Day: June 12, 2020

Gold gains Rs 153 on global cues

7:19 pm June 12, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices on Friday gained Rs 153 to Rs 48,144 per 10 gram in the national capital on positive global cues and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 47,991 per 10 gram in the previous trade. “Spot gold for 24 carat in Delhi was trading up […]

Rupee settles 5 paise lower at 75.84 against US dollar

7:14 pm June 12, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee settled 5 paise lower at 75.84 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday as volatile domestic equities and sustained foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiment. Forex traders said risk appetite has waned and there is growing concern about a resurgence of COVID-19 infections. The rupee opened weak at 76.10 at the […]

Four more corona patients die in Uttarakhand

3 COVID-19 patients die, 37 test positive in Uttarakhand

7:09 pm June 12, 2020

Dehradun: Uttarakhand reported three more deaths of COVID-19 patients and 37 fresh cases, taking the tally in the state to 1,692, officials said on Friday. A 56-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman died at AIIMS Rishikesh on Thursday and a 70-year-old man at the Doon Medical College in Dehradun on Friday. So far, 19 coronavirus […]

Former AP minister, 5 others arrested in “ESI scam”

6:57 pm June 12, 2020

Amaravati: Senior TDP leader and former Andhra Pradesh Minister K Atchannaidu and five others were arrested on Friday by the Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths over their alleged involvement in the Rs 150 crore ESI medical purchases ‘scandal’ during the previous regime, a senior ACB official said. While Atchannaidu was arrested from his residence in Srikakulam district, […]

Migrant labourer commits suicide after returning home in UP

6:52 pm June 12, 2020

Ballia (UP): A 30-year-old migrant labourer, who had returned home here last month from Uttarakhand, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree, police said on Friday. Family members of Anjani Kumar Singh claimed that he was facing financial problems and this drove him to end his life. Singh was a labourer at a […]