At least 50 people were killed when a teenage suicide bomber blew up his vest packed with explosives in a crowded mosque in Nigeria’s Mubi town, police said. A police official said the dawn attack took place after the prayers at the mosque in Adamawa state, Xinhua news agency reported. “We have 50 dead and […]
A court on Tuesday rejected the CBI’s plea seeking consent for lie detection test of nine students in connection with the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed. Ahmed, 27, an M.Sc First Year student, went missing on October 15 last year after an alleged fight with the members of the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya […]
Key Indian equity indices on Monday opened in the red on the back of broadly negative Asian cues and selling pressure in IT, banking and metal stocks. At 9.16 a.m., the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded lower by 10.25 points or 0.10 per cent at 10,273.35 points. The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive […]
All three accused in the sensational rape and murder of a minor schoolgirl in Kopardi in July 2016, have been found guilty by a special court here on Saturday. Vijayalaxmi Khopade, the lawyer for one of the accused, said that the verdict was delivered by Ahmednagar District and Sessions Judge Suvarna Keole under the Protection […]
The ongoing construction activity at the Pragati Maidan fairground has marred the spirit of trade fair this year with lesser stalls and crowds compared to the previous years. However, traders were still hopeful of good sales now that the business days are over and the fair is open for common people. “The crowd is lesser […]
Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 32,760.44 points on Wednesday, opened higher at 32,829.82 points. Minutes into trading, it was quoting at 32,921.74 points, up by 161.30 points, or 0.49 per cent. At the […]
Twitter has announced to remove verification badges from users who violate its rules, adding that the micro-blogging platform is reworking on its entire verification system. “We are conducting an initial review of verified accounts and will remove verification from accounts whose behaviour does not fall within these new guidelines. “We will continue to review and […]
It was a misty Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 13 degrees Celsius, which is the season’s average. “The sky will be clear with mist or shallow fog in the morning,” an India Meteorological Department official told IANS. The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 91 per cent and visibility […]
The national capital woke up to a moderate foggy Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 14.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met office said. At least 118 trains delayed, 34 rescheduled and 10 were cancelled due to the shallow fog in northern India. “There was modetate fog on Tuesday […]
Delhi saw a moderately foggy Monday morning with the minimum temperature at 12.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. At least 69 trains were delayed, 22 rescheduled and eight trains were cancelled due to the shallow fog in northern India. “The sky will remain mainly clear during the day with moderate fog in […]