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A British vlogger in Guwahati was left stunned after buying 6 Post Malone concert tickets for under $150. A British travel vlogger exploring India was left stunned after discovering that global music star Post Malone is set to perform in Guwahati and that he could buy six tickets for under $150 (approximately ₹13,000). The traveller, who goes by Alex Wanders on Instagram, is currently documenting his journey across India on social media. In his recent video, he shared that he reached Guwahati, Assam – his 11th Indian state – when he spotted a billboard announcing Post Malone’s upcoming concert. Curious,…

Officials say that while all child abuse is abhorrent, these cases are “particularly devastating”, videos feature babies to 12-year-olds, and bestiality. Police in Australia have arrested four Sydney men linked to an international “satanic” child abuse and porn racket, officials said on Monday. Detectives from New South Wales State Police identified the network while probing online distribution of encrypted child porn involving “ritualistic and occult themes”. The arrests, which took place last Thursday, saw the men charged with possessing, distributing, and facilitating “deplorable” child abuse material through a website. This website was administered internationally. Sex Crimes Squad Detective Superintendent Jayne…

The BJP’s attack came a day after deputy CM DK Shivakumar dismissed the opposition’s “narrative” of deepening rift with CM Siddaramaiah. Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra claimed on Monday that the state’s administrative machinery has “completely collapsed” due to the intensifying dispute within the state’s ruling Congress party for the chief minister’s post. He said, “Seven to eight senior legislators and ministers in the ruling party are competing to somehow become the CM.” Speaking to reporters in Sirsi, he stressed that this rivalry is directly responsible for the government’s failures. Vijayendra made it clear, though, that despite the internal strife…

“My family killed him… I married him to make our love immortal,” Aanchal told reporters. In an act that has shocked the nation, a 21-year-old woman in Maharashtra’s Nanded applied vermillion on her forehead using the blood of her slain boyfriend, moments after he was allegedly murdered by her father and brothers over caste differences. Explaining her move, Aanchal Mamidwar said she wanted to ‘marry’ her boyfriend Saksham Tate one last time – even if he was no longer alive. “My family killed him… I married him to make our love immortal,” she told reporters. Speaking to reporters through tears,…

As per this directive, original equipment manufacturers like Apple, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Samsung will have 90 days to pre-install the app on new mobile phones. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a directive to all original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and importers, mandating the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on all new mobile handsets manufactured or imported for sale in India.  The app must be visible at first use, its functionalities cannot be disabled, according to a DoT directive seen by HT. OEMs such as Apple, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Samsung will have 90 days to comply with this…

Online payment, an unsuspecting delivery person from an app, and marijuana disguised as packages from popular e-commerce platforms — how it worked. Some offline scouting for customers, then a quick transaction over the phone and payment via UPI app, followed by home-delivery using a courier app. That’s how a ganja (marijuana) gang busted in Noida delivered its “maal (stuff)”, police said. But the trade had other tricks too. The ganja was neatly disguised as packages from popular e-commerce platforms, complete with their boxes and tapes with logos, a probe has revealed. The gang allegedly made fake bills for legal goods…

Netanyahu released a video statement saying the pardon had divided the country, and claimed it would restore national unity. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the country’s president to grant him pardon in the long-running corruption trial against him. Netanyahu submitted a formal request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President, the Prime Minister’s Office said. He also released a video statement saying the pardon had divided the country, and claimed it would restore national unity. In the statement, Netanyahu said that his “personal interest” was in completing the legal process to the…

Virat Kohli turns back the clock, smashes 52nd ODI century in the first match of the three-game series against South Africa in Ranchi. Just WOW. That is the apt expression to describe Virat Kohli’s knock against South Africa in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. The former India captain, who turned 37 earlier this month, smashed his 52nd ODI century and hammered the Proteas bowlers left, right and centre, sending them on a leather hunt. This was arguably the best Kohli has looked since his record-breaking run at the…

Police said that the Haryana man was found with life-threatening injuries on Barbourne Road in Worcester on November 25. A 30-year-old Indian student was stabbed to death in the United Kingdom’s Worcester a few days ago, on November 25, West Mercia Police said in a statement. The police added that five men were arrested after the student was found with life-threatening injuries on Barbourne Road earlier that day but have been released on bail now. Notably, the Indian man has been identified as Vijay Kumar Sheoran of Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri, MLA Sunil Satpal Sangwan said in a statement. Police said…

The government has already notified the Telecom Cyber Security Rules in 2024 and updated them again in 2025. The new SIM-binding rules will rewrite how Indians use their messaging apps. People will now no longer be able to run apps like WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal on a device without the active SIM card inside it. That means no more using WhatsApp on a phone with a different SIM, no more shifting between devices freely, and far more frequent logouts on web versions of these messaging applications. The notification, issued on November 28, 2025, has come into force with immediate effect.…