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From solar plant promise to fake legal service: Bengaluru businessman’s Rs 1.62 crore nightmare
A Bengaluru businessman lost Rs 1.62 crore in two cyber frauds first to a fake solar plant service and then to a bogus legal recovery firm. Police arrested the main accused, who ran a fake consultancy targeting scam victims.
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Wildlife tragedy in Karnataka: 20 peacocks found dead in Tumakuru, third suspected poisoning case in a month
Farmers found the carcasses of three male and 17 female peacocks scattered across farmland near a stream in Tumakuru, Karnataka.
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Bihar man declares father dead to sell ancestral land for Rs 2 lakh
A 90-year-old man in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur has accused his son of falsely declaring him dead to illegally sell ancestral land for Rs 2 lakh. The elderly man has sought legal action and cancellation of the fraudulent sale.
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Hyderabad weather: Heavy rain brings city to standstill as waterlogging triggers travel advisory
Hyderabad was thrown into disarray on Monday after a prolonged spell of heavy rainfall led to widespread waterlogging and severe traffic congestion across multiple neighbourhoods.
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Delhi court clears Satyendar Jain in PWD corruption case, cites lack of evidence - ‘Mere suspicion is not enough’
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a case in 2018 following a complaint from the Delhi government’s directorate of vigilance alleging that Satyendar Jain, in his capacity as then PWD minister and department officials had improperly engaged a 'creative team' of consultants in violation of recruitment and financial rules.
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2 injured after drunk medical officer rams SUV into bike in Uttarakhand; suspended | Video
The accident happened at around 1.45 pm on Saturday near Monal Hotel in Rudraprayag. CCTV and mobile phone videos showed a black Scorpio SUV hitting a Pulsar motorcycle and dragging it for nearly 100 metres.
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KSRTC bus strike: Karnataka govt issues WFH advisory as transport staff announces 'bandh' — What are protesters demanding?
The employees’ union of KSRTC are demanding payment of 38 months’ pending salary arrears and the implementation of a salary hike effective from January 1, 2024.
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Ghaziabad revamps traffic control with 3 zones, 9 sub-zones, 710 cops to ease congestion
Officials said the move is aimed at improving vehicle flow on important routes and handling the heavy volume of cross-border traffic between Ghaziabad, Delhi, and Uttarakhand.
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Bengaluru weather: Monsoon revives with short, sharp showers and waterlogging; IMD forecasts more thunderstorms
The brisk spell, although brief, led to waterlogging on major roads such as Kamaraj Road, as well as in low-lying areas of KR Puram and along the Kasturi Nagar down-ramp in Bengaluru.
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Red alert in Uttarakhand as torrential rain batters state, landslides block key roads; Char Dham Yatra suspended
The State Emergency Operation Centre confirmed that access routes to both Yamunotri and Gangotri remain blocked, leaving many pilgrims stranded. In addition, multiple landslides in Almora and Bageshwar have isolated several areas, affecting over 10,000 residents.
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Major traffic restrictions in Delhi today: Check routes and alternatives
In Delhi, traffic restrictions and diversions will be put in place in W-Point, A-Point ITO Chowk, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Delhi Gate, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Rajghat Crossing, MGM and IP Marg between 8 am and 10.30 am on August 5.
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17 UP districts reel under flood fury; Ganga flows above danger mark in Varanasi, Prayagraj
Schools in most of the affected districts, including Lucknow, have been shut as a safety measure. The Ganga, Yamuna, and Chambal rivers have flooded hundreds of houses, cutting off road access to many villages.
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Heavy rain soaks Hyderabad as IMD issues yellow alert till August 9
The heaviest spell is likely on August 8 and 9, when Telangana regions, including neighboring districts of Ranga Reddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri, are expected to receive heavy rain.
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Delhi woman plots husband’s murder, lover’s mistake and phone trail lead cops to crack case
The accused woman, Soniya, had been married to 42-year-old Pritam Prakash since she was 16. The couple lived in Delhi’s Alipur and had three children, a son and two daughters.
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Last Monday of Sawan: Devotees throng Shiva temples across India
Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi experienced heavy footfall. In Haridwar, devotees offered holy Ganga water at the Daksheshwar Mahadev Temple in Kankhal.
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From green fields to 70-foot craters: Punjab’s Mukerian faces fresh mining threat - story behind the ‘erosion hotspot’
Farmers in Pandori, Mehtapur, Mansoor Pur, Bishan Pur, and Barota allege that illegal and unchecked stone mining has already rendered nearly 400 acres unfit for cultivation and is now threatening their remaining plots and even their homes.
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25 baby cobras found in 15 days: Fear strikes MP girls' school; several classrooms shut
With several rooms closed due to sightings of 25 baby cobras on the school premises, students are now attending lessons in verandahs, under the constant watch of staff, at Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Deori, Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh.
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Kolkata man who fled Bangladesh in 1972 found dead, family claims he feared NRC deportation
His family has alleged that extreme anxiety over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and State Investigation Report (SIR) might have pushed him to take the drastic step. However, investigators said there was no mention of NRC in the suicide note found at the spot.
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Prayagraj cop who worshipped floodwaters at doorstep now braves ‘Ganga Maiyya’ with daring dive | Watch
In a video posted on his Instagram account and swiftly picked up by media outlets, Nishad can be seen leaping into the water from the first-floor window as the floods engulf the lower levels of his residence.
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Gurugram man leaves home with Rs 7 lakh, stabbed by live-in partner amid dispute over family visits
The couple, who had been living together for more than a year in DLF Phase-3, Gurugram, were often embroiled in quarrels, particularly when Harish, who is married with children, met his wife and family.
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Drunk soldier drives onto Meerut Cantt railway platform, parks car beside train door | Watch
The incident, which occurred late on Friday night, was captured on camera and widely shared online. It shows an Alto car with a Jharkhand registration boldly manoeuvring alongside a stationary train on Platform No. 1, alarming passengers and forcing many to run for cover.
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Delhi Police file chargesheet against ‘Lady Don’ Zikra and gang over teenager’s murder in Seelampur
The murder, which occurred in April this year, involved the fatal stabbing of Kunal, a local youth, allegedly by two teenagers now on the run. The episode plunged the Seelampur area into turmoil, with heightened tensions following the brutal slaying.
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Odisha Police arrest two more in Balasore self-immolation case
The arrested persons are Jyoti Prakash Biswal, a student of the college, who had sustained burn injuries in an attempt to save the woman, and Subhra Sambait Nayak, the state joint secretary of a student organisation.
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Assam businessman death: Probe reveals wife, teen daughter planned murder
Uttam Gogoi murder: Probe determined that Gogoi’s wife, Boby Sonowal Gogoi and their 16-year-old daughter, a student in Class 9, were central to planning the killing.
