Day: October 1, 2020

Hathras rape case: Rahul, Priyanka taken into custody, stopped from visiting Hathras

5:32 pm October 1, 2020

Aligarh: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who were on way to Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras to meet the family of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after allegedly being gang-raped, were detained by the police Thursday. Gandhi’s had begun a march to Hathras after their cars were stopped by authorities near Yamuna Expressway […]

Rupee zooms 63 paise to close at 73.13 against US dollar

3:09 pm October 1, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee strengthened by 63 paise and closed for the day at 73.13 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, as positive domestic equities and weak American currency buoyed investor sentiments. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.60 against the US dollar, then gained further ground and finally settled at […]

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 63-lakh mark

3:01 pm October 1, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload crossed the 63-lakh mark with 86,821 infections being reported in a day, while 52,73,201 people have recuperated so far, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The recovery rate stands at 83.53 per cent. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 63,12,584, while the death toll climbed to […]

Maha: Boy mauled to death, leopard attack suspected

2:53 pm October 1, 2020

Chandrapur: An 11-year-old boy was killed in a suspected leopard attack in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district early Thursday morning, a forest official said. The incident took place around 5.30 am when the boy, a resident of Vandra village in Brahmapuri tehsil, located around 125 km from the district headquarters, went out for a morning walk with […]

3 kids drown in water-filled pit at brick klin in UP

2:49 pm October 1, 2020

Bahraich (UP): Three children drowned in a pit dug at a brick klin in Naugaur village here, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday when Asif (10), Mohammad Shadab (9) and Shane Alam (9) had gone to graze goats and one of them went to take a bath in the water-filled pit, they […]