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ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Nigerian arrested for duping people

12:57 pm June 13, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi police has arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly duping dozens of people under a fraudulent scheme, officials said on Thursday. The matter came to light after two persons, who have been collectively duped of more than Rs 1.5 crore, approached the police, the officials said. The police’s cybercrime cell — Cyber […]

The railways has cancelled 77 trains and short terminated 33 others due to Cyclone Vayu,

Cyclone Vayu: Railways cancels 77 trains, short terminates 33 others

12:15 pm June 13, 2019

New Delhi: The railways has cancelled 77 trains and short terminated 33 others due to Cyclone Vayu, the Western Railways said Thursday. The cancellations were made as a precaution even though the cyclone changed its course and is unlikely to make landfall in Gujarat. However, it will cause heavy rain in several coastal districts of […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Royal pardon to 17 Indians serving sentences in Oman

10:59 pm June 12, 2019

New Delhi: Oman’s Sultan Qaboos has granted “royal pardon” on the occasion of Eid to 17 Indians serving sentences in that country. “We appreciate this merciful gesture on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos of Oman,” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted. Indian Embassy in Oman said “royal pardon” has been […]

AP HC gets two new judges

10:54 pm June 12, 2019

New Delhi: Two judges were Wednesday appointed to the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Law Ministry has said. The notification said Cheekati Manavendranath Roy and Matam Venkata Ramana will be judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in that order of seniority. The AP High Court has an approved strength of 37 judges, but is […]

NIA carries out searches at seven locations in TN

9:37 pm June 12, 2019

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has carried out searches at seven locations in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu in connection with its probe into an ISIS module headed by Mohammed Azarudeen, a Facebook friend of Sri Lankan suicide bomber Zahran Hashim, officials said. During the searches, the agency seized 14 mobile phones, 29 SIM cards, […]