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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Cyber Crime Cell of Goa police has asked Goans to be alert about job scams wherein youth are lured with lucrative jobs abroad, taken to foreign countries and pushed into cybercrime. SP Cyber Crime Rahul Gupta asked citizens to be alert if any of their family members are working in countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos or Vietnam. Based on a complaint filed by three such persons from Goa who had managed to escape from the clutches of these gangs, Goa police have booked a lady from Quepem and arrested two persons from Karnataka a few days…

USA: Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought in India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, is extraditable under the plain provisions of the US-India extradition treaty, a US attorney has told a federal court. Assistant US Attorney, Criminal Appeals Chief Bram Alden was making a closing argument before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where Rana has appealed against the order by a US District Court in California that denied the writ of habeas corpus. In May, Rana, 63, had filed a writ of habeas corpus challenging the court order, which acceded…

Moscow, Russia: Given the “very trusting nature” of the relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, no topic was off-limits for the two leaders when they meet here soon, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. The dates of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Moscow will be announced a bit later but preparations for it are already at their final stages, Peskov said. Putin and Modi will discuss regional and global security, trade and all other topics on the agenda during their meeting, Peskov was quoted as saying by Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency. ”We (Russia…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: An unidentified individual masqueraded as the son of a construction company owner and deceived its staff into sending Rs 40.90 lakh to a fictitious bank account in a sophisticated cyber scam. An investigation has been launched and a case has been filed by the Cyber Crime Cell. The event reportedly happened on June 13 when a man messaged the company’s accountant on WhatsApp using the owner’s son’s name and photo to allay suspicions. “Under the name Abhay Singh, the accountant moved Rs 40,90,455 from the business’ bank account to a personal bank account. “The transfer was carried…

USA: Colombia came from behind to grab a 1-1 draw with Brazil on Tuesday, ensuring their qualification to the Copa America quarter-finals as group winners. An equalizer from Daniel Munoz in first half stoppage time was enough to earn Colombia a share of the spoils after Raphinha had fired Brazil into the lead with a sublime 12th-minute free-kick at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The result means Colombia advance to the knockout rounds as winners of Group D, where they will face Group C runners-up Panama in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday. But Tuesday’s draw means Brazil will face a…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Four individuals from Jalgaon, Maharashtra were arrested by the Konkan Railway police station for selling duplicate mobile phones at Margao railway station. Following their arrest, the Konkan Railway police seized the mobile phones and have initiated investigations into their source. Police said that further investigation is on.

LUCKNOW: An FIR has been filed against the organizers of the religious congregation in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras after a tragic stampede resulted in the death of 121 people and injuries to many more. The FIR alleges that organizers sought permission for an 80,000-person gathering while withholding information about a previous event that drew hundreds of thousands. Nearly 2.5 lakh people were present at the site when the incident happened. Among the victims, 108 were women and seven were children who were part of a large crowd near Phulrai village in the Sikandrarau area attending the ‘satsang’ led by the religious…