Day: December 30, 2019

6 killed as car falls into canal in UP’s Greater Noida due to fog

6:30 pm December 30, 2019

Noida (UP): Six people, including two minors, were killed when their car skidded off the road and fell into a canal in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida, apparently due to fog, police said on Monday. Five other occupants of the vehicle sustained injuries in the incident that took place around 11.30 pm on Sunday, they said. […]

Cold day conditions prevail in eastern UP

Monday coldest December day since 1901 in Delhi: IMD

6:21 pm December 30, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi, which is shivering under an intense spell of cold wave for two weeks, experienced its coldest recorded December day on Monday, with the maximum temperature being at just 9.4 degrees Celsius, the IMD announced. The India Meteorological Department has records of temperatures since 1901. Kuldeep Srivastava, head of the regional weather forecasting […]

Rupee settles 4 paise higher at 71.31 against US dollar

6:15 pm December 30, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated by 4 paise to settle at 71.31 against the US currency amid weakening of the US dollar in overseas markets even as crude oil prices surged. Subdued domestic equity markets and high crude oil prices restricted the gains in the rupee, analysts said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee […]

Mumbai: Woman found dead in rented flat in Dahisar

6:13 pm December 30, 2019

Mumbai: A 32-year-old woman was found dead in her rented flat in the northern suburb of Dahisar in the metropolis on Sunday evening, an official said. Rozina Mehboob Sheikh, a waitress in a hotel, lived alone in the flat in Jankalyan Nagar and the incident came to light after her maid rang the door bell […]

Hindi entertainment comes of age on streaming platforms

6:10 pm December 30, 2019

New Delhi: Streaming platforms in 2019 offered a bold, new online world for writers and directors looking to break out of the confines of Hindi cinema and satellite television to boldly go where mainstream entertainment hadn’t ventured before. This was the year online content in India really came into its own, offering viewers who could […]