Day: June 12, 2019

Sensex slumps 194 pts; Yes Bank tumbles over 3 pc

4:37 pm June 12, 2019

Mumbai: Snapping its three-day rising streak, domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex ended 194 points lower Wednesday, dragged by losses in banking and auto stocks amid weak global cues. Investors were also cautious ahead of the release of inflation and factory output numbers, traders said. After slumping over 300 points during the day, the BSE gauge […]

US group opposes Biden admin's steps on H1B visas

US Embassy organises Student Visa Day

4:33 pm June 12, 2019

New Delhi: The US Embassy in Delhi organised Student Visa Day on Wednesday to adjudicate visa applications from Indians aspiring to pursue higher studies in the US. On the Visa Day, US Embassy in Delhi and its four consulates — Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai — are thrown open exclusively to adjudicate visa applications from […]

Gold prices bounce back by Rs 200; silver up Rs 330

4:26 pm June 12, 2019

New Delhi: Gold prices rose by Rs 200 to Rs 33,570 per 10 gram in the national capital Wednesday following increased buying by local jewellers and a firm overseas trend, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Tracking gold, silver also surged by Rs 330 to Rs 37,890 per kg on fresh offtake by industrial […]

Kerala sounds alert in health sector over cyclone Burevi threat

Cyclone Vayu: WR cancels trains to coastal Gujarat areas

4:23 pm June 12, 2019

Mumbai: The Western Railway has decided to short-terminate or cancel some of its trains passing through areas of Gujarat that are likely to be affected by cyclone ‘Vayu’. All WR passenger and mail trains to Veraval, Okha, Porbandar, Bhavnagar, Bhuj and Gandhidham stations in Gujarat will be short-terminated or cancelled from 6 pm on Wednesday […]

Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in first half of 2021: Government

Chandrayaan-2 mission launch on July 15: ISRO

4:14 pm June 12, 2019

Bengaluru: India’s second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, would be launched on July 15, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan announced on Wednesday. The landing on the moon near the South Pole, an uncharted territory so far, would be on September 6 or 7, Sivan told reporters here, as the Indian space agency […]