Jaipur: A 42-year-old financier was arrested for allegedly raping a 24-year-old married woman over four months by threatening to misuse a blank cheque she had given him as security for a loan, police said.According to police, the Jaipur woman alleged that she had borrowed Rs 2 lakh from the accused to meet financial needs and…
First services production index shows double-digit growth in 14 sub-sectors in April The government on Tuesday released the first trial Index of Services Production (ISP), showing that 14 of the 19 formal services sub-sectors recorded double-digit year-on-year growth in April.The trial index, with 2024-25 as the base year, covers about 60 per cent of India’s…
Many residents have installed the generator sets for power backup during power outages Gurgaon: The department of town and country planning (DTCP) has initiated action against the installation of diesel generator (DG) sets by private house owners in right of way areas, green belts and parks across DLF colonies, sparking concerns of encroachment in public…
Mumbai: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) has intensified its ticket inspection drive across its network to curb unauthorised travel and ensure fair revenue collection. During April 2026, KRCL conducted 934 ticket-checking drives along with routine inspections, detecting around 37,000 cases of unauthorised or irregular travel, an official press note on Friday mentioned. The checks resulted…
Passengers move through Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which surpassed Mumbai to become India’s second-busiest domestic airport in April, handling 3.28 million domestic passengers compared with Mumbai’s 2.89 million, according to Airports Authority of India data Mumbai: Bengaluru airport has overtaken Mumbai in domestic passenger traffic for April to emerge as India’s second-busiest domestic airport….
Illustration of share trading fraud, highlighting financial scam risks in India’s investment sector Pune: A private firm employee from Hinjewadi lost Rs 35.3 lakh to cybercrooks in an online share-trading fraud between March and April.A case was registered with the Hinjewadi police on Thursday.An officer from the Hinjewadi police said the complainant works with a…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat posted its highest-ever single-month spike in diabetes drug sales in April 2026, with the market expanding 30% year-on-year to Rs 118 crore, driven by the entry of affordable semaglutide-based alternatives after patent expiry in India and several global markets. Doctors say these drugs, initially prescribed mainly for diabetes care, are now increasingly being…
