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Man held for extorting builders by posing as forest department official in Thane

Man held for extorting builders by posing as forest department official in Thane

The Special Task Force (STF) and the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Thane police's crime branch arrested the accused Prasadkumar Uttam Bhalerao

27 April,2024 12:22 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
UGC must stop imposing NET score as replacement for PhD entrance exams: JNUSU

UGC must stop imposing NET score as replacement for PhD entrance exams: JNUSU

The JNUSU pointed out that the arbitrary decision to replace PhD Entrance Exams with NET scores will further alienate a lot of students, especially those from marginalised sections, from research and the gates of universities will close on many

27 April,2024 06:28 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Department of Telecom warns Indians of scammers posing as MS Dhoni

Department of Telecom warns Indians of scammers posing as MS Dhoni

The DoT in a post on X, alerted that scamsters are posing as the popular batsman and former Indian cricket team captain, and asking for money on Instagram

26 April,2024 03:27 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai woman who burgled homes posing as vegetable vendor arrested

Mumbai woman who burgled homes posing as vegetable vendor arrested

The 60-year-old operated in broad daylight

23 April,2024 05:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Navi Mumbai man duped of Rs 46 lakh by fraudsters posing as cyber police

Navi Mumbai man duped of Rs 46 lakh by fraudsters posing as cyber police

As per the complaint, the accused allegedly posed as officials of the Mumbai cyber police and contacted the Navi Mumbai man, a resident of Nerul, on WhatsApp, claiming that they had received a complaint of money laundering and drugs against him

19 April,2024 01:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Imposters posing as FedEX officials, cops defraud Rs15L from Borivali man

Imposters posing as FedEX officials, cops defraud Rs15L from Borivali man

A man from Borivali's Yogi Nagar was defrauded by fraudsters posing as FedEx representatives and later as officers of Mumbai Cyber Police's Crime Branch.

19 April,2024 01:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Newly engaged Siddharth on proposing Aditi Rao Hydari: 'I was tensed whether...'

Newly engaged Siddharth on proposing Aditi Rao Hydari: 'I was tensed whether...'

Aditi Rao Hydari was previously married to actor Satyadeep Mishra, who recently tied the knot with fashion designer Masaba.

07 April,2024 02:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: Man posing as police inspector dupes college professor of Rs 1 lakh

Mumbai: Man posing as police inspector dupes college professor of Rs 1 lakh

The incident took place on Tuesday, when the professor was in college in Juhu

05 April,2024 10:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Fraudsters posing as courier, govt officials defraud Navi Mumbai woman of Rs 80L

Fraudsters posing as courier, govt officials defraud Navi Mumbai woman of Rs 80L

The fraudsters forced Navi Mumbai woman into transferring Rs 80 lakh into numerous bank accounts under the premise of assisting her in evading arrest.

03 April,2024 12:14 PM IST | Navi Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
CPI(M) accused of opposing asylum to Christians in Kerala

CPI(M) accused of opposing asylum to Christians in Kerala

While the CPI(M) has objected to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on the grounds that it discriminates against people in the name of religion as it leaves out Muslims, Muraleedharan claimed that the stand of the Marxist party was “not to include” any particular community, but “against providing asylum to anyone including Christians”.

31 March,2024 07:25 AM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | Agencies

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