Day: January 6, 2020

Skeletal remains of 4 persons found near Kedarnath

Fresh snowfall in Uttarakhand hills; Mukteshwar records -2.2 deg C

7:27 pm January 6, 2020

Dehradun: Fresh snowfall occurred in the high altitude areas of Uttarakhand on Monday while bone-chilling winds coupled with intermittent showers swept the plains. Badrinath, Kedarnath, Hemkund Sahib and the Valley of Flowers received a fresh spell of snow in the morning even as it rained in the lower areas. Red Cross volunteers in Chamoli district […]

cops give crpc notice to 6 'mumbai bagh' protesters

JNU violence: Protesters assemble at Mumbai’s Hutatma Chowk

7:18 pm January 6, 2020

Mumbai: Several hundred people, most of them collegians and youth, assembled at Mumbai’s Hutatma Chowk on Monday afternoon to protest against the violence in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University. Violence had broken out at JNU on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, […]

Kids with less fear, desire for social connection may later become antisocial: Study

7:18 pm January 6, 2020

Boston: Young children who showed less fear and desire for social connection, and engaged rarely in copycat behaviour are more likely to exhibit antisocial traits later in life, according to a study which may lead to new psychological interventions for kids. Researchers, including Rebecca Waller of the University of Pennsylvania and Nicholas Wagner of Boston […]

Rupee slips 13 paise to 71.93 against US dollar on higher crude prices

7:12 pm January 6, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee plunged 13 paise to settle at 71.93 against the US currency on Monday, weighed down by the spike in global crude oil prices as escalating US-Iran tensions fanned fresh fears of conflict in the Middle East. Forex traders said growing geopolitical tensions could continue to keep the domestic unit under pressure. At […]

Market bleeds: Sensex, Nifty suffer worst loss in 6 months on US-Iran tussle

7:09 pm January 6, 2020

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex crashed nearly 788 points, its worst session in about six months, as escalating US-Iran tensions sent crude oil prices soaring and also made investors shun equities and rush to safe haven assets. At the closing bell, the 30-share Sensex was at 40,676.63, down 1.90 per cent or 787.98 points — the […]