Surat: Surat cybercrime police arrested a wanted cyber fraudster at Delhi airport just before he could flee to Russia in connection with a Rs 1.71 crore “digital arrest” scam targeting a senior citizen in December 2024. The accused, Shankar Chaudhary (37), had been absconding for nearly a year and was wanted for supplying mule bank accounts used to divert the cheated money. He is the sixth accused arrested in the case. Police said Chaudhary recently obtained a Russian visa through an agent...Read More

Ahmedabad: Flight operations between Delhi and Ahmedabad faced significant disruption on Monday due to dense fog and severe smog over Delhi, which reduced visibility and forced airlines to cancel or delay multiple flights. Both IndiGo and Air India issued travel advisories urging passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport. A thick layer of smog and fog blanketed Delhi and its surrounding areas early Monday morning, drastically reducing visibility across the National C...Read More

New Delhi: Flight operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) were severely disrupted on Friday morning due to a technical malfunction in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system, leading to widespread delays. According to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the issue lies with the Aeronautical Message Switching System (AMSS) — a critical software that processes flight plans — which has reportedly been malfunctioning for at least the past two days. By 9 a.m. Friday, m...Read More

New Delhi: A 40-year-old man from Mehsana, who had entered the United States through illegal ‘donkey’ routes and lived there undocumented for years, was arrested at Delhi’s IGI Airport after attempting to return to India on a forged passport. Originally from Jagudan village, he had first flown to Vietnam in 2018 on a valid passport and spent 15 months navigating illegal routes before reaching Atlanta. There, he worked odd jobs while living without documents. Fearing deportation amid the c...Read More

Udaipur: The Gujarat government today announced that Gujarat Tourism Corporation will host a “Vibrant Gujarat Pre-Navratri Festival 2025” in Udaipur to bring the famous Gujarati folk dance, Garba—recognized by UNESCO as an “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”—to the residents of the lake city. For the first time, the event will be held on September 14, 2025, at 7:30 pm at the Field Club, Udaipur. The event will feature live performances by renowned singer Parthiv Gohil, along ...Read More

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday quashed a 2016 order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that had directed Delhi University (DU) to disclose details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 1978 degree. Upholding the stance of Delhi University, the court observed that a student’s academic records, including marks and degrees, fall within the ambit of “personal information” under the RTI Act and cannot be disclosed unless there is overriding public interest. It underlined the ...Read More

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was allegedly attacked this morning during her weekly Jan Sunvai (public hearing) at her Civil Lines residence. According to the Delhi CMO, a man attempted to assault the CM while she was interacting with citizens. “The accused has been apprehended by Delhi Police and is being questioned,” the CMO said. As per initial information, the accused identified himself as Rajesh Bhai Khimji Bhai Sakariya, a 41-year-old man claiming to be a resident of Raj...Read More

Ahmedabad: A man from Chaklasi town of Kheda district was arrested at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport for using forged documents and a fake Portuguese passport to travel to the United Kingdom since 2009. The accused, Nishit Patel, had stolen the identity of Ritesh Bicu, an Indian with Portuguese roots, and used it to obtain a fake passport. According to the FIR filed by IGI Airport Police, Patel had been traveling between India and London via Nepal for the past 15 years to b...Read More