Day: March 6, 2019

4 bootleggers arrested, 300 cartons of smuggled liquor seized

Ghaziabad :  Four bootleggers were arrested and 300 cartons of smuggled liquor was seized in two separate areas here, police said Tuesday. The arrests were made by personnel from the Masuri and Murad Nagar police stations. Superintendent of Police, Rural, Neeraj Kumar Jadoun, said around 9 pm on Monday, […]

Fire breaks out at CGO complex

New Delhi :  A fire broke out Wednesday on the fifth floor of Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan at the CGO complex that houses important government offices, according to Delhi Fire Services officials. The Fire department got a call regarding the blaze at 8:34 am. Twenty-five tenders were rushed to […]

Matua matriarch Boro Ma’s last rites to be held on Wednesday

Kolkata : The last rites of Matua community matriarch Binapani Devi, popularly known as ‘Boro Ma’, will be held on Wednesday at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district, where her body would shortly arrive from Kolkata. Boro Ma, 100, passed away at a state-run hospital here on Tuesday evening […]

Woman raped by occultist in Gurgaon: police

Gurgaon :  A 27-year-old woman was raped by an occultist whom the victim and her husband had invited to perform a religious ritual in their home to drive away their poverty, police said Tuesday. Guragon ACP (Crime) Shamsher Singh said the victim and her husband had come in […]

Digvijaya Singh dares PM to file case against him

New Delhi : Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to file a case against him over allegations from BJP leaders that he was an anti-national and a Pakistan supporter. In a series of tweets, Singh, who stirred a controversy on Tuesday by referring […]

4 four nationals arrested for cheating people

New Delhi :  The Delhi Police’s crime branch has arrested four foreign nationals, including two Nigerians, from Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida area for allegedly cheating people by posting fake matrimonial profiles, officials said. Raymond (28) and Melody (21) from Nigeria, and Kareem Ridwan (27) and Osas Clifford (28) have […]

Indian stocks further gains in early trade

Mumbai : Indian bourses furthered gains in early trade on Wednesday, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty adding 157 points and 53 points, respectively, on sustained buying mainly in stocks of finance, metal and capital goods sectors. The BSE barometer Sensex opened positively at 36,544.86 and further consolidated its […]

Rupee slips 11 paise to 70.60 vs USD in opening trade

Mumbai : The rupee depreciated 11 paise to 70.60 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday on increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks. Forex dealers said, strengthening of the American currency in the overseas market weighed on the domestic currency. However, fresh foreign fund inflows, […]

Fire breaks out at CGO complex

New Delhi : A fire broke out Wednesday at the office of the Ministry of Social Justice in South Delhi’s CGO complex that houses important government offices, according to Delhi Fire Services officials. The fire department got a call regarding the blaze on the fifth floor of Pandit Deendayal […]

Kohli’s innings made the difference, says Pat Cummins

Nagpur : Australian pacer Pat Cummins has said that India captain Virat Kohli’s 116 was the difference between the two sides in the second ODI, which the hosts won by eight runs to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Kohli’s dogged hundred, his 40th in ODIs, helped […]

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