Day: September 10, 2020

Delhi riots: Court sends suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain to 14-days judicial custody

9:15 pm September 10, 2020

New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday sent suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain to judicial custody for 14 days in a money laundering case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was probing the allegation that Hussain and his linked persons laundered about Rs 1.10 crore funds, by using […]

India’s fuel demand dips most since April

9:13 pm September 10, 2020

New Delhi: India’s fuel demand in August posted its biggest decline since April as local lockdowns put brakes on economic activity and transportation, official data showed on Thursday. Petroleum product sales fell to 14.39 million tonnes in August, down 7.5 per cent over the previous month and about 16 per cent from a year earlier, […]

Tabu to present award at TIFF Tribute Awards

8:18 pm September 10, 2020

New Delhi: Indian star Tabu has been announced as one of the presenters for the Tribute Awards at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The ceremony will be broadcast on September 15 during the 45th edition of the prestigious movie gala. The 49-year-old actor joins global stars Colin Farell, Jodie Foster, Olivia Colma, Regina […]

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

Bank agent held for credit card fraud in Delhi

8:11 pm September 10, 2020

New Delhi: A 25-year-old bank agent was arrested for making fraudulent transactions worth over Rs 69,000 using a customer’s credit card details which he obtained by secretly installing a remote access app on his mobile phone, police said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Mukesh Okheda, who hails from Beldadi in Nepal. He […]

Customs arrests two men for smuggling gold, iPhone

8:08 pm September 10, 2020

New Delhi: Customs officials have arrested two men for allegedly smuggling gold and iPhones worth over Rs 16 lakh into the country, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The accused were part of a greater nexus and were involved in taking over and transporting smuggled gold, electronic items and foreign origin cigarettes from […]