Day: May 11, 2020

Former MP arrested in kidnapping case

7:18 pm May 11, 2020

Jaunpur (UP): Former BSP MP Dhananjay Singh was arrested in Uttar Pradesh‘s Jaunpur district in the early hours of Monday on a complaint of criminal intimidation and kidnapping, police said. A police team, led by Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar, arrested Singh from his residence at Kalikutti area here, Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar […]

Rupee settles 19 paise lower at 75.73 against US dollar

3:32 pm May 11, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee slipped 19 paise to close at 75.73 against the US dollar on Monday as strengthening American currency overseas and rising coronavirus cases in the country weighed on investor sentiment. Forex traders said while positive domestic equities supported the local unit, market participants were concerned about the impact of spiking coronavirus cases on […]

ITBP escorts over 900 essential supply trucks in Ladakh

3:29 pm May 11, 2020

New Delhi: Over 900 trucks carrying essential goods and fuel supplies have been escorted by the ITBP from the icy heights of Zojila to Kargil in the Union Territory of Ladakh over the last three weeks, officials said on Sunday. They said the paramilitary force has deployed a special team of its troops from the […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

Two minors killed in lightning strike in UP

3:23 pm May 11, 2020

Banda: Two minor boys were killed after they were struck by lightning in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district, police said on Monday. Two men were also seriously injured in the incident which took place in the district’s Suhel village on Sunday morning, they said. Station House Officer (SHO) of Mau police station Subhashchandra Chaurasia said, “On […]

Indore girl wants permission to study law at age 13

COVID-19 may make education outcomes worse: World Bank

3:20 pm May 11, 2020

New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened to make education outcomes worse and without aggressive policy, the virus outbreak across the globe will have immediate costs on both learning and health of children and youth, according to the World Bank’s education team. Experts from the World Bank have pointed out that even before the pandemic, […]