Gold rallies Rs 455, silver jumps Rs 894
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Gold prices rallied by Rs 455 to Rs 46,987 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday following firm trends in global markets, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,532 per 10 gram. Silver also jumped Rs 894 to Rs 61,926 […]
Elderly woman’s body found in Nawakadal Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 14: Body of an elderly woman was recovered from Jhelum river near Nawakadal here on Thursday. Officials said that some passersby spotted the body and subsequently informed the police. Later, they said, a police team recovered the body. A police official said that identity of the woman is being ascertained. (GNS)
India logs 18,987 fresh Covid cases, 246 new deaths
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) India recorded 18,987 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3,40,20,730 on Thursday, while the national Covid recovery rate increased to 98.07 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data. The death toll reached 4,51,435 with 246 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The daily rise […]
Assailant kills several people with bow and arrows in Norway
Stockholm (Sweden), Oct 14 (AP) A man armed with a bow and arrows killed several people and wounded others Wednesday near the Norwegian capital of Oslo before he was arrested, authorities said. The police chief in the town of Kongsberg announced the deaths at a news conference. “The man who carried out the act has […]
16 JK districts achieve 100% vaccination coverage for 18+ age category
Srinagar, Oct 14 (PTI) As many as 16 Jammu and Kashmir districts have achieved 100 per cent coverage of the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine for the age group of 18 years and above, according to official figures. The union territory, meanwhile, recorded 75 fresh cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the infected number of […]
Important for India to focus on green investment post-pandemic: IMF
Washington, Oct 14 (PTI) As the Indian economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic that hit it hard, it is important for the country to focus on public investment, particularly in green sectors, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. As we move towards the recovery, it is also important to focus on public investment, particularly on […]
COVID-19 crisis: Indian economy is recovering, say WB official
Washington: The Indian economy that was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic is now in recovery mode and the World Bank welcomes that, its president David Malpass said on Wednesday. Malpass also said that India, which faces huge challenges of integrating more people into the formal sector economy and raising the earnings of the people, […]
Top JeM commander killed in Tral encounter
Srinagar: Top commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Sham Sofi was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Acting on specific inputs about the presence of militants in Tilwani Mohalla Waggad in the Tral area of Awantipora, in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, security forces launched a cordon […]
