INDIA

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UP records 165 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

11:59 pm June 30, 2021

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s COVID-19 tally increased to 17,06,107 on Wednesday with 165 fresh cases while the death toll climbed to 22,591 as three more people succumbed to the disease. Lucknow reported 13 fresh cases, followed by 12 in Ghaziabad and 10 each in Prayagraj and Meerut, the state government said in a statement issued here. […]

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

Gold smuggling syndicate: Oppn attack ruling CPI(M)

7:32 pm June 29, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram/Thrissur: The opposition Congress and BJP on Tuesday lambasted the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala over the alleged link of a Kannur-based gold smuggling syndicate with the party and urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to end his silence over the issue. While the Congress alleged that the Marxist party is protecting all sorts of criminals, the […]

Gold, silver decline on muted global trends

7:28 pm June 29, 2021

New Delhi: Gold prices declined by Rs 89 to Rs 46,167 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday following weak global cues, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 46,256 per 10 gram. Silver also declined by Rs 222 to Rs 67,926 per kg from […]

Rupee falls 4 paise to close at 74.23 against US dollar

7:24 pm June 29, 2021

Mumbai: The rupee weakened by 4 paise to end at 74.23 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday as weaker domestic equities and stronger dollar index weighed on forex market sentiment. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 74.26 per dollar as against its previous close of 74.19. It hovered in the […]

Fake medicine factory busted in UP

7:08 pm June 29, 2021

Muzaffarnagar: An illegal medicine manufacturing unit was busted in a village here with the arrest of three, officials said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of drug department raided the factory in Bilaspur village on Monday, they said adding raw material and machines worth lakhs were seized and a case registered at New […]