Registration of housing properties in Mumbai’s BMC region jumps over 4-fold to 7,857 units in Jun

New Delhi: Registration of residential properties in the Mumbai BMC region jumped over fourfold in June to 7,857 units despite the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to real estate consultant Knight Frank India. Out of the total registration numbers, 42 per cent were from sales concluded during June 2021. “Mumbai BMC region (i.e. […]

Gold rallies Rs 526; silver zooms Rs 1,231

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Thursday rallied Rs 526 to Rs 46,310 per 10 gram in line with a strong recovery in global precious metal prices and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 45,784 per 10 grams. Silver also gained Rs […]

Assam Riflewomen deployed in Kashmir to assist male soldiers in combating militancy

Srinagar: Army men in Kashmir have now got vital support in conducting security-related operations with woman soldiers from the Assam Rifles assisting the troops in maintaining peace in the Valley. The Assam Riflewomen have been deployed in some areas of Kashmir where they help the male soldiers in frisking women and children at motor-vehicle checkpoints, […]

WHO chief calls for vaccinating at least 10 per cent of population of every country by September

London:  Voicing concern over many countries failing to vaccinate their people, WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday called for vaccinating at least 10 per cent of the population of every country by September as he described vaccination as the best way to control the pandemic and reboot the global economy. “Vast inequities in […]

Xi strikes belligerent tone at CPC centenary, says China won’t be bullied by any ‘foreign force’

Beijing:  A defiant President Xi Jinping on Thursday asserted that the Chinese people will not allow any “foreign force” to “bully, oppress or subjugate” China and spoke of its military might to defend its sovereignty, as the ruling Communist Party celebrated its centenary with a massive colourful show at the historic Tiananmen Square here. Addressing […]