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Man held for duping senior citizens at ATMs

MUMBAI, Feb. 21 -- The Kasturba Marg police on Friday arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly duping senior citizens at ATM kiosks by swapping their debit cards and siphoning off money. Police said 7... Read More


Rajesh Narvekar is new transport commissioner

Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- The Maharashtra government on Friday appointed senior IAS officer Rajesh Narvekar as the state's new Transport Commissioner, replacing Vivek Bhimanwar, who retired at the end of Jan... Read More


Writer who transformed shades of mundane urban life into iconic tales

Kolkata, Feb. 21 -- Bengali novelist Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay, known to millions by his pen name Sankar whose works transformed the mundane realities of a fast changing urban life into timeless narra... Read More


Monorail clears first of two safety nods

Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- The Mumbai Monorail has cleared the first of two safety clearances, mandated by MMRDA, following a spate of technical glitches in 2025. On Friday, the new rolling stock was certifie... Read More


INDIA JOINS PAX SILICA

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- India on Friday became the 10th country to join the US-led Pax Silica initiative for secure global supply chains for AI technology and semiconductors, strengthening the bilateral... Read More


5 jailed for life in 2016 kerala lynching case

Malappuram(Kerala), Feb. 21 -- A local court on Friday sentenced five people to life imprisonment for lynching a 42-year-old man in 2016 in a suspected moral policing incident in Mankada. The five, co... Read More


ai must be used to strengthen truth: om birla

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday warned against deepfakes and misinformation while outlining AI's potential to highlight threats to democratic discourse and the need for ethi... Read More


NHAI plan to halt cash transactions across toll plazas from April 1st

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday said that it is considering discontinuing cash transactions from April 1, 2026 at toll plazas across India. Already 98% of t... Read More


Madras HC orders case against DMK minister

Bengaluru, Feb. 21 -- The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) to "immediately register a criminal case" against DMK minister KN Nehr... Read More


hc raps navy, govt for work near INS Shikra

MUMBAI, Feb. 21 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday rapped the government and the Navy for failing to raise objections when Jadhavji Mansion - a high-rise building close to the naval air station in Col... Read More