Day: July 4, 2019

Banks see whopping 73% spike in frauds at Rs 71,543 cr in FY19

9:00 pm July 4, 2019

Mumbai: Banks have reported a massive 73 percent increase in incidents of fraud worth Rs 71,543 crore in FY19, a senior Reserve Bank official said Thursday. Till March 2019, the top five, 10 and 100 cases of frauds cumulatively reported constituted 24 percent, 34 percent and 70 percent of all frauds, respectively, a chief general […]

Rains in some parts of Delhi brings relief from heat

Pre-monsoon rains lash Chandigarh

8:57 pm July 4, 2019

Chandigarh: Pre-monsoon showers lashed some parts of Punjab and Haryana on Thursday, bringing much needed respite from the scorching heat. Maximum temperatures dropped at several places in both the states, including Chandigarh, following the rains which are considered beneficial for kharif crops, especially paddy. Chandigarh recorded 29 mm of rainfall Thursday morning while Mohali and […]

Tejashwi offered to resign, we turned it down: RJD MLAs

8:55 pm July 4, 2019

Patna: RJD legislators claimed on Thursday that Tejashwi Yadav had offered to resign as the leader of the legislative party, in wake of the drubbing it received in the Lok Sabha polls, but the bid was vociferously turned down by party MLAs. After a meeting of the RJD legislative party, MLAs Bhai Virendra, Ejya Yadav, […]

Maha: Three cops among six booked for abetting man's suicide

Police prevent suicide attempt by British national

8:51 pm July 4, 2019

Mumbai: A 61-year-old British national was stopped from committing suicide in the city after his wife alerted the authorities about his intentions, police said Thursday. After being alerted that Sam (full name not disclosed), who works for an American company, was planning to end his life, the police rushed to his flat and dissuaded him […]

Tour operator agent cheats Haj pilgrims of Rs 28 lakh

304 haj pilgrims from J-K left for Saudi Arabia

8:47 pm July 4, 2019

Srinagar: The first batch of over 300 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia Thursday to perform the annual Muslim pilgrimage Haj. Jammu and Kashmir Governor S P Malik flagged off the first flight of 152 Hajis for Medina which left from the Srinagar International Airport Thursday morning, an official spokesman said. On […]