Day: January 21, 2020

Onion auctions to resume after Maha CM's assurance

Govt considering lifting ban on onion exports

7:13 pm January 21, 2020

New Delhi: The government is considering lifting ban on exports of onion as fresh arrival of the commodity has started softening its prices in the domestic market, an official said. “Arrival of fresh onion will further soften the prices here so there is a need to lift the export ban,” the official said. Onion prices […]

Sensex ends 205 pts lower; Nifty slips below 12,200

4:19 pm January 21, 2020

Mumbai: Market benchmark Sensex dropped 205 points on Tuesday, led by losses in auto, banking, metal and FMCG stocks amid a sharp fall in other Asian markets on concerns over a deadly virus in China. After trading on a volatile note, the 30-share BSE index settled 205.10 points, or 0.49 per cent, lower at 41,323.81. […]

Dhalbhumgarh airport project awaits central clearance

4:16 pm January 21, 2020

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government is awaiting central clearance to begin construction work for the Rs 100-crore Dhalbhumgarh airport project in East Singhbhum district, an official said on Tuesday. In 2019, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Jharkhand Civil Aviation Department had signed an MoU to begin the project at an abandoned WWII airfield […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

Despite protests, CAA will not be withdrawn: Amit Shah

4:10 pm January 21, 2020

Lucknow: Attacking the opposition for “misleading” people on the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the law will not be scrapped despite the protests over it. Addressing a rally here in support of the CAA, Shah also declared that construction of a Ram temple touching the skies in Ayodhya will […]

Jharkhand’s Jharia most polluted city in India: Report

4:02 pm January 21, 2020

New Delhi: Coal-belching Jharia in Jharkhand continues to be the most polluted city in India, while Delhi has made marginal improvement in reducing air pollution, according to a Greenpeace India report released on Tuesday. Delhi is the 10th-most polluted city in India. It was at the eighth spot a year ago. Jharkhand’s Dhanbad, known for […]