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Dawood could be involved in 2000 match-fixing scam: ACP
New Delhi: Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ishwar Singh, who busted the match-fixing scandal in 2000, here on Thursday claimed that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was also involved in the scam.
The officer, who was the first to be…
Green tribunal pulls up Defence Ministry
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Ministry of Defence after the latter failed to comply with the tribunal's earlier order relating to compliance of environmental norms by the Armed Forces.
The Principal Bench…
Former TERI chief R K Pachauri passes away at 79
New Delhi: R K Pachauri, a former chief of The Energy and Resources Institute, passed away on Thursday after a prolonged cardiac ailment, TERI Director General Ajay Mathur said. He was 79.
"It is with immense sadness that we announce the…
Coronavirus: Two passengers tested positive after screening at Kolkata airport
Kolkata: Two passengers who arrived at NSCBI Airport from Bangkok have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Airports Authority of India officials said on Thursday.
With this, a total of three passengers have tested positive for the…
J&K Police arrest 3 terror associates
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police have busted a terror module in south Kashmir's Anantnag district and arrested three Hizbul terror associates.
Police have seized incriminating material from their possession.
Those arrested have been…
SC directs Political Parties to upload candidates’ criminal cases on sites
New Delhi: In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed political parties to upload on their respective websites the details of all pending criminal cases against candidates contesting polls, citing the alarming…
Mother accuses son of rape bid on minor daughter
Kanpur: In a shocking incident, a woman from Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, has accused her son of attempting to rape her minor daughter.
The incident came to light on Wednesday after the woman approached the Deputy Inspector General…
Hours after wedding, groom found hanging from tree
Bareilly: A groom, who married a girl of his choice, went missing from a wayside eatery where the "baraat" had stopped on its way back from the wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district.
He was later found hanging from a tree, about…
13 dead in Agra-Lucknow Expressway accident
Firozabad: Thirteen people were killed and 31 others injured as the bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.
The accident took place on Wednesday night in Firozabad. All the injured have…
Well known fashion designer Wendell Rodricks dead
Panaji: Well known fashion designer, gay rights activist and Padma Shri awardee Wendell Rodricks died on Wednesday evening following a prolonged illness.
Speaking to IANS on Wednesday Nilakanth Halarnkar, BJP MLA from the Thivim Assembly…