Chief Minister M.K. Stalin held a meeting with senior officials of the Tamil Nadu government in Chennai on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the case of sexual assault … Read more
Pharmacists have warned people not to buy fake weight-loss jabs online as a shortage of Ozempic is expected to stretch into next year. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) suggested there could be a possible “explosion in the unlicensed sale of medication online” as a result. Weight-loss injections have been popularised with celebrity endorsements and before … Read more
In a massive show of strength, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday kickstarted his campaign for the upcoming Assembly election from the Pawar clan bastion of Baramati in Pune district. After suffering a humiliating drubbing in the recent Lok Sabha poll at the hands of his uncle … Read more
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a chargesheet against an accused in the 2019 Surat Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case. The central anti-terror probe agency charged Abdul Gaffar, alias Gaffarbhai, a resident of Bihar’s Katihar, for being involved in a criminal conspiracy, along with several others, for the circulation and distribution of … Read more
Bihar YouTuber Manish Kashyap met BJP chief J.P. Nadda after joining the saffron party in New Delhi on April 25, 2024. Photo: X/@OfficeofJPNadda Bihar YouTuber Tripurari Kumar Tiwari alias Manish Kashyap, who was arrested last year for allegedly circulating fake news on Bihari migrants being attacked in Tamil Nadu, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on … Read more
Scamsters use WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms to target members of the public, the police said. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images Recently, the relative of a top police officer in Tamil Nadu received a WhatsApp call from the officer. It had been many days since the two … Read more
Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters The Central cybercrime police are on the lookout for a cyber fraudster who, posing as a KAS officer, was trying to cheat people. Based on the complaint filed by V. Nagaraja working at Khanija Bhavan, the police on Tuesday, registered a case against the unidentified person charging him … Read more
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said fake news, wrong and mischievous information, political ambitions and preferences, tendency to play power brokers, and monetary considerations, had eroded the people’s faith in the media. “The Press Council of India [PCI] should take quick action against those deliberately spreading fake news and compromising professional ethics. It is not … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested three persons allegedly involved in an illegal job racket operating in multiple States. The accused targeted those preparing for examinations of various Central government jobs. They have been identified as Aman Kumar from Dhanbad in Jharkhand; Vishal, a resident of Araria in Bihar; and Ajay Kumar, who is … Read more
The increased demand for firecrackers can sometimes lead to unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of unsuspecting buyers, the police said. File photograph | Photo Credit: KARUNAKARAN M Over 25 cases of fake websites selling fireworks and crackers have been reported in a month, the Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police said on Saturday, while … Read more