Day: January 17, 2020

Rupee drops 15 paise to 71.08 against US dollar

7:51 pm January 17, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee furthered its losses for the second day, dropping 15 paise to close at 71.08 against the US dollar on Friday amid strengthening of the American currency overseas and rising crude prices. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened lower at 70.98 to the US dollar and lost further momentum […]

Dalai Lama visits Bihar CM’s residence, prays for peace

7:49 pm January 17, 2020

Patna: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday at his official residence here, and held a prayer ceremony for peace and well-being of one and all, official sources said. Kumar accorded a warm welcome to the exiled Buddhist monk, and presented him with a bouquet and ‘angavastram’, […]

BJP releases first list of 57 candidates for Delhi polls

7:44 pm January 17, 2020

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday released its first list of 57 candidates for the February 8 polls to the 70-member Delhi Assembly, fielding sitting MLA Vijender Gupta and former mayors Ravinder Gupta and Yogender Chandolia. The list, which was released by Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, also included former AAP MLA Kapil Mishra and […]

Light rain in UP, cold wave persists

7:40 pm January 17, 2020

Lucknow: Light to moderate rain occurred at several places in eastern and western Uttar Pradesh on Friday as cold wave conditions persisted in the state, an official of the meteorological department said. Isolated places in the eastern part of the state received heavy rain, the official said. Rainfall was recorded in Barabanki, Kanpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, […]

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

Man falls off moving train in Rajasthan’s Bundi, dies

7:37 pm January 17, 2020

Kota (RJ): A 26-year-old man died after falling from a moving train in Rajasthan’s Bundi district on Friday morning, police said. Nikhil Bawail was travelling in Nagpur-Jaipur passenger train and fell from it near Etoda village in the morning, said ASI Durgashankar Gautam. The victim was a resident of Sardargarh village in Rajsamand district, the […]