Day: February 9, 2019

Real Kashmir’s home match against East Bengal postponed due to thick snow cover

Srinagar :  The thick snow cover at the TRC Ground in Srinagar on Friday forced the postponement of Sunday’s crucial I-League match between title contenders Real Kashmir FC and East Bengal. Real Kashmir and East Bengal were to clash in the match, where a lot is at stake for […]

India level T20 series: Krunal restricts, Rohit blasts, Rishabh finishes

Auckland :  Mahendra Singh Dhoni watched from the 22 yards distance as his heir apparent Rishabh Pant showed spunk in a tricky situation, guiding India to their maiden T20 International victory on New Zealand soil here Friday. The seven-wicket triumph was set up by skipper Rohit Sharma (50 off […]

Two sentenced to five years jail under gangster act

Muzaffarnagar :  A special court convicted two men in a murder case under the gangsters act and sentenced them to five years imprisonment. Judge A K Pathak imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on Vinod Kumar and Praveen Thursday evening. They were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment under […]

SC turns down sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat’s plea seeking security for his family

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain sacked Gujarat cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat’s plea seeking security for his family. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer asked Bhat to approach the Gujarat High Court with his plea. On October 4 […]

Guj HC grants anticipatory bail to Setalvad, husband

Ahmedabad :  The Gujarat High Court Friday granted anticipatory bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in the Rs 1.4 crore alleged fund embezzlement case related to their NGO Sabrang Trust. While allowing their anticipatory bail plea, Justice J B Pardiwala directed Setalvad and Anand […]

VVIP Chopper case: Christian Michel moves Delhi court seeking bail

New Delhi : Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, moved a Delhi court Friday seeking bail in cases by the CBI and the ED, saying the chargesheet against him was not filed within the stipulated time frame of 60 days. Special Judge Arvind Kumar sought the […]

SC seeks response from Centre on fresh plea against 10 pc quota to general category poor

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre on a fresh plea challenging its decision to grant 10 per cent reservation in jobs and admissions to general category poor candidates. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also made it clear that there […]

Passenger vehicle sales 1.87 pc in January

New Delhi : Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) sales declined 1.87 per cent to 2,80,125 units in January from 2,85,467 units in the same month last year. Domestic car sales were also down 2.65 per cent to 1,79,389 units as compared to 184,264 units in January 2018, according to data […]

Sensex drops over 200 pts; Tata Motors tanks 14 pc

Mumbai : BSE benchmark Sensex dropped over 200 points in early trade Friday led by heavy losses in Tata Motors, and weak cues from global markets on renewed concerns over US-China trade tiff. The 30-share index was trading 140.62 points, or 0.38 per cent, lower at 36,830.47. Similarly, the […]

Gold flat; silver slides on weak demand

New Delhi :  Gold prices were ruling flat at Rs 34,175 per 10 gram, while silver dropped by Rs 570 to Rs 40,930 per kg in the national capital on Friday, according to All India Sarafa Association. Traders said gold prices fell slightly by Rs 5 on weak […]

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