Day: March 23, 2021

Body of man found near railway tracks in Nadia

Woman, brother-in-law found dead on rail track in Delhi

8:09 pm March 23, 2021

New Delhi: The bodies of a 45-year-old woman and her brother-in-law were found on a railway track in north Delhi’s Narela area on Tuesday morning, police said, suspecting it to be a suicide case. The deceased have been identified as Beena and Krishan (35), both residents of Panama Udhan Narela, they said. The station master […]

‘Sex scandal’ continues to rock Karnataka assembly

7:33 pm March 23, 2021

Bengaluru: The ‘sex scandal’ allegedly involving BJP MLA and former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi rocked the Karnataka Assembly again on Tuesday, with the Opposition Congress protesting in the well of the house, demanding an inquiry monitored by the Chief Justice of the High Court. Repeated adjournments marred the proceedings, pushing it towards a washout, as Congress […]

Sensex ends 280 pts higher; Nifty tops 14,800

7:29 pm March 23, 2021

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex jumped 280 points on Tuesday following gains in index majors HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries despite a weak trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index ended 280.15 points or 0.56 per cent higher at 50,051.44. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 78.35 points or 0.53 per cent to 14,814.75. […]

Gold gains Rs 116; silver declines Rs 117

6:35 pm March 23, 2021

New Delhi: Gold prices gained Rs 116 to Rs 44,374 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday reflecting overnight gains in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 44,258 per 10 grams. Silver, however, declined by Rs 117 to Rs 65,299 […]

1.4 lakh pending cases in Assam’s foreigners tribunals

6:32 pm March 23, 2021

New Delhi: The foreigners tribunals (FTs), which determines nationality of suspected citizens in Assam, have disposed of over 1.36 lakh cases in the last five years while 1.4 lakh cases were pending as on December 31, 2020, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said FTs are functioning […]