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CDS Bipin Rawat Cremated With Full Military Honour, Daughters Perform Last Rites
The final rites of India’s first chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat were performed at the Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment on Friday. General Rawat was killed along with his wife Madhulika and 11 other military personnel in a chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu’s Niligiris district on Wednesday.....
SA V IND, 1st Test: India Breach Fortress Centurion With A 113-run Win Over South Africa
India signed off 2021 with a 113-run win over South Africa in the first Test at SuperSport Park here on Thursday. The win is also Indias first-ever Test victory at the venue, which is largely considered to be a fortress for South Africa. With this win, India have also taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. ....
First Conviction In Delhi Riots Case: Man Given 5-year Jail Term
A special Delhi court hearing the Delhi riot cases, on Thursday, delivered the first judgement while awarding a five-year jail term to one Deepak Yadav for burning down the house of a 73-year-old woman. ....
Amit Shah Congratulates Delhi Police For 'fair Probe' Of Delhi Riots
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated the Delhi Police for fair investigation into the Delhi riots. ....
Russia Declares Temporary Ceasefire For 2 Ukrainian Cities
Russia on Saturday declared a temporary ceasefire in the two southern Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha to facilitate the evacuation of civilians via humanitarian corridors, the Defence Ministry in Moscow announced. ....
Delhi Riots: Man Who Supplied Firearm To Rioter Shahrukh Khan Held
An illegal arms supplier who provided a weapon to Delhi riot accused Shahrukh Khan alias Pathan, was arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, an official said on Friday. The arrested person, identified as Babu Wasim (34), was wanted in connection with the case of the 2020 northeast Delhi riots in which Pathan was found pointing a loaded pistol towards a policeman in the Jafrabad area.....
Delhi Police Probe Reveals Jahangirpuri Riot Accused Ansar Supplied Drugs, Seized BMW From Businessman
The Delhi Police's Crime Branch investigating the Jahangirpuri violence case has revealed that the prime accused, Mohammed Ansar Sheikh, was also involved in drug supply and had also seized a BMW car belonging to a South Delhi-based businessman, according to sources.....
Massive Traffic Jams Across Delhi After Overnight Rain
Vehicles in the national capital were moving at a snail's pace at various places as roads were clogged with heavy traffic jams on Friday morning following the overnight incessant rain. ....
BJP MPs Protest In LS Over Liquor Deaths In Bihar
Several BJP MPs from Bihar in Lok Sabha on Thursday sought strict action against those responsible for sale of illicit liquor in the state, while blaming the state government for deaths of more than 20 persons after consuming spurious liquor in Saran district ....
Supreme Court To Set Up Bench To Hear Bilkis Bano Plea Against Release Of 11 Convicts
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to set up a special bench to hear a plea against the release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case, which also involves the killing of her several family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots. ....
