Crime

Kochi: Renowned South director Chidambaram S Poduval has been booked on charges of sexual harassment. Poduval, who helmed successful Malayalam films like ‘Jan.E.Man’ (2021) and the 2024 blockbuster ‘Manjummel Boys’,...

Berhampur: The tranquil sanctum of Mahendragiri, venerated in mythology and cherished as the spiritual crown of southern Odisha, was shaken by an alarming episode of vandalism and arson. According to...

Gurugram: Imagine checking into a swanky hotel and living there for five months without paying a penny. That’s exactly what 26-year-old Himanshu pulled off in Gurugram, using a fake PhonePe...

New Delhi: Well-known YouTuber and television panelist Saleem Wastik was in critical condition after a brutal knife attack in Ghaziabad’s Ashok Vihar Colony, under Loni police station, on Friday. In...

Bengaluru: In a shocking kidnap and assault case, police have arrested 11 persons, including actor-influencer Aishwarya aka Ash Mello. Kannada film director TA Anish, originally from Tamil Nadu, filed a...

Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday raided the office and residence of industrialist Anil Ambani in a high-stakes probe into an alleged loan fraud at Reliance Communications...

Bhopal: A sex and religious conversion racket, run by a gang led by two sisters, has been unearthed in Bhopal. Afreen and Amreen, the sisters, have been arrested, while three...

Bengaluru: In a major embarrassment for the BJP, one of its MLAs in Karnataka was arrested on Saturday on bribery charges. Chandru Lamani, legislator from Shirahatti Assembly constituency, was allegedly...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar have busted organised cyber fraud syndicates with the arrest of 10 persons, including a software engineer identified as Mayank Kumar, amid the ongoing 'Operation...

Ranchi: We are well into the 21st century, but India continues to be plagued by the scourge of witch hunting. Jharkhand’s Chaibasa witnessed one such despicable incident earlier this week. A...