Amaravati: In a continued surge, Andhra Pradesh reported 758 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Thursday, the highest in four months after the 1,031 on November 26. The state’s caseload now moved up to 8,95,879 from 1.48 crore tests with an overall positivity rate of 6.02 per cent. While […]
Read MoreNagpur: A police inspector from Nagpur in Maharashtra has been booked for allegedly raping a 45-year-old widow and duping her of Rs 4 lakh, an official said on Saturday. The victim, a resident of Gittikhadan area in the city, became friends with the inspector through social media in 2019, the official said. The two exchanged […]
Read MoreThane: A 17-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from Mumbra in Maharashtra’s Thane in November 2020, has been rescued from Ahmednagar district in the state, police said on Thursday. Her kidnapper, identified as Sagar Shendephal (25), has been arrested, they said. The girl was rescued on Wednesday following a tip-off, senior inspector Nitin Thakre of […]
Read MoreThane: The skeleton of a 7-year-old boy went missing from Bhiwandi in Thane district in November last year was found in the water tank of a building close to his home, police said on Sunday. The remains were found on Saturday by boys after a cricket ball fell into the tank while they were playing, […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Delhi‘s peak power demand clocked 5,265 MW on Thursday, the highest so far this winter, due to the continuing chilly weather, discom officials said. The peak power demand of the city has increased by over four per cent since January 1. It registered an increase of over 50 per cent since December 1 […]
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