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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
With events across state, SP renewsresolve to protect quota, Constitution
Lucknow: To renew its "resolve to protect the reservation system enshrined in Indian Constitution", the Samajwadi Party functionaries on Saturday assembled in large numbers across the state to observe July 26 as the Samvidhan Mansthambh Divas. Party workers attended special events organised to outline the ways and means that the BJP government has devised to subvert the right to reservation and constitutional frameworks to undermine the rights of the oppressed and exploited sections of the society. The party leaders across the state cited outsourcing of government jobs as a major onslaught on right to reservation. They explained in detail to people how the BJP has devised the "Not Found Suitable" option to deny jobs to PDA community members in various universities, colleges and institutes. They also cited how the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for Bihar elections was another covert attempt of the BJP to change the Constitutional practices in use since Independence. Party's national president Akhilesh Yadav mooted the idea of observing July 26 as the Samvidhan Mansthambh Divas and had called upon the party functionaries to hold events to inform the masses how their right to reservation was being curtailed by the present BJP government by impeding constitutional provisions. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Remember Him? Take A Deep Breath Before You See Him Now The Noodle Box Undo On Saturday, he congratulated the party leaders for successfully holding the event at such a large scale. He said Samvidhan Mansthambh Divas encapsulates the spirit of PDA Prakashsthamb which is about lighting up the path for the Pichhde (backward classes) Dalits and Alpsankhyaks (minorities) to reclaims their rights as enshrined in the Constitution and which they were being deprived of by the BJP in a systematic manner. SP MP from Azamgarh Dharmendra Yadav, who was the chief guest of the Samvidhan Mansthambh Divas event held in Jaunpur, called upon the PDA community to come forward to help save the Constitution and protect reservation. In Mainpuri, SP MLA from Karhal Tej Pratap Yadav chaired the event and urged the "oppressed sections of the society" to rise and voice their concerns by dislodging the BJP from the government. Senior party functionary Rajpal Kashyap, who chaired one of the most largely attended event of the day held in Shahjahanpur, underlined the evolution of PDA since the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He said the PDA needs to stay together in the days to come and take on the BJP and its attempt to deprive the neglected lot its due. In Lucknow, former MLC Dr Madhu Gupta, MLA Arman Khan and district president Faqir Siddiqui addressed the gathering and underlined the need to voice concerns against BJP's attempts to subvert constitutional traditions.
Time of India
12-06-2025
- Time of India
Two gunrunners from Rajasthan arrested in Khargone
Khargone: Two gunrunners from Rajasthan were arrested in Khargone district on Thursday. They were returning from Bedia police station area after buying firearms. Khargone superintendent of police Dharamraj Meena told media persons that acting on a tip-off, Bedia police station in-charge Dharmendra Yadav and his team stopped two individuals near Dabi village. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now During this, both the accused tried to escape but were caught after a chase of about 5 km, he added. He said that three illegally manufactured country-made pistols were recovered from them, which they bought from a Sikligar of the area. The accused were identified as Suresh Doodi Vishnoi and Sunil Geela Vishnoi, residents of Jalore district in Rajasthan. The SP said that the accused were familiar with this area as they acquired arms from here earlier as well. Four crimes under the Arms Act are registered against Suresh in Jodhpur, and one crime under the NDPS Act is registered against Sunil in Machan of Rajasthan, Meena said. He mentioned that a detailed investigation is being conducted in this case. The accused were produced before the court, from where they were sent to judicial custody.
