Day: October 26, 2020

Kamal Nath, Digvijaya ‘biggest gaddars’; BJP will win majority of seats in bypolls: Scindia

4:59 pm October 26, 2020

New Delhi: Accusing former chief ministers Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh of being the “biggest traitors” in Madhya Pradesh, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said they betrayed voters’ trust by running a “corrupt” government and he had to leave the Congress after people’s issues raised by him were not addressed despite approaching “every port […]

Labour inspector held for graft in Bikaner

4:56 pm October 26, 2020

Jaipur: A labour inspector was arrested on Monday for allegedly taking bribe of Rs 8,000 in Rajasthan‘s Bikaner district, an Anti-Corruption Bureau official said. The accused Khemchand Kumawat posted at the labour department in Bikaner had demanded bribe to give a fair inspection report to a factory owner, ACB DSP Shivratan Godara said. He said […]

Stubble burning: SC keeps in abeyance its Oct 16 order appointing Justice M B Lokur panel

4:54 pm October 26, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday kept in abeyance its October 16 order appointing one-man panel of retired apex court judge Justice Madan B Lokur to monitor the steps taken by neighbouring states to prevent stubble burning, which is a major cause of pollution in the Delhi-national capital region (NCR). A bench headed by Chief […]

Gold falls Rs 59; silver tumbles Rs 753

4:49 pm October 26, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices fell Rs 59 to Rs 51,034 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had in the previous session closed at Rs 51,093 per 10 gram. Silver also tanked Rs 753 to Rs 62,008 per kilogram from Rs 62,761 per kilogram in the […]

Sensex plunges 540 pts; Reliance Industries tanks 4 pc

4:46 pm October 26, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plunged 540 points on Monday, tracking heavy losses in index majors Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank amid negative cues from global markets. After tanking 737 points during the day, the 30-share BSE index recovered some lost ground to end 540 points or 1.33 per cent lower at 40,145.50. The […]