New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will pronounce on Friday its verdict on a plea filed by messaging platform Telegram challenging the Centre’s decision to temporarily suspend its services across India ahead of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21.A single-judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia reserved judgment on Thursday after hearing arguments from Telegram and the Union government. As per the Delhi High Court’s website, the verdict is scheduled to be delivered a…
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New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will pronounce on Friday its verdict on a plea filed by messaging platform Telegram challenging the Centre’s decision to temporarily suspend its services across India ahead of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21. A single-judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia reserved judgment on Thursday after hearing arguments from Telegram and the Union government. As per the Delhi High Court’s website, the verdict is scheduled to be delivered …
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cyber department has registered an FIR against stand-up comedian Pranit More, Himanshu Jangra, Sejal Pawar, and others over allegedly obscene and objectionable content circulated on social media, an official said on Thursday. The Office of the Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra Cyber, said that an offence has been registered against these individuals at the Nodal Cyber Police Station, Maharashtra Cyber, vide FIR No. 36/2026 U/s 75(1)(iv), 75…
Pune, June 9 (IANS) A major cyber fraud case involving more than Rs 4.43 crore has surfaced in Pune, where a retired IT professional was allegedly duped by fraudsters posing as investment experts on WhatsApp and Telegram. The accused reportedly lured the victim with promises of extraordinary returns through stock market investments and displayed fictitious profits worth over Rs 26 crore on a fake online trading platform before demanding additional payments in the name of service charges.Accordin…
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) The reality show ‘Lock Upp’ is returning with its 2nd season. The makers of the show took to social media to announce the new season through a special activity mirroring the theme and the vibe of the show with cryptic sightings of masked prisoners across cities, and social media buzzing with theories. The show is set to drop on June 27. The host for the show and the contestants will be revealed later. The show has been made by Ektaa Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms in associat…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) The Karnataka Cyber Crime Police has expedited the investigation into the circulation of fake bikini videos and photographs of actress Rukmini Vasanth, who had gained national attention for her role in “Kantara Chapter-2”, seeking details of the social media accounts involved from Meta.The Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police registered an FIR last Tuesday against 29 social media accounts — 9 Instagram accounts, 14 X accounts, and 6 Facebook pages — in connection with the inci…
Vadodara, June 3 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s Vadodara city president Ashok Oza was arrested on Wednesday after a 40-year-old woman lodged a complaint accusing him of rape, criminal intimidation, and blackmail, marking the second criminal case registered against the party leader within a week. The complaint was filed at the Kapurai police station in Vadodara. Police said the woman has also named members of Oza’s family in the case.“The woman filed a complaint of rape, threatening and black…
Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against 29 social media accounts in connection with the circulation of fake bikini videos and photographs of actress Rukmini Vasanth, who had gained national attention for her role in the film ‘Kantara Chapter-2’.The police have initiated stringent action against a total of 29 social media accounts. These include 9 Instagram accounts, 14 ‘X’ accounts, and 6 Facebook pages.Cybercrime police have registered a case a…
Bengaluru, June 1 (IANS) The Karnataka State Cyber Command, in coordination with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), has carried out one of the largest anti-online betting operations in the country, targeting a vast network of illegal betting websites, mobile applications, and fraudulent betting URLs. According to a statement issued by the Karnataka State Cyber Command on Monday, the operation resulted in action against nearly 8,750 betting-related digital platforms, including webs…
Gandhinagar/Vadodara, May 31 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal of spreading false allegations against the state police after an investigation into an alleged Intelligence Bureau (IB) verification call led to the arrest of two men, including a senior AAP leader. “The number you called belongs to your own man. Why are you building a bundle of lies by portraying him as an IB officer?” Sanghavi said on Saturday, referri…