- Business
Sensex surges over 400 pts in early trade; Nifty breaches 17,650-level
Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex climbed over 400 points and the Nifty breached the 17,650-level in the opening session on Wednesday, a day after the Union Budget proposed higher spending on infrastructure to…
- Business
Rupee gains 11 paise to 74.71 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 11 paise to 74.71 against the US dollar in the opening trade on Wednesday, supported by positive domestic equities and weak American currency. At the interbank foreign exchange,…
- India
India reports over 1.61 lakh Covid cases, 1,733 fatalities
New Delhi: With 1,61,386 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.16 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on…
- Photos
In Pics: Magh Mela in Prayagraj
Prayagraj: Shankaracharya Kashi Sumeru Peethadhishwar Swami Narendranand Sarswati Ji Maharaj with followers arrives to take holy dip in River Ganges on the occasions of Mauni Amavasya, during ongoing Magh Mela festival at…
- India
4,901 fresh COVID-19 cases, 26 more deaths in UP
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s COVID-19 tally increased to 20,24,200 on Tuesday with 4,901 fresh cases, while the death toll climbed to 23,233 as 26 more people succumbed to the viral disease. Of the…
- Delhi
Max temperature settles at 20.8 deg C in Delhi
New Delhi: The mercury in the national capital settled at 20.8 degree Celsius on Tuesday, a notch below the normal, officials said. The relative humidity was recorded at 68 per cent in…
- India
Nothing for middle class, poor in Union Budget: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the government had delivered a “zero-sum budget” that has nothing for the middle class, farmers and the poor, drawing a derisive response…
- Telangana
Telangana clocks 2,850 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday reported 2,850 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the statewide tally to 7,66,761 while the death toll rose to 4,091 with two more fatalities. Recoveries outnumbered the fresh cases for…
- Kashmir
Acid attack on woman in Srinagar
Srinagar: A 24-year-old woman was hospitalised with burn injuries after some persons threw acid on her in the Hawal area here on Tuesday, officials said. The woman, a resident of Eidgah, was…
- India
PM Modi speaks with Bahraini Crown Prince, reviews bilateral ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with his Bahraini counterpart Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and reviewed bilateral ties, while noting that the relationship has seen continued progress…
- Andhra Pradesh
Covid-19: AP logs 6,213 fresh infections
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh witnessed a marked drop in Covid-19 cases as 35,035 sample tests yielded 6,213 fresh infections in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Tuesday. The daily positivity rate dipped…
- Kashmir
Policeman injures in terror attack in J-K’s Shopian
Srinagar: Terrorists on Tuesday shot at and injured a policeman in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Ultras fired upon a J-K police head constable Shabir Ahmad near his residence…
- India
AIMIM leader Waris Pathan’s face blackened by man in Indore
Indore: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan’s face was blackened by a man in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Tuesday, an official said. The incident took place when Pathan, the party’s…
- Business
Rupee slips 17 paise to close at 74.82 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee pared its initial gains and settled 17 paise lower at 74.82 against US dollar on Tuesday as caution set in among forex market participants after the government in the…
- India
Central Vista project: Rs 2,600 cr for construction of non-residential office buildings
New Delhi: The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has been allocated Rs 2,600 crore in Budget 2022-23 for the construction of non-residential office buildings of the Central Vista project, including the Parliament…
