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THANE: Nearly a fortnight after walking out of jail on bail in a case, a 55-year-old Dombivli builder and history-sheeter whose gangster-style aesthetics on Instagram have earned him the sobriquet of ‘reel star’, has found himself back behind bars. In a midnight raid, the Thane crime branch uncovered a staggering arsenal of illegal weaponry—seven firearms,…

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) announced a price hike of FASTag annual fees starting April 1, 2026. Launched last year at Rs 3,000, the annual pass is a prepaid toll plan, offering up to 200 toll crossings or a full year’s travel, whichever comes first. Coming next month, FASTag Annual Pass will see…

Royal Enfield launched the Guerrilla 450 back in 2024, and it has had quite an interesting journey since then. It debuted as a slightly unconventional product in the brand’s lineup, sharing its Sherpa 450 platform with the Himalayan, yet taking a completely different approach in terms of design and intent. Thereafter, the model saw steady…

The new Kia Seltos has secured a full five-star rating in the Bharat NCAP crash tests. The SUV has delivered near-perfect results, securing 31.70 out of 32 for adult protection and 45 out of 49 for child safety. This result also makes the Seltos the highest-scoring internal combustion engine (ICE) model evaluated under Bharat NCAP….

VISAKHAPATNAM: A 35-year-old Naval employee murdered a 29-year-old woman at his house, dismembered her body, destroyed some parts, and stored others in a refrigerator at LV Nagar under Gajuwaka police station limits in Vizag city. The crime came to light after the accused surrendered to the police. The deceased was identified as Mounika. The accused,…

VARANASI: Swift action by the Bengaluru-Varanasi IndiGo flight crew averted a major tragedy by stopping a 30-year-old passenger, who claimed to be “possessed”, from opening the emergency exit door after takeoff and before landing.The passenger, Mohammad Adnan from Mau, was detained by CISF after the flight landed at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi…

Shabbir Ahmed Lone (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police special cell has arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Shabbir Ahmed Lone from near Bangladesh border, sources said. Lone was running a Lashkar cell from his hideout near Dhaka. The operation, monitored closely by police commissioner Satish Golcha, was the result of a cat-and-mouse chase of two months. A…

Brigadier K Joshi (retd) was shot dead in a road rage incident involving two groups of men in separate cars on Rajpur Road in Dehradun. DEHRADUN: K Joshi (70), a retired brigadier, was allegedly shot dead during a road rage incident between two groups travelling in separate cars on Rajpur Road in Dehradun on Monday…