One person died in Assam here as incessant rains caused havoc in the city on Thursday morning. The deceased was electrocuted as he waded through knee-deep water-logged Zoo Road area around 7 a.m., locals said. “A severed electric wire was lying there unnoticed and unattended. None knew about it as the entire road was submerged,” […]
Islamic State-inspired gunmen briefly seized a village in southern Philippines early on Wednesday and took hostages as human shields while fleeing, police said. Government troops have been sent to repel dozens of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) gunmen who occupied Malagakit village, said police Inspector Realan Mamon. A military official said the attackers also seized […]
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did yogic exercises in the rain-soaked capital on Wednesday to mark the third edition of the International Yoga Day. Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu also took part in the event organised at the Central Park in Connaught Place by the New Delhi Municipal […]
Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with security forces in the Kashmir Valley. Police said the Rashtriya Rifles, the Special Operations Group of the police and the Central Reserve Police Force surrounded Pazalpora village in Baramulla district on Tuesday evening following intelligence inputs about the presence of the militants. “As the security […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi did yogic exercises amid rains for some 15 minutes here on Wednesday as he underlined the importance of yoga in connecting the global community and creating jobs. Leading the celebrations of the third edition of the International Yoga Day here at a rain-drenched Ramabai Amedkar Sthal, Modi said yoga was a […]
Chandigarh and its surrounding areas in Punjab and Haryana received rainfall on Tuesday bringing the mercury down considerably. However, these were not pre-Monsoon showers, the Met office said. The rains that started on Monday afternoon continued intermittently on Tuesday. The city recorded nearly 44 mm rainfall on Monday. Chandigarh along with surrounding areas of Panchkula […]
Further clarity on GST sub-rates and rules, along with developments regarding the monsoon’s progress and global cues are expected to influence investors’ sentiments in the equity segment during the week commencing June 19, market observers have opined. According to analysts, the outcome of the GST Council’s meet, slated to be held on June 18 in […]
Catholic priest and former President of the UN General Assembly Miguel D’Escoto has died following a long illness, the government reported. He was 84. D’Escoto was also a former Foreign Minister. He headed the UN General Assembly from 2008-2009. He died in a hospital here, first lady and Vice President Rosario Murillo said, reading a […]
Authorities here in the valley imposed curfew-like restrictions in seven police station areas on Friday to prevent separatist-called protests against the killing of a youth in security firing earlier this week. The areas include Nowhatta, Rainawari, Khanyar, M.R.Gunj, Kralkhud, Maisuma and Safa Kadal police stations. Restrictions under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure […]
Key Indian equity market indices opened in the red on Friday following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 71.17 points or 0.23 per cent lower during the early session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 14.50 points or 0.15 per cent lower at 9,632.75 points. […]