The Karnataka Police have launched a hunt for the robbers involved in the shocking Rs 7.11 crore daylight heist in Bengaluru. The FIR filed in the case reveals chilling details of how the robbers, claiming to be officials from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), threatened the driver at gunpoint, forced the gunmen and another staffer to get down from the vehicle, and carried out the robbery.

It has also come to light that the gang took away the DVR from the cash-refill vehicle.

The complaint was filed by 47-year-old Vinod Chandrar, Branch Manager of CMS Info System Limited, located in HBR Layout. Every day, the company withdraws money from the HDFC Bank currency chest in ITI Layout, J.P. Nagar, Bengaluru, and deposits it into ATMs across the city.

In a major crackdown on inter-state drug trafficking, the Delhi Police Special Cell has dismantled a high-value narcotics syndicate operating across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, officials said on Wednesday.

Four key members of African origin have been arrested, and a mobile drug manufacturing lab has been busted, marking one of the biggest seizures of the year.

The recovered contraband -- including 20.146 kg of methamphetamine and 700 drug tablets -- is valued at over Rs 100 crore in the international market.

As Delhi-NCR chokes under “severe” air quality amid a dense blanket of smog, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to consider directing schools to postpone sports and games scheduled for November–December to safer months, once air quality improves.

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran passed the direction after senior advocate Aparajita Singh, the amicus curiae assisting the top court, flagged that several schools in the national capital and adjoining areas were preparing to conduct sports meets at a time when the Air Quality Index (AQI) had plunged to dangerous levels.

“Children are most vulnerable. Holding sports now is like putting them in gas chambers,” Singh submitted.

Alert troops of the Indian Army on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Officials said that alert troops posted along the forward positions on the LoC in the sector noticed suspicious movement from the Pakistan side.

“The suspected infiltrators were engaged in sustained gunfire exchanges, forcing them to withdraw. A search operation is now going on in the area to ensure that no terrorist manages to cross over into the Indian side of the LoC," the officials said.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of J&K Crime Branch said on Wednesday that it has submitted the charge sheet against six accused in the high-profile CAT record tampering case in the court of the chief judicial magistrate of Srinagar.

In a statement, it said, “The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a charge sheet in FIR No. 87/2022 under Sections 209, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code before the Hon’ble Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar."

Pollution levels across Delhi-NCR remained in the 'severe' category on Wednesday, as a dense blanket of smog continued to engulf the region, further worsening the air quality crisis.

Several monitoring stations recorded alarming figures, with Wazirpur (578), Knowledge Park-5 in Greater Noida (553), and Bawana showing some of the worst conditions.

Multiple locations in Noida and Greater Noida also saw AQI values rise well above the 400-mark, including Sector 125 at 434, Sector 62 at 367, Sector 1 at 411, Sector 116 at 440, and Knowledge Park 3 at 423.

Following the recent blast in Delhi, the Mumbai Police has issued a high alert across the city. Vigilance has been tightened, and security arrangements have been strengthened, with authorities maintaining a close watch on all sensitive locations.

A senior Mumbai Police official stated that terrorism has become one of the most serious threats faced by major cities in the country. He emphasised that the threat to metropolitan areas is now being taken extremely seriously, and every possible precaution is being prioritised to ensure public safety.

Two schools and three courts in Delhi received bomb threat emails on Tuesday, prompting quick evacuation, police officials said.

According to the information, a CRPF school in Dwarka and another in Prashant Vihar (near which a blast occurred last year) received the threatening emails. Additionally, three courts, including Saket Court, Patiala House Court and Rohini Court, also received the threats.

"R/Member, court work is suspended for the next 2 hrs due to a security issue. Proceedings resume after lunch once cleared. Stay calm, cooperate & avoid crowding," said Anil Basoya, Secretary of Saket Bar Association.

Air pollution in the Delhi-NCR continues to remain at dangerous levels. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Meteorological Department, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in most cities in the national capital region has crossed 400 on Tuesday, placing them in the ‘severe’ category.

