Day: March 14, 2019

Delhi Police seizes over 25,000 pirated NCERT books

New Delhi :  Delhi Police has seized over 25,000 pirated NCERT books that were being printed at a press in east Delhi’s Gazipur area and arrested a man in connection with the case, officials said Wednesday. The arrest was made on Tuesday after police received a tip off, following […]

Forum slaps Rs 25,000 fine on Coca-Cola’s bottling arm

Indore :  The district consumer forum here has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Coca-Cola India’s bottling arm and three other respondents in a case where a worm was found in a sealed soft drink bottle of the company nearly 10 years ago. District consumer dispute redressal forum […]

JD(U) approaches Lok Sabha polls banking on “honest” and

Patna :  He is honest and nice, lets go with Nitish says the new poll catchphrase coined by the Bihar chief ministers party which is seeking to reinvent itself as an ally of the NDA, the coalition which it had dumped ahead of the previous Lok Sabha elections. ‘Sacha […]

One killed, three injured in road accident

Muzaffarnagar : A 40-year-old man was crushed to death and three injured when their bike was hit by a speeding car near Malura village here, police said Thursday. They said the accident occurred near Miranpur bypass when they were going to attend a wedding. The deceased was identified as […]

Sensex jumps over 150 pts; Nifty nears 11,400

Mumbai :  The BSE benchmark Sensex rose over 150 points Thursday led by gains in financial stocks amid unabated foreign fund inflow and positive domestic cues. The 30-share index was trading 141.80 points, or 0.38 per cent, higher at 37,893.97, while the 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 33.75 points, or […]

Rupee slips 24 paise to 69.78 against USD in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee fell 24 paise to 69.78 against the US dollar in opening trade Thursday on increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks and rising crude oil prices. Forex dealers said, strengthening of the American currency in overseas market weighed on the domestic currency. However, […]

Over Rs seven lakh cash seized from car in UP

Muzaffarnagar : Over Rs seven lakh was seized from a car here during a drive to check unaccounted cash ahead of Lok Sabha elections, police said Thursday. Circle Officer Yogender Singh said a car carrying Rs 7.47 lakh was intercepted on Wednesday under New Mandi Police Station area. The […]

Archer Madhumita Kumari to take part in voter awareness

Ramgarh(Jharkhand) : Though she is busy preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, but Asian Games archery silver medallist, Madhumita Kumari will take time out to appeal to the people of Ramgarh district to turn up in large numbers and exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls. “Madhumita Kumari will […]

AAP to contest all 3 Assembly bypolls in Goa

Panaji : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said it will contest bypolls to all the three Goa Assembly seats scheduled next month. AAP Goa general secretary Pradeep Padgaonkar told PTI that the party was in the process of shortlisting its candidates for Shiroda, Mandrem and Maspusa seats, […]

WPI inflation rises to 2.93 pc in Feb

New Delhi :  Inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 2.93 per cent in February over the previous month due to hardening of prices of primary articles, fuel and power, according to government data released Thursday. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation stood at 2.76 per cent in […]

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