New Delhi: Delhi Police Crime Branch recently busted an extortion racket and foiled a plot to intimidate businessmen by arranging shooters to fire at their residences and office premises. Two men accused of demanding crores of rupees in the name of gangster Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu were arrested.Special CP (crime) HGS Dhaliwal said Rohit Arora…
Education in Ireland will host its Education in Ireland Fair in Pune on October 4, Sunday at Hyatt Pune, near Aga Khan Palace . The fair is free and open to all interested students, offering them an opportunity to interact with representatives and academics from 17 Irish universities and colleges. The timing of the fair…
MONSTER IN HERITAGE AREA: The controversial bungalow has stood for several years despite uproar over it For four decades, Old Goa’s priceless heritage has stood without a management plan. Now, long-awaited bylaws promise protection, but experts warn crucial gaps could leave its fragile legacy vulnerable After a 40-year gap without a management plan for the…
Surat: Udhna police have registered an FIR against two moneylenders for allegedly charging exorbitant interest, misusing blank signed cheques and threatening a tea shop owner with dire consequences when he resisted their demands.The case was registered on Saturday following a complaint by Mahendrapratap Singh, (54), a resident of Pandesara. The accused have been identified as…
Bank customers planning to visit branches this week may need to reschedule their plans as several bank closures are lined up between September 28 and October 4. Lenders across the country will observe a three-day nationwide strike as well as a major national holiday during the week, potentially disrupting over-the-counter banking services in several states.Bank…
Sarvesh Kushare (ANI Photo) Sarvesh Kushare added another international medal to his collection on Sunday, winning silver in the men’s high jump at the Asian Games in Japan.Kushare cleared 2.25m to finish second. Chinese Taipei’s Chao-hsuan Fu also cleared 2.25m but won gold, while South Korea’s Sanghyeok Woo took bronze with a best effort of…
Remember the kid from ‘Jerry Maguire’? Jonathan Lipnicki returns to the red carpet 30 years later(Image Credit: Instagram) Three decades after audiences first saw him alongside Tom Cruise in ‘Jerry Maguire’, Jonathan Lipnicki is back on the red carpet. The former child actor made a rare public appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Primetime’…
The mystery buyer behind one of San Francisco’s most secretive real estate deals has finally been identified, nearly a year after an off-market sale transferred a $45 million mansion on Billionaires Row. Private equity investor Chuck Esserman bought the 10,742-square-foot Pacific Heights home formerly owned by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, according to the San Francisco…
Burmese pythons in southern Florida are using trees and shrubs more often than their heavy bodies, with juveniles showing arboreal behaviour more frequently than adults. Researchers radio-tracked 188 adult and 168 juvenile Burmese Pythons in Big Cypress National Preserve between 2017 and 2024 to examine how often the invasive snakes used aboveground woody vegetation. They…
A 25-year-old cybersecurity professional earning Rs 1.8 lakh a month in Bengaluru says he was “humbled” by housing prices after discovering that even a Rs 1.3 crore budget may not be enough for the kind of home he wants. For the young professional, buying a home initially appeared to be a realistic goal. Coming from…
