Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) The UK’s ‘Visa Fraud Ton Bacho’ campaign in Punjab has raised awareness of visa scam tactics, helping protect people from exploitation, financial loss, and emotional distress, the British High Commission said on Wednesday. The campaign will continue with active partnership from local stakeholders.The campaign was launched earlier this year with the High Commission working with the Indian authorities and local stakeholders to extend the campaign’s reach further to areas o…

Bhopal, Aug 6 (IANS) A retired Madhya Pradesh government official in Gwalior became the latest victim of cybercrime as he lost more than Rs 7 lakh after being kept in digital arrest for almost 22 hours, the police said on Wednesday. The fraudsters, impersonating Crime Branch officials, contacted Avneesh Chandra, a retired employee of Madhya Pradesh’s Dairy Department, through a WhatsApp call, saying that his mobile SIM card would be deactivated soon as multiple SIM cards were procured against a …

Ahmedabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Gujarat Police have successfully dismantled an illegal call centre operating in the Hansol area of Ahmedabad, which was targeting American citizens through a fraudulent loan scheme. The action has drawn praise from the United States (US), highlighting the growing cooperation between Indian and American law enforcement agencies in tackling cybercrime.Reacting to the development, the U.S. Embassy in India issued a statement lauding the Gujarat Police for their swift and dec…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Shiv Sena has extended its unconditional support to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the upcoming Vice Presidential election, announced Shiv Sena Chief Leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during his visit to New Delhi. He affirmed that Shiv Sena remains one of the oldest and most trusted allies of the NDA.Shinde, accompanied by all Shiv Sena MPs, called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. He said that Amit Shah has becom…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India Test captain Shubman Gill is amongst the three nominees for ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for July 2025. Apart from Gill, England skipper Ben Stokes and South Africa all-rounder Wiaan Mulder have been nominated for the monthly honour. Gill capped a prolific month of run-scoring by making 567 runs at an average of 94.5 in three Tests during India’s tense 2-2 drawn series in England. His standout effort came at Edgbaston, where he struck 269 in the first innin…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Manchester United are closing in to sign Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, making an offer worth an initial 65 million pounds with an additional 8.9 million pounds in add-ons, says a report. Manchester United have been involved in a battle for the Slovenian’s signature with Premier League rivals Newcastle, who made a second bid of 69.7 million pounds plus add-ons after an initial offer of just under 70 million pounds plus add-ons. According to a Sky Sports report, there is …

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) England duo of Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone and Ireland captain Gaby Lewis have been nominated for ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for July 2025. Sophia delivered consistent runs for England through back-to-back white-ball series against India at home in July. After a rare failure in the second T20I in Bristol, the right-handed batter struck a fluent 75 at The Oval to set up a five-run win for England.She followed with scores of 22 and 46 to finish as England…

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Pointing out that they respected the sentiments of the Tamil people, the makers of director Gowtam Tinnanuri’s explosive action entertainer, ‘Kingdom’, featuring actor Vijay Deverakonda in the lead, on Wednesday expressed regret if the sentiments of the people were in some way hurt by their film. However, the makers also underlined the fact that the film was a completely fictional one and assured Tamil audiences that the film contained no scenes that would hurt their …

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kajol, who is returning with the 2nd season of the courtroom drama streaming show ‘The Trial: Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha’, has said that 2025 has been an enriching year for her. The makers of ‘The Trial: Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha’ released a quirky video announcing the return of the 2nd season. It shows that the actress’ character of Noyonika Sengupta has now found her footing in the ruthless world of law as she battles new challenges, impossible choices and…

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) The Indian stock market ended slightly lower after witnessing volatile trading on Wednesday, as investors showed mixed reaction to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent.Sensex settled at 80,543.99, down 166.26 points or 0.21 per cent. The 30-share index opened in negative territory at 80,694.98 against last session’s closing of 80,710.25 ahead of the RBI’s decision on rate cut in the morning. The index hit an intra-day low…