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Srinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Wednesday that it has apprehended five employees in connection with the HDFC bank fraud case, following searches conducted in the Budgam and Shopian districts.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir said in a press statement, “EOW Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K is conducting searches in the districts of Shopian and Budgam in connection with case FIR No. 30/2025, registered under the relevant prov…

Dhar, Jan 23 (IANS) Saraswati Puja began on Friday at the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, under heavy security.A large number of Hindu devotees of Baghichi Devi (Goddess Saraswati) were reaching the site since early morning to offer prayers. Heavy security has been deployed to avoid communal violence at the disputed site.The Muslim community members will also arrive at the site to offer their Namaz between 1 a.m. and 3 p.m.Chief Minister Mohan Yadav,…

Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Rameshwar Sharma said on Thursday that people from the Muslim community should act wisely, maintain harmony with Hindus, and allow worship at the Bhojshala temple in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.Sharma made the statement while responding to the Supreme Court’s order allowing members of both communities — Hindu and Muslim — to offer prayers at the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula mosque in Dhar on Friday.“M…

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Folk singer Neha Singh Rathore appeared at Hazratganj Police Station on Monday morning in compliance with an order from the Supreme Court in connection with an FIR lodged against her for alleged objectionable posts on social media after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.Speaking to reporters, Neha Singh Rathore said, “I had received an order from the Supreme Court of India to appear at Hazratganj Police Station before the Investigating Officer at 11:00 AM on 19.01…

Bengaluru, Jan 6 (IANS) The authorities of the Bengaluru Passport Seva Kendra and the district courts in Bagalkot and Mysuru received bomb threats through their official email accounts on Tuesday.Police said an email threatening a bomb blast was sent to the passport office on Lalbagh Road in Bengaluru. Mischief-makers issued the threat via email. Following the alert, personnel from Wilson Garden and S.R. Nagar police stations rushed to the spot along with dog squads and bomb disposal teams and c…

Raigarh, Jan 4 (IANS) Police have arrested five accused in connection with the shocking assault on an on-duty female constable during a violent anti-coal mining protest in Tamnar block, Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.The arrested individuals have been identified as Mangal Rathia, Chinesh Khamari, Premsingh Rathia, Kirti Shriwas (all residents of Amgaon village), and Vanmali Rathia (resident of Jharna village).Two others remain at large. Earlier police arrested two accused, and three were at la…

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Elon Musk-run X Corp on Sunday said it continues to take action against illegal content on its social media platform, including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), and is working with local governments and law enforcement agencies as necessary.Responding to Musk’s post that “Anyone using Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content,” X Safety said that it removes such content, permanently suspend accounts, and “i…

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that anyone using Grok AI to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content, a day after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) cracked down on X Corp for failing to prevent the generation and circulation of obscene, nude and indecent content on its platform.Musk replied to DogeDesigner, the UI/UX and graphic designer of the DOGE team, on X, who posted that so…

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Friday cracked down on X Corp for failing to prevent the generation and circulation of obscene, nude and indecent content on its platform.The government has directed X Corp to send an action taken report (ATR) “towards immediate compliance for prevention of hosting, generation, publication or transmission, sharing or uploading of obscene, nude, indecent and explicit content through the misuse of Al-based se…