Day: January 8, 2021

Former Maharashtra DGP Jaiswal takes over as new CISF chief

9:51 pm January 8, 2021

New Delhi: Former Maharashtra DGP Subodh Kumar Jaiswal on Friday took over as the new chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) that is primarily tasked to guard major Indian civil airports and vital infrastructure in the aerospace and nuclear domain. The 1985-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer was accorded a ceremonial guard of […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

UP ATS arrests two ISI moles

9:49 pm January 8, 2021

Lucknow: The Anti-Terror Squad of Uttar Pradesh police has arrested two persons, an ex-serviceman and a Godhra-based woman, for allegedly spying for Pakistan and sharing the Army’s sensitive information with the intelligence agency of the neighbouring country. The ATS made the arrest acting on a tip-off that an ex-serviceman, identified as Saurabh Sharma of Bahuni […]

319 new COVID-19 cases, 308 recoveries in AP

9:38 pm January 8, 2021

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 319 fresh coronavirus cases, 308 recoveries and one death in 24 hours ending 9 am on Friday. The cumulative confirmed positive cases so far touched 8,84,490 after 1.22 crore sample tests, with an overall infection positivity rate of 7.24 per cent, a health department bulletin said. The total recoveries stood at […]

Illegal arms supplier arrested in Delhi

9:37 pm January 8, 2021

New Delhi: The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has arrested a 24-year-old illegal arms supplier, officials said on Friday. The accused has been identified as Ashish Kumar Pandey, a resident of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, they said. A total of 35 semi-automatic pistols, 60 live bullets and a mobile phone were recovered from his […]

Air improves to 'moderate' in Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad

UP: Petrol pump employees robbed on Greater Noida road

6:01 pm January 8, 2021

Noida (UP): Two petrol pump employees on their way to a bank in Greater Noida were robbed off their cash by two unidentified motorcycle-borne men who also took away their scooter, police said on Friday. The cash, estimated to be around Rs 2 lakh, was in the boot of the scooter on which the employees […]