Day: September 6, 2019

Gold prices fall Rs 372 on weak demand, strong rupee

4:19 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: Gold prices fell by Rs 372 to Rs 39,278 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday due to weak demand and strong rupee, according to HDFC Securities. In tandem with gold prices, silver also dropped by Rs 1,273 to Rs 49,187 per kilogram here. “Gold declined on weak investment demand and […]

Suspended Goa swimming coach, accused of rape, gets bail

Swimming Federation of India bans coach accused of rape

3:18 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) on Friday banned Goa’s sacked swimming coach Surajit Ganguly from all activities related to the sport after a minor girl accused him of rape. Ganguly, a coach employed with the Goa Swimming Association (GSA), is accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl who was training under him, […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

FIR against IAS officer for ‘murdering’ wife

3:14 pm September 6, 2019

Lucknow: An FIR has been registered against an IAS officer posted as Director of the State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) for allegedly murdering his wife. “The FIR was registered under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information) against IAS Umesh Kumar Singh at Chinhat police station […]

Afghan officials: 24 civilians killed in anti-Taliban raid

Taliban attack third Afghan provincial capital in a week

3:08 pm September 6, 2019

Kabul: An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked a third provincial capital in less than a week, with an overnight assault on the western city of Farah. Provincial Governor Mohammad Shoaib Sabet says there’s no immediate word of casualties early Friday and that airstrikes have been carried out against the militant group. The growing […]

Cracks in Saudi-UAE coalition risk new war in Yemen

3:03 pm September 6, 2019

Aden (Yemen): Fighting between their allies in southern Yemen has opened a gaping wound in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ coalition against the country’s rebels. If they can’t fix it, it threatens to tear the country apart into even smaller warring pieces. Last week saw a stunning escalation in the turmoil in the […]