A shutdown called by the Left parties in Bihar on Thursday against the rape of 34 minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur district has hit rail and road traffic, police said. The state-wide shutdown is backed by opposition parties including the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) (RJD), Congress, Hindustani Swam Morcha, Samajwadi Party and […]
Reliance Retail’s JioPhone emerged as a clear leader in the Indian mobile handset market with 27 per cent share in the second quarter of 2018, a new report said on Thursday. JioPhone has given birth to a new segment in India – the “Fusion” phones segment. “Fusion” handsets have a feature phone form factor with […]
The water level of the Yamuna river here has started receding and reached 204.31 metres on Thursday. The water level of the river, which had crossed the danger mark of 204.83 metres since July 28, reached 204.82 metres on Wednesday afternoon after which it started receding, a Flood Control Department official told IANS. “The water […]
A batch of 603 Amarnath pilgrims left Jammu on Thursday for the cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley, police said. Since it started on June 28, a total of 265,937 pilgrims have already performed the annual pilgrimage. “An escorted convoy of 16 vehicles carrying the 603 Yatris left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here for […]
South Korean giant Samsung continued to be the global leader in the first half of 2018 with 20 per cent market share, and Chinese tech conglomerate Huawei surpassed Apple to become the second largest smartphone brand worldwide, a new report said on Wednesday. Huawei had 15 per cent market share, followed by Apple at 11 […]
A batch of 671 pilgrims left Jammu on Wednesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 17 vehicles and included yatris going to the Baltal and Pahalgam base camps, the police said. Since the pilgrimage to holy cave shrine started on June 28, over […]
Disappointing quarterly results, along with profit booking, pulled the key indices of the Indian equity market lower during the morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, heavy selling was witnessed in metal, oil and gas and banking stocks. Around 10.20 a.m., the broader Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded at 10,297.55 […]
Key equity indices — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — touched new benchmarks on Friday morning, supported by healthy buying in FMCG, metal and banking stocks. Both the Sensex and Nifty50 hit their all-time highs of 37,272.86 points and 11,237.45 points, respectively. According to analysts, broadly positive global cues also supported the gains. At 9.35 […]
Himachal Pradesh on Friday continued to experience heavy rains with Gohar in Mandi district recording the highest rainfall at 207 mm, an official said. Many roads in interiors of Sirmaur district were closed to traffic after torrential rains and landslides. “Monsoon was aggressive across the state during the last 24 hours. Precipitation occurred at most […]
Former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan on Thursday claimed victory in his country’s parliamentary elections, promising a new Pakistan following a vote that was marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence. Khan, who is set to become the next Prime Minister, said in a televised address to the nation that “thanks to God, we won […]