INDIA

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Man murdered in Haryana, 6 held

11:43 pm May 18, 2021

Nuh (Haryana): A 27-year-old man was murdered after a group of 15 men allegedly intercepted his car and assaulted him in Haryana’s Nuh district, police said on Tuesday. Asif Khan, who was a gym trainer, and his two cousins were returning from Sohna on Sunday night when the incident occurred. The car in which Khan […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Man kills wife in inebriated condition in Rajasthan

11:38 pm May 18, 2021

Kota (Rajasthan): A man beat his 40-year-old wife to death in inebriated condition in Kota district in Rajasthan, police said on Tuesday. Accused Heeralal — a private security guard — fled from his home in the Dabi police station area after the incident on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Parvatibai Bheel. The motive […]

2 arrested in connection with grenade blast in Assam

11:34 pm May 18, 2021

Tinsukia: At least two persons were arrested in connection with the grenade blast at Tingrai in Assam’s Tinsukia district that killed two persons, police said on Tuesday. A senior police officer said two persons were identified for allegedly lobbing the grenade from a motorcycle and a bounty of Rs 2 lakh was announced to catch […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

DST institute develops RT-PCR kit with higher accuracy

11:28 pm May 18, 2021

New Delhi: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has developed an RT-PCR kit that has a higher accuracy of detecting COVID-19 across various mutant strains, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) said on Tuesday. The new multiplex RT-PCR kit developed by SCTIMST in Thiruvananthapuram, a DST institute, targets two SARS-CoV-2 […]

Mumbai: Man held for killing woman, dumping body in BKC

11:24 pm May 18, 2021

Mumbai: Days after the body of a woman was found near a nullah in Mumbai‘s Bandra Kurla Complex, a man has been arrested for allegedly murdering her, said police on Tuesday. Jaleel Shaikh and the woman knew each other and the latter was blackmailing him with rape threats, due to which he killed her and […]