Day: February 3, 2021

TMC-BJP in war of words over defections

11:13 pm February 3, 2021

Alipurduar/Hooghly: The TMC and the BJP hit out at each other on Wednesday in poll-bound West Bengal over defections with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying it was ironical that the Centre did not have funds to bear the travel expenses of migrant workers but corrupt leaders were flown to Delhi in a chartered plane. Newly […]

8 cheat shopkeepers with fake payments apps; arrested

10:56 pm February 3, 2021

Hyderabad: Eight people, including three students, were taken into custody here for allegedly duping afew shopkeepers of about Rs 75,000 with fake apps/wallets,police said on Wednesday. The accused in the age group of 18-27 were caught in separate cases. The arrested cheated the traders with fake payment after buying clothes, sports goods and grocery, among […]

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

India has received USD 358.30 bn during 2014-20: Som Parkash

10:52 pm February 3, 2021

New Delhi: India has received USD 358.3 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last six financial years (2014-20), Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. He said that investment outreach activities are being carried out for enhancing international co-operation to promote FDI and improve ease of doing business in the country. ”In […]

PM Modi’s brother stages dharna at Lucknow airport

10:45 pm February 3, 2021

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi staged a dharna at the Lucknow airport on Wednesday, alleging that police did not let his supporters reach there and took them into custody. Police, however, have denied the charge. According to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport’s Additional General Manager (Operations) Bhupendra Singh, Prahlad Modi arrived at Lucknow by an Indigo flight around 4 pm. He sat on a […]

Gujarat: Two lion cubs found dead near Gir Sanctuary

Guj: Lion cub rescued from snare near Gir forest; 4 held

10:39 pm February 3, 2021

Junagadh: A lion cub trapped in a snare on the outskirts of Prachi village in Gir-Somnath district of Gujarat was rescued on Wednesday, a Forestdepartment official said. Though the department didn’t reveal details of the incident, the involvement of poachers is suspected. In a related development, forest officials from adjoining Junagadh district nabbed four persons […]