Day: December 1, 2020

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Man electrocuted to death

6:12 pm December 1, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A 23-year-old man was electrocuted to death after he came in contact with a high tension wire at Sikanderpur village in the district, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place Monday evening when the victim, Ahmed, was working in a jaggery-making unit, they said.

Dentist held in hit-and-run case

6:08 pm December 1, 2020

New Delhi: A dentist has been arrested, days after his speeding car hit a 38-year-old woman while she was crossing road in south Delhi’s Lado Sarai leading to her death, police said on Tuesday. The accused Pankaj Sudhakar (42), a resident of Kalkaji Extension, works as a dentist at a clinic in Saket, they said. […]

Rupee settles 37 paise higher at 73.68 against US dollar

6:05 pm December 1, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 37 paise and settled for the day at 73.68 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday as positive domestic equities and sustained foreign fund inflows strengthened investor sentiment. Besides, positive developments on COVID-19 vaccine front, improved domestic macro-economic data and weakness of the American currency against key rivals also supported the […]

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

BJP leader Kiran Maheshwari cremated in Udaipur

6:02 pm December 1, 2020

Udaipur: Senior BJP leader and MLA from Rajsamand Kiran Maheshwari, who died due to COVID-19, was cremated here on Tuesday. Maheshwari, a three-time MLA from Rajsamand and also a former MP, was undergoing treatment at Medanta hospital for the past few days. The 59-year-old leader died late Sunday night. Her son lit the funeral pyre […]

Gold rises by Rs 45, silver gains Rs 407

5:59 pm December 1, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices rose Rs 45 to Rs 48,273 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday on a positive global trend, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 48,228 per 10 gram on Monday. Silver prices also gained Rs 407 to Rs 59,380 per kg, compared with Rs […]