Day: November 6, 2020

NHAI officer arrested over bribery charges in Rajasthan

3:20 pm November 6, 2020

Jaipur: A National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) technical officer was arrested in a bribery case and Rs 47.34 lakh besides other assets were seized from his residence in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said on Friday. Sitaram Verma, along with executive engineer Dan Singh Meena, was arrested while taking a bribe […]

Rupee settles 28 paise higher at 74.08 against US dollar

3:16 pm November 6, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee pared some of its initial gains and settled 28 paise higher at 74.08 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, supported by foreign portfolio flows even as investors continued to wait for the outcome of the US elections. Traders said positive domestic equities, weak American currency and expectation of Joe Biden’s victory […]

Appeasement politics hurting Bengal’s glory: Shah

3:12 pm November 6, 2020

Kolkata (WB): Stressing that there was a need to restore West Bengal‘s “lost glory”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the present “appeasement politics” in the state has hurt its age-old tradition of upholding the nation’s spiritual consciousness. Maintaining that Bengal is the land of luminaries such as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Ramakrishna and […]

Militant, civilian killed in encounter in J-K’s Pulwama

3:04 pm November 6, 2020

Srinagar: A militant was killed while another surrendered before security forces during an overnight encounter in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir in which a civilian also lost his life, police said on Friday. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Lalpora area of Pampore in the south Kashmir district on Thursday following […]

Man arrested for raping minor girl in UP

3:01 pm November 6, 2020

Banda (UP): A 19-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Marka area here, police said on Friday. The incident took place on November 3 when the girl was alone at her house and her family had gone to the field, they said. An FIR was lodged on Thursday in this […]