Day: October 18, 2019

Citizens entitled to breathe fresh air: NGT

8:46 pm October 18, 2019

New Delhi: Citizens are entitled to breathe fresh air, the National Green Tribunal has said while dismissing a plea filed by a public sector distribution company seeking permission to use diesel generators. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel junked a plea on Wednesday filed by Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam seeking […]

UP CM assures kin of slain Hindutva leader all help

President of UP political outfit found murdered at home

8:40 pm October 18, 2019

Lucknow: The president of a little known Hindu Samaj Party was found murdered at his home in the congested Naka Hindola area of the city here, police said on Friday. Kamlesh Tiwari (45) was earlier associated with a faction of the Hindu Mahasabha, they said. “Kamlesh Tiwari was found murdered inside his house. Two persons […]

Sensex, Nifty log longest rising streak since mid-March

8:25 pm October 18, 2019

Mumbai: Indian equities rose for the sixth straight session on Friday, the longest gaining streak since mid-March, boosted by unabated foreign fund inflows and positive Brexit developments. The BSE benchmark Sensex closed 246.32 points or 0.63 per cent higher at 39,298.38. It hit an intra-day high of 39,361.06 and a low of 38,963.60. The NSE […]

Book to expose subculture of scams in India

Penguin festival to celebrate readers’ love for classics

7:48 pm October 18, 2019

New Delhi: Book lovers and reading enthusiasts are in for a treat as publisher Penguin Random House India returns with the 2nd edition of its Classics Festival. Starting from November 1 across eight Indian cities, the “Penguin Classics Festival: There is one for everyone” will celebrate the readers’ love for classics by showcasing a range […]

Paswan seeks impartial probe into Delhi violence

NDA will all seats in Bihar bypolls: Paswan

7:44 pm October 18, 2019

New Delhi: BJP ally and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday that the ruling NDA will win all seats going to Lok Sabha and Assembly bypolls in Bihar on October 21, asserting that a “divided and discredited” opposition stands no chance. Polls will be held in five Assembly seats and the Lok Sabha […]