Day: April 29, 2020

Sensex rallies 606 pts, Nifty reclaims 9,500

7:52 pm April 29, 2020

Mumbai: Extending its gains for the third session, equity benchmark Sensex rallied 606 points on Wednesday, buoyed by banking and IT stocks amid positive cues from global markets. Investor sentiment improved on hopes that gradual lifting of lockdowns across the world would help start economic recovery, traders said. After surging 783.07 points during the day, […]

Bareilly records first coronavirus death

4:09 pm April 29, 2020

Bareilly(UP): A 35-year-old man suffering from coronavirus died at a hospital here, the first death due to the virus in the district, officials said on Wednesday. The man was also suffering from cardiac problems, asthma and diabetes, Chief Medical Officer, Vineet Kumar Shukla, said. The patient was brought to the district hospital on Saturday and […]

Three militants killed in encounter in Shopian

4:04 pm April 29, 2020

Srinagar: Security forces gunned down three militants in an overnight encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. A police official said while one militant was killed on Tuesday, two were gunned down on Wednesday. The identity and group affiliation of the slain ultras was being ascertained, he said. The encounter […]

Rupee settles 52 paise higher at 75.66 against US dollar

3:59 pm April 29, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee surged 52 paise to close at 75.66 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, tracking positive domestic equities and a weak American currency in the overseas market. This is the third consecutive day of gain for the rupee, during which it has appreciated by 80 paise. At the interbank foreign exchange, […]

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Railway employee under quarantine commits suicide in UP

3:50 pm April 29, 2020

Firozabad (UP): A 55-year-old railway employee, who was under quarantine at a medical college here, allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday, police said. The employee was under quarantine at F H Medical College and Hospital, Tundla. His body was found hanging in the medical college, Gyanendra Kumar, SHO, Tundla said. The victim, a resident of Railway […]