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Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that cyber security, data protection and digital diplomacy have become as critical as conventional military strength, while addressing the fifth convocation ceremony of Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) in Gujarat. She said the very nature of national security has transformed in the digital age, with cybercrime, phishing attacks and data breaches emerging as major challenges before the country.“Cyber security is now not only…

Bhopal, April 6 (IANS) A burglary at the official residence of Madhya Pradesh government’s senior Minister Vishwas Sarang in Bhopal has raised serious concerns over security arrangements in the state capital’s high-security zones. According to information, the incident took place at the Minister’s government bungalow located on Link Road area under TT Nagar police station in Bhopal, where unidentified miscreants targeted a storeroom within the premises.Confirming the incident, the Minister…

Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Investigations into the elevator death at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have revealed that the same lift had malfunctioned just seven days before the tragic incident.According to Kolkata Police, the elevator in the Trauma Care unit developed technical issues on March 13, prompting engineers to inspect and reportedly repair it the same day. However, on March 20, Arup Banerjee, a resident of Nager Bazar in north Kolkata, was crushed between the elevator an…

Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Investigations into the RG Kar elevator death case have revealed that the security guards were completely unaware that a key to the basement was kept in the office of the Superintendent of the hospital. As a result, what should have taken just three minutes to find the key ended up taking 33 minutes. Despite suffering fractures to his ribs and ruptures to his internal organs, Arup Banerjee had survived for nearly an hour. Investigators said on Tuesday that his life could…

Gandhinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) Describing forensic science as the “protective shield” of justice in an era of technology-driven crime, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said during his address at the fourth convocation ceremony of National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar on Friday. A total of 1,799 students were awarded degrees, including 17 PhD scholars. Fifty-two students received gold medals in recognition of academic excellence.The graduating cohort comprised students from…

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A 35-year-old woman from Delhi’s Tahirpur area died after allegedly being pushed from the first floor of her residence by her husband following an argument, police said on Saturday.According to officials, the woman was brought to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital on Friday, February 21, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.Preliminary inquiry revealed that the incident occurred inside the couple’s home after a domestic dispute escalated. During the altercation, the hus…

Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Five rounds of bullets were fired at filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s Juhu residence on Saturday night.In exclusive footage shot by IANS, bullet holes are clearly visible in one of the glass panels of the balcony. The clip shows three bullet holes on the building.Rohit Shetty’s home has two gates, and more than 10 CCTVs can be seen across the tower. As part of the investigation, four to five teams of the Crime Branch are now combing through over 100 nearby CCTV footages in search of…

Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) At least six people were killed, and more than a dozen others sustained injuries after a suicide bombing struck wedding celebrations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, local media reported on Saturday.The blast targeted the residence of Noor Alam Mehsud, head of the Aman (Peace) Committee, in Dera Ismail Khan district late on Friday. Mehsud himself was also injured in the incident.The explosion occurred while the wedding ceremony was underway, triggering p…

Guwahati, Dec 31 (IANS) Assam Special Director General of Police (SDGP) Munna Prasad Gupta on Wednesday said the state has witnessed a significant improvement in crime detection and conviction rates over the past year, attributing the progress to tighter monitoring, improved investigation standards and the implementation of new legal provisions.Interacting with the media, Gupta said nearly 70,000 First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered across Assam over the last one year, of which about…