Day: October 19, 2020

Nadda promises OBC status for left out Hindu backward castes

CAA to be implemented soon: Nadda

8:29 pm October 19, 2020

Siliguri (WB): BJP national president J P Nadda Monday said the execution of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has been delayed due to the pandemic and asserted that the law will be implemented soon. Nadda, who was speaking at a meeting of social groups of north Bengal, accused the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal of […]

Judicial probe against Central agencies 'unfortunate'- Rajnath Singh

Rajnath to address over 18 rallies in Bihar

8:24 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address more than 18 rallies over six days in poll-bound Bihar, his office said Monday. Singh, a former president of the party, will address a rally each in Badh, Nokha and Aurangabad on October 21, and in Banka, Barhara and Ramgarh on October 22. […]

Australia to be part of Malabar exercise

8:21 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: India on Monday announced that Australia will join the upcoming Malabar exercise which effectively means that all the four member countries of the ‘Quad’ or Quadrilateral coalition will be participating in the mega drill. The US and Japan are the other countries that participate in the annual exercise, which is likely to take […]

Mountaineers trek to unexplored lake in Uttarakhand

8:08 pm October 19, 2020

Pithoragarh (U’khand): A five-member team of mountaineers has trekked to an unexplored lake at the base of the Sela pass located at a height of 20,000 feet here, according to expedition leader Yogesh Garbiyal. “It is spread over 1-km area with serene and crystal clear waters,” Garbiyal, who had scaled the Everest in 2017, told […]

Gold, silver rise tracking global trends

8:01 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital rose Rs 182 to Rs 51,740 per 10 grams on Monday, following gains in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 51,558 per 10 grams. Silver also jumped Rs 805 to Rs 63,714 per kilogram from […]