An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in Maharashtra’s Akola allegedly asked a woman in custody to send her daughter to him in exchange for money, seeking sexual favours. The officer has since been suspended and is currently absconding, officials said. The accused officer, Rajesh Jadhav, allegedly made the demand while on duty, asking the woman to send...

Reserve Bank of India (File photo) With the beginning of the new financial year, India’s digital payments landscape is poised for a major security overhaul as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rolls out stricter authentication norms from April 1.The move comes in response to rising transaction volumes and increasing fraud risks. RBI aims to...

Image for the purpose of representation only. | Photo Credit: File Hotels and restaurants in Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, have been asked to rename their establishments by dropping any reference to specific animal meats, including pork, beef, chicken, and mutton. The Tuesday (March 31, 2026) order from the Itanagar Municipal Corporation also states...

3 min readKochiApr 1, 2026 02:18 PM IST While Indian cinema has never had a dearth of exceptional directors adept at making comedies — with Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Siddique-Lal, Rajkumar Santoshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and David Dhawan being a few of the best examples — Priyadarshan remains arguably one of the most popular and...

Goa court grants conditional bail to Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra in Birch by Romeo Lane fire that killed 25 Source link

Israel said on Wednesday it launched a strike on a pharmaceutical facility in Iran, alleging it was supplying fentanyl for use in a chemical weapons programme, a charge denied by Tehran.Iran confirmed that the Tofigh Daru factory was hit but said it produces only “hospital drugs” used in medical procedures. Both sides said the strike...

Kerala is in full election mode as the State goes to polls on April 9, 2026 (image for representation) | Photo Credit:  C. SURESHKUMAR Kerala is in full election mode, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing April 9 as the date for the 2026 elections to the State Legislative Assembly. The polled votes will...

2 min readPuneUpdated: Apr 1, 2026 10:16 AM IST Pune police booked social media content creator Santosh Pandit on charges of sexual harassment of a woman journalist who was covering a protest organised in the city with regards to the cases against self-styled godman Ashok Kumar Kharat. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered at...

A shifting political equation is taking shape in Bihar following the recent Rajya Sabha elections, with developments tilting in favour of the BJP. At the centre of the churn is cross-voting by three Congress MLAs, who backed the BJP candidate despite the party holding six legislators in the state. The situation is further complicated by...

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Tuesday (US local time) that Washington may need to “reassess” its relationship with NATO after the Iran war ends.“I think there’s no doubt that, unfortunately, once this conflict is over, we’ll have to take a fresh look at that relationship. We’ll need to reconsider what NATO brings...