Day: November 17, 2020

HM’s remark against custodial torture, a welcome move

Amit Shah’s remarks on Gupkar alliance appropriate: BJP

9:00 pm November 17, 2020

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday termed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on the Gupkar alliance as appropriate and said after the abrogation of Article 370, a number of pro-people central laws came into force in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Shah on Tuesday termed the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), […]

MP: 6 killed as truck falls off river bridge in Betul

5:14 pm November 17, 2020

Betul: Five labourers and a truck driver were killed after their vehicle loaded with iron rods fell off the Tava river bridge in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district, police said on Tuesday. The accident took place on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday near Kathi village, located about 50 km from the district headquarters, an […]

Police traces 16-year-old girl who eloped with lover

5:10 pm November 17, 2020

Shahjahanpur (UP): A 16-year-old girl and a 23-year-old man were traced here by police on Tuesday, a day after the inter-faith couple eloped, an official said. Superintendent of Police (City) Sanjay Kumar said the girl worked at a general store in Panchpeer Tiraha in Shahjahanpur. The man, Riyaz Khan (23), who hails from Shravasti district, […]

Sensex rallies over 300 points to hit fresh peak

5:05 pm November 17, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex surged 315 points to close at a fresh lifetime high on Tuesday, driven by heavy buying in metal, industrials, banking and finance stocks. After touching its all-time peak of 44,161.16 during the session, the 30-share BSE index settled 314.73 points or 0.72 per cent higher at 43,952.71. Similarly, the broader NSE […]

Two more held in connection with Kanpur clash

5:03 pm November 17, 2020

Kanpur: Police arrested two more people in connection with the clash between two communities at Wajidpur’s Chakeri locality here as no fresh incident of violence was reported from the area, a senior official said on Tuesday. A 25-year-old youth was killed and several injured here in the clash that erupted after a man was accidentally […]