Day: February 26, 2021

Labour activist Naudeep Kaur granted bail by HC

8:48 pm February 26, 2021

Chandigarh: Around six weeks after her arrest in a criminal case filed under several charges including attempt to murder, labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur was on Friday granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. “The court accepted the bail application of Naudeep Kaur. She has been granted bail by the high court,” her […]

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

Indian economy grows by 0.4 pc in Oct-Dec

8:42 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: After contracting for two quarters in a row, the Indian economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the October-December quarter amid coronavirus pandemic, official data showed on Friday. The gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 3.3 per cent in the corresponding period of 2019-20, according to the data released by the National […]

Two LeT overground workers held in J-K’s Bandipora

5:36 pm February 26, 2021

Srinagar: Security forces arrested two overground workers of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. “Acting on specific information, police, Army and CRPF apprehended two terrorist associates of proscribed terrorist outfit LeT at Bonikhan Mohalla of Hajin Town,” a police spokesman said. He said the security forces […]

Sensex crashes over 1,900 pts; Nifty tanks 568 pts

5:29 pm February 26, 2021

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex nosedived about 1,940 points to settle just above the 49,000-level on Friday, tracking massive sell-offs in world equities after a rout in global bond markets spooked investors. The 30-share BSE index ended with a loss of 1,939.32 points or 3.80 per cent at 49,099.99. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty plunged […]

Man riding scooter killed by speeding Mercedes in Delhi

5:27 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: A man was killed allegedly after a speeding Mercedes hit his scooter in south Delhi‘s Vasant Vihar area, police said on Friday. The victim has been identified as Antony Joseph, a domestic help. The police said Joseph died on the spot after the accident at 11.45 pm on Thursday. “A case was registered […]