Day: August 19, 2020

Rupee settles 6 paise lower at 74.82 against US dollar

5:23 pm August 19, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee pared its initial gains and settled 6 paise lower at 74.82 against the US dollar on Wednesday, even as the domestic equity market traded in the positive territory. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 74.71 against the US dollar, but lost ground and finally settled at 74.82 against […]

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3-day Monsoon Session of UP Assembly begins Thursday

5:17 pm August 19, 2020

Lucknow: The three-day Monsoon Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly will commence on Thursday, with authorities making special seating arrangements following COVID-19 protocols and setting up testing centres near residences of MLAs for easy collection of swab samples. Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit has said all members will undergo COVID-19 test in a day and […]

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FIR: HC relief for one Sushant sister, not for another

Chronology of Sushant Singh’s death case

5:10 pm August 19, 2020

New Delhi: Following is the chronology of events in Sushant Singh Rajput‘s death case in which the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Bihar government’s recommendation to transfer the case to the CBI. — Jun 14: Rajput, 34, found hanging from the ceiling of his apartment in suburban Bandra in Mumbai. Mumbai Police starts inquest […]

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Maharashtra: Sub-inspector among 2 held for taking bribe

12:38 pm August 19, 2020

Thane: A police sub-inspector from Navi Mumbai and one other person have been arrested for allegedly taking bribe from a real estate developer, the Anti-Corruption Bureau said on Wednesday. Rohit Bandgar, 30, posted at Kamothe police station in Navi Mumbai, allegedly demanded Rs 10 lakh from the real estate developer for not taking action on […]

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Supreme Court orders CBI probe into death of Sushant Singh Rajput

12:36 pm August 19, 2020

New Delhi: Holding that the FIR registered in Bihar’s Patna over the death of Sushant Singh Rajput was legitimate, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the case. The single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy also said that the Bihar Government was competent to recommend transferring the case to the CBI. The apex court also asked Mumbai Police to hand […]

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