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The substance inside a zip-close bag was found by Secret Service officers on Sunday in a common storage area on the ground floor of the West Wing, which houses the Oval Office and offices of some of the President’s top aides and support staff, reports CBS News.The discovery led to a brief shutdown of the White House.An initial test of the substance was conducted by the District of Columbia Fire Department soon after it was found indicated it was cocaine. Anadditional test took place on Tuesday night which also confirmed the substance to be cocaine.Addressing reporters on Wednesday,White House press…

The victim in the complaint filed with the police on Wednesday said that when the accused attacked her, she ducked, and the substance fell on her hand which was scalded.The victim had lodged an FIR against the accused Man Singh last month, alleging harassment. The girl’s mother said Man Singh was released on bail on Monday.The complainant said that when she was at the house with her 15-year-old daughter, Man Singh and his brother Maharaj Singh allegedly threw acid on her.Circle officer, Jalaun, Ravindra Gautam said the substance which was thrown on the girl was inflammable but not acid.”An FIR…

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) identified the deceased as Karnvir Singh Garcha, who was fatally shot near Foster Avenue and North Road in Coquitlam at 9.20 p.m. on July 2. “Responding officers located a man suffering from gunshot wounds and immediately began lifesaving measures,” Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Coquitlam, said, adding that Garcha succumed to his injuries. Garcha had been dropped off at a condo complex minutes before he was murdered, police said. “We are looking to speak with anyone who had contact with Mr. Garcha in the days leading up to the shooting, including the driver of…

“The deceased was identified as Nafeesa Fatima, who used to live with her husband as their children lived abroad. The incident happened late on Wednesday afternoon at FM apartment in Ghazipur area, when her husband was out and she was alone in the house,” Qasim Abidi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (North), said.Three robbers entered the house with the intention of stealing.However, when the victim offered resistance, the accused strangled her, looted the house and escaped.According to relatives, the deceased’s husband, Wasim, is a contractor, who had gone out for work at the time of the incident.The family said that…

Dismissing the petition filed by Sunita and another, Justice Renu Agarwal clarified that the court was not against live-in relationship but was against illegal relations.“This court does not deem it proper to permit the parties to such illegality as tomorrow petitioners may convey that we have sanctified their illicit relations,” the court added.The petitioner’s counsel argued that Sunita, who is an adult, had entered into a voluntary relationship with the second petitioner due to alleged torture by her husband.They requested police protection, claiming that the husband posed a threat to their peaceful existence.However, the state counsel disagreed and contended that…

Officials said over 18,000 pilgrims paid obeisance inside the holy cave on Wednesday as the annual Amarnath Yatra is proceeding smoothly from both south Kashmir Pahalgam and north Kashmir Baltal routes. “Another batch of 6,554 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu today (Thursday) for the Valley in an escorted convoy. There are 5,053 males, 1,375 females, 25 children, 95 Sadhus and 6 Sadhvis in today’s batch of Yatris,” officials said.Pilgrims approach the Himalayan cave shrine either from the traditional south Kashmir’s Pahalgam route which involves an uphill trek of 43 km from Pahalgam base camp or from the…

The official said that a PCR call was made to the Safdarjung Enclave police station at around 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon regarding the recovery of the body.”Acting on the call, a police team was immediately dispatched. Crime and forensics teams have inspected the spot. We have initiated 174 CrPC proceedings. Probe is on to identify the person and the gender of the deceased,” the official added.–IANSssh/ksk

The victims – including women and children – died from gas inhalation at an informal settlement in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg on Wednesday, the BBC reported, adding that the gas leak has been linked to illegal gold mining in the area.An official associated with the emergency services said that a call was received at around 8 p.m. about what was initially thought to be a gas explosion, but later established that it was in fact a gas leakage from a cylinder in one of the yards in the informal settlement.One of the gas cylinders was found leaking in Boksburg’s densely…

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, the self-styled ‘assassin’ who admitted a charge under the Treason Act in February, had described himself in a sinister video as characters in the films — “Sith” and “Darth Jones”, the Old Bailey court heard on Wednesday.In a social media video that emerged soon after the incident, Chail, who identified himself as an “Indian Sikh”, said the attack on the late monarch was revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre of Indians by British colonial troops.According to The Independent, prosecutor Alison Morgan K.C. said that the “heart of the issue” was whether Chail was suffering from…

The victim has lodged a complaint against the ‘husband’, his father and uncle under Sections 377 (unnatural offences), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 504 (insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and Section 3 (2) (v) of the SC/ST Act with Kaushambhi police accusing them of assaulting him, snatching his money and making casteist remarks.The victim, a resident of Majhiyarai Chak, said he fell in love with another man from Hishambad area of the district in 2016. The accused forced him to undergo a sex change operation after which they solemnised…