Day: September 4, 2020

Rajasthan: 3 held for taking bribe

7:55 pm September 4, 2020

Jaipur: Three people were arrested for allegedly taking bribe in two separate incidents in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand and Chittorgarh districts on Friday, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said. In Rajsamand, a village development officer, Abhinav Sharma, was caught taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a contractor, said ACB Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Chaudhary. In […]

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

Banks allowed to operate on Saturdays in West Bengal

7:50 pm September 4, 2020

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has allowed banks to operate on working Saturdays as part of further relaxations in COVID-related restrictions, according to an order. Banks, which usually operate on alternate Saturdays, were asked by the state government to remain shut on weekends in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to allow banking […]

Book to explore life and times of Osho aide Ma Sheela

7:45 pm September 4, 2020

New Delhi: A new book on Osho Rajneesh’s former aide Ma Anand Sheela looks at her life, her intense relationship with the self-styled godman, and the riveting story of what actually happened behind the closed doors of the cult’s ashram. “Nothing to Lose: The Authorized Biography of Ma Anand Sheela” will be out on October […]

Gold marginally down Rs 56; silver also declines Rs 738

7:38 pm September 4, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices were marginally down by Rs 56 to Rs 51,770 per 10 grams on Friday in the national capital amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, it had closed at Rs 51,826 per 10 gram. Silver also declined Rs 738 to Rs 68,371 per kg from Rs 69,109 […]

AI to operate direct Kolkata-London flight from Sep 16

7:34 pm September 4, 2020

Kolkata: With regular international flights stalled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Air India is set to operate direct flights between Kolkata and London, primarily for the purpose of repatriation, under the Centre’s Vande Bharat mission, a spokesperson for the airline said. The flights between NSC Bose International Airport here and Heathrow in London will operate […]