Day: June 13, 2019

Indian Army inducted 364 women officers in 2019

Army cleanliness drive gives facelift to Jammu outskirts

5:15 pm June 13, 2019

Jammu: Nagrota, which houses the headquarters of White Knight Corps, has been given a facelift in a month-long cleanliness drive “shramdan” by the Indian Army. The 16 Corps conducted the drive to clear the areas used for illegal dumping of garbage. Nagrota also houses the ancient temple complex of Kol Kondi, prestigious institutes such as […]

Markets end flat; Yes Bank tanks 13 pc

5:13 pm June 13, 2019

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex ended marginally lower while the NSE Nifty closed a tad higher Thursday amid mixed cues from domestic and global markets. After plunging over 300 points during the day, the BSE gauge pared most losses to settle 15.45 points, or 0.04 per cent, lower at 39,741.36. The index hit an […]

12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu dies at AIIMS in Delhi

AIIMS resident docs to boycott work on Friday

5:10 pm June 13, 2019

New Delhi: Several resident doctors at the AIIMS here worked with bandages on their heads in a symbolic protest and have decided to boycott work on Friday in solidarity with the doctors protesting against an attack on their colleagues in West Bengal. Condemning the violence in West Bengal, the AIIMS Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) has […]

14 missions lined up for launch in 2021: ISRO chairman

India planning to have own space station: ISRO chief

5:04 pm June 13, 2019

New Delhi: India is planning to launch its own space station, ISRO chief K Sivan said Thursday. The ambitious project will be an extension of the Gaganyaan mission. “We have to sustain the Gaganyaan programme after the launch of (the) human space mission. In this context, India is planning to have its own space station,” […]

Gold remains flat; silver slides on reduced offtake

4:59 pm June 13, 2019

New Delhi: Silver prices fell by 40 to Rs 37,850 per kg, in the national capital on Thursday, while gold remained steady, according to All India Sarafa Association. Traders attributed the decline in silver prices to reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers at the local spot market. Gold prices remained flat at Rs […]