Mumbai, Oct: Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 446 points on Tuesday, propelled by index heavyweights Reliance Industries, TCS and Infosys amid a largely positive trend in global markets. Despite opening on a weak note, the 30-share Sensex ended 445.56 points or 0.75 per cent higher at 59,744.88. Similarly, the […]
Jaipur, Oct 5: A Jaipur court on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years in jail for raping a 9-year-old girl, imposing the punishment within nine days of the commission of the crime. Setting a benchmark mark on the swiftness of the delivery of the verdict that, […]
New Delhi, Oct : To combat air pollution in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced a 10-point “winter action plan” that focuses on dust control, using the Pusa bio-decomposer, installing smog towers and checking waste burning and vehicular emissions. He also urged the neighbouring states to […]
Lakhimpur Kheri/Lucknow, Oct 4: The UP government grappled on Monday with the aftermath of violence during a farmers protest in Lakhimpur Kheri, lodging a case against Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son, promising a probe by a retired high court judge and stopping opposition leaders from reaching the trouble […]
New Delhi, Oct: The government’s senior citizen helpline, Elderline, has received over 3.39 lakh calls since May, with more than 79,000 of them from Uttar Pradesh. The national helpline launched by the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry in collaboration with Tata Trusts aims to reach out to the […]
Srinagar, Oct 2: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of bias, saying preventing people from offering prayers at mosques and shrines in Kashmir shows the Government of India’s “disrespect” for the sentiments of the majority community. Mehbooba was reacting to the continuous closure of a […]
Gwalior, Oct 2: Photographs of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassins Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were garlanded at a seminar organized by the local unit of the Hindu Mahasabha here on Saturday. Speaking to reporters after the event held on Gandhi’s 152nd birth anniversary, a leader of the right-wing organization […]
New Delhi, Oct : The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 90 crore, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. The country-wide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated in the first phase. The vaccination of […]
Oct 1 – India’s finance ministry said on Friday reports suggesting the government has picked a winning bid for the debt-laden state-run airline Air India were incorrect. Earlier on Friday, Bloomberg reported that a panel of ministers accepted a proposal from officials recommending salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Sons ahead […]
Summary Power demand growth moves to industries from residences High global coal prices drag on Indian coal imports Coal stocks at power plants hit multi-year lows CHENNAI, Oct – Indian utilities are scrambling to secure coal supplies as inventories hit critical lows after a surge in power demand […]
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