Day: January 15, 2020

Rajasthan: Around Rs 4.5 crore cash seized from car

Man held for smuggling fake Indian currency from Bangladesh

10:27 pm January 15, 2020

Mumbai: A 38-year-old man has been arrested by the DRI for allegedly smuggling fake Indian currency notes with the face value of Rs 18.75 lakh from Bangladesh, an official said on Wednesday. Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) found 386 pieces of fake currency notes of Rs 2000 denomination and 1191 pieces of […]

Pragya Thakur flies kite `in support of CAA’

10:24 pm January 15, 2020

Bhopal: BJP MP Pragya Thakur flew a kite with a message in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) on the occasion of Makar Sankranti here on Wednesday. It was a “slap” on the face of “anti-nationals” who are opposing the law, the Bhopal MP said. The message on the kite mentioned the CAA, the […]

Gujarat: Man shot dead by cop at police outpost

10:08 pm January 15, 2020

Rajkot: A man died after allegedly being shot by a sub-inspector at an outpost of A-division police station in Gujarat’s Rajkot district on Wednesday, police said. The cause behind the firing is yet to be ascertained, an official said. “At around 4.30 pm, we learned that a man identified as Himanshu Gohil was killed by […]

Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarks

US stocks edge higher ahead of China trade deal signing

10:06 pm January 15, 2020

New York: Wall Street stocks edged higher early Wednesday ahead of the signing of the US-China trade accord and as markets digested mixed earnings reports. Investors have welcomed the trade deal as a sign of mellowing tensions between the two economic superpowers, but some analysts note investors have largely priced in the positive news, which […]

Meet Tania Sher Gill, trailblazer woman officer who led all-men contingents during Army Day

10:01 pm January 15, 2020

New Delhi: When Captain Tania Sher Gill led all-men contingents during the majestic Army Day parade, the woman officer knew she was blazing a new trail in the armed forces. Twenty-six-year-old Gill of the Corps of Signals, the fourth generation to serve the Army, became the first woman Parade Adjutant in the history of the […]