New Delhi, January 9, 2026: In a major breakthrough, the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police has busted a sophisticated digital arrest syndicate, arresting five men, including two private bank employees, for defrauding an 80-year-old man of nearly ₹1 crore. The investigation revealed a highly organized scheme in which the elderly victim and his wife were terrorized and manipulated

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Kolkata, January 9, 2026: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Calcutta High Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, certain state police officials, and others for allegedly obstructing the agency’s raid on political consultancy firm I-PAC in Kolkata on Thursday. The ED’s move follows a dramatic turn during its ongoing investigation into a coal

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New Delhi, January 9, 2026: Nearly 44 per cent of Indian cities are grappling with chronic air pollution, a structural problem driven by persistent emission sources rather than short-term episodes, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Despite the severity of the issue, only a small fraction of cities are covered under

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Portland, Oregon, January 9, 2026: A serious law enforcement incident unfolded in Portland’s East Burnside area on Thursday when two individuals were shot by agents of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The shooting occurred near East Burnside and 141st Avenue, prompting a swift response from the FBI, Portland Police Bureau, and other emergency responders. Authorities have confirmed that the

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Chennai, January 9, 2026: In a landmark consumer rights decision, a Chennai-based consumer disputes panel has directed luxury hotel The Leela Palace Udaipur to compensate a couple ₹10 lakh for a serious breach of privacy during their stay. The Chennai (North) District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission found that the hotel was negligent in safeguarding guest privacy, and held that the

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Kaushambi, January 9, 2026: In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, police in Kaushambi district have arrested two individuals allegedly involved in opening bank accounts in the names of unsuspecting villagers under the pretext of providing financial benefits. The suspects are accused of using these accounts to siphon off substantial amounts of money through online fraud, authorities

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New Delhi / London / Washington, January 9, 2026: In response to mounting criticism over the misuse of its AI image-generation tool, Grok, social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, has restricted the image creation and editing features of the application to paid subscribers. The decision comes after users exploited Grok to generate sexualised images of

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New Delhi, January 9, 2026: The Delhi government on Friday inaugurated the Delhi Startup Yuva Festival 2026 at Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), a landmark initiative aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and innovation among students. The event brought together students, industry mentors, startup founders, investors, and policymakers under a single platform, emphasizing the role of young innovators in

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New Delhi, January 9, 2026: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is actively seeking legal guidance on potential actions against X over obscene and sexually explicit content being generated using its artificial intelligence tool, Grok, officials familiar with the matter said. This move comes after MeitY raised concerns about what it described as serious failures

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New Delhi, January 9, 2026: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke eight times over the course of 2025, emphasizing that high-level communication between the two leaders had been frequent and constructive. The remarks come in response to comments by US Commerce Secretary Howard

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