Day: January 8, 2020

Hindi film 'Tanhaji' declared tax-free in Maharashtra

‘Tanhaji’ not against any religion: Ajay Devgn

8:02 pm January 8, 2020

New Delhi: Actor Ajay Devgn says his latest film “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” does not show any religion in bad light and is about defending the country from foreign invaders. The Om Raut-directed movie, set in the 17th century, is based on the life of Tanhaji Malusare, the military leader of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji […]

Violence, arson across Bengal as strikers try to enforce bandh; 55 arrested in Kolkata

7:57 pm January 8, 2020

Kolkata: Incidents of violence and arson were reported from various parts of West Bengal with buses, a police vehicle and government properties vandalised by strikers who tried to enforce the 24-hour bandh on Wednesday. Protesters blocked a major road in Sujapur area of Malda district, set tyres on fire, ransacked government buses and torched several […]

Rupee recoups day’s losses, settles 12 paise higher

7:51 pm January 8, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee retraced early losses to settle 12 paise higher at 71.70 against the US dollar, tracking late recovery in domestic equities, in an otherwise gloomy global market conditions reeling under heightened US-Iran tensions. At the foreign bank exchange, the domestic unit opened significantly lower at 72.05 per dollar as against the previous […]

Doorstep delivery of ration for senior citizens in MP

7:49 pm January 8, 2020

Bhopal: Senior citizens living alone in Madhya Pradesh may soon get doorstep delivery of groceries from public distribution system (PDS) ration outlets. This facility would be meant for people above 75 years of age who are living alone without any adult family member in their homes. We are planning to deliver groceries from PDS shops […]

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

Strike: Banking services partially hit in Gujarat

3:27 pm January 8, 2020

Ahmedabad: Banking services were partially hit in Gujarat on Wednesday due to the nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions to protest against the Central government’s “anti-labour” policies. Transport services are absolutely normal across the state while offices of various business establishments also remained open. Although trade unions claimed that factory production was hit […]