New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) After the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination citing alleged malpractice, Shiv Sena-UBT leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday claimed that a “syndicate” and a “broker system” is responsible for the “paper leaks”.In a video message posted on social media platform X, Chaturvedi said: “There is a paper leak syndicate, a broker system that has been made, which functions unafraid under this (Narendra Modi-led BJP) government.”She accused the B…
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Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) The Malkangiri Police of Odisha on Sunday busted a mobile hashish oil manufacturing unit and seized around 800 litres of chemicals and solvents used as precursors for manufacturing highly potent Hashish oil, said a senior̥ police official. Following the seizure, Malkangiri Police stated that the volume of precursors seized on Sunday has the potential to yield finished hashish oil with an estimated market value of around Rs 100 crore.For the past few days, Malkangiri Po…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday detained businessman Joy Kamdar, the Managing Director of Sun Enterprise, as part of its investigation into a money laundering case against criminal Sona Pappu alias Biswajit Poddar and his linked syndicate.The businessman was detained after ED officials conducted a raid at his residence in the Behala area of South Kolkata earlier in the morning. The ED also raided two premises linked to Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Si…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has successfully busted a cyber fraud racket operating through a fake online investment platform, leading to the arrest of three accused persons involved in cheating an unsuspecting victim of Rs 47.20 lakhs, officials said on Sunday.The accused persons were involved in routing fraudulent financial transactions through bank accounts obtained on a commission basis. Additionally, bank kit, SIM cards, and a mobile phone used in the commissi…
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Indian auteur Ram Gopal Varma has spoken about one of his many childhood dreams. On Thursday, the filmmaker took to his X, formerly Twitter, and shared a long note. He shared how change is the only constant he has grown up with, and how his dreams constantly changed during his formative years.He wrote, “I wanted to be an auto rickshaw driver when I was around 10, because I was fascinated with the vrooom vroom sound when the accelerator revs up. And then around 15, I wan…
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) National Award-winning filmmaker-producer Ram Gopal Varma is set to start the filming for the next installment of his political crime franchise, ‘Sarkar 4’, next month. The director shared the update while speaking on the opening day of the Red Lorry Film Festival. The director was present at the festival for a special screening of his cult-classic ‘Shiva’. Revisiting the film, the director spoke about the inspirations behind it, noting that legendary filmmaker St…
Nagpur, Jan 16 (IANS) The ED conducted simultaneous searches at 16 locations across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra before freezing bank balance worth Rs 1.34 crore and seizing Rs 38.43 lakh cash, a BMW and seven other vehicles in a case linked to illegal sand mining, an official said on Friday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Nagpur Sub-Zonal Office, carried out search operations under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at premises located in Bhopal, Hoshang…
Raipur, Jan 12 (IANS) The Raipur Zonal Office of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has issued a Provisional Attachment Order (PAO) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, attaching eight immovable properties valued at approximately Rs 2.66 crore, an agency statement said on Monday.According to ED, these assets, consisting of land parcels and residential flats, were allegedly acquired by accused individuals Saumya Chaurasia and Nikhil Chandrakar in the names of their relative…
Dhaka, Jan 9 (IANS) In yet another controversial move, authorities at Bangladesh’s Dhaka University have decided to rename the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall to the ‘Osman Hadi Hall’, after the slain radical Islamist leader Sharif Osman Hadi who was shot dead in the country’s capital last month. Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Hall, named after former President Mujibur Rahman’s wife, will also be renamed ‘Captain Sitara Parvin Hall’, local media reported on Friday.The decision was reportedly taken during…
Chandigarh, Dec 28 (IANS) Despite “fighting” for institutional autonomy and retaining identity closely entwined with Punjabi culture and ethos, more than 200 patents have been granted and published by 143-year-old Chandigarh-based Panjab University (PU), where 75 per cent of graduating students are women. In 2025, seven patents were published, 10 were granted, and four were filed.Being the alma mater of former Prime Ministers Dr Manmohan Singh and I.K. Gujral, and former President Shankar Dayal …