Delhi: 12 cases under stringent UAPA, crimes against foreign nationals surge

IANS | December 6, 2023 10:31 AM

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Despite being decried as a tool to stifle dissent, the number of cases filed under the "draconian", Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, commonly known as the anti-terror law, has increased by 28 per cent, as per recently released National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.

Clash between student groups in Greater Noida, five arrested

IANS | December 5, 2023 8:56 PM

Greater Noida, Dec 5 (IANS) A gang of six persons suddenly barged into a party going in Supertech Czar Apartments in Dadri area of Greater Noida and indulged in violence as they tried to kidnap a student from there, as per videos of the incident going viral.

UP govt steps up efforts to check liquor smuggling

IANS | December 5, 2023 12:49 PM

Lucknow, Dec 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Excise Minister Nitin Agarwal has ordered that check- posts be put up in Agra, Mathura, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Baghpat, Saharanpur and Shamli regions to stop inter-state liquor smuggling.