Day: January 22, 2021

NIA arrests Naxal cadre of proscribed CPI (Maoist) in Kozhikode Maoist case

6:50 pm January 22, 2021

New Delhi: The NIA has arrested a cadre of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) for his alleged involvement in conspiring and committing unlawful activities as part of efforts to propagate the ideology and accomplish the objectives of the terrorist organisation, an official said on Friday. Vijith Vijayan, 26, of Kerala’s Wayanad district, was arrested on Thursday in connection with […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Delhi’s minimum temperature dips, fog disrupts traffic movement

6:29 pm January 22, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi‘s minimum temperature dropped to 4.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, on Friday even as foggy conditions disrupted traffic movement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Moderate fog lowered visibility to 350 metres at Safdarjung and Palam, officials said. According to the IMD, very dense fog is when visibility is between 0 […]

IRCTC to resume e-catering services from next month

6:24 pm January 22, 2021

New Delhi: In a big relief to passengers, IRCTC will resume its e-catering services from next month, a statement from the railways’ catering arm said on Friday. Due to onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent unprecedented lockdown, e-catering services were suspended on March 22, 2020. IRCTC, the catering and tourism arm of the […]

Sensex tanks 746 pts; Nifty ends below 14,375

6:16 pm January 22, 2021

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plunged 746 points to close at 48,878.54 on Friday, tracking losses in index majors Reliance, HDFC twins and ICICI Bank amid a weak trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index ended 746.22 points or 1.50 per cent lower at 48,878.54. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty tumbled 218.45 points or 1.5 […]

Two held for duping homebuyers

6:11 pm January 22, 2021

New Delhi: Two men have been arrested for allegedly duping homebuyers by luring them to invest in their upcoming housing project in Haryana’s Bahadurgarh area, police said on Friday. The accused — Vijender Singh (52) and his associate Dalip Kumar (46) — were arrested by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police on Thursday, […]