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Ajmer: Police Wednesday arrested a 31-year-old man from Chamoli in Uttarakhand for allegedly luring youths with promises of lucrative overseas jobs and forcing them into cybercrime operations abroad. He was brought to Ajmer Thursday. Ajmer SP Vandita Rana said the accused, Birendra Singh, was part of a network targeting unemployed youths through social media. He…

Jaipur: In a classic case of shooting the messenger, the Rajasthan education department Thursday suspended two teachers at a govt school in Sikar, days after a video showed them accusing each other of enabling cheating during board exams of RBSE. A departmental inquiry was also initiated against the two teachers, Babita, lecturer for geography, and…

Jaipur: Just over a month after Jaipur hosted India’s first Army Day Parade held outside a cantonment, the city is set to witness another military marvel—Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Aerobatic Team and Sarang Helicopter Display Team—who will stage aerial displays over Jal Mahal on Friday and Sunday.The shows are scheduled from 1pm to 5pm on…

Jaipur: A day after Rajasthan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, the 1988-batch officer Thursday approached the high court, seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him in connection with the alleged Rs 900-crore scam in JJM tenders.The petition was filed through his counsel, advocate Deepak…

Jaipur: In a letter to Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani Wednesday, women’s rights organisations demanded action against Bharatpur BJP legislator Bahadur Singh Koli for remarks in the House comparing BJP govt’s budget to “having a son” and Congress-era budgets to “having a daughter”. Koli said “son” budgets were productive, while “daughter” budgets led to Congress losing…