Day: July 23, 2020

Suspended IAS officer being questioned by NIA

7:56 pm July 23, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Suspended senior IAS officer M Sivasankar is being questioned by the National Investigation Agency officials here in connection with ongoing probe into the Gold smuggling case, sources said on Thursday. Sivasankar was served notice and summoned by the probe agency this evening and shortly after, the former IT secretary appeared at the Peroorkada police […]

Rupee gives up gains to end flat at 74.75 against USD

7:50 pm July 23, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee gave up day’s gains to settle on a flat note at 74.75 against the US dollar on Thursday amid concerns over growing tensions between the US and China. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened on a strong note at 74.65, but erased the gains to finally close at 74.75, […]

History-sheeter shot dead outside home in Ajmer

7:40 pm July 23, 2020

Jaipur: A history-sheeter was gunned down outside his house by some unidentified assailants in Rajasthan’s Ajmer city, police said on Thursday. Ajmer Superintendent of Police Kunwar Rashtradeep said the slain man Vikram Sharma was a history-sheeter and shot dead by the accused who were on a motorcycle on Wednesday night in Christianganj police station area. […]

Gold crosses Rs 51,000 mark, up by Rs 502

7:36 pm July 23, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices went past Rs 51,000 mark in the national capital, rising by Rs 502 on Thursday on strong international prices, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal rose by Rs 502 to Rs 51,443 per 10 gram from Rs 50,941 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver, however, declined by Rs […]

C'garh: Naxal couple surrenders before police in Bijapur

Two naxals killed by colleagues in Chhattisgarh village

7:31 pm July 23, 2020

Raipur: Two naxals were allegedly killed by their colleagues after they refused to carry out an order to destroy a road built in their village in Chhattisgarh‘s insurgency-hit Dantewada district, police said on Thursday. Three villagers were also injured in the incident after they were thrashed by ultras for trying to save the two cadres, […]