Day: February 5, 2020

BJP's welfare work during lockdown biggest "seva yagya" in history: Modi

Our target is USD 5 billion of defence export in next five years: Modi

7:13 pm February 5, 2020

Lucknow: India is eyeing defence export of USD 5 billion in the next five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, highlighting the measures taken by his government to boost manufacturing and woo investors to set up a base in the country. Inaugurating the 11th edition of DefExpo here, Modi said a country of […]

Sonia slams Centre for ‘anti-people’ activities, ‘exploiting’ farmers

Sonia Gandhi discharged from Ganga Ram Hospital

6:58 pm February 5, 2020

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who was undergoing treatment for a stomach infection at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here, was discharged on Wednesday, hospital authorities said. Gandhi was admitted to the hospital on Sunday evening. “She has recovered from stomach infection and was discharged today morning. Her condition was stable at the time […]

Maharashtra: Six quacks held after raids at clinics

6:56 pm February 5, 2020

Mumbai: Six quacks were arrested following raids at clinics in suburban Govandi and Shivaji Nagar, police said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, the unit-6 of the crime branch on Tuesday raided six clinics in Govandi and Shivaji Nagar areas, where six quacks were treating patients, without basic educational qualifications, an official said. The police […]

Rupee settles nearly flat at 71.24 against US dollar

6:53 pm February 5, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee pared initial gains to settle nearly flat at 71.24 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, as market participants await fresh cues from the RBI’s monetary policy. The rupee opened stronger as hopes of a breakthrough in battling the coronavirus epidemic strengthened investor sentiments, forex traders said. The domestic unit eroded the […]

HC orders CBI probe into unnatural death of CRPF jawan

6:51 pm February 5, 2020

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI investigation into the unnatural death of a CRPF jawan, hailing from West Bengal, at Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh in 2015. A division bench comprising justices Sanjib Banerjee and Kaushik Chanda ordered the CBI to investigate the death of CRPF constable Suman Roy, a resident of […]