Day: October 8, 2020

Uddhav Thackeray to campaign in Bihar

7:20 pm October 8, 2020

Mumbai: Shiv Sena president and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will be campaigning for his party’s candidates in the Bihar Assembly elections. The Sena on Thursday released a list of 22 leaders who will campaign in Bihar. Besides Uddhav Thackeray, his son and Maharashtra tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray also figures in the list of campaigners. […]

Sensex reclaims 40k-mark; Nifty tops 11,800

7:16 pm October 8, 2020

Mumbai: Market benchmark BSE Sensex rallied over 300 points to reclaim the 40,000-mark on Thursday, supported by robust buying in IT stocks. After soaring over 400 points during the day, the 30-share index ended 303.72 points, or 0.76 per cent, higher at 40,182.67. It hit an intra-day high of 40,468.88 and a low of 40,062.23. […]

Gold rises Rs 82; silver jumps Rs 1,074

7:11 pm October 8, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital rose Rs 82 to Rs 51,153 per 10 grams on Thursday tracking gains in the global market, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had closed the trade at Rs 51,071 per 10 grams in the previous day. Silver also gained Rs 1,074 to Rs 62,159 per […]

Farmer couple dies by suicide in UP’s Badaun

7:06 pm October 8, 2020

Badaun (UP): A farmer and his wife allegedly hanged themselves at their home in a village here on Thursday over some dispute, police said. The incident took place in Maikalan village in the Islamnagar area of the district, they added. “Bodies of farmer Zabir (25) and his wife Asma (22) were found hanging in their […]

Veteran Marathi actor Avinash Kharshikar dies

7:04 pm October 8, 2020

Thane: Veteran Marathi actor Avinash Kharshikar, known for his comic roles in films, TV serials and plays, died of a heart attack in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Thursday, family sources said. He was 68. Kharshikar suffered a heart attack in the morning and was rushed to a city-based private hospital where he died around 10 […]