Day: June 17, 2020

Indore girl wants permission to study law at age 13

MPSC preliminary examination on September 13

7:05 pm June 17, 2020

Mumbai: In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has revised dates of various examinations conducted by it and will now hold them between September and November, an official said on Wednesday. The MPSC preliminary examination, which was to be held in April but was deferred in view of the coronavirus […]

Poachers held for killing three tigers by poisoning

7:00 pm June 17, 2020

Chandrapur: Three men have been arrested for allegedly killing a tigress and her two cubs by poisoning them in buffer zone of the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, a senior official said on Wednesday. The carcasses of the tigress and two sub-adult cubs were found near a pond on June 10. […]

Gold rises by Rs 18, silver up by Rs 380

6:51 pm June 17, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices rose marginally by Rs 18 to Rs 48,220 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 48,202 per 10 gram. “Spot gold for 24 carat gold in Delhi was trading marginally up by Rs 18 […]

Tripura U-19 woman cricketer Ayanti found dead

6:48 pm June 17, 2020

Kolkata: A Tripura U-19 women’s cricket team player, Ayanti Reang, has been found dead at her residence. According to vernacular daily ‘Syandan’, the 16-year-old was found hanging from the ceiling of her room on Tuesday night. There was no official word on the cause of her death. The youngest of four siblings, Ayanti was a […]

Satpal Maharaj, wife discharged from AIIMS, Rishikesh

6:41 pm June 17, 2020

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj and his wife Amrita Rawat who tested positive for COVID-19 on May 31 have been discharged from AIIMS, Rishikesh after 17 days of treatment, officials said. They were discharged from the hospital on Tuesday evening and advised to keep themselves in isolation at home, Dean hospital administration U B […]