Rupee slips 48 paise to 71.73/USD in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee Monday depreciated by 48 paise to 71.73 in early trade on the forex market ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s policy review meet and lower opening in domestic equity market. Forex traders said strengthening of the US dollar against some currencies overseas weighed on the local unit. However, easing crude prices and […]
Military intervention ‘an option’ in Venezuela, says Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said military intervention in Venezuela was “an option”, as Western countries are building pressure on socialist leader Nicolas Maduro to step down and hand over power to opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido. The US, which recognised Guaido as interim president on January 23, is leading a […]
Man stabs wife over 40 times in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: A man allegedly killed his wife by stabbing her over 40 times in Ashok Vihar area, police said Sunday. Pankaj Bhardwaj, 28, and his accomplice Nashim Ahmed, 39, were arrested on charge of murder, Gurgaon Police PRO Subhash Bokan said. Vanshika Sharma was found dead on Saturday with over 40 stab injuries, he said. “Bhardwaj […]
Highway: Only valley bound traffic to ply today
Srinagar: The only road link of Valley with the rest of the world, Srinagar-Jammu highway was opened on Monday for one way traffic and only vehicular movement towards valley will be allowed. “Only Srinagar bound vehicles will be allowed with priority to stranded traffic,” an official said. According to an official around 3,000 vehicles, mostly […]
Weatherman predicts another spell of downpour, Feb 6 and 7 peak days
Srinagar: Weatherman has predicted another spell of wet four days peaking on February 6 and 7. On Monday the forecaster said that scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir in next four days. “…there would be high moisture feeding from Arabian Sea over northwest India specifically over Western Himalayan […]
Money laundering case: Delhi court grants interim bail to Robert Vadra, directs him to join probe
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) A Delhi court Saturday granted interim bail till February 16 to Robert Vadra in a money-laundering case and asked him to appear before the Enforcement Directorate and cooperate in the investigation. Vadra, who is currently abroad, had on Friday filed an anticipatory bail application in the case linked to allegations […]
73 Indian arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa norms
Colombo, Feb 2 (PTI) Seventy-three Indians have been arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities for violating visa norms this year, officials said on Saturday. A total of 49 Indian nationals were arrested on Saturday from a factory in Matugama, about 60 km from here, the Immigration and Emigration Department officials said. They were staying beyond […]
Stampede-like situation forces Modi to cut short his speech at WB rally
Thakurnagar (WB), Feb 2 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his speech at a rally here in North 24 Parganas district on Saturday after a stampede-like situation broke out at the venue in which many people were injured. Several women and children were injured, a senior police officer said. While Modi was addressing the […]
BJP takes exception to Naidu’s outbursts, calls him ‘assembly rowdy’
Amaravati, Feb 2 (PTI) A day after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu lashed out at a BJP legislator in the assembly, the saffron party on Saturday called him an “assembly rowdy” and alleged that he was in “deep frustration”. “A frustrated, defeatist Chandrababu Naidu has threatened BJP MLAs Vishnu Kumar Raju & Manikyala […]
Rishi Kumar Shukla appointed CBI director
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Former Madhya Pradesh Police chief Rishi Kumar Shukla was on Saturday appointed CBI director for a fixed tenure of two years, according to an order issued by the personnel ministry. The 1983-batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre is at present chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation. He […]
