Day: August 31, 2020

Sensex crashes 839 pts as China border tensions flare up

6:34 pm August 31, 2020

Mumbai: Snapping its six-session winning run, the BSE benchmark Sensex plummeted 839 points on Monday as fresh India-China border tensions triggered a broad-based selloff in domestic equities. Profit-booking at higher levels and weak macroeconomic data also fuelled the crash, traders said. After rallying 543 points in the morning session and touching the 40,000-mark, the BSE […]

Body of newborn girl found on Noida road

6:29 pm August 31, 2020

Noida (UP): The body of a newborn girl was found along a road in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida on Monday, police said. The infant’s body was spotted by some locals at Chhijarsi in Sector 63 who alerted the Phase 3 police station officials, they said. “It appears that the baby was abandoned at the spot by […]

Former President Pranab Mukherjee passes away

6:15 pm August 31, 2020

New Delhi: The former president Pranab Mukherjee has passed away on Monday evening. The 84 year old Mukherjee was undergoing treatment at Army’s Research and Referral Hospital New Delhi. His son Abhijit Mukherjee in a tweet said, “With a Heavy Heart , this is to inform you that my father Shri Pranab Mukherjee has just […]

Night curfew imposed in Noida, Ghaziabad till April 17

Unlock 4: Weekend curbs to continue in Noida till Sept 30

3:05 pm August 31, 2020

Noida: Restrictions on outdoor movement of people during weekends will continue in Noida and Greater Noida till September 30 due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district, an order stated on Monday. All social, cultural, academic, sports, entertainment, religious and political gatherings shall remain prohibited till September 20 and can be started after that but with a […]

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

HomeLane raises Rs 60 crore in bridge funding round

3:00 pm August 31, 2020

Bengaluru: HomeLane, a home interiors service provider, has raised Rs 60 crore (USD eight million) in a bridge round from new and existing investors. Stride Ventures has led this round, participating through debt funding of Rs 20 crore in the company, Bengaluru-based HomeLane said in a statement. Existing investors Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital, Evolvence India, and JSW Ventures have also participated, […]