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Kerala sounds alert in health sector over cyclone Burevi threat

Cyclone Vayu: WR cancels trains to coastal Gujarat areas

4:23 pm June 12, 2019

Mumbai: The Western Railway has decided to short-terminate or cancel some of its trains passing through areas of Gujarat that are likely to be affected by cyclone ‘Vayu’. All WR passenger and mail trains to Veraval, Okha, Porbandar, Bhavnagar, Bhuj and Gandhidham stations in Gujarat will be short-terminated or cancelled from 6 pm on Wednesday […]

Right-wing activist Kalaskar held in Pansare murder case

8:46 pm June 11, 2019

Mumbai/Kolhapur: A special team of the Maharashtra police Tuesday arrested right-wing activist Sharad Kalaskar in connection with the killing of veteran Communist leader Govind Pansare, an official said. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested Kalaskar (25) from Mumbai and produced him before a court in Kolhapur which sent […]

Colleges not accepting certificates due to 'discrepancies' in names: Maha students to DU

Internal marks for SSC students: Maha to take call

8:31 pm June 11, 2019

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will discuss with the Centre the demand raised by parents of the students of class 10 to not consider internal marks scored by their counterparts from other boards while securing admission in class 11. A delegation of parents met state Education Minister Vinod Tawde and complained of their wards failing to […]

Rupee rises 21 paise to 69.44 vs USD in early trade

2:15 pm June 11, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated by 21 paise to 69.44 against the US dollar in opening trade Tuesday, driven by weakening of the greenback and positive opening in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic unit opened at 69.49 against the dollar, then gained momentum and touched 69.44, up 21 paise over its […]

Sensex, Nifty start on a positive note

1:45 pm June 11, 2019

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty started on a positive note Tuesday driven by gains in IT stocks amid positive global cues. After jumping over 100 points in opening session, the 30-share index was trading 63.84 points, or 0.16 per cent, higher at 39,848.36 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty […]