Double your money in 11 days: Pune doctor, 75, loses Rs 12 crore to sophisticated cyber fraud over 3 months

Pune doctor Rs 12 crore scam: A man said to be in his mid-70s from Maharashtra’s Pune fell prey to an elaborate cyber fraud and ended up losing a whopping Rs 12.31 crore. Unidentified cyber cheats lured him on the pretext of doubling his investment within 11 days, and the scam unfolded for three months. Eventually, the crooks exploited the victim’s trust in high-return stock market schemes.  As…

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MP CM Dr Mohan Yadav urges people to cast vote as polling underway in three states

Assembly elections: Voting is currently underway across three key states of India, Assam, Puducherry and Kerala, for the 2026 Assembly Elections. Leaders are calling on the general public to participate actively in the democratic process. Among them, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Dr Mohan Yadav has also appealed to the voters on Thursday to exercise their franchise, emphasising the importance of every single vote.  CM takes to ‘X’…

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RBI April 2026 Policy: No Change in Rates

RBI MPC April 2026: Policy Rate on Hold, Growth‑Inflation Tightrope RBI MPC April 2026 repo rate : The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on 8 April 2026 kept the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, reaffirming a neutral stance amid rising inflation risks and global uncertainties. This decision marks the second consecutive policy pause in the current cycle, following a cumulative 125 basis points of…

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Allu Arjun birthday: Fan frenzy turns chaotic outside star’s house, police resort to lathi charge to maintain order

Allu Arjun birthday: Telugu icon Allu Arjun’s 44th birthday celebrations took a chaotic turn in Hyderabad on Wednesday, as the police were forced to resort to lathi charge after an unruly crowd gathered outside his residence in the city’s Jubilee Hills area. Notably, fans began congregating outside the actor’s house from Tuesday night, hoping to greet him in person. Many of them showed up with placards, banners and…

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Goa nightclub inferno: Relief for Luthra brothers as court grants them bail in forgery case, duo to walk free soon

Luthra brothers get bail : In the aftermath of the Goa nightclub tragedy that occurred in December 2025, a court in Goa on Wednesday granted bail to the owners of the fire-ravaged club, Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Jude Sequeira passed the order in Mapusa, clearing the way for their release from jail while proceedings in the forgery case continue.  Appearing for the accused,…

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Internally displaced Manipur girl, 7, raped and killed; body disposed under bridge, accused arrested

Manipur girl rape murder: A seven-year-old internally displaced (IPD) girl aged 7 was allegedly raped and killed in Imphal East district of Manipur on Monday, less than 24 hours after she was reported missing. The police said they have arrested the accused in connection with the incident, and the court has remanded him to police custody for further interrogation and probe.  As per police, the victim hailed from…

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Sathankulam father-son custodial deaths: Madurai Court awards death sentence to 9 TN cops in landmark verdict

Sathankulam father-son custodial deaths: A court in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district on Monday handed over death sentence to nine police personnel for their role in the 2020 custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and his son, J Benicks in Thoothukudi’s Sathankulam. The verdict came nearly six years after the incident that triggered nationwide outrage and demands for accountability during police custody.  Court terms case the ‘Rarest of rare’ crime…

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Son of Chhattisgarh’s former CM gets life term in 2003 murder case, HC overturns acquittal

Amit Jogi gets life term: The Chhattisgarh High Court (HC) on Monday sentenced Amit Jogi, son of state’s former Chief Minister (CM) Ajit Jogi to lifetime imprisonment in a murder case that dates back to 2003. Notably, Amit was accused of murdering a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Ramavatar Jaggi, and was earlier acquitted by a court in Raipur in 2007.  HC finds trial court’s verdict…

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Extortion case in Nashik takes a dark turn: Journalist arrested after cops unearth 121 obscene videos from his cell phone

Nashik rape case: What began as a complaint of extortion by a 63-year-old man in Maharashtra’s Nashik quickly turned the tide against him, as the police recovered as many as 121 obscene videos from the complainant’s cell phone. The complainant, whom the police identified as Ravindra Ganpat Erande, introduced himself as a journalist and a social activist. He was arrested last Friday after the cops discovered incriminating videos…

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Marital discord alone not a sufficient ground for abetment to suicide, observes Bombay HC

Bombay HC ruling: The Bombay High Court (HC), in a landmark ruling, held that just marital discord cannot be treated as abetment to suicide, while quashing a case filed against a woman accused of driving her husband to end his life. The Nagpur bench of the HC delivered the order last week, and was presided over by Urmila Joshi Phalke. It observed that disagreements and tensions are common…

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