Day: March 1, 2020

Miscreants loot cash and gold worth Rs 20 lakh from bank

Criminal on bail held with a gun

10:51 pm March 1, 2020

Mumbai: A 35-year-old history-sheeter on bail was arrested by the Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police on Sunday for carrying a pistol and seven bullets from suburban Bandra, police said. The accused Irshaad Khan alias Babu Hasan Khan was picked up on a tip-off, an official said. He said Khan was trying to set up […]

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COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

2 arrested for abducting foreign national

10:47 pm March 1, 2020

New Delhi: Two persons were arrested for allegedly abducting a foreign national and demanding Rs two crore ransom from his friend, police said on Sunday. Anoop, 36, and Naveen Dagar, 29, were arrested after a brief encounter on the Najafgarh-Jharoda Kalan Road in Dwarka on February 28, they said. Palashev was abducted from Dwarka Mor […]

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Blaze at chemical warehouse in Chennai doused in 18-hour operation; None injured

10:44 pm March 1, 2020

Chennai: The massive fire at a chemical warehouse here was put out on Sunday, after a battle of more than 18 hours, a Fire and Rescue Services official said. There were no casualties in the fire that broke out around 3 pm on Saturday and damaged raw material estimated to be worth about Rs 100 […]

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MVA govt in Maha will complete full term: Pawar

Centre responsible for Delhi violence: Sharad Pawar

10:37 pm March 1, 2020

Mumbai: The Central government is “100%” responsible for the Delhi violence, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said here on Sunday and accused the ruling BJP of playing divisive politics in the national capital after losing the Assembly elections. Addressing the convention of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) here, Pawar also took a swipe at Prime Minister […]

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Northeast riots: Four men arrested for killing four persons, dumping bodies in drains

Four bodies recovered from drains in northeast Delhi

10:34 pm March 1, 2020

New Delhi: Four more bodies were fished out from the drains in Gokalpuri and Shiv Vihar areas of violence-affected northeast Delhi, officials said. However, it is yet to be ascertained if they are linked to the riots and authorities have not updated the death toll figure. At 8.20 am, police received a PCR call about […]

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