Day: July 9, 2020

Two Class 1 officers held for accepting Rs 2 lakh bribe

6:57 pm July 9, 2020

Akola: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested two Class 1 officers for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh to approve payment of salaries as per the Seventh Pay Commission to employees of the Department of Cooperative Societies here in Maharashtra, an official said. The ACB laid a trap to nab the officers, […]

Chinese, Indian border troops taken ‘effective measures’ to disengage along LAC: China

6:50 pm July 9, 2020

Beijing: China on Thursday said Chinese and Indian troops have taken “effective measures” to disengage at the Galwan Valley and other areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and the situation is “stable and improving,” days after the two sides agreed on an expeditious withdrawal of soldiers from all the standoff […]

Sensex rallies 409 pts; Nifty tops 10,800-level

6:44 pm July 9, 2020

Mumbai: Resuming its upmove after a day’s breather, equity benchmark Sensex rallied 409 points on Thursday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights HDFC twins and Reliance Industries amid positive cues from overseas markets. After touching a peak of 36,806.30 during the day, the 30-share index settled 408.68 points, or 1.12 per cent, higher at 36,737.69. The NSE […]

Suspense on deputy CM, other ministers in Bihar

PM applauds UP for containing the spread of coronavirus

6:41 pm July 9, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said despite a population of nearly 24 crore, Uttar Pradesh managed to check the spread of coronavirus and overcame apprehensions on how the pandemic would impact the state. He also cautioned that the fight against the deadly virus is so long that one has to work continuously […]

COVID-19: Palghar receives 3,000 antigen testing kits

4:25 pm July 9, 2020

Thane/Palghar: As many as 3,000 antigen testing kits have been given to Maharashtra’s Palghar district and 10,000 more will be procured for the detection of COVID-19 infections, collector Dr Kailash Shinde said on Thursday. In a recorded message, Shinde said the administration is doing its best to bring down the mortality rate, which is at […]