Hindustan Times
09-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
A message, a link, an APK file spell ruin
'Subject: Traffic Violation Notice. Immediate Action Required…' This notification popped up on the phone of a 29-year-old librarian from Karampura in west Delhi last month. When she opened WhatsApp, a message awaited her. 'Dear vehicle owner, we regret to inform you that a traffic violation has been recorded against your vehicle for violating traffic rules by jumping a red signal. Challan No. 123456, Amount due: ₹5,000. To view evidence and resolve the matter, download your challan. Failure to do so may result in further legal consequence,' the message read. Startled, she clicked on what seemed like a blurry photo — supposedly evidence of her red-light violation. But the file wasn't a photo at all. It was an APK — an Android Package file that installs an app on phones. Upon installing this file, she had unknowingly given cybercriminals the keys to her phone. Within four days, the scammers siphoned ₹70,000 from her bank accounts. 'I usually don't check my messages. After four or five days, I checked my bank balance and saw I had only ₹2,000 left. I was in shock,' she said. Police confirmed the woman was the victim of what they call the 'WhatsApp Blurr Scam' — a rising cyber fraud trend that uses blurry images, fake challans, and job offers to trick people into downloading malware-laced files. The core of the scam lies in manipulating victims into installing a fake Android application (or an APK file) disguised as something trustworthy — a traffic challan, a job form, a bill receipt, or even an innocuous image. A Delhi Police press note explained, 'An APK file is a package that contains everything required to run an Android application. Normally, users download them from the Google Play Store, but fraudsters send these files through WhatsApp, Instagram, or SMS from third-party sources, tricking victims into installing them.' Once downloaded and opened, the app asks for permissions — access to your SMS, contacts, call logs, camera, microphone, file storage, and even screen-sharing functions. These permissions, if granted without a second thought, allow the scammer to remotely gain access to the device. They can intercept OTPs, clone your authentication apps, view banking information, read your text messages, and monitor your keystrokes — all without the victim ever realising. 'It's not just that they gain access — they gain control,' explained Dharmendra Yadav, station house officer, Cyber Police Station (West). 'The moment a person downloads the APK and accepts permissions, the phone is compromised. They can open your banking apps, initiate transactions, and even approve them using intercepted OTPs.' 'There are two main methods,' explained an officer from the Cyber Cell of the Crime Branch. 'One is steganography — where a seemingly innocent image carries embedded code that activates once downloaded. The second, more common method, is to send an APK file disguised as an image or document. When the victim installs it, the malware gets full access to the device.' In both cases, once clicked and installed, the malware silently activates and opens a backdoor into the victim's phone — letting the app record calls, access photos, and intercept SMS, which include bank OTPs. Most Android phones do display security warnings when installing apps from unknown sources. But scammers rely on the panic, urgency, or trust they manufacture — a traffic fine, a job offer, a failed delivery — to override caution. The librarian said the blurry challan image and the official-sounding message made her believe it was genuine. 'I thought I might have accidentally run a red light. The message looked official. I clicked without thinking.' Cyber officers say such psychological tricks are key to the scam's success. 'They send something that feels urgent. It could be a fake electricity bill with a disconnection threat, or a message saying your bank KYC has expired. And people fall for it, especially when the file name looks official,' said an officer from the crime branch. The Karampura librarian wasn't alone. A senior cyber officer showed another complaint filed on April 17. The message, sent over WhatsApp, read: 'Hi A****, Your CV has been shortlisted. We are pleased to inform you that your profile has been selected for 4 job opportunities. To proceed further, please download the form and pay a ₹500 subscription fee…' The victim, lured by the promise of a job, clicked the link and downloaded the form. But it wasn't a form — it was an APK file. The small payment, was a means of getting the victim to input banking details. Within hours, ₹40,000 had vanished from their account. 'These messages are becoming more sophisticated,' the officer said. 'And with scammers discarding WhatsApp numbers after just 2-3 successful cases, tracking them is difficult.' A major breakthrough in January revealed the scope of the operation. DCP (southwest) Surendra Chaudhary said his cyber team arrested four men running a pan-India racket using APK scams. One of their victims was a 64-year-old retired DRDO scientist from south Delhi who was undergoing cancer treatment. The man, while searching for Yahoo customer care online, found a number via a Google ad. When he called, the 'executive' on the other end asked him to fill a complaint form — sent via WhatsApp. 