Day: July 22, 2020

The Scindia School students ace CBSE board exams

9:25 pm July 22, 2020

Gwalior: India’s prominent residential school for boys, The Scindia School, has excelled with their exceptional performance in the X and XII CBSE board exams. While the average aggregate marks scored by the students of class X are 88%, the class XII students have breached all expectations with an impressive average of 92%. Congratulating the students […]

Sonu Punjaban sentenced to 24 yrs imprisonment

9:14 pm July 22, 2020

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced Geeta Arora alias Sonu Punjaban to 24 years in prison in connection with a prostitution and human trafficking case observing that she has no right to live in civilized society and deserves the severest punishment. Additional Sessions Judge Pritam Singh also slapped a fine of Rs 64,000 […]

COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 63.13 pc with record 28,472 patients recuperating in 24 hours

4:33 pm July 22, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 recovery rate rose to 63.13 per cent on Wednesday with a record 28,472 patients recuperating from the disease in 24 hours, while the case fatality rate further dropped to 2.41 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said. According to the ministry data updated at 8 am, recoveries have surged to 7,53,049 […]

Sensex sheds 59 pts; Nifty settles below 11,150

4:20 pm July 22, 2020

Mumbai: Snapping its five-session winning run, equity benchmark Sensex dropped 59 points on Wednesday, dragged by losses in Infosys, HUL and HDFC Bank amid weak cues from global markets. After swinging 599 points in a volatile session, the 30-share BSE benchmark finished 58.81 points, or 0.16 per cent, lower at 37,871.52. Similarly, the NSE Nifty […]

Two children drown in UP’s Mirzapur

4:17 pm July 22, 2020

Mirzapur (UP): Two children drowned in a pit filled with water in Gurusandi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district on Wednesday, police said. Dev Narain Yadav (12) and Satish (8) had gone to graze buffaloes when the incident took place. They sat near the pit and slipped into it, police said. Hearing their screams, villagers […]