Day: August 10, 2020

Tantuja to supply 1.5 crore masks for school children

Fine for not wearing mask raised to Rs 1,000 in Gujarat

7:03 pm August 10, 2020

Gandhinagar: In a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19, the Gujarat government on Monday increased the fine for not wearing mask in public places to Rs 1,000 from the present Rs 500. The decision came after the Gujarat High Court in its order last month asked the government to collect a minimum fine of […]

Sensex rises 142 pts; L&T spurts over 4 pc

6:55 pm August 10, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex jumped 142 points on Monday, tracking gains in L&T, ICICI Bank and HDFC twins amid positive cues from global markets. After rallying 390.12 points during the day, the 30-share BSE benchmark pared some gains to end 141.51 points or 0.37 per cent higher at 38,182.08. The NSE Nifty climbed 56.10 points […]

Teacher arrested for raping minor girl in Raipur

6:50 pm August 10, 2020

Raipur: A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a teacher at her home in Raipur, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday following which the 25-year-old accused was arrested, they said. The accused, who was a teacher at a madarsa (an educational institution), had been going to the victim’s house to teach […]

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

Constable killed as teen rams car into patrol vehicle

6:44 pm August 10, 2020

Kolkata: The country’s deepest underground rail ventilation shaft equal to a 15 storey building and an important part of the city’s East-West Metro line was completed on Monday, officials said. The ventilation shaft, which is 43.5m deep, was completed jointly by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) and Afcons, a private engineering company. Such shafts are […]

Lockdown extended in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan

Constable killed as teen rams car into patrol vehicle

6:38 pm August 10, 2020

New Delhi: A constable was killed and another injured after a speeding car driven by an inebriated youth rammed into their patrolling vehicle in north Delhi in the early hours of Monday, police said. The impact of the collision was such that the patrolling vehicle overturned, skid for 10-15 feet and Head Constable Wazir Singh […]