Day: August 4, 2019

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; normal life, rail traffic hit hard

2:52 pm August 4, 2019

Mumbai: Overnight heavy rains in Mumbai and its adjoining areas crippled normal life and disrupted rail and air traffic on Sunday morning. Amidst the heavy downpour which continued to pound the city and its neighbouring areas, a 16-year-old boy was washed away in flood in the adjoining Palghar district, an official said. Mumbai woke up […]

Planter scripts unique tea tale along Indo-Bangla border

2:34 pm August 4, 2019

Rangamura (Tripura): A Tripura planter has paved the way for growing tea on a vacant tract of land along the India-Bangladesh border, an initiative, which industry experts feel, could benefit the state’s tea sector. Fifty-year-old Animesh Deb, a small tea grower in West Tripura district, came up with the idea four years ago after attempts […]

CII urges govt to lower base price for 5G spectrum auctions

2:30 pm August 4, 2019

New Delhi: Industry body CII on Sunday urged the government to lower the base price for 5G spectrum, saying the high price of such radiowaves will halt accelerated growth of the sector and deter adoption of telecom services by the masses. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) cautioned that participation of Indian telecom companies may […]

RBI rate decision, global cues, earnings to drive markets this week: Analysts

2:27 pm August 4, 2019

New Delhi: The RBI’s interest rate decision, US-China trade conflict and quarterly earnings would influence trading in the equity markets this week, say analysts. Participants will also keep an eye on taxation issues following reports that the Prime Minister’s Office and the finance ministry have held talks regarding tax surcharge on FPIs announced in the […]

3 UP cops suspended for negligence of duty

2:23 pm August 4, 2019

Muzaffarnagar: Three personnel of the Uttar Pradesh Police were suspended for negligence of duty in Thana Bhawan town of Shamli district, an official said on Sunday. Sub inspector Karvir Singh and constables Nitin Kumar and Sonu had attended a private event and had dinner there while on duty… they were suspended on Saturday, Superintendent of […]