Day: February 17, 2020

Elderly Sri Lankan tourist dies due to illness

8:14 pm February 17, 2020

New Delhi: A 71-year-old Sri Lankan woman on board a tourist bus from Agra to Delhi died, apparently due to illness, police said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as AJWP Herath Bandaranayaka Mudiyanselage, a resident of Welimada town in Sri Lanka, they said. According to the police, the woman was travelling with her […]

Rupee rises 8 paise against US dollar

8:08 pm February 17, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee appreciated by 8 paise to settle at 71.29 against the US dollar on Monday, helped by some moderation global crude prices. However, stronger US dollar against key rival currencies and subdued domestic equities kept the rupee’s rise in check, according to forex dealers. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee […]

Bike-borne robbers make off with Rs 70,000 in Ghaziabad

8:05 pm February 17, 2020

Ghaziabad: A collection agent of a bank was robbed of Rs 70,000 at gunpoint by two bike-borne men here on Monday morning, police said. Deputy Superintendent of Police Rakesh Mishra said Uttam Goel, a collection agent with Syndicate Bank and resident of Farukh Nagar, was on his way to the bank with the collected money […]

4 killed as car hits man, autorickshaw in UP

8:03 pm February 17, 2020

Shahjahanpur (UP): Four persons were killed and five injured when a car hit a man on the road and then while fleeing collided with an autorickshaw in Roza area here on Monday, police said. The car hit the man near Duria village killing him on the spot. After that while fleeing, the car hit an […]

Labourer, security guard found dead in Noida

8:00 pm February 17, 2020

Noida (UP): A labourer was found dead at his residence, while a private security guard’s body was found hanging inside his employer’s office here in two separate incidents here, police said on Monday. Babloo Prajapati, 20, lived in Nithari along with his two brothers and worked as a daily wage labourer, the police said. “Last […]