Day: August 21, 2019

Sensex tumbles 268 pts; Tata Motors tanks 9 pc

7:23 pm August 21, 2019

Mumbai: Benchmark equity index Sensex slumped 268 points on Wednesday, dragged by losses in ITC, HDFC, L&T and ICICI Bank as investors remained wary of an economic slowdown. After plunging 305 points, the 30-share Sensex settled 267.64 points, or 0.72 per cent, lower at 37,060.37. It hit an intra-day high of 37,406.55 and a low […]

We have lot of expectations in shooting, says Rijiju

Sports Minister flags-off Op-Blue Freedom

7:21 pm August 21, 2019

New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and former India football captain Baichung Bhutia on Wednesday flagged off the Delhi leg of Op-Blue Freedom, an initiative in which a group of armed forces veterans train sports enthusiasts in survival training and self-defence. Op-Blue Freedom is a nation-wide adaptive scuba diving programme for people with disabilities as […]

Man found hanging in police lockup in Bihar

7:13 pm August 21, 2019

Sasaram (Bihar): A 45-year-old man was found dead on Wednesday in police custody in Bihar’s Rohtas district, a senior official said. Shrikant Singh allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling of the lockup of Indrapuri police station with his shirt and shoe laces, Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar said. Singh was arrested on Tuesday night […]

PM pays tributes to Netaji on eve of birth anniversary

PIB tweet on Netaji’s death welcomed by nephew

7:12 pm August 21, 2019

Kolkata: The Press Information Bureau’s tweet announcing August 18 as the death anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has been welcomed by one of his grandnephews, author Ashis Ray. Ray said that investigations by him between 1987 and 1995 had confirmed the charismatic freedom fighter’s death in a plane crush in Taipei on August 18 […]

Delhi: Water levels in Yamuna rise after heavy rains

Water level of Yamuna river starts receding

7:05 pm August 21, 2019

New Delhi: Water level of the Yamuna started receding on Wednesday, but the river still continues to flow above the danger mark, an official said. According to the Flood Control Room, the water level came down to 206.50 metres at 5 pm from 206.60 metres at 2 pm. “The water level is likely to recede […]