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Odisha hospital inferno: 4 officials suspended, incidents sparks political firestorm in assembly
Odisha hospital inferno: 4 officials suspended, incidents sparks political firestorm in assembly

Odisha hospital fire: In the aftermath of the deadly blaze, which erupted at Odisha’s SCB Medical College and Hospital, killing 12 patients, the government suspended four officials on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the opposition parties intensified calls for accountability and demanded the resignation of state Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling. The death toll had mounted to 12 from the initial 10, as two more people succumbed to burns later.  Fact-finding report…

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Varanasi police arrest 14 for organising Iftaar party on Ganga, disposing of food waste into water body
Varanasi police arrest 14 for organising Iftaar party on Ganga, disposing of food waste into water body

Iftaar on Ganga: Varanasi Police on Tuesday arrested 14 individuals on charges of organising an Iftaar party aboard boats on the Holy Ganga River and disposing of the food waste into the water, they said. The police took the action after a video of the act went viral on social media, prompting complaints and a probe. All accused employed at Saree shops According to the police, the incident…

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India 2nd most vulnerable nation for cyber scams after USA, warns Meta report
India 2nd most vulnerable nation for cyber scams after USA, warns Meta report

Cyber-crime in India: India has emerged as one of the nations primarily being targeted for global cyber-crime, finishing second only to the United States, social giant Meta recently revealed in its report. The tech giant’s Adversarial Threat Report 2026 highlights a worrisome spike in AI-driven scams, signalling a new era of sophisticated digital frauds. Report mentions AI fuelling rise in cyber-crime The report underscored how cyber-criminal syndicates are…

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Karnataka Police dismantle gang persuading students to open mule bank accounts using ‘scholarship’ as bait
Karnataka Police dismantle gang persuading students to open mule bank accounts using ‘scholarship’ as bait

Karnataka cybercrime gang busted: The Karnataka Police on Monday laid hands on five persons for allegedly running a racket, which lured students on the pretext of scholarships and used to persuade them into opening bank accounts, which were later used by the accused to channel money procured through cyber-crime. According to police, the gang was operating in the state’s Gadag city, and targeted unsuspecting students by posing as…

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Delhi man gets lifer for sexually assaulting, murdering 11-year-old boy
Delhi man gets lifer for sexually assaulting, murdering 11-year-old boy

Delhi boy rape murder: A Delhi court on Monday sentenced a man to imprisonment till death for allegedly sexually assaulting and killing a boy aged 11 in 2019, ruling that he needed to be dealt with an ‘iron hand’ due to the grotesque and cruel mentality. Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat, who pronounced the verdict, refused to award a death penalty to the accused, noting that the offences…

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Inferno erupts in ICU unit of Cuttack’s SCB Medical College and Hospital; 10 patients die
Inferno erupts in ICU unit of Cuttack’s SCB Medical College and Hospital; 10 patients die

Cuttack hospital fire: A massive fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack in the early hours of Monday, which ended up claiming the lives of 10 patients. As many as 11 hospital staffers were injured in the incident, and the government ordered a judicial probe into the tragedy. Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Mohan Charan Manjhi said…

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2 on board high-speed car killed in Gujarat’s Rajkot while filming reel for Instagram
2 on board high-speed car killed in Gujarat’s Rajkot while filming reel for Instagram

Gujarat news: The pursuit of amassing social media fame took a tragic turn for Gujarat’s two youths on Saturday late night, after their car rushing at a high speed ploughed into a farmhouse wall in Rajkot, the police said. As per police, the incident transpired at the Dhoraji Road, when the youths on board the car were filming a reel to post it on Instagram. Police officials aware…

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Singer-Rapper Badshah receives death threat from alleged aides of Lawrence Bishnoi gang amid ‘Tateeree’ row
Singer-Rapper Badshah receives death threat from alleged aides of Lawrence Bishnoi gang amid ‘Tateeree’ row

Tateeree row: Indian singer and rapper Badshah, after stirring controversy over his recently-released Haryanvi song ‘Tateeree’, received a death threat from alleged associates of the jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi on Sunday. The development follows mounting criticism from several quarters of the society, who criticised the track’s visuals and lyrics, flagging them ‘inappropriate.’ Tateeree row: Threat message goes viral online A screenshot of the threat message posted on Facebook…

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2 of an ISI-linked terror module fall into police dragnet in Amritsar; cops recover AK-47, Glock pistols
2 of an ISI-linked terror module fall into police dragnet in Amritsar; cops recover AK-47, Glock pistols

Terror module bust: Punjab police on Saturday claimed to have dismantled a suspected terror module in Amritsar, which was allegedly funded by Pakistan’s Intelligence agency, the Inter-services Intelligence (ISI). The police arrested two suspects, and also recovered a cache of sophisticated weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, Glock pistols and ammunition, they said.  Punjab DGP informs about development The Director General of Police (DGP) of Punjab said that the…

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Undergraduate student found hanging in campus apartment at IIT Delhi; police register FIR, suspect suicide
Undergraduate student found hanging in campus apartment at IIT Delhi; police register FIR, suspect suicide

IIT suicide: A first-year male undergraduate student enrolled at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside an apartment on the campus on Thursday, the police reported on Friday. According to the police, the youth may have died by suicide, though no suicide note was recovered from the scene.  The police said they received a call on Thursday morning regarding the…

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