INDIA

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Man arrested for killing wife over dowry in Ghaziabad

11:54 pm June 23, 2021

Ghaziabad: A man has been arrested for killing his wife over dowry in Saddiq Nagar colony near Raj Nagar Extension area, police said on Wednesday. Kuldeep Tyagi alias Mintoo had fired thrice at his wife in an inebriated condition on June 1 which led to her on-spot death, police said, adding that he had been […]

Air Force officer held after wife commits suicide

11:49 pm June 23, 2021

Ambala: An Indian Air Force officer has been arrested in a case of dowry death after his wife committed suicide here, police said on Wednesday. Squadron Leader Navneet Sharma was produced before a court here on Wednesday, which remanded him in one-day police custody. His wife Sakshi (29), a Lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps, […]

Charas found hidden in petrol tanks of motorbikes

11:59 pm June 22, 2021

Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday recovered nine kg of charas hidden in cavities made inside the petrol tanks of two motorbikes, an official said. The Mumbai zonal team of the NCB had earlier on June 14 and 15 seized 17.3 kg of charas, a banned narcotic drug, from a religious place in […]

Max temperature settles at 35 deg C in Delhi

11:56 pm June 22, 2021

New Delhi: The mercury in the national capital on Tuesday settled at 35 degree Celsius, with moderate humidity in air. The relative humidity was recorded at 49 per cent, according to the India Meteorological Department. The mercury had risen by several notches in the morning with the minimum temperature settling at 32.6 degrees Celsius. According […]

COVID-19 active cases now below 100 in Noida, Ghaziabad

11:52 pm June 22, 2021

Noida/Ghaziabad: Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad both recorded less than 10 new COVID-19 cases with the number of active patients reaching below 100 in both the western Uttar Pradesh districts adjoining Delhi, official data showed on Tuesday. Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded nine new cases and Ghaziabad added another four, according to the UP Health Department’s […]