Day: October 19, 2020

Out on bail, gangster shot dead in Bathinda

Illegal gun factory busted in Bihar’s Munger, 1 held

4:48 pm October 19, 2020

Munger: An illegal gun-making factory was busted in poll-bound Bihar’s Munger district on Monday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a house was raided in Terasi village in the Mufassil police station area and the gun factory was busted, Superintendent of Police Lipi Singh said. Firearms and equipment to manufacture those were recovered, she said. […]

Sensex rallies 449 pts; Nifty tops 11,850

4:45 pm October 19, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 449 points on Monday, led by heavy buying in banking and financial counters amid largely positive cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index ended 448.62 points or 1.12 per cent higher at 40,431.60. The broader NSE Nifty surged 110.60 points or 0.94 per cent to 11,873.05. ICICI Bank was […]

CBI books BSP MLA, wife in bank fraud case

4:42 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI has booked BSP MLA Vinay Shankar Tiwari and his wife Rita Tiwari in connection with an alleged bank fraud to the tune of Rs 754.25 crore involving a company, officials said Monday. The CBI on Monday started a search operation at the residence of Chillupar (Gorakhpur) MLA Tiwari, who is son […]

Adele to host Saturday Night Live’

4:39 pm October 19, 2020

Los Angeles: Singer Adele is set to make her debut as a host on late-night stand-up show Saturday Night Live (SNL) on October 24. Adele will be joined by singer-songwriter H.E.R, who will serve as musical guest on the episode. The 32-year-old Oscar-winner singer took to Instagram to share her excitement on hosting SNL for […]

Govt will emphasize on public participation to reduce air pollution in Delhi: Gopal Rai

Delhi pollution: Farm fire contribution likely to increase

2:39 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality was recorded in the “poor” category on Monday morning, even as pollution levels dipped slightly due to favourable wind speed. However, the share of stubble burning in the city’s pollution is likely to increase, according to the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi. […]