A 50-year-old fisherman, bitten by a group of dogs at Pulluvilla near here in Kerala, succumbed early on Monday morning at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College hospital, an official said. Jocelyn was attacked late on Sunday night. He was walking towards the beach just after having his dinner, getting ready to go fishing when the dogs […]
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh and others appeared before a court here on Monday in a disproportionate assets case worth over Rs 10 crore. Singh and others appeared before Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal in pursuance of summons issued against them. They also moved bail application which was already listed […]
Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Friday following Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s fitment of 1,211 goods in the tax slabs. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 208.82 points or 0.69 per cent higher during the early session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the sudden demise of Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave, saying that it was a personal loss. Dave passed away at his official residence here. The exact time is not yet known. The incident came to light at around 7.30 a.m., when his staff tried to wake him up. […]
Two bullion traders were shot dead in Uttar Pradesh late on Monday night. The assailants also injured two others and decamped with gold worth over Rs 4 crore, police said on Tuesday. The two traders, brothers Vikas and Megh Agarwal – were gunned down in Mathura by unidentified assailants during the night, the official said. […]
The Indian equity markets touched record intra-highs during the early morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, healthy buying was witnessed in consumer durables, automobile and banking stocks. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE gained by 156.54 points or 0.52 per cent, while the wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock […]
Both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are likely to have a straight fight on May 25 for the lone Raja Sabha seat from Manipur. The Bharatiya Janata Party, with the support of the coalition partners, has fielded Khetrimayum Bhabananda, the state BJP President; while the Congress has fielded Elangbam Dijwamani. Chief Minister N. […]
Three persons were killed and 46 others injured when a bus carrying people to Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh overturned in Dindori district early on Monday, the state police said. The accident occurred near Ramnagar village when the bus driver lost control over the vehicle. The victims were on their way to take part in the […]
In a survey conducted during March and April 2017, industry chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) predicted India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth will be around 7.4 per cent for fiscal 2017-18, with a minimum and maximum level of 7 per cent and 7.6 per cent respectively. Reasoning out the growth, […]
Key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Friday following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading at 11.10 points or 0.04 per cent higher during the early session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading at 7.55 points or 0.08 per cent higher at 9,429.95 points. […]