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CBI cracks big cyber crime ring in Pune, Mumbai; arrests 3 for duping US citizens

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, July 25 -- In a big crackdown on transnational cybercrime, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a large-scale cyber fraud and financial crime syndicate based out of P... Read More


Punjab: Sale of spurious seeds will soon be a non-bailable offence

Chandigarh, July 25 -- Soon sale of spurious seeds will be a non-bailable offence in Punjab. Punjab Cabinet on Friday gave its consent to introduce The Seeds (Punjab Amendment) Bill 2025 to make sale... Read More


UP govt promotes sesame farming, offers Rs 95/kg subsidy on seeds

Lucknow, July 25 -- In a major step towards supporting small and marginal farmers, the Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh is actively promoting sesame (til) cultivation across the state. ... Read More


Building ties: 3 Indian naval ships arrive in Vietnam

New Delhi, July 25 -- Three Indian naval ships -- Delhi, Shakti and Kiltan -- have arrived at Vietnamese port as part of the Navy's ongoing operational deployment to South East Asia, officials said on... Read More


High Court acquits 2 in 1988 attempt to murder case

Kolkata, July 25 -- The Calcutta High Court has acquitted two men who were earlier convicted of attempting to murder their employer's brother, ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish commo... Read More


Fire wreaks havoc at Bengali TV sets

KOLKATA, July 25 -- A devastating fire broke out at Macneill Studio in South 24-Parganas on Thursday evening, reducing major portions of the studio complex to ashes. The fire, believed to have origin... Read More


KMC rolls out citywide plan to rehabilitate vagabonds

Kolkata, July 25 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has introduced a coordinated institutional mechanism to address the occupation of public spaces by vagabonds through a structured, citywide ... Read More


State working on measures to regulate price of some varieties of rice: Min

Kolkata, July 25 -- State Agriculture minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay on Friday said that the state is working on measures to regulate the price of some varieties of rice whose price has soared since... Read More


Cal HC CJ credits CM for infra funds at Howrah court complex launch

Kolkata, July 25 -- Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, TS Sivagnanam on Friday credited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "benevolent sanction of funds" for enabling several court infrastructure pro... Read More


App cab driver held for assaulting woman

Kolkata, July 25 -- An App cab driver was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assaulting a woman after an altercation over demanding extra fare. According to police, on Thursday, the woman, a resident... Read More