Day: March 16, 2020

Woman raped in UP’s Kanpur, four booked

7:47 pm March 16, 2020

Kanpur (UP): A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped for three days at a posh locality in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, police said on Monday. The crime allegedly took place in the Gwaltoli area of the city and came to light when the girl escaped from their tormentor’s clutches on Sunday, said SP (West) Anil Kumar. We […]

Delhi man suffering from depression commits suicide

7:40 pm March 16, 2020

New Delhi: A 26-year-old man suffering from depression allegedly committed suicide by consuming sulphas tablets at his house in south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area, police said on Monday. The deceased was identified as Neeraj, they said. No suicide note was recovered, police said. The matter was reported on Saturday after police were informed by hospital […]

Coronavirus: 2-hour work day in Bombay HC from Tuesday

7:37 pm March 16, 2020

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court and its benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Goa shall function for only two hours in a day from March 17 until further orders in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The HC on Monday issued a circular after a meeting held by acting Chief Justice B P Dharmadhikari and other […]

Face floor test on Tuesday: MP governor to Kamal Nath

7:31 pm March 16, 2020

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon on Monday asked Chief Minister Kamal Nath to face floor test on Tuesday. Tandon’s fresh directive came two days after he first asked Nath to face a floor test on Monday, after commencement of budget session of the Assembly. That directive went in vain as the House was adjourned […]

Sensex nosedives 2,713 pts; Nifty gives up 9,200-mark

7:28 pm March 16, 2020

Mumbai: Resuming its free fall, the BSE Sensex plunged over 2,713 points on Monday, tracking a selloff in Asian peers as the coronavirus pandemic continued to wreak havoc on markets. Dalal Street was buzzing with speculation of an inter-meeting rate cut by the RBI after Governor Shakitkanta Das called a press conference at 1600 hours […]