Day: April 23, 2020

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

Instead of tackling COVID-19, BJP spreading virus of communal prejudice, hatred: Sonia Gandhi

4:52 pm April 23, 2020

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused the BJP of spreading the virus of communal prejudice and hatred in the country, asserting that “grave damage” is being done to social harmony Addressing a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, Gandhi said it should worry every Indian and her party will have to work […]

Sensex jumps over 483 pts; Nifty tops 9,300

4:47 pm April 23, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 483 points on Thursday, tracking gains in IT and banking stocks as expectations of another stimulus package from the government enthused investor sentiment. The 30-share index ended 483.53 points or 1.54 per cent higher at 31,863.08. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 126.60 points, or 1.38 per cent, to settle […]

12 new cases of coronavirus in Kanpur

4:43 pm April 23, 2020

Kanpur (UP): Kanpur district reported 12 more coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the district’s tally to 91, a senior official said. “The new cases are from Colonelganj, Coolie Bazar Kidwai Nagar, all hotspot zones,” Chief Medical Officer (Kanpur), Dr Ashok Shukla. Meanwhile, samples taken from a 72-year-old man, who died on Tuesday at his house […]

Two girls raped in UP’s Chitrakoot

4:41 pm April 23, 2020

Banda(UP): Two minor girls were allegedly raped by their cousin at a village in neighbouring Chitrakoot district, police said on Thursday. The girls, aged seven and eight, were playing outside their house on Wednesday afternoon when Balveer Singh (32) allegedly took them to a secluded spot and raped them in a village under the Rajapur […]

Madrasa head found dead, three arrested

4:37 pm April 23, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: A madrasa head who had gone missing last week was found dead in the Kairana area of Uttar Pradesh‘s Shamli district on Thursday, police said. Mufti Sufiyan, 32, was missing since April 16 and he was found murdered at Kakor village under the Kairana police station, they said. The body was traced after three […]