Air quality in this range is extremely harmful not only for people suffering from asthma, heart conditions, and lung diseases, but also poses serious health risks to otherwise healthy individuals.

The situation in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida is steadily worsening. Greater Noida recorded an AQI of 430, making it one of the most polluted cities in the region.

A man allegedly sent a bomb threat email claiming that his divorced wife, a staffer in Metro in Bengaluru, was being harassed, police said on Tuesday.

The threat email warning of a blast at a metro station has triggered panic within the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).

The message was sent by an unidentified person to the official BMRCL email address around 11.30 p.m. on November 14.

Following the development, BMRCL has lodged a complaint with the Wilson Garden police. Based on the complaint, the police have registered an FIR and initiated further investigation.

The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) of J&K Police carried out raids at multiple locations on Tuesday in Srinagar, Budgam, and Kulgam districts in connection with a white collar terror investigation case.

Official sources said these raids were carried out simultaneously in the three districts.

Same sources said that a team of CIK this morning conducted a raid in the Bugam area of Kulgam, searching the residence of Dr Umer Farooq, a cardiologist posted at SMHS Hospital, Srinagar.

The CIK personnel reached the village early in the morning and carried out extensive searches at the doctor’s house.

The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police on Monday seized cash amounting to Rs 5 crore from a car near Akanksha Crossing in New Town and arrested two persons, including the vehicle’s owner.

The seizure was made following a tip-off from a confidential source.

Two people, including the owner of the car, have been arrested in connection with the incident, police said, adding that an investigation is underway.

Police said that the money was being brought from the New Town area. Sources said Bengal STF is searching for the source of the money.

Cold northerly winds sweeping into Rajasthan have intensified the winter chill, pulling minimum temperatures into single digits across most districts and marking the season’s coldest spell so far.

Pilani recorded the lowest minimum temperature in eastern Rajasthan at 4.9 degrees Celsius, while Nagaur was the coldest in western Rajasthan at 5.6 degrees Celsius. Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Chittorgarh and Udaipur also remained among the worst affected by the cold wave.

A dry fruit seller in Jammu and Kashmir’s Qazigund area, released after questioning in connection with a white collar terror module investigation, died from burn injuries on Monday following an attempt at self-immolation.

Officials said that the man succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Srinagar.

Bilal Ahmad Wani had tried to self-immolate on Sunday in Qazigund. He was referred to the SMHS hospital in Srinagar after his condition worsened at an Anantnag hospital late on Sunday.

A major revelation has come out from the mobile phone of cleric Osama Umar, arrested from Rajasthan's Barmer district for alleged links with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and foreign funding.

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has recovered over 3,00,000 hidden photos along with a significant amount of suspicious digital material.

According to IG Vikas Kumar, multiple ATS teams are examining the recovered photos, deleted data, and suspicious content extracted from Osama Umar’s mobile phone and social media accounts. Umar was arrested on November 6 after two days of intensive interrogation and has remained in ATS custody since.

In a successful operation, a Delhi Police team arrested a bicycle thief and recovered 16 stolen bicycles, officials said on Monday.

During the investigation, more than 300 CCTV cameras from areas near the theft sites were examined, and local informers were activated. Both technical and manual intelligence inputs were collected to trace the culprits. The bicycle thief was previously involved in four criminal cases.

According to a statement released by the Dwarka South Police Station, the officers became more concerned after the recent rise in bicycle thefts in the Dwarka South area. Recognising that for many residents a bicycle is an essential possession, the police resolved to identify the offender and restore the stolen bicycles to their rightful owners.

Three people were killed in a head-on collision between a motorbike and a pick-up van on a bridge over the Teesta river in Jalpaiguri district of north Bengal, police said on Saturday.

The accident occurred late Friday night in the Balapara area.

According to police, two people died on the spot, while another was thrown into the river due to the impact of the collision.

