Day: June 12, 2020

US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

Stocks bounce higher on Wall Street a day after big rout

8:26 pm June 12, 2020

New York: tocks rose sharply in early trading on Wall Street Friday, as the market recouped some of its losses a day after its biggest rout since mid-March. The S&P 500 was up 2.2 percent a day after dropping 5.9 percent. The benchmark index is still headed for a weekly loss following three weeks of […]

Case against college for calling students, holding exam

8:14 pm June 12, 2020

Pune: A case was registered against an educational institute in Pune district on Friday for holding a class 11 examination by calling students to the college in defiance of restrictions in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The case was registered against the principal and board of directors of Bal Vikas School run by Snehvardhan education […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Delhi clocks peak power demand of 5,534 MW

8:04 pm June 12, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi’s peak power demand rose to 5,534 MW on Thursday night amid a sweltering summer, the highest so far in the season, discom officials said. The season’s previous high was 5,464 MW recorded on May 26, said a BSES spokesperson. Delhi’s peak power demand had been a bit muted for the last few […]

Rajasthan political drama creation of CM Gehlot: BJP

7:57 pm June 12, 2020

Jaipur: Rejecting allegations that his party was trying to poach Congress MLAs, Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia on Friday said the political drama’ was the creation of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who had differences with his deputy Sachin Pilot. A political drama initiated by the chief minister is being held in the context of the […]

Mercury rises above 42 deg C in parts of Delhi

7:53 pm June 12, 2020

New Delhi: The mercury crossed the 42 degrees Celsius-mark in parts of Delhi on Friday, a couple of days after the city was lashed by rain and thundershowers. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded a maximum of 41.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal. The weather stations at Palam […]