Positive global cues and healthy buying in automobile, IT and capital goods stocks pushed the Indian equity markets to fresh highs during the early-morning trade session on Tuesday. Around 9.30 a.m., the wider Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded at 9,793.65 points — higher by 22.60 points, or 0.23 per cent. The 30-scrip […]
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday closed all educational institutions and suspended internet facility here to maintain law and order in the aftermath of the Amarnath terror attack. Seven pilgrims were killed and 19 others were injured on Monday when terrorists sprayed bullets at a bus carrying Amarnath pilgrims in Ananatnag district. A senior […]
Bollywood celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Shabana Azmi, Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher have offered condolences to the victims of the Amarnath Yatra terror attack and demanded a strong action against the perpetrators. On Monday night, seven pilgrims — six women, one man — were killed and 19 others injured when militants attacked an unescorted […]
Police on Tuesday blamed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba for killing seven Amarnath pilgrims in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Kashmir police chief Munir Khan told reporters here that there were credible inputs that the LeT outfit was responsible for the attack that also left 19 pilgrims injured in the attack on Monday evening. The officer said security […]
Malayalam superstar Dileep who was arrested in connection with the abduction and molestation of a popular actress in February, was remanded in custody on Tuesday for 14 days. On Monday, he was questioned at an undisclosed location near here, and after five hours the police probe team recorded the arrest of the actor. Around 7.20 […]
A fresh batch of 3,289 Amarnath pilgrims left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday despite a terror attack the previous day on a bus which left seven worshippers dead. “A fresh batch of 3,289 yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 185 vehicles around 3 a.m., on Tuesday for the […]
The CBI on Friday registered a case against former Railways Minister Lalu Prasad and others for their alleged involvement in irregularities in awarding tenders for development, maintenance and operation of hotels at Ranchi and Puri, officials said. According to the Central Bureau of Investigation officials, the case is related to awarding of tender of the […]
The key Indian equity indices on Friday was trading lower in the morning session. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 48.65 points or 0.16 per cent lower soon after opening. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 9.45 points or 0.10 per cent lower at 9,665.10 points. The […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Thursday from Israel to attend this year’s G20 Summit on July 7-8. On Friday, Modi will attend the leaders’ retreat where heads of state and government of the G20 countries will interact with each other informally. On the sidelines of the Summit, he will attend a meeting of […]
Describing West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi as a “dedicated soldier” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brigade, the state BJP on Thursday said criticism by Trinamool Congress will not deter him from walking the path of truth. “Trinamool Congress thinks that bad-mouthing the Governor would bottle him up. But they are making a mistake here. […]