He had been missing since the accident. His body was recovered from the river on Saturday morning, eight hours after the incident, police said.

A massive fire broke out on Ezra Street near Lalbazar in Kolkata on Saturday and was still raging.

At least 20 fire engines have been pressed into service to douse the flames.

Efforts are being made to bring the fire under control.

The extent of damage is likely to be high as the area is congested.

The number of fire engines may increase further depending on the situation.

Heavy rain is expected in parts of Tamil Nadu over the next two days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing alerts for multiple coastal and interior districts.

The weather office has said that showers, which began in several regions on Saturday, are likely to intensify, particularly in the delta and northern coastal belts.

In the early morning bulletin, the IMD reported that Ramanathapuram district recorded significant rainfall during the 24 hours ending Friday morning.

Nine people were killed and 29 others injured in the massive accidental blast inside the Nowgam police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district, official sources said on Saturday.

“Nine people were killed and 29 others injured when a massive accidental blast took part inside the Nowgam police station when police personnel including those from the forensic wing were sampling the explosive material.

“The identities of the people killed in this unfortunate accident will be shared after exact details are confirmed. The dead include a Naib Tehsildar (Executive Magistrate) and a local tailor. Some of the bodies have been completely burnt and this is taking time to identity the dead.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi-NCR remained in the 'severe' category on Saturday as the residents woke up to another day of choking smog. The Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS) recorded the city's AQI at 386, while private air quality monitor AQI.in pegged it at 470.

This corresponds to the effect of smoking 12 cigarettes daily on your lungs. A thick veil of haze covered the skyline, making it difficult to see buildings and major roads in the morning.

The CBI has arrested an absconding accused from Itanagar in connection with a fraud aimed at illegally availing government credit and subsidies for horticulturists, an official said on Friday.

Tonia Langkam was apprehended on Thursday in a case that pertains to the fraudulent submission of applications under the scheme ‘Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and Post-Harvest Management’ of the National Horticulture Board (NHB), Guwahati.

He was later produced before a Special CBI Court in Guwahati, which remanded him to judicial custody, the official said in a statement.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Singapore-based businessman Rajesh Bothra for his alleged involvement in a Rs 31.60 crore bank fraud case linked to Punjab National Bank (PNB), the investigation agency said on Friday.

Bothra was taken into custody on Thursday after the agency received specific inputs about his arrival in India and subsequently traced him to Hotel Andaz and Hyatt Residences in Aerocity, New Delhi.

The case, registered last year (RC0062024A0032) on the basis of a complaint filed by PNB, pertains to alleged fraudulent activities by M/s Frost Infrastructure and Energy Pvt. Ltd. (FIEL), its directors, unknown individuals, and unnamed public servants.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has seized and frozen movable assets worth approximately Rs 59 crore after conducting extensive search operations across 14 locations in Mumbai as part of its money laundering probe against Rajendra Narpatmal Lodha and his associates, the ED said on Friday.

The action on Wednesday was carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

According to the agency, the searches resulted in the recovery of large quantities of cash, bank balances, fixed deposits, and several incriminating documents.

Digital devices and details of immovable assets allegedly linked to the fraud, running into several crores of rupees, were also confiscated.

 A tragic accident claimed the lives of five people, including a 15-year-old boy and a 70-year-old man, when their car veered off the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and plunged into a deep gorge near Bhetia-Bhimpura village in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam on Friday.

The incident occurred shortly before 7.30 a.m., just ahead of the Mahi River bridge under the jurisdiction of Rawati police station.

The vehicle, a sedan bearing Maharashtra registration MH03 EL 1388, smashed through the roadside railing before free-falling into the ravine below. Those who have been killed were from Gujarat and Mumbai.

A day after his Identity was confirmed by matching DNA with his mother, security forces on Friday demolished the house of Dr Umar Nabi, the prime accused in the Delhi blast in which 12 people were killed and many others injured.

Security forces demolished the house in Koil village of Pulwama district in the early hours. The action followed the confirmation of his identity by matching DNA with his mother.

