Day: July 15, 2020

BJP leader’s death: West Bengal CID arrests man named in ‘suicide note’

8:20 pm July 15, 2020

Kolkata: The West Bengal CID on Wednesday arrested a man in connection with the death of BJP leader Debendra Nath Roy who was found hanging near his residence in North Dinajpur district two days ago, an official said. Nilay Sinha, named in the purported suicide note of the Hemtabad MLA, was picked up from English Bazar area of Malda on Tuesday by the local police. He was later handed […]

CM inaugurates diamond jubilee celebrations of country’s first Sainik School in Lucknow

8:12 pm July 15, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday promised to work personally to help the Lucknow-based, country’s first Sainik School emerge as a role model in the field of education. Adityanath made the promise while kicking off a year-long diamond jubilee celebration of the school set up by former chief minister Dr Sampurnanand in1960. In his inaugural address of the […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Tanker off UAE sought by US over Iran sanctions ‘hijacked’

8:07 pm July 15, 2020

Dubai : An oil tanker sought by the US over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was hijacked on July 5 off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a seafarers organisation said Wednesday. Satellite photos showed the vessel in Iranian waters on Tuesday and two of its sailors remained in the Iranian capital. It wasn’t immediately clear what […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Feds: Puerto Rico to Rhode Island drug ‘pipeline’ shut down

8:00 pm July 15, 2020

Providence: The dismembered body of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur was found inside his luxury Manhattan condo, police said Wednesday. The victim, identified as Fahim Saleh, was found at around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday inside his apartment on the Lower East Side. Saleh was the chief executive officer of a ride-hailing motorcycle startup called Gokada that began operating in Nigeria in 2018. The […]

RIL shares tank nearly 4 pc on profit-booking; m-cap plunges Rs 45,014 cr

7:55 pm July 15, 2020

New Delhi: Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) declined nearly 4 per cent on Wednesday due to profit-booking amid a slew of announcements at its annual general meeting. The stock closed at Rs 1,845.60, down 3.71 per cent, on the BSE as fag-end selling emerged at the counter. Intra-day, it touched an all-time high of Rs 1,978.50. On the NSE, […]