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Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

3:33 pm June 5, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi on Saturday recorded about 400 fresh COVID-19 cases while the positivity rate dropped further to 0.5 per cent, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. Announcing relaxations in lockdown like the opening of markets on an odd-even basis and resumption of Delhi Metro operations at 50 per cent capacity, the chief minister said if […]

Woman raped by ‘tantrik’ in UP

3:30 pm June 5, 2021

Mathura: A married woman was allegedly raped by a ‘tantrik’ in a village in Barsana area, police said on Saturday. ‘Tantrik’ Narendra visited the village along with his associate, Sandeep Tomar, and on Thursday practised ‘jhaadphoonk’ (witchcraft) on villagers. He asked the woman to visit him later in the night, they said. Instead of treating […]

Maha: TV actor Pearl Puri held for allegedly raping girl

3:26 pm June 5, 2021

Mumbai: Police have arrested TV actor Pearl Puri from Mumbai for allegedly raping a girl, an official said on Saturday. The Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police arrested him on Friday night with the help of the personnel of Amboli police station, he said. The complaint against Puri, known for his roles in “Naagin 3”, “Bepanah […]

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

Slight fall in mercury in Delhi

3:17 pm June 5, 2021

New Delhi: The mercury dropped by a few notches in the national capital on Saturday as the minimum temperature settled at 23.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department. The city had registered a low of 26.1 degrees Celsius on Friday. Till 8.30 am, 4.9 mm of rainfall was recorded, while the relative humidity […]

Out on bail, gangster shot dead in Bathinda

All India Radio attendant robbed at gunpoint

2:52 pm June 5, 2021

New Delhi: A 42-year-old All India Radio attendant was robbed at gunpoint by three armed men in central Delhi, police said on Friday. The incident took place around 5.30 pm on Tuesday. The victim, identified as Mohar Singh, was waiting for a bus at Rafi Marg when the accused approached him pretending to ask an […]