Reports said security forces moved in the early hours, evacuated the inmates and then carried out a controlled explosion to demolish the house.

Locals said three loud blasts were heard in the morning.

Temperature across Kashmir Valley continued to drop further on Thursday as Srinagar city recorded its coldest night at minus 2.1 degrees Celsius.

Pahalgam hill station recorded minus 3.8 degrees, and Gulmarg had 0.5 minimum temperature.

The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said that the minimum temperature is expected to drop further in the coming days in the Valley.

“As expected, the minimum temperature dropped to minus 2.1 degrees Celsius in Srinagar today, which is the lowest this season so far. The night temperature is likely to drop further in the coming days,” the MeT officials said.

The Counter-Intelligence Wing, Kashmir (CIK) of J&K Police on Thursday raided 13 locations across the Valley in connection with the Delhi terror blast.

Officials said that simultaneous raids are being carried out against the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) organisation in different parts of Kashmir after the Delhi blast in which a local doctor, Mohd Umar, was involved. He belonged to the Pulwama district.

Meanwhile, the DNA of the mother has matched with Dr Mohd Umar, confirming his identity.

DAV College, Sector–10, Chandigarh, has once again inscribed its name in letters of gold by clinching the Overall First Trophy at the 66th Panjab University Inter-Zonal Youth Festival held at A.S. College, Khanna, a moment of unparalleled glory that reaffirms its undisputed supremacy in the realm of art, culture, and creativity. Marking a historic milestone, this resplendent victory comes after nearly two decades, as no college from Chandigarh had claimed this coveted Overall Trophy at the Inter-Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival.

Exuding unmatched artistry and youthful exuberance, the students of DAV College once again proved their mettle, sweeping accolades across a diverse range of events and reaffirming the institution’s cultural supremacy. Dominating the festival with stellar performances, the college clinched top honours, ( First Prize ) in Guddiya Patole, Rassa Vattna, One Act Play, Collage Making, Rangoli, Kali (Individual), and Percussion, while also securing Second Prizes in Group Bhajan, Giddha, Group Song, and Skit, and Third Prizes in Group Bhajan (Individual), Giddha (Individual), Khiddo, Kali (Team), and Mimicry. Together, these triumphs stand as a radiant celebration of DAV’s creative brilliance, teamwork, and unyielding pursuit of artistic excellence.

In view of the alarming rise in pollution levels across the National Capital Region (NCR), including Delhi, the Central government has implemented the third phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-3).

As part of this measure, restrictions that were already enforced in Delhi and its adjoining regions will now extend to Alwar and Bharatpur districts of Rajasthan, both of which come under the NCR region. Under GRAP-3, several strict curbs have been imposed to combat deteriorating air quality. The use of BS-3 petrol and BS-4 diesel vehicles has been completely banned in Delhi-NCR, a rule that will now apply to vehicles in Alwar and Bharatpur as well.

Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city witnessed the coldest night of the season on Wednesday as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, while the Pahalgam hill station recorded minus 3.8.

The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said the minimum temperature dropped to minus 1.6 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city on Wednesday

“As expected, the minimum temperature dropped to minus 1.6 degrees Celsius in Srinagar today, which is the lowest this season so far. The night temperature is likely to drop further in the coming days. Pahalgam recorded minus 3.8 while Gulmarg recorded minus 1 today as the minimum temperature,” the MeT officials said.

Jammu city recorded 10 degrees, Katra town 9, Batote 4.5 and Bhaderwah 1.2 as the minimum temperature.

The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the ‘severe’ category on Wednesday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hovering above 400 for the third consecutive day. A thick blanket of smog once again covered several parts of Delhi, reducing visibility and leaving many residents gasping for fresh air.

According to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Geeta Colony–Laxmi Nagar Road area recorded an AQI of 413 on Wednesday morning. The areas around India Gate and Kartavya Path were also enveloped in dense, toxic smog, with AQI levels touching 408.