Day: February 28, 2021

Mumbai: DRI seizes foreign cigarettes worth Rs 4.75 cr

8:51 pm February 28, 2021

Mumbai: The Mumbai unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized a consignment of foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 4.75 crore from a container freight station near Nhava Sheva port, an official said on Sunday. The stock, comprising 21.60 lakh cigarettes, was being smuggled into the country as part of an import consignment arriving from […]

No stopping Padikkal as Karanatka seal last-8 berth

8:41 pm February 28, 2021

Bengaluru: Young Karnataka sensation Devdutt Padikkal continued his terrific form ahead of the IPL with a third successive century as the defending champions stormed into the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals with a lopsided 10-wicket win over Railways in a group C here on Sunday. The Royal Challengers Bangalore opener, who scored a careerbest 152 against […]

Elderly woman found murdered

8:36 pm February 28, 2021

Thane: A 70-year-old woman was found allegedly murdered at Kalyan town in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Sunday. Her body was found on Saturday, they said. The victim was identified as Hansaben Pravin Thakkar. Her body, which bore several injury marks, was recovered from her house, senior inspector Yeshwant Chavan of Bazarpeth police station […]

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Odisha to host Indian Women’s League this year

8:19 pm February 28, 2021

New Delhi: Odisha will host the 2020-2021 Hero Indian Women’s League, the All India Football Federation said on Sunday. The dates for the tournament are yet to be finalised and will be announced soon, the football body added. AIFF president Praful Patel thanked the Odisha government for agreeing to play host to the event. “The […]

Man held for killing occultist in Ghaziabad

8:12 pm February 28, 2021

Ghaziabad: The Murad Nagar police here arrested a man for allegedly killing an occultist, an official said on Sunday. According to police, the incident had taken place on February 19 at 10.30 am near the Firdous mosque of the New Noorganj area. The accused has been identified as Salman of Husseinpur in Murad Nagar, SP […]