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Retd banker loses Rs.1.3cr to investment fraud

Chandigarh, Dec. 20 -- A 77-year-old retired SBI bank officer was allegedly duped of Rs.1.3 crore in an online investment fraud, police said. Police said the victim, Vijay Kumar, received a WhatsApp m... Read More


Tihar's 'open jail' inmates to soon get phone access

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 -- Inmates of Tihar's open jail will soon be able to use mobile phones, albeit, with some limitations, with the jail authorities in the process of coming up with a standard operatin... Read More


Free solar power for 600 bright students' houses

Hoshiarpur, Dec. 20 -- Under the "Chardha Suraj Abhiyan", the district administration would provide free 1-kilowatt rooftop solar systems at the houses of 600 meritorious students who excelled in the ... Read More


Niqab row: Iltija files plaint against Nitish

Srinagar, Dec. 20 -- The issue of pulling down of niqab of a Muslim woman doctor by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is refusing to die down in Kashmir with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Ilti... Read More


Judicial panel begins recording statements

Srinagar, Dec. 20 -- As part of its inquiry into the violence in Leh, the judicial inquiry commission headed by justice BS Chauhan began recording oral statements in Leh from Friday. To probe the viol... Read More


Selection process for appointment as IAS officers in spl category stayed

Chandigarh, Dec. 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has stayed the selection process for appointment to the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) in the 'non-state civil officers' category in... Read More


J&K Police: 29 with terror links, criminal backgrounds working at Kishtwar project

JAMMU, Dec. 20 -- A real brother, a cousin and a nephew of longest surviving Hizbul Mujahideen commander Mohammad Amin alias Jahangir Saroori, are among 29 individuals with terror links and criminal b... Read More


SIR leaves Matua community members worried

Kolkata, Dec. 20 -- Waves of worry are rippling through the Matua community in West Bengal after Election Commission (EC) data showed that districts where large chunks of such voters reside have recor... Read More


7.3mn voters face deletion in Gujarat; highest in cities

Ahmedabad, Dec. 20 -- The electoral roll in Gujarat could shrink by around 14.5% from 50.8 million to 43.4 million, after the special intensive revision (SIR), with the highest potential deletions in ... Read More


No foul play: Singapore police reiterates stance

Silchar, Dec. 20 -- The Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Friday reiterated that it does not suspect any foul play in the death of singer Zubeen Garg, even as investigations continue under Singapore's C... Read More