Day: December 9, 2019

Sharad Pawar should head UPA, says Shiv Sena leader Raut

Shiv Sena against voting rights for illegal ‘intruders’

12:45 pm December 9, 2019

Mumbai: Ahead of tabling of the Citizen (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday, the Shiv Sena has opposed granting of any voting rights to illegal “intruders” even as it advocated citizenship for immigrant Hindus. The bill (CAB) seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan escaping religious persecution […]

Dedicated kids’ section soon at National Gandhi Museum

12:42 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: A dedicated section for children and facilities for physically challenged people are being planned at the National Gandhi Museum (NGM) in Delhi and they are expected be ready by January 30, according to its officials. The museum at Rajghat sees an average footfall of around a thousand children daily with a lot of […]

Cold wave continues in Rajasthan

12:35 pm December 9, 2019

Jaipur: Cold wave conditions prevailed in Rajasthan where Alwar and Pilani were the coldest places recording a minimum temperature of 6.8 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department here said on Monday. Gangangar and Churu recorded night temperatures of 7.2 and 7.4 degrees Celsius respectively, it said. Pali, Vanasthali (Tonk), Chittorgarh, Bikaner, Ajmer and Jaipur recorded minimum […]

Rupee slips 7 paise to 71.27 against USD in early trade

12:32 pm December 9, 2019

Mumbai: The Indian rupee opened on a cautious note and fell 7 paise to 71.27 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking muted opening in domestic equities and sustained foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 71.24 then fell to 71.27 against the US dollar, showing a […]

BJP takes early lead in Karnataka Assembly bypolls

12:31 pm December 9, 2019

Bengaluru: The ruling BJP has taken an early lead in 10 out of 15 Assembly constituencies that went for bypolls on December five, as the counting of votes was taken up on Monday, election officials said. Initial trends showed the Congress and JD(S) were ahead in two seats, while independent candidate was maintaining lead in […]