New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Delhi Police Special Cell on Thursday apprehended a notorious gangster named Jagdish from West Bengal’s Malda district after an extensive inter-state pursuit. The arrest is being dubbed as a key breakthrough against organised crime in the capital.The accused, a key member of the overseas-based Harry Boxer alias Golu gang, is wanted in multiple firing cum extortion cases in the Delhi-NCR region.Last month, his prime associate Vikas alias Chuhiya was arrested in Uttar P…
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Noida, July 7 (IANS) The Noida Police on Tuesday busted a gang involved in two-wheeler thefts and mobile snatching incidents, and arrested at least six offenders with prior records of involvement in such crimes. Two juveniles were also taken into custody by the Noida Sector-20 police.The police also made valuable recoveries from their custody, including three motorbikes, 3 mobile phones, 3 knives and an illegal country-made pistol.The arrests were made after the Noida Sector 20 police launched a…
Sirsa (Haryana), May 26 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed charges against nine accused, including two Pakistani nationals, in connection with the November 2025 grenade attack on the Sirsa women’s police station in Haryana, an official statement said on Tuesday. Two of the chargesheeted accused are Shahzad Bhatti and Sohail Ahmad alias Sohail Baloch, who are Pakistani nationals and handlers, while the Indian nationals include Dheeraj alias Dhiru, Vikas alias Vikky, Sandeep …
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) The NEET paper leak scandal in Rajasthan is beginning to resemble a full-blown crime thriller, with every new revelation exposing another layer of an alleged education mafia that may have penetrated deep into the country’s medical admission system.Now, the investigation has reached the corridors of Pandit Nawal Kishore Sharma Government Medical College in Dausa and at the centre of the latest twist is a young MBBS student who has suddenly vanished from campus. Pragati Biw…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced that the re-examination of NEET (UG) 2026 will be conducted on Sunday, June 21. The decision has been taken with the approval of the Centre, the agency confirmed in an official announcement.“NEET (UG) 2026 – Examination Date Announced. The National Testing Agency, with the approval of the Government of India, has scheduled the re-examination of NEET (UG) 2026 on Sunday, 21 June 2026,” NTA stated on X.The agency al…
Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) Rajasthan’s coaching hub Sikar has emerged as the alleged nerve centre of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak network, with the CBI now probing possible links of coaching institutes, middlemen, students, and relatives of the accused. Investigators believe the network’s coordination began in Sikar, where accused Yash Yadav and Vikas reportedly studied together at a coaching institute.The agency is now examining how the alleged paper leak racket spread through coaching circles an…
Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) Three youths drowned in a stream in Telangana’s Siddipet district, police said on Thursday. The tragedy occurred at Nacharam in Wargal mandal of Siddipet district on Wednesday but came to light on Thursday. According to police, the youths drowned in the Haldhi Vaagu near Nacharam on Wednesday.Their bodies were retrieved on Thursday morning. The deceased have been identified as Yerragolla Prasanth (27), Vikas (26) and K. Anand Reddy (27).All three youths were residents o…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a major breakthrough under its zero-tolerance policy against drugs, the East District Police have busted an inter-state drug syndicate and arrested three drug traffickers, including two key suppliers from Uttar Pradesh. A total of 475 grams of heroin (smack), classified as a commercial quantity and valued at nearly Rs 80 lakh in the international illicit market, has been recovered. The operation was carried out by the Anti-Narcotics Squad (ANS) of East District as p…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has acquitted two men who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, holding that the prosecution’s case rested on an unreliable sole eyewitness whose testimony suffered from material inconsistencies and did not inspire confidence. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain allowed the appeals filed by Virender alias Bablu and Vikas alias Tinku against their conviction by a Rohini court, which had sentenced them to lif…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday soft-launched four digital tools and formally unveiled the mascots — “Pragati” (female) and “Vikas” (male) — for the upcoming Census-2027.The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) developed advanced digital platforms to facilitate enumeration operations across India, the Home Ministry said.”Census-2027, to be conducted in 2 phases, is the world’s largest census exercise. For the first time, the Census will be co…