Month: April 2019

Sensex rises over 150 pts, Nifty above 11,750

Mumbai :  The BSE benchmark Sensex rose over 150 points in early trade led by gains in banking and auto stocks amid positive cues from other Asian markets. The BSE gauge Sensex was trading above the psychological 39,000-level in early deals up 176.95 points, or 0.45 per cent, at […]

BHU student attacked on campus, dies in hospital

Varanasi :  A Banaras Hindu University student, who was shot at by unidentified assailants in front of a hostel in the campus, succumbed to injuries in a hospital, police said Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when Gaurav Singh, pursuing his masters in the university and residing in […]

Kangana exits Anurag Basu’s ‘Imali’

Mumbai :  Actor Kangana Ranaut has opted out of filmmaker Anurag Basu’s next “Imali” as she wants to focus more on her directorial venture. The project, which will also feature Rajkummar Rao, would have marked her third collaboration with Basu after her debut “Gangster” and “Life in a Metro”. […]

Cop held for taking Rs 80,000 bribe in Maharashtra

Thane :  A police head constable has been arrested in Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly taking Rs 80,000 as bribe from a theft case accused, the Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Wednesday. The accused, Ramdas Misal (46), posted at the Ulhasnagar crime unit, demanded Rs 1.35 lakh […]

Two arms suppliers arrested in UP

Muzaffarnagar (UP) :  Two suspected arms suppliers have been arrested near Miranpur town here and a huge cache of arms was seized from their possession, police said Wednesday. As part of an election drive, a police team led by SHO Pankaj Tyagi intercepted the accused, Dilshad and Sanewar, on […]

Doctor booked for attempting to rape woman

Muzaffarnagar (UP) : An FIR has been registered against a doctor who reportedly attempted to rape a woman while taking her blood sample in Shamli district, police said Wednesday. The incident was reported from Jhinjhana police station area on Tuesday, they said. The accused Jasvir visited the 24-year-old victim […]

Triple talaq debate divides women and men in western UP

Muzaffarnagar/Meerut :  The issue of triple talaq is trapped in the gender binary that divides conservative Muslim society across western Uttar Pradesh, with many women giving the government a thumb’s up for its efforts to criminalise the practice but shying away from voting for the BJP because of loyalty […]

Cong manifesto aimed at ‘balkanisation’ of India: BJP

New Delhi : The ruling BJP Tuesday dubbed the election manifesto of the Congress “dangerous and unimplementable”, saying it was aimed at “balkanisation” of India. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Finance Minister and senior party leader Arun Jaitley said the Congress does not deserve “even […]

MOIL registers the highest ever turnover in FY 2018-19

open view news desk MOIL Limited, the largest producer of manganese ore in the country and a Mini Ratna Schedule-A CPSE under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel, has achieved the highest-ever turnover of Rs. 1440 crores (unaudited and provisional) during financial year 2018-19, registering a […]

Third Edition of Bilateral Maritime Exercise between Royal Australian and Indian Navies – AUSINDEX-19 set to begin

open view news desk The third edition of AUSINDEX, an acronym for Australia India Exercise is scheduled to commence with the arrival of HMAS Canberra (L02), a Landing Helicopter Dock, HMAS New Castle(06)  and HMAS Paramatta(154), both frigates; HMAS Collins, a conventional submarine and HMAS Success(OR 304), a Durance-class multi-product replenishment oiler at Visakhapatnam on […]

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