Investors richer by Rs 2 lakh cr as Sensex scales 71,000-peak
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Equity investors became richer by Rs 2 lakh crore in morning trade on Friday as a rally in stocks propelled benchmark BSE Sensex to scale the 71,000 mark for the first time. Optimistic trends in global markets after the US Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged and signalled […]
PM Modi pays tributes to Sardar Patel on his death anniversary
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary, saying his exemplary work guides us towards building a stronger and more united country. Given the epithet of ‘Sardar’ for his leadership qualities, Patel is lauded as the architect of […]
Cold conditions continue in Kashmir, mercury settles at minus 3.5°C in Srinagar
Srinagar, Dec 15: Severe cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.5°C on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that today’s minimum temperature in Srinagar was above 1.9°C than previous night of minus 5.4°C which was coldest for this season. However, he said, today’s temperature was 2.5°C […]
PC&PNDT District Advisory Committee meeting held at Srinagar
SRINAGAR, DEC14: The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Srinagar, Dr Jameel Ahmad Mir Thursday chaired Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) District Advisory Committee meeting in the meeting hall of FW Department Old Secretariat, here. All the District Advisory Committee members including Dy. Director Information & PR, Bilal Mukhtar; District Health Officer Srinagar, Consultant Gynecologist, Consultant […]
Nine more MPs suspended from Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a second resolution suspending nine more MPs from various Opposition parties for disrupting House proceedings. As soon as the House met, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved the resolution to suspend VK Sreekandan (Cong), Benny Behanan (Cong), Mohammad Jawed (Cong), PR Natarajan (CPI-M), Kanimozhi […]
LS security breach: Govt says high-level inquiry initiated, asks opposition not to politicise issue
New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) The government on Thursday asserted that a high-level inquiry has been initiated into the Lok Sabha security breach incident and asked the opposition not to politicise the issue. In a statement soon after the House assembled at 2 PM, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said “we all agree” that the […]
Eight security personnel suspended for Parliament security breach: Sources
New Dehi, Dec 14 (PTI) Eight security personnel have been suspended for the security breach in Parliament, sources said on Thursday. Those suspended belong to various security agencies who were on deputation for Parliament security. Sources identified them as Rampal, Arvind, Vir Das, Ganesh, Anil, Pradeep, Vimitt and Narendra. “Though they are on deputation for […]
India logs 237 Covid cases
New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) India has recorded 237 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 1,185, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,309, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.50 crore (4,50,03,830).
Kashmir under deep freeze, Srinagar shivers at minus 5.4°C
Srinagar, Dec 14: Freezing cold conditions continued unabated in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar endured the season’s coldest night at minus 5.4°C on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that mercury decreased by 0.1°C and settled to minus 5.3°C. Today’s temperature was 4.4°C below normal for this time of the year in Srinagar, the […]
Brain behind Parliament breach still on run, raids on to catch him
New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) The Delhi Police is conducting raids to the nab the sixth man suspected to be a key part of the group that breached Parliament, an officer said on Thursday. A resident of Kolkata, Lalit Jha is a teacher by profession and was the main conspirators of the security breach, police […]
