Day: March 18, 2021

Five people arrested for gold loan fraud in Delhi

11:58 pm March 18, 2021

New Delhi: Five people, including two employees of a non-banking financial company, have been arrested here for allegedly duping the firm by fraudulently providing loans in exchange of fake gold, police said on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Sanjay Prajapati (36) of Budh Vihar, Nishant Bhole (29) of Ghaziabad, Jitender Verma (42) of […]

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3 held in Hyderabad for ‘illegal’ transportation of detonators, gelatin sticks

11:52 pm March 18, 2021

Hyderabad: A large quantity of gelatin sticks and detonators were seized and three people detained here on Thursday on the charge of transporting the explosive materials illegally, Police said. A total of 1,800 detonators and 1,600 gelatin sticks were found from two cars of the trio near a toll plaza during a check by a […]

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Uttarakhand floods: One more body recovered, toll now 74

11:47 pm March 18, 2021

Gopeshwar (U’khand): One more body was recovered from the flood-hit Tapovan tunnel taking the toll in the glacial disaster in the state’s Chamoli district to 74, an official said on Thursday. According to the Chamoli Superintendent of Police, the body was found late Wednesday along with a human limb. So far, 34 human limbs have […]

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Top Shia body appeals to SC to dismiss Rizvi’s PIL

11:42 pm March 18, 2021

Lucknow: The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) appealed to the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition filed by former Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chairperson Wasim Rizvi to remove 26 verses of the Quran. The emergency meeting of the board’s executive was held in Lucknow on Thursday and it demanded from the government […]

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Toddler raped by 13-year-old boy: police

Toddler raped by 13-year-old boy: police

11:37 pm March 18, 2021

Ballia (UP): A 13-year-old boy allegedly raped a two-year-old girl here after watching a pornographic film on a mobile phone, police said on Thursday. She was living in her maternal grandparents’ home in a village in Revati block, around 30 km from the district headquarters. The toddler had gone to a neighbour’s house while playing […]

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