Day: January 22, 2020

Stock markets to be open on Budget day

8:24 pm January 22, 2020

New Delhi: Stock markets will be open for normal trading on February 1, Saturday, when the Union Budget will be presented. Generally, the markets are closed on Saturdays and Sundays, except for special circumstances. In separate circulars on Wednesday, leading exchanges BSE and NSE said the markets would be open for trading on February 1 […]

Galwan violence: Army, Navy, Air Force raise alert level

Army chief arrives on two-day maiden visit to J&K

8:14 pm January 22, 2020

Jammu: Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Wednesday arrived here on a maiden two-day visit of Jammu and Kashmir to review the prevailing security situation, an army officer said. Gen Naravane, who took charge of Chief of the Army Staff on January 1, is likely to meet the Lt Governor G C Murmu and […]

Cold day conditions prevail in eastern UP

Cold northwesterly winds bring temp down in Delhi

8:07 pm January 22, 2020

New Delhi: Icy winds from the hills brought the mercury in the national capital down on Wednesday, the weather department said. The city recorded a minimum of 7.1 degrees Celsius, two notches less than that recorded on Tuesday and a notch below normal for this time of the year, the India Meteorological Department said. The […]

Dalhousie, Kufri, Manali shiver at sub-zero temperature

8:02 pm January 22, 2020

Shimla: After a fresh bout of snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, tourist hotspots Dalhousie, Kufri and Manali recorded a sub-zero minimum temperature on Wednesday and light rains occurred in other parts of the state, the meteorological department said. Keylong was the coldest place in the state at minus 10.3 degrees Celsius, said Shimla Met Centre director […]

Centre moves SC seeking 7-day deadline for hanging death row convicts

7:58 pm January 22, 2020

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court for fixing a seven-day deadline for executing death penalty of condemned prisoners. The plea of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) assumes significance in view of the the death row convicts in the sensational Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case of 2012 filing review, curative and […]