Lucknow | After hair stylist Jawed Habib, now a cook at a roadside eatery in Kakori on the outskirts of Lucknow, who has been caught on camera, spitting on the dough for making ‘rotis’ (flat bread). The cook has been arrested with his five helpers — Danish, Hafiz, Mukhtar, Firoz, and Anwar — who can be […]
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MP Police constable suspended for keeping long moustache, said ‘will not trim it’
Bhopal | A Madhya Pradesh Police constable has been suspended for refusing to cut his hair and trim his over-long moustache, despite being instructed by his senior officials. The suspension order, issued on Friday to constable Rakesh Rana, posted as a driver in MP Police’s motor transport wing, surfaced on social media on Sunday. The order, […]
Posing as doctor Kerala woman steals newborn from hospital, gets caught
Thiruvananthapuram | Things did not go as what 33-year-old Neetu Raj had planned and in a matter of two hours was put behind bars for stealing a baby from hospital. Around 3.20 p.m. on Thursday, the woman dressed as a doctor arrived at a the gynaecology ward at the Kottayam Medical College Hospital and after examining […]
At 15,097 fresh Covid cases, Delhi sees 41% rise in a day
New Delhi | Delhi on Thursday reported 15,097 fresh Covid-19 cases, a significant rise of 41 per cent from the previous day. This is the highest single-day rise after May 8 when the tally was at 17,364. The new cases have pushed the total infection tally to 14,89,463 in the city. Total 6 Covid deaths have […]
PM returned as barely 700 people turned up for rally: Punjab CM
Chandigarh | Barely 700 people turned up for the BJP rally and that forced the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “retrace his steps” and later the blame was pinned on the state government citing security threats, said Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi on Thursday. Challenging those questioning the nationalistic credentials of Punjab, Channi made it clear […]
Pune court orders police probe against Baba Ramdev’s ‘Coronil’ claims
Pune | In a New Year jolt to Baba Ramdev, a Pune court has ordered the police to investigate a criminal complaint against the yoga guru and his business associate Acharya Balkrishna, who is Chairman of the consumer giant, Patanjali Ayurved, for their claims on their Covid-19 cure medicine ‘Coronil’. Junnar Court’s Judicial Magistrate First Class […]
Goa reports 8 new Omicron cases, total tally 19: Health Minister
Panaji | Eight new Omicron cases have been detected in Goa, taking the total count of Covid cases involving the new variant to 19, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Wednesday. He also said that out of the eight new cases, five patients are local residents of Goa with no travel history. “8 Genome Sequence Reports […]
Mumbai schools, except Classes 10, 12, shut till Jan 31
Mumbai | Amid the rapid spread of Covid-19 and Omicron infections, Corporation (BMC) on Monday announced shutting all schools from Class 1 to 9 and Class 11. Classes 10 (SSC) and 12 (HSC) will not be closed considering the crucial board examinations which are due to start around a month later. However, BMC Commissioner I.S. Chahal […]
Top LeT terrorist gunned down by security forces in Srinagar
Srinagar | One terrorist has been killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces near Shalimar area in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Monday, officials said. The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search […]
84% of Delhi’s Covid cases of Omicron variant: Delhi Health Minister
New Delhi | As many as 84 per cent cases of Covid seen in the last two days of December 2021 are of the Omicron variant, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Monday, but stressed that there was no need to panic. Of total genome sequencing reports from Delhi’s three labs – ILBS, LNJP and […]