarter of the world's population, continues to sustain its polio-free statu... Read More


Trump calls Renee Nicole Good a 'solid, wonderful person,' sends message to her father

India, Jan. 14 -- President Donald Trump called Renee Nicole Good a "wonderful person" in his latest remarks about the ICE killing, and sent a message to her father. Good, a 37-year-old mother of thre... Read More


Mining lease renewal valid despite rule change: Cal HC

Kolkata, Jan. 14 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a mining lease containing a one-time renewal clause cannot be denied renewal merely because the rules under which the lease was originally gra... Read More