New Delhi: A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate has held the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) responsible for the failure and mismanagement of Yes Bank, in a direct contravention of the Narendra Modi government’s position. Speaking to ThePrint, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) chief Ashwini Mahajan said the central bank cannot wash its hands off the bank’s…
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IIP for Jan and retail inflation for Feb are due on Thursday – Geojit Financial
News Box * Rupee ended at 73.87 a dollar on Friday, down 54 paise against its previous close of 73.33. * FBIL set reference rate for dollar at 73.2824 and euro at 81.6141. * Yen rallied to its highest in more than three years as investor flight to safe assets intensified on falling oil prices…
Fuel Prices: Check Latest Petrol, Diesel Rates On March 9 HERE
Fuel Prices: According to the Indian Oil website, the fuel rates were lowered by up to 10 Paise across major metro cities of the country. After today’s (Monday) rate revision, petrol rates are Rs 70.59 per litre in Delhi, Rs 76.29 per litre in Mumbai. stay connected with us! For more updates LIKE SHARE and SUBSCRIBE…
Petrol, Diesel To Get Cheap As Crude Oil Plunges 30% On Price War
Crude oil prices fell a huge 30 per cent in trade, after OPEC failed to agree on a production cut with Russia, following which Saudi Arabia planned to increase production and slash prices. International benchmark Brent crude futures fell a staggering 30% to $31.23 per barrel, its lowest level since Feb. 2016. U.S. West Texas…
Fireball-like object falls from sky during rains in Ghaziabad
GHAZIABAD: A fireball-like object which fell from the sky near the railway station, causing panic among the locals, has been primarily found to contain sodium. According to fire brigade officials, they were informed about the meteorite-like substance on Wednesday by locals who had gathered near the spot in heavy rain upon hearing a loud bang…
Coronavirus: Dozens trapped as China quarantine hotel collapses…Video
Around 70 people were trapped after a hotel building housing quarantined coronavirus suspects collapsed in China”s Quanzhou city on Saturday, according to the official media here. New Delhi, Mar 7: Around 70 people were trapped after a hotel building housing quarantined coronavirus suspects collapsed in China”s Quanzhou city on Saturday, according to the official media here….
Shatabdi train mishap: Toll reaches three as another injured succumbs
The toll in the mishap at a closed level railway crossing on February 29 in Ludhiana climbed to three with one more person succumbing to injuries at a hospital here, officials said Saturday. Arjun Kumar (32), who worked at a dyeing unit in Ludhiana and was riding his motorbike on way back home when accident…
Delhi riot accused Tahir Hussain breaks down during police interrogation
New Delhi: Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain, who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in Delhi riots, broke down during interrogation by the police in custody on Saturday (March 7, 2020). The Special Investigation Team (SIT) said that Tahir is not cooperating in carrying forward the investigation. Earlier on Sunday, police…
Father-son duo accused in Delhi violence, arrested
The Delhi Crime Branch on Sunday arrested Riyasat Ali, Tarik Rizwi and Liyaqat Ali for their alleged involvement in the massive violence that shook the North-Eastern part of Delhi. Accused Riyasat and Liyaqat are father-son in relationship and according to police they are involved in the Chand Bagh violence. The crime branch also said that…
Breaking barriers: 34-year-old Sheeja climbs coconut trees to tap toddy for a living
KANNUR: As she climbs coconut trees to tap toddy everyday, the thoughts about her brother Ratheeshan, who died falling from a coconut tree while tapping toddy, comes to her mind. “Every time, without fail,” says C Sheeja, 34, the toddy tapping tribal woman of Panniyode, near Kannavam. She is the first woman toddy tapper in…
‘They Pelted Stones at My Pet Pigeons, Killed Them’: As Dust Settles on Delhi Riots, Tales Emerge of a Lost Innocence
New Delhi: ‘Main aman chahta hu’ (I want peace), said an 11-year-old Ahmed* at the Mustafabad relief camp here. When I asked him if he knew what ‘aman’ meant, he said right away — ‘Hindu-Muslim brotherhood. I want everyone to get calm. Because only then can we all go home, right?’ These wise words were coming…
Hansraj Bhardwaj, Former Karnataka Governor and Congress Leader, Dies at 83
Delhi, March 8: Former Union Law Minister and senior Indian National Congress leader Hansraj Bhardwaj died after suffering cardiac arrest at a hospital in New Delhi on Sunday evening. Bhardwaj breathed his last at the Max Hospital, Saket, where he was admitted last week due to kidney-related issues. He was the Governor of Karnataka from 2009…
Pope Francis to livestream prayer service amid COVID-19 outbreak
Vatican City: Pope Francis will deliver his Angelus Prayer and the General Audience behind closed doors and via livestream to avoid large crowds gathering at the St. Peter’s Square here amid the coronavirus outbreak which has infected one person in Vatican City. Matteo Bruni, the director of the Vatican’s press office, told Efe news on Saturday…
ISIS-Linked Couple Allegedly Instigating Anti-CAA Protests Detained From Delhi’s Jamia Nagar
The Delhi Police on Sunday detained a couple who was allegedly linked to the Islamic State’s Khorasan module from south Delhi’s Jamia Nagar for instigating anti-CAA riots in the national capital. They have been identified as Jahanjeb Sami and his wife Hina Bashir Beg, said Pramod Singh Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell). “They were involved in…
Italy announces virus quarantine affecting 16 million people
Rome: Italy’s prime minister announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of the country’s population in a bid to limit contagions at the epicenter of Europe’s outbreak. Shortly after midnight, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree affecting about 16 million people in the country’s prosperous north, including…