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Teen girl’s body found in UP village pond, suspected to have been raped

3:25 pm August 17, 2020

Azamgarh: The body of a 16-year-old girl who is suspected to have been raped was recovered from a pond on the outskirts of a village here on Monday, police officials said. The teen, whose family had returned from Mumbai during the lockdown, had been missing since Saturday. A youth has been detained for questioning and the case […]

RBI keeps interest rates on hold; raises limit for gold loans

2:09 pm August 6, 2020

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept interest rates unchanged to help tame inflation that in recent times had surged past 6 per cent mark, and said that the economy is in an extremely weak condition following the pandemic. The central bank also allowed lenders to restructure corporate and MSME loans as […]

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

E-commerce spends surpass pre-COVID-19 levels post lockdown in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru: Report

6:34 pm July 30, 2020

New Delhi: E-commerce spends surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels after the lockdown across Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru as more individuals opted to shop online for their discretionary and non-discretionary spends, according to a report by credit card bill payment platform CRED. The report is based on an analysis of credit card spending patterns of over three million members across the three cities. […]

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till Aug 31 as total cases cross 2L

2:49 pm July 30, 2020

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced the extension of coronavirus-induced lockdown in the state till August 31, but with more relaxations, including scaling up workforce in private establishments and allowing dine-in services in hotels and restaurants. Extending the total shutdown imposed across the state on Sundays in July to August, Chief Minister K […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

Unlock 3: No schools, metro, cinema till Aug 31; night curfew lifted

9:22 pm July 29, 2020

New Delhi: The nationwide Unlock 3 guidelines were on Wednesday issued by the government, opening up more activities outside the containment zones, but schools, colleges, metro rail service, cinema halls along with bars will continue to remain shut till August 31 and political and religious gatherings will also remain prohibited. For the first time since […]