Lucknow: A 62-year-old retired schoolteacher in Lucknow was kept under ‘digital arrest’ for six days and duped of Rs 12.57 lakh after cyber fraudsters posing as ATS officers told him that his mobile number and Aadhaar were linked to Pakistan-based terror handlers, reports Pathikrit Chakraborty.The victim received a WhatsApp video call on Nov 7 from…
NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Myanmar near the India border early Tuesday, with tremors felt in Manipur, Nagaland, and Assam.The quake occurred at 6.10am, about 27 km southeast of Ukhrul in Manipur, at a depth of 15 km. According to the national center for seismology (NCS), the epicentre was located at latitude…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is likely to announce assembly bypolls in seven states along with the Bihar polls, and will deploy a total 470 officers from various civil services as general, police and expenditure observers for the simultaneous exercises.EC, in a statement issued on Sunday, shared that the 470 observers – including 320 from…
Renowned magician Karan Singh left Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan spellbound at a 2017 Diwali party with a remarkable card trick. Aamir recounted how the magician accurately predicted a chosen card based on a number Shah Rukh selected. Singh later shared a video of the event, expressing his humility at the praise…
NEW DELHI: LG Electronics India Ltd’s IPO received 3.3 times subscription on the second day of bidding on Wednesday. The IPO got bids for 23,70,85,836 shares against 7,13,34,320 shares on offer, according to NSE data. The quota for non-institutional investors received 7.6 times subscription. The category for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) got subscribed 2.6 times,…
Despite Trump visa restrictions, US universities see minimal foreign student enrolment declines Foreign student enrolments in US universities have remained largely steady despite visa restrictions and funding cuts introduced under President Trump. Data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicates that active student visas for bachelor’s and master’s programmes declined only slightly, while doctoral…
Bihar is all set for the second and final phase of assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11, with the stakes high for both the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc. The electoral fate of 1,302 candidates, including over half a dozen ministers in the Nitish Kumar-led government, will be decided by 3.7 crore voters…
H-1B holder shares US struggles: What Indians should know before moving back home A recent Reddit post by an H-1B visa holder went viral, capturing the anxieties many Indians face while living in the US. The writer, despite having an approved I-140, described feeling stuck and constantly worrying about visa renewals, career uncertainty, and personal…
Bobby Deol featured in the Suriya starrer ‘Kanguva’, which, according to the audiences, didn’t live up to the expectations and failed to bring the audience to the theatres. It was the Bollywood actor’s debut film in Tamil cinema. In a recent interview, the actor broke silence on the failure of his film at the box…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a scathing attack on human rights activist Sayeda Hameed after she “legitimised infiltration,” claiming that Bangladeshis are not depriving anyone of their rights.In a social media post on X, Sarma accused Hameed of seeking to realise “Jinnah’s dream” to make Assam a part of…