Day: May 20, 2021

Son of Delhi Police ASI hangs himself at home

7:45 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: The son of an assistant sub-inspector of Delhi Police died after he allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling fan inside his home in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, officials said on Thursday. The police said Sandeep (22)was taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre where he was declared brought dead. Enquiry revealed that the […]

Sensex tumbles 338 pts; Nifty slips below 15K

7:42 pm May 20, 2021

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 338 points on Thursday, dragged by losses in index majors HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank amid weak global cues. Slipping below the 50,000 mark, the 30-share BSE index ended 337.78 points or 0.68 per cent lower at 49,564.86. The broader NSE Nifty declined 124.10 points or 0.83 per […]

Rupee rises 6 paise to close at 73.12 against US dollar

7:38 pm May 20, 2021

Mumbai: The rupee strengthened by 6 paise to end at 73.12 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, tracking the weakness in the American currency in the overseas market. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 73.16 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 73.09 and a low of 73.17. […]

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

Shooting coach Monali Gorhe dead at 44

7:34 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: In a big loss to the Indian shooting fraternity, coach and technical official Monali Gorhe died of mucormycosis on Thursday. She was 44 and is survived by her mother and a sister. Monali was admitted to a hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19 but was discharged, only to get re-admitted to treat mucormycosis. […]

Milkha Singh cremated with full state honours

Legendary Milkha Singh tests positive for COVID-19

2:59 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi/Chandigarh: Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation at his Chandigarh residence. The 91-year-old, popularly known as Flying Sikh, is asymptomatic and claims to be in “high spirits’”. “A couple of our helpers tested positive and so all the family members did the tests. Only I returned […]