Day: October 20, 2020

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Markets tick higher for 3rd day; IT stocks sparkle

5:49 pm October 20, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty notched up gains for the third straight session on Tuesday, led by IT stocks and HDFC Bank amid a rebound in the global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex settled 112.77 points or 0.28 per cent higher at 40,544.37. The broader NSE Nifty rose 23.75 points or 0.20 per cent […]

Labour contractor shot dead in UP’s Ghazipur

5:46 pm October 20, 2020

Ghazipur (UP): A 48-year-old labour contractor was shot dead and two other injured in an attack in Uttar Pradesh‘s Ghazipur, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place at Bogana village under the Mardah police station area on Monday evening. Anil Singh, who worked as a labour contractor in Mumbai, was sitting outside his home […]

Man arrested for killing wife in UP

5:41 pm October 20, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A man has been arrested for allegedly shooting his wife dead in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. Thirty-five-year-old Khushnuma was shot dead by her husband over a family dispute on October 18 in the Khatoli area of the district, the police said. A case was registered against her husband […]

Gold declines Rs 268; silver tanks Rs 1,126

5:38 pm October 20, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital went down by Rs 268 to Rs 50,860 per 10 grams on Tuesday amid a decline in international prices of the precious metal, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 51,128 per 10 gram. Silver also witnessed muted trend […]

Sensex ends 113 pts higher; HCL Tech spurts 4 pc

5:34 pm October 20, 2020

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark Sensex ended 113 points higher on Tuesday, tracking gains in HDFC Bank, HCL Tech and Infosys amid a rebound in the global markets. The 30-share BSE index settled 112.77 points or 0.28 per cent higher at 40,544.37. The broader NSE Nifty rose 23.75 points or 0.20 per cent to 11,896.80. HCL […]