Day: December 4, 2020

RBI expects positive growth in second half of 2020-21

3:10 pm December 4, 2020

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said it expects the economy to record positive growth in the second half of the current financial year. The economy contracted by 23.9 per cent in the first quarter and 7.5 per cent in the second quarter on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The second half is […]

Gujarat ACB nabs cop for taking bribe from bootlegger

3:07 pm December 4, 2020

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a bootlegger in Panchmahal district, an official said on Friday. Based on a complaint, the ACB laid a trap at Chalali village of Panchmahal district on Thursday and caught ASI Mahendrasinh Bariya (40) red-handed […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

GHMC polls: BJP ahead in postal ballots

3:05 pm December 4, 2020

Hyderabad: The BJP was leading over its rivals in postal ballots which were taken up first in the counting of votes on Friday in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections. The BJP is leading in around 80 wards while the ruling TRS is ahead in around 20. However, the party lead position would be […]

Heavy rains lash Puducherry

2:39 pm December 4, 2020

Puducherry: Heavy rains lashed Puducherry and its suburban areas on Friday under the influence of cyclone Burevi. Official sources told P T I that during the last 24 hours ending 8.30 AM Friday, Puducherry recorded around 14 cm rainfall. Several housing colonies and main thoroughfares were waterlogged as a result of the torrential rains while […]

591 new COVID-19 cases in Thane, seven die

2:33 pm December 4, 2020

Thane: With the addition of 591 new coronavirus positive cases, the overall infection tally in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 2,30,722, an official said on Friday. These new cases were added on Thursday, he said. As the virus claimed the lives of seven patients during the day, the death toll in the district went […]