Day: September 8, 2020

Noida: 2 property dealers shot dead in car

8:45 pm September 8, 2020

Noida (UP): Two property dealers were shot dead at a residential society in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida with police suspecting a link to an old rivalry behind the act, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place around 9 pm on Monday when the duo was sitting inside a car at the Ajnara Le Garden […]

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

Max temp rises slightly in Delhi

8:41 pm September 8, 2020

New Delhi: The maximum temperature rose slightly in the national capital on Tuesday in the absence of rains, the weatherman said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a maximum of 35.3 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. Humidity levels oscillated between 57 and 89 per cent. The meteorological department has […]

5-year-old raped by minor in UP’s Ballia

8:36 pm September 8, 2020

Ballia (UP): A 5-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a relative, who is also a minor, in a village in Revathi area of the district on Tuesday, police said. The in-charge of Revathi police station, Pravin Singh, said the girl had come to her maternal grandmother’s village, where she was allegedly raped by her maternal […]

‘Significant movement’ on Russia’s request for phase-3 trial, manufacture of Sputnik V in India

8:15 pm September 8, 2020

New Delhi: India is considering Russia’s request for conducting phase-3 clinical trial and manufacturing of its COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V by Indian firms, officials said Tuesday, noting there has been “significant movement” on both these fronts and specific outcomes are expected soon. Dr V K Paul, Member (Health) Niti Aayog, who also chairs the national expert […]

4 hurt in fire after cylinder explodes in Noida company

One dead, four injured as World War II-era bomb goes off in Nagaland

8:12 pm September 8, 2020

Dimapur: A metal scrap collector was killed and four others were injured on Tuesday when a suspected World War II-era bomb exploded in Nagaland’s Dimapur district, police said. The blast occurred in Burma Camp area when the scrap collector was pounding the bomb with a hammer to dismantle it, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-1) Dr […]