Tehran, May 2 (IANS) Iran on Saturday executed two men convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported.The individuals, identified as Yaqoub Karimpour and Naser Bekrzadeh, were hanged following judicial proceedings and the upholding of their death sentences by the Supreme Court of Iran, the report said.It added that Karimpour had knowingly continued his “effective” cooperation with Mossad during the 40-day war involving Iran, t…
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Bengaluru, April 27 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a man accused of filming obscene videos of women on Namma Metro trains and uploading them on social media, strongly reprimanding him for his actions. Rapping the accused, the court questioned him about what kind of person he is to have committed such an act.The accused, identified as Digant B.K., had approached the High Court seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him. The c…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Thursday warned investors about an individual who is not registered with SEBI as a Research Analyst but offers unauthorised services and cautioned investors to stay away from any scheme or product offered by them.An entity named Gourav Dutta, who runs a website Wealth Research, is neither registered as member nor as “Authorized Person of any registered member of the BSE Limited”, the exchange clarified.Alleged entity “engaged in unau…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has questioned a NEET aspirant from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in connection with an alleged terror radicalisation network with links to Mumbai, officials said on Thursday.They further mentioned that multiple electronic devices have been seized, and the youth has been summoned again for further questioning on April 22.In a coordinated operation with the Uttar Pradesh ATS, Maharashtra ATS officials conducted a search at a residence …
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Deeply disturbed by the leaking of footage of actor Vijay’s upcoming film ‘Jana Nayagan’ on the Internet before its release, the Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA), the largest and oldest association of producers of film and entertainment content, has now written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention in the issue and urging him to direct immediate and stringent action against those responsible for the piracy of the film. In a lette…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) In a major crackdown on organised cyber investment frauds, the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested two key accused in separate cases involving cheated amounts exceeding Rs 74 lakh, officials said on Thursday.According to police, the arrests have exposed a well-structured cyber fraud network involving mule bank accounts, foreign handlers, cryptocurrency transactions, and advanced digital tools used to evade law enforcement agencies.In the first case, a key facilitat…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Saturday said that more than 50 million Russians use the messaging platform daily despite a government ban, as attempts to block virtual private networks triggered a nationwide banking failure that briefly left cash as the only payment method.Taking to the microblogging platform X, Durov said over 50 million Russians send at least one message on Telegram every day, with total daily active users in Russia reaching 65 million.He further sta…
Raebareli, April 1 (IANS) In a remarkable display of prompt response and coordination, the police saved the life of an 18-year-old youth in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli after a distressing social media post signalled a potential suicide attempt. The incident highlights the growing role of technology and rapid law enforcement in preventing tragedies. According to officials, a video related to suicide was posted on Instagram, triggering an alert through the Meta Alert System at the police headquarter…
Seoul, March 25 (IANS) A South Korean national detained in the Philippines was temporarily repatriated to South Korea on Wednesday to face an investigation into alleged cross-border drug trafficking, Cheong Wa Dae said.The convicted criminal, Park Wang-yeol, has been serving a 60-year prison sentence in the Philippines since 2022 for killing three South Koreans in 2016. The 48-year-old is also suspected of smuggling drugs into South Korea through accomplices via social media platforms and is kno…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The government on Wednesday asked messaging platform Telegram to remove pirated content from its platform after complaints from several OTT platforms about large-scale sharing of copyrighted movies and web series.The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) issued a notice to Telegram under the Information Technology Act, 2000, directing the platform to take action against piracy and remove illegal content.The move comes after complaints were filed by OTT platfor…