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'123456' remains India's most used password for 2nd year: Report

After '123456,' the next most used passwords in India include 'Pass@123' and 'admin,' followed by simple numeric sequences such as '12345678,' '12345,' and '123456789.'

Nov 19, 2025

Bengaluru stampede case: CID prepares to file chargesheet against RCB, DNA

The investigating authorities are finalising the 2,200 page-chargesheet in the case and held the RCB, DNA and KSCA directly responsible for the tragic event. The CID sleuths have gathered hundreds of eyewitness accounts, CCTV footages and recorded the statements of injured persons.

Nov 19, 2025

Over 20 masked men vandalise restaurant in Bhopal, police launch probe

A video clip circulating on social media shows the miscreants entering in a large group and immediately kicking and throwing furniture. They were wearing masks.

Nov 19, 2025

Another Kashmiri doctor, his wife arrested in J&K crackdown against digital radicalisation

The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) has detained Dr. Umer Farooq and his wife, Shahzada Akhtar, in a major crackdown across Srinagar, Kulgam, and Anantnag for allegedly using their professional standing to promote online radicalisation and extremist propaganda. Multiple digital devices, SIM cards, and incriminating material were seized during coordinated raids conducted under FIR No. 05/2025.

Nov 19, 2025

Jaipur administration fact-checks Cong post on deletion of names from voter list

According to the post, some residents were found absent during two BLO visits, and one more visit is still pending. If voters, who were previously unavailable, are found during the next visit, they will be given enumeration forms and asked to fill them out.

Nov 19, 2025

Delhi-NCR pollution stays locked in 'severe' level; Wazirpur, Greater Noida record worst AQI

Several other neighbourhoods, including Sonia Vihar, Rohini, RK Puram, Punjabi Bagh, North Campus, Nehru Nagar, Narela, Mundka, and Anand Vihar, also reported AQI readings above 400, reflecting hazardous conditions across the capital.

Nov 19, 2025

After Madvi Hidma, 6-7 Maoists killed in another encounter in Andhra Pradesh

Nineteen Maoists had escaped during Tuesday's encounter, and the security forces were continuing the combing operation in the area and the exchange of fire on Wednesday morning is said to be a continuation of the same.

Nov 19, 2025

Statehood to sixth schedule: Ladakh's 29-page demand charter submitted to MHA

Responding to a Home Ministry directive, Ladakh's apex bodies have submitted a detailed charter seeking full statehood, Sixth Schedule inclusion, and protection under Article 371.

Nov 18, 2025

End of Maoism in India: Top Maoist leader Madvi Hidma, his wife killed in Andhra encounter

Madvi Hidma was said to be the mastermind behind the massacre of 76 members of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Dantewada in 2010. This was the deadliest attack by Maoists on security forces in India.

Nov 18, 2025

Trinamool leader warns of 'bloodbath' if valid voters' names are deleted during SIR exercise

This is not the first time TMC leaders have issued threats to the BJP or the Election Commission over the issue. Party's All-India general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had vowed to launch a massive protest against the Election Commission with one lakh people if names of valid voters were deleted from Bengal's electoral rolls in the name of the SIR exercise.

Nov 18, 2025

Tech summit: Bengaluru emerged as global hub for innovation & talent, says Deputy CM Shivakumar

Addressing the media in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Shivakumar said he was proud that nearly 60 countries were participating in the event, and that global investors were showing strong interest in Bengaluru.

Nov 18, 2025

Bengaluru has more 12 lakh more IT professionals than California: K'taka Dy CM Shivakumar

Speaking after inaugurating the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025 at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar said, "There are 1.4 crore people in Bengaluru, of which 20 per cent are IT professionals."

Nov 18, 2025

'Govt firm on Metro extension to Tumakuru city': K'taka Minister hits out at Tejasvi Surya

It can be recalled that the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) had recently invited tenders for preparing the DPR for the proposed 59.6-kilometre metro corridor between Madavara and Tumakuru -- a decision criticised by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, who said the government should instead prioritise the long-pending suburban rail project to improve connectivity to Tumakuru.

Nov 18, 2025

Why ISI's Kashmir revival faltered: Money driven terrorists failed, but professional cells are filling the gap

Intelligence agencies say that this trend is only likely to increase. Pakistan-based terror groups, especially the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, are likely to use this tactic more for attacks deep inside India, officials also add.

Nov 18, 2025

More dead in investigation than the attack: Disturbing lessons of Nowgam blast

The men who perished, Inspector Asrar Ahmed, FSL expert Muzaffar Ahmed, their colleagues in uniform and civilian attire, did not die because terror prevailed. They died because the system designed to defeat terror betrayed them through neglect, writes Major General Dilawar Singh.

Nov 18, 2025