Day: November 8, 2020

Last of 15 lions saved from circuses dies in MP facility at 21

10:42 pm November 8, 2020

Bhopal: Shiva, a 21-year-old lion rescued from a circus in Jaipur in Rajasthan nearly 15 years ago and kept in the Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal has died, an official said on Sunday. The big cat died on Saturday night from old age, he said. “It was rescued as a 7-year-old from Rambo Circus in Jaipur […]

NCB arrests film producer Firoz Nadiadwala’s wife,seizes ganja

10:34 pm November 8, 2020

Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday arrested Bollywood producer Firoz Nadiadwala’s wife after ganja was found at their residence in suburban Juhu, officials said. NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede told PTI that Firoz Nadiadwala was summoned by the anti-drugs agency earlier in the day, but he failed to appear. “We have arrested Firoz Nadiadwala’s wife […]

First plane with Israeli tourists lands in UAE after deal

10:33 pm November 8, 2020

Dubai: The first flight carrying Israeli tourists to the United Arab Emirates landed Sunday in the city-state of Dubai, the latest sign of the normalisation deal reached between the two nations. FlyDubai flight No. FZ8194 landed at Dubai International Airport just after 5:40 p.m., bringing the tourists to the skyscraper-studded city after a roughly three-hour trip. The low-cost carrier […]

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

UP Animal Husbandry scam: Another key accomplice held

10:16 pm November 8, 2020

Lucknow: The UP STF has arrested the son of a senior Rajasthan Congress leader for allegedly duping an Indore businessman of Rs Rs 9.72 crore on the pretext of awarding him a tender of the UP animal husbandry department. The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force arrested Sunil Gurjar alias Monty Gurjar, another key accomplice in […]

Toddler raped by 13-year-old boy: police

Delhi minister stresses on eradicating malnutrition

10:13 pm November 8, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Sunday stressed the need to take utmost precaution in distribution of nutritious items to beneficiaries of Anganwadi scheme amid the coronavirus pandemic. The women and child development minister said the city government was committed to eradicate malnutrition from the national capital. Gautam chaired a meeting with the […]