- Stock Market
Gold gains Rs 107; silver jumps Rs 563
New Delhi: Gold rose by Rs 107 to Rs 51,092 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday amid depreciation in the rupee, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade,…
- Kerala
Kerala parish does away with wooden coffins, starts using cotton shroud for burial
Alappuzha: A church in Kerala has stopped the time-honoured practice of using wooden coffins for burial in favour of eco-friendly cotton cloth. St George Church in Arthunkal near here under the Latin…
- India
Centre likely to sign peace accord with Assam Adivasi militants in September: CM
Kokrajhar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa on Tuesday said that the Centre is likely to sign a peace accord with militant organisations from the state’s Adivasi communities within September. Addressing a press…
- India
Gadkari to inaugurate conference Manthan in Bengaluru on Thursday
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday will inaugurate a three-day conference cum public Expo Manthan in Bengaluru to anchor discussions across multiple issues and opportunities in the infrastructure sector, according…
- India
More than 59,000 killed in accidents on Maha roads in less than five years
Mumbai: More than 59,000 people have died and 80,000 seriously injured in road accidents in Maharashtra in less than five years, the data released by the highway police revealed on Tuesday. The…
- Business
Canara Bank raises benchmark lending rate by up to 0.15%
New Delhi: Canara Bank on Tuesday said it has hiked the benchmark MCLR by up to 0.15 percent, a move that will make loans costlier. The revised marginal cost of funds-based lending…
- India
Punjab not cooperating in resolving SYL canal dispute, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court the Punjab government is “not cooperating” in resolving the decades-old Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute between the state and Haryana. The apex…
- India
Dalai Lama congratulates new UK prime minister Dharamsala, HP
Dharamshala: The Dalai Lama on Tuesday congratulated Liz Truss, the United Kingdom’s newly elected Prime Minister, and hoped that country will continue to contribute to peace in an interdependent world. In his…
- India
British-era Patna SDO Office building in collectorate campus demolished
Patna: A British-era building used by the city’s sub-divisional officer (SDO) was on Tuesday demolished as the last of the landmarks that were part of the historic Patna Collectorate complex was consigned…
- India
India, Bangladesh ink first water sharing pact in 25 years; Hasina flags Teesta
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed interim water sharing agreement for the Kushiyara river, the first such pact since the signing of the Ganga water treaty in 1996. Bangladesh Prime…
- India
Elgar case: Accused Jyoti Jagtap allowed to receive books in jail
Mumbai: A special court here has allowed activist Jyoti Jagtap, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to receive five educational or general books every month inside Mumbai’s Byculla prison where…
- Delhi
HC seeks Delhi govt stand on plea against fee reimbursement scheme for minority students
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Delhi government and Delhi Minorities Commission on a plea challenging the scheme providing for reimbursement of tuition fees of school…
- India
Centre’s move to rename Rajpath draws mixed public reactions
New Delhi: The Central government’s decision to rename Rajpath as ‘Kartavya Path’ has drawn mixed reactions from the public. While some of them welcomed the move and termed it as a ‘positive…
- India
BJP to challenge Pawar on his turf, to contest in Baramati for 2024
Pune: Challenging Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in his home turf Baramati, Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday said the saffron party and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena combine will win…
- India
Gyanvapi issue: Court grants time to Muslim side to present reply on Sep 13
Varanasi: A fast track court here on Monday granted time to the Muslim side to present its reply to a petition seeking permission to hold the ‘darshan’ of an idol in the…
