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cyber fraudsters posing as police officers, a 58-year-old government school teacher in Agra collapsed and died. The scammers claimed that her 20-year-old daughter was involved in a sex scandal and threatened to circulate an obscene video of her if an immediate payment of Rs 1 lakh was not made. DCP (Agra city) Suraj Rai told ToI on Friday, «The case under IT Act is being investigated in detail by police in Jagdishpura. They've interacted with the family of the teacher, Malti Verma. We're investigating the numbers from which the calls arrived on Sept 30 and will take appropriate action. Type of call is also being looked into and we're trying to find out under what circumstances the teacher died.» In his police complaint, the teacher's husband, Shivcharan Verma, who worked as a deputy manager of a private firm in Agra and had retired three days ago, said, «She complained of anxiety and chest pain. Her health began to deteriorate rapidly. We took her to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead due to cardiac arrest.»

Swiggy has rolled out a 10-minute food delivery service Bolt, the company said Under Bolt, Swiggy is offering deliveries of a limited set of items from select restaurants that will be delivered within 10 to 15 minutes. «Ten years ago, Swiggy revolutionised food delivery by cutting average wait times to 30 minutes. Now, we’re reducing that wait even further for frequently ordered items like coffee, burgers, ice cream, and biryani, partnering with trusted restaurants to deliver the best food in just 10 minutes,» Rohit Kapoor, CEO, Swiggy Food Marketplace, said in a statement.

Realty developer M3M group has repaid Rs 2,473 crore debt between April 1, 2023 till August 31st, 2024, by repaying to lenders such as Pragati Asia Group (PAG), ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, L&T Finance, Punjab National Bank, Indiabulls Housing Finance, STCI Finance, and Kotak Mahindra Bank. M3M group’s outstanding debt has been reduced to Rs 2,026 crore as of March 31st, 2024, marking a significant decrease of Rs 1,700 crore from Rs 3,726 crores in the previous year. As of August 31st, 2024, the group's outstanding debt further decreased to Rs 1,302 crore.

law and order during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which the country is hosting for the first time from October 15-16. The decision to deploy the army has been taken under Article 245 of the Constitution which empowers the government to call army troops to help the civil administration in maintaining peace, according to a notification issued by the Interior Ministry. The ministry said that the federal government is «pleased to authorise the deployment of requisite strength of the Pakistan Army in aid of civil powers from October 5 to 17» in the capital. The notification confirmed that the army will oversee the security of key government buildings and the Red Zone in Islamabad.

One 97 Communications, the parent company of fintech firm Paytm, has appointed Deependra Singh Rathore as its chief technology officer (CTO) for payments. Rathore, who was with Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) since 2016 was a senior vice president in charge of technology at Paytm. Following this transition, Manmeet Singh Dhody, who was the CTO of payments has been transitioned into the role of AI Fellow.

October 5. In this single-phase election, the state’s 90 legislative assembly seats will be contested by 1,031 candidates. These elections follow the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, where the BJP retained five of the ten seats, while Congress secured the other five. The political landscape in Haryana is heated, with a fierce competition between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress. The BJP, currently facing significant anti-incumbency sentiment, is working to hold onto power, while Congress aims to reclaim control of the state after years of being in the opposition. The elections come at a crucial time, months after the collapse of the BJP-Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) coalition government, which had been formed after the 2019 Assembly elections. With political tensions high, Haryana’s voters are expected to play a key role in determining the state’s future.

(This story originally appeared in on Oct 04, 2024)

Taylor Swift has displayed her charitable nature by contributing to the Welsh charity Cardiff Foodbank, where she feeds over 900 people during her break from Eras Tour dates.

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Kautilya Economic Conclave asserted that world's confidence in India remained high despite uncertainties. Additionally, the PM said the government will continue with structural reforms to achieve the ambitious Viksit Bharat 2047 dream. «This conclave is being organised at a time when there is a war situation in two big regions of the world. Both these regions are very important for the global economy, especially energy security. Amid this big global uncertainty, we are here discussing 'The Indian Era', it shows that today the trust in India is of different level,» said PM Modi during his address. «The global leaders and financial experts are optimistic about India’s growth. The investors believe that it’s the right time to invest in India. It’s not a coincidence, rather, it’s result of the reforms that have happened in India in the past decade,» said the PM.

Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris last month, post which her popularity increased, defying Donald Trump's forecast that she would pay a price for it in the marketplace. Since supporting Kamala Harris for president on Spotify, Taylor Swift has amassed more than 1.8 million followers. Swift's number of Spotify followers increased by 1.85 million to 122.56 million as of October 3 following her announcement on September 10 that she will support Harris in the U.S. presidential race, as per statistics provided by analytics firm Chartmetric. According to the most recent data from Chartmetric, Swift is presently only surpassed by Indian musician Arijit Singh. Some Trump backers have attempted to argue that Swift has lost fan support as a result of her Harris endorsement by citing another statistic, the number of Spotify monthly listeners. Swift's monthly listener count has decreased by almost 3% since September 10—down 3 million to 91.4 million.

DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations, which has supplied First-Person View drones to the Indian Army, has reached a major milestone by setting a top speed and new benchmark of flying at an altitude of over 17,000 feet, one of the highest ever recorded in Ladakh. Unparalleled in the 7-10-inch category, DroneAcharya's First-Person View (FPV) drones also achieved a top speed of 129 km per hour, far exceeding the required minimum of 60 km per hour, and covered a range of 6.39 km, surpassing the five-km target set by the Army. DroneAcharya demonstrated the capabilities of its FPV drones at Wari-La, a high-altitude area in Ladakh, showcasing their effectiveness in operations. «The company's first-person-view or FPV drones recorded an altitude of over 17,000 feet (604 metres above launch altitude), possibility the highest in the recent history at such altitudes in Wari-La in Ladakh,» an official said.

defence collaboration, the defence equipment manufacturers are expecting manifold increase in the collaboration and are bullish on Make in India initiative. MBDA, Europe’s leading missile manufacturer is looking to set up unit in India. Head of Naval systems in MBDA missile Systems, Stefano Bertuzzi told ET, " We are planning to have a unit in India in next three to four years. " Naval Group India is the first subsidiary of any Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) platform designer to establish it physical presence at Karwar.

Reserve Bank of India said on Friday group entities of banks shall not be used to circumvent guidelines applicable to the parent for carrying on business activities that are not otherwise permitted. RBI reviewed the current guidelines in public interest, in order to ring-fence the banks' core business from other risk-bearing non-core businesses and to provide level-playing field to all the banks, according to a draft circular. Indian laws permit banks to undertake various forms of businesses, in addition to the core business of banking.

Kamala Harris right after the second US Presidential debate. Her stance of posting on Instagram regarding supporting Harris, while also taking a dig at Donald Trump for the fake AI campaign made headlines for at least a week, and also impacted polls significantly, according to reports.

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Jennifer Aniston has confirmed her secret presidential romance is true. On Wednesday, October 2, the Friends alum appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where she went through a list of tabloid allegations about herself throughout the years, revealing which were true. She said she found the notion entertaining and mentioned that she knows Michelle Obama better. One of the many strange allegations was that she was in a relationship with former US President Barack Obama. During the episode, Kimmel pulled out an August 2024 copy of In Touch magazine, which featured a cover story titled ‘The Truth About Jen and Barack!’ One line beneath the headline read, ‘Michelle betrayed as Aniston steals her husband's attention,’ and another said that Aniston and Obama are obsessed with each other. Also Read:Assassination attempts, threats are reshaping Donald Trump's US election 2024 campaigns. Here's how

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electric vehicles, the EU executive said on Friday, even after the bloc's largest economy Germany rejected them, exposing a rift over its biggest trade row with Beijing in a decade. The proposed duties on Chinese-built EVs of up to 45% would cost carmakers billions of extra dollars to bring cars into the bloc and are set to be imposed from next month for five years. The Commission, which oversees the bloc's trade policy, has said they would counter what it sees as unfair Chinese subsidies after a year-long anti-subsidy investigation, but it also said on Friday it would continue talks with Beijing.

The world's biggest economy added 254,000 jobs last month, the Department of Labor said. This was markedly higher than August's 159,000 number, which was also revised higher. The unemployment rate dipped from 4.2 percent to 4.1 percent, added the report.