• India
  • November 21, 2024
Sensex, Nifty Tumble Amid Broad-Based Selloff; Adani Group Stocks Nosedive

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Thursday amid a sharp fall in Adani group stocks after billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani was charged in the US for alleged bribery and fraud. Besides, unabated foreign fund outflows and weak trends in Asian and European peers also dragged benchmark indices lower. The BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 422.59 points or 0.54 per cent to…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
PM Modi Is The Voice Of Global South, Says Jaishankar After Being Conferred Dominica Award of Honour

Guyana: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being conferred with the ‘Dominica Award of Honour’, the highest national award of Dominica, during his state visit to Guyana. In a post on X, Jaishankar said, ” Congratulate PM @narendramodi on being conferred with Dominica’s highest National Award – “Dominica Award of Honour”.” The External Affairs Minister noted that the…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Delhi: Minor Girl Jumps Off Moving Bus After Altercation with Driver

New Delhi: A minor girl reportedly jumped off a moving mini bus in north Delhi after an altercation with the driver of the bus and another man, police said on Thursday. The incident was reported from the Nathpura area in Burari on Wednesday evening, a police officer said. The girl, who boarded the bus from Ibrahimpur Chowk, had an argument with the driver…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
‘Pending Traffic Fines’ Bengaluru Police Warns Against Fake Calls

Bengaluru: Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Bengaluru City, M N Anucheth has issued a warning on Thursday about suspicious calls claiming to be from the traffic police. He added that these calls are usually about pending fines. Bengaluru Police Warning According to him, the Traffic Police Department has been receiving numerous complaints regarding fake calls and messages claiming to be from our department.…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Shivaji Statue Collapse Case: HC Grants Bail To Consultant Chetan Patil

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to consultant Chetan Patil arrested in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj”s statue at Rajkot fort in Malvan in August. A 35-foot statue of the iconic Maratha warrior king collapsed in Sindhudurg district on August 26, nearly nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled it on Navy Day. Patil was arrested…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Nursing Student Fakes Kidnapping to Blackmail Family for Money, Caught in Noida

Jhansi: A 19-year-old nursing student in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi was caught faking her own kidnapping to extort Rs 6 lakh from her family after losing money in online betting, police said on Thursday.  The student, identified as Nandini, and four accomplices were arrested following an investigation. When police traced the student’s location first in Delhi and then in Noida, where they finally caught up…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Punjab By-Elections: 63.91% Voter Turnout; Gidderbaha Tops with 81.90% Polling

Chandigarh: A voter turnout of 63.91% was recorded in the by-elections for Punjab’s four assembly segments, with Gidderbaha witnessing the highest polling at 81.90%, officials announced on Thursday. By-Election Details Polling was held on Wednesday for the Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal (SC), and Barnala assembly segments. The elections were necessitated after the sitting legislators were elected to the Lok Sabha. Out of 6.96…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott Dies at Age 86

London: Notable British politician John Prescott, a former merchant seaman who rose to the post of deputy prime minister, has died at age 86. Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott Dies  Prescott’s family announced his death on Thursday. They said the politician, who had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, died peacefully in a care home on Wednesday with his loved ones around…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Most Parts of Kashmir Valley Reel Under Sub-Zero Temperature

Srinagar: Most places in Kashmir continued to experience sub-zero temperatures overnight as the winter chill took hold of the Valley following recent snowfall in the higher altitudes. For the second consecutive night, Srinagar and other areas in Kashmir recorded minimum temperatures below freezing. Last week’s snowfall in the higher reaches has intensified the cold conditions across the region. Srinagar’s temperature dropped to minus…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Huge Protest After Assistant Attacks Lawyer With Sickle Outside Tamil Nadu Court

Chennai: Lawyers in Tamil Nadu staged protests outside Madras High Court on Thursday, demanding justice and better security after a 30-year-old lawyer was brutally attacked outside the court complex in Krishnagiri district. The incident, which occurred in the Hosur area about 40 km from Bengaluru, on Wednesday morning, was caught on camera and has sparked outrage across the legal community. What Happened?  Kannan,…