Wednesday

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. […]

Lockdown in Chandigarh on Wednesday

10:57 pm April 20, 2021

Chandigarh: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Chandigarh administration announced a one-day lockdown in the city on Ram Navami on Wednesday. The administration also extended the night curfew and weekend lockdown by two hours. Currently, the night curfew is being imposed from 10 pm to 5 am. A proposal regarding a seven-day lockdown will […]

Two killed as truck rams into two-wheeler in Delhi

9:26 pm March 31, 2021

New Delhi: Two persons were killed and as many injured after a tempo hit a two-wheeler and climbed a footpath in north Delhi’s Kashmere Gate area in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. The driver of the two-wheeler has been identified as Vehram Khan (34), a resident of the national capital’s Matia Mahal area, […]

Over 1,254 cases in Delhi; 6 deaths

11:13 pm March 24, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi reported 1,254 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, highest in over three months, while six more people succumbed to the disease, the health department said. This is the highest number of cases since December 18 when 1,418 people tested positive for the virus, according to official data. The city had recorded 1,101 cases on […]

COVID-19: 2,298 new cases in Karnataka, 12 deaths

8:55 pm March 24, 2021

Bengaluru: For the second consecutive day on Wednesday, Karnataka logged over 2,000 fresh cases, reporting 2,298 new infections and 12 related fatalities. With the addition of the new cases, the caseload mounted to 9,75,955 and the toll to 12,461, a health department bulletin said. The state reported 2,010 cases on Tuesday. A total of over […]