Day: October 9, 2020

Gold, silver jump tracking strong global trends

6:11 pm October 9, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices rose Rs 236 to Rs 51,558 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday following a positive trend in the international market, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, gold had closed at Rs 51,322 per 10 gram. Silver prices also jumped Rs 376 to Rs 62,775 per kilogram […]

Young farmer shot dead in his fields in UP’s Kannauj

6:09 pm October 9, 2020

Kannauj (UP): A 23-year-old farmer was allegedly shot dead in Tahsipur village in Sadar area here by some unidentified person, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday as the victim, Chandra Kishore Rajput was in his field and was shot by someone, they said, adding that he died on the spot. The […]

Woman arrested for trying to sell newborn in Delhi

Couple held for abandoning infant son in Pune

6:07 pm October 9, 2020

Pune: A married couple was arrested for allegedly abandoning their infant son near a church in Khadaki area of Maharashtra’s Pune city, police said on Friday. A three to four-month-old boy was found wrapped in a shawl by some morning walkers on Tuesday, following which the police were informed and a case was registered, an […]

PM Modi pays tributes to Sikh martyr Bhai Taru Singh

5:45 pm October 9, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Sikh martyr Bhai Taru Singh, who chose to sacrifice his life instead of compromising with his religious beliefs, on his 300th birth anniversary. He died in 1745. Modi said Singh’s name will always be synonymous with courage and fearlessness. “On the special occasion of […]

No garba in Gujarat this Navratri due to coronavirus

5:39 pm October 9, 2020

Ahmedabad: The pomp and grandeur associated with Navratri in Gujarat will be largely missing this year as the state government on Friday banned organisation of any ‘garba’ event during the upcoming festival due to the coronavirus pandemic. The government said it will not allow any type of garba event in the state during Navratri, starting […]