'He thought it was genuine and downloaded the file,' said inspector Vikas Kumar Buldak, who led the investigation. 'But it was an APK. The fraudsters soon had access to his accounts and siphoned off ₹40 lakh, including fixed deposits.' The accused had uploaded their fake numbers online, posing as customer care agents for Yahoo, Gmail, Paytm, SBI, and even electricity and gas providers. Once victims reached out, they were directed to download the malicious APKs. Police tracked the origin of the scam to Deoghar in Jharkhand and Mewat in Rajasthan. Using call detail records and banking logs, they discovered the fraud was being coordinated from these locations. On April 6, a team arrested Iqbal Ansari (27) from Deoghar. Further raids led to the arrest of Sajid Khan (32), Salman Khan (24), and Narendra Kumar (29). Police said Ansari's number had been running in Google Ads to trap victims. Khan and Salman handled the calls, while Kumar helped in transferring money through mule accounts. 'These men also posed as BSES or IGL staff, offering new connections or utility settlements. The scam is constantly evolving,' said Buldak. Cyber officers say the scam thrives because of how easily people give app permissions. 'When a victim installs the APK, it asks for access to the camera, mic, contacts, location, messages — everything. Most users just tap 'Allow',' said a Crime Branch officer. 'With that, you've opened the door for the fraudster to see everything on your phone — including your OTPs.' To protect yourself, police recommend zero tolerance toward messages from unknown senders. 'If you get a Good Morning message or a file from an unknown number — just ignore or delete it,' an officer said. 'Even seemingly harmless images may carry malware.' The Delhi Police urged people to use the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal ( to report such scams. Many victims, especially those from older age groups, don't file FIRs out of embarrassment or confusion, police said. As the scam spreads, cyber teams across Delhi are collating complaints and preparing to register more cases. 'We're seeing hundreds of such incidents. This is just the beginning,' said inspector Buldak. 'The APK scam is not only a challenge of law enforcement — it's a challenge of awareness.'
NDTV
28-04-2025
- NDTV
Upset Over Not Being Served Paneer, Man Drives Bus Over Wedding Guests In UP
Chandauli: A man crashed a minibus in a wedding hall, injuring six people and damaging goods worth Rs 3 lakh in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district. Reason: He didn't get ' paneer ' (cottage cheese) in the wedding feast. It was the wedding of Rajnath Yadav's daughter in Hamidpur village of Mughalsarai Kotwali area. The 'barat' (wedding procession) arrived at the venue late Saturday evening. Everything was going well. Then, a man entered the hall and went straight towards the food stalls. When Dharmendra Yadav couldn't find paneer among other dishes, he got angry. "Dharmendra Yadav came to the wedding and started eating, and asked for paneer. When he didn't get it, he got angry and drove a bus in the middle of the wedding ceremony, in which eight people were injured and goods worth more than Rs 3 lakh were damaged," said Rajnath Yadav. He got so furious that he decided to do the unthinkable. He rammed a tempo traveller into the wedding guests. As chaos ensued, he fled the hall on the bus. Several people were injured, including the groom's father and bride's uncle. They are undergoing treatment at a trauma centre in Varanasi. After the incident, the groom's side vowed the wedding would not take place until a case was registered against the man. Only after the bride's side filed a case against the accused, the wedding ceremony was concluded around 12 pm the next day.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Time of India
Oliver twisted out of paneer proportion
Beware the wrath of the paneer-lover scorned. If you thought India's culture wars are being fought over veg vs non-veg lines - or veg jokes vs non-veg ones - think again. Within the vegetarian community, fissures may be developing. At a wedding in Hamidpur village in UP's Chandauli district, a guest, Dharmendra Yadav a.k.a. Bamboo, was denied another round of his beloved paneer. Now, denying wedding guests a second helping is always risky. Perhaps Hamidpur's Oliver Twist did not ask, 'Please, sir, I want some more,' north Indian paneer substituting for Dickensian porridge, politely enough. But once denied is twice slighted. The under-paneered Bamboo got into his minibus, and reportedly drove it into the wedding mandap, crashing into a wall in retaliation. It wasn't funny that people gathered were injured, from both groom and bride's side. Not to sound as if we condone behaviour of someone rightly charged under attempt to murder and endangering human life by rash driving - this was not a hit-and-run case, as non-celebrity Bamboo did not run after hitting - we wonder why another round of paneer was denied. Indian weddings notoriously try to overfeed guests as part of decor and decorum. Perhaps the dish had run out. Perhaps the amount of food on Bamboo's plate required intervention. Whatever be the case, it was paneer, yet so far.
