Mumbai : Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty extended their gains in early trade on Tuesday, tracking positive domestic and global cues. The BSE gauge Sensex opened at 38,988.57 and briefly crossed the psychological 39,000-level in early deals. It, however, slipped slightly and was last quoted at 38,929.48, 57.61 […]
Muzaffarnagar (UP) : Illicit liquor worth Rs 35 lakh meant to influence the upcoming Lok Sabha polls was seized near the Uttar Pradesh-Haryana border in Shamli district, police said Tuesday. As part of a drive ahead of the elections, police seized 455 cartons of liquor from a jungle on […]
Guwahati : The students of IIT-Guwahati have launched a campaign to generate awareness on the voting rights of people, which, they insisted, was necessary to “strengthen democracy and build a healthier nation”. The campaign – ‘Wake Up and Vote’ – is a part of the institute’s annual techno-management festival […]
Chennai : Veteran filmmaker J Mahendra, known for infusing realism in Tamil cinema and for giving superstar Rajinikanth his career breakthrough with “Mullum Malarum”, died here on Tuesday at the age of 79. The filmmaker passed away after a brief illness at his residence, a source close to the […]
Mohali : The youngest to notch up an IPL hat-trick, England and Kings XI Punjab all-rounder Sam Curran said he had “absolutely no idea” that he had taken one during the game against Delhi Capitals here. The left-arm medium pacer’s hat-trick, which was the first of this edition of […]
Mohali : Left speechless after Delhi Capitals’ collapse, skipper Shreyas Iyer said his team simply “panicked” and “miscalculated” the target in its 14-run loss to Kings XI Punjab in an IPL fixture here. Delhi were going strong at 144 for 3 in the 17th over, chasing 167 but Sam […]
Jaipur : The Congress has fielded candidates for all the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan ahead of the filing of nominations beginning Tuesday. The party announced the names of six candidates in its list on Monday night, which includes the name of sitting MLA and discus thrower Krishna […]
New Delhi : WhatsApp Tuesday unveiled its ‘Checkpoint Tipline’, where people can check the authenticity of information received as the messaging giant looks to crack down on fake news ahead of the general election in the country. “Launched by PROTO, an India-based media skilling startup, this tipline will help […]
Mumbai : With skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni in red-hot form, Chennai Super Kings will start favourites against the slightly off-colour Mumbai Indians when the IPL’s two most successful teams have their first showdown of the season here Wednesday. The Super Kings, three-time winners of the T20 League like the […]
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to accord urgent hearing to Congress leader Hardik Patel’s plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order which rejected his plea to stay his conviction in the 2015 Vispur rioting case. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed […]
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