Surat: A private bank-appointed gold valuer and three customers have been booked for allegedly cheating a private bank by securing loans against fake gold jewellery using forged valuation certificates. The fraud, involving loans worth nearly Rs 10 lakh, came to light during an internal audit that found several pledged ornaments to be counterfeit. The complaint…
A security deposit is one of the most significant aspects of a rental agreement in India. Before occupying a rented property, tenants have to make a lump-sum payment to the landlord as a precaution against rent arrears or other issues arising from the rental agreement. As these payments can be substantial, it is necessary to…
Kolkata: Krishnadas Das, a 105-year-old retired policeman who was posted with the Constituent Assembly security in Delhi in 1946-47, can still recall Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s towering presence at the House and his frustration with the efforts to divide the country that eventually prompted his decision to move to Kashmir. The resident of Bolpur on Sunday…
Pipeline being laid from Pavana dam in Ravet in 2010 Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has convened a meeting of all stakeholders on July 3, including MPs, MLAs and senior officials from Pimpri Chinchwad and Pune district, to discuss possible revival of the long-pending Pavana closed water pipeline project.However, farmers who had initiated the agitation…
Surrogacy: HC frames guidelines to clear child custody applications Chennai: Madras high court has issued guidelines for magistrates who deal with custody and parentage applications in surrogacy cases. The court has said that such applications must be disposed of in four weeks unless a deeper scrutiny is required where fraud, fabrication of documents, involuntary consent…
NEW DELHI: India’s first T20I against Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Ground in Stormont on Friday could be affected by the weather, with rain expected in Belfast during the day. The match marks the beginning of a new era under captain Shreyas Iyer, while 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could make his much-awaited international…
Canacona: A landslide around midnight on Tuesday damaged the rear portion of Sebastiao Corte’s house at Utrabandh, Loliem, after stones from the retention wall behind the house were pushed out, triggering concern among residents over further landslides and rockfalls.Canacona Emergency Services station fire officer Dilesh Gaonkar said the homeowner suffered a loss of Rs 18,000,…
Moon transits often reveal the true state of mind. On July 1, 2026, the Moon – the planet of our emotions – will move into Capricorn, and for the next two days, the emotional tone becomes serious, practical, and career-oriented. This is not a flight of fancy, nor is it a transit of excuses. Capricorn…
John Cockcroft (Image: Wikipedia) Some people don’t just contribute to the world. They bend its direction. The British physicist John Cockcroft, himself a Nobel Prize winner who helped split the atom, believed history turns on such rare figures. Human progress has always depended on the achievements of a few individuals of outstanding ability and creativity,…
Kolkata: Nearly a year after Rs 56 lakh was siphoned off from Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee’s bank account, Kolkata Police’s cybercrime wing has arrested the alleged mastermind from Assam. Accused Mukuleswar Reza was arrested from Rangapaniand produced before a court on Saturday. The fraud came to light in Nov 2025. The account, opened at a…
