Day: June 26, 2020

Danish PM postpones wedding because of EU summit

3:53 pm June 26, 2020

Copenhagen: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is postponing her wedding next month because of a European Union summit on the future of the bloc’s budget. “The Council meeting in Brussels takes place on the Saturday in July, where we had planned a wedding. Darn. But I have to take care of my work and take care of Denmark’s interests. So, we […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Murder accused’s house vandalised in Bengal

3:45 pm June 26, 2020

Howrah (WB): Protesters on Thursday vandalised the house of a TMC panchayat member’s husband who was among two persons arrested for allegedly pushing a woman to her death when she tried to stop them from molesting her daughter, in West Bengal’s Howrah district, police said. BJP activists staged a protest with the woman’s body outside […]

Rupee settles flat at 75.65 against US dollar

3:40 pm June 26, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee pared initial gains and settled on a flat note at 75.65 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday as concerns about rising COVID-19 cases weighed on investor sentiment. Forex traders said risk appetite has waned amid spike in fresh coronavirus infections globally. The rupee opened on a strong note at the interbank […]

Five killed in accident in J-K’s Doda

3:27 pm June 26, 2020

Bhadarwah/Jammu: Five people, including a woman and her three minor children, were killed when their car skidded off the road and rolled down into a 350-feet deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Friday, officials said. The car was on its way from Gool area of Ramban district to Thathri town of Doda […]

Bank fraud: CBI carries out searches at 7 locations

3:22 pm June 26, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI on Friday carried out searches at seven locations, including official and residential premises of businessman Ratul Puri, his father and others, in connection with a case of Rs 787 crore alleged bank fraud involving their company Moser Baer Solar Ltd, officials said. The searches, which started in the morning, are still […]