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Maha: 10 birds found dead in Aurangabad, samples to be tested

Bird flu: Maha govt to set up bio safety laboratory

11:58 pm January 11, 2021

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will provide funds for setting up a bio-safety level-3 laboratory to ensure quick testing for bird flu, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Monday and sought to allay concerns overconsumption of poultry products in the areas where no such cases are reported. The chief minister also directed officials to provide accurate […]

Rupee tumbles 16 paise to 73.40 per US dollar

7:11 pm January 11, 2021

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 16 paise to close at 73.40 against the US dollar on Monday, tracking a rebound in the American currency overseas. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.47 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 73.37 and a low of 73.50. The local unit finally […]

Sedition case: HC extends relief to Kangana till Jan 25

4:52 pm January 11, 2021

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday extended the interim relief of no coercive action against actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel till January 25 in connection with an FIR registered against them under sedition and other charges. The HC also directed the city police not to summon the duo for questioning till […]

Mumbai: British national, 2 others held with high-grade drugs

10:55 pm January 9, 2021

Mumbai : The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)on Saturday arrested three persons, including a British National, for allegedly supplying imported strains of ganja in the metropolis, an official said. One of those arrested is a suspect in the drug case being probed after the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June last year, he […]

5 including a Nigerian, 3 Nepalese held for cheating woman

10:43 pm January 8, 2021

New Delhi: Five men, including three from Nepal and one from Nigeria, were arrested on Friday for allegedly cheating a woman in southwest Delhi’s Kishangarh area, police said. The accused have been identified as Prakash Gurung (24), Paras Mehto (25), Ankit (20), all residents of Nepal, and Vinay Kumar (25), a resident of Bihar and […]