Day: September 29, 2020

Couple killed in ‘accidental’ fire in UP

6:33 pm September 29, 2020

Gonda (UP): A 42-year-old man and his wife were killed here on Tuesday when a revolver he was cleaning accidentally went off, police said. The incident took place in Pedrahi locality of Wazirganj area, they said. Kuldeep Singh was cleaning his revolver when it accidentally went off, injuring him and his wife Neelam (40). No […]

MP: LPG cylinders explode as truck catches fire

2:57 pm September 29, 2020

Hoshangabad (MP): A truck carrying LPG cylinders caught fire in early hours on Tuesday while crossing a bridge near Babai town in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh, triggering multiple explosions, police said. No casualty is reported so far, said Babai police station in-charge Ashish Pawar. Vehicular traffic on both sides of the bridge on the […]

Rupee settles 7 paise lower at 73.86 against US dollar

2:54 pm September 29, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 7 paise to settle at 73.86 (provisional) the US dollar on Tuesday, as investors await fresh cues from the US Presidential debate and economic calendar this week. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.78 against the US dollar, and finally closed at 73.86 against the greenback, registering […]

Wanted criminal held after gunfight in Greater Noida

2:47 pm September 29, 2020

Noida: A wanted criminal was held by police in Greater Noida after an encounter in which he suffered a bullet injury, officials said Tuesday. The gunfight broke out late Monday night on a road stretch between LG Chowk and Sharda University roundabout in the Knowledge Park police station area, a senior officer said. “Two men […]

Gmail, other Google services face outage

Play billing must for selling services through Google Play: Google

2:41 pm September 29, 2020

New Delhi: Google on Tuesday said apps that choose to sell digital content through its Play Store have to use Google Play billing system and pay a percentage of the in-app purchase as fee. The tech giant – which was recently embroiled in a controversy after blocking Paytm app for a few hours – said while the policy for using Google Play’s billing […]