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Sensex rallies 304 pts; Nifty tops 11,700

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 304 points on Wednesday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC twins and Infosys. After opening on a weak note,...

Gold plunges Rs 694; silver up Rs 126

New Delhi: Gold prices plunged Rs 694 to Rs 51,215 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday amid rupee appreciation, according to...

KL Rahul shouldn’t be bothered with wicketkeeping in the Indian team: Brian Lara

NEW DELHI: Iconic West Indian cricketer Brian Lara says "great batsman" KL Rahul shouldn't be bothered with wicketkeeping in the Indian team andhe should...

BJP’s youth wing in J&K cries foul in F&ES selection list, demands probe

Jammu:  The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Wednesday alleged lack of transparency in the selection of the personnel in the Fire and Emergency...

Ladakh records 79 new COVID-19 cases; 50 patients cured

Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 79 new coronavirus cases, taking the cumulative figure to 4720, an official bulletin said on Wednesday. With 50...

By 2021, as many as 150 mn people likely to be in extreme poverty due to COVID-19: World Bank

Washington: The World Bank on Wednesday warned that by 2021, as many as 150 million people are likely to be in extreme poverty because...

HC grants bail to Rhea, rejects her brother’s plea for release

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court Wednesday granted bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty, arrested over drugs-related charges in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. A bench...

China has taken sudden turn toward ‘gross aggression’ against neighbours: US official

Washington: China has taken a sudden turn toward "gross aggression" against its neighbours, including India, and in the Indo-Pacific, a senior administration official said after...

COVID-19: 72,049 new cases take India’s virus tally to 67,57,131

New Delhi:  India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 67.57 lakh with 72,049 new cases in a day, while 57,44,693 people have recuperated so...

Another Trump aide tests positive for COVID-19

  Washington: Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Donald Trump, tested positive for COVID-19, taking the number of White House staffers infected by the...

Contract labour among 11 new laws implemented in J&K

New Delhi: The Government of India has notified two orders specifying that 11 central laws will immediately come into effect in Jammu and Kashmir...

3 scientists win Nobel physics prize for black hole research

Stockholm: Three scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for advancing our understanding of black holes, the all-consuming monsters that lurk in...

2 quakes hit Ladakh

Leh: A moderate-intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.1 shook Ladakh on Tuesday morning, officials said. There was no report of any casualty or damage to property...

‘Single-day spike of 61,267 COVID-19 infections, 884 fatalities’

New Delhi: The daily spike in coronavirus infections dropped below 65,000 on Tuesday and the total recoveries surpassed 56 lakh pushing the recovery rate...

This is India’s fight, not just of farmers: Rahul Gandhi attacking Centre over farm laws

SANUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday kept up the attack on the Centre over new farm laws, saying the fight against these legislations...

Sensex extends gains for 4th day, rallies 600 pts; HDFC twins sparkle

Mumbai: Equity benchmarks defied gravity for the fourth successive session on Tuesday as investors piled into finance and banking counters amid firm global cues...

US trade deficit up to $67.1 billion in August, 14-year high

Washington: The U.S. trade deficit rose in August to the highest level in 14 years. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the gap between the...

Gold rises Rs 454, silver jumps Rs 751

New Delhi: Gold prices rose by Rs 454 to Rs 51,879 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday amid rupee depreciation, according...

IMF head says global economy facing long climb to recovery

Washington: The head of the International Monetary Fund says that the global economy has started on a long climb to stronger growth with prospects...

States should stand firm, reject Centre”s options on GST compensation cess: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday complimented the states that rejected the two options given by the Centre to bridge the...

IPL: Captain Karthik faces stiffest test as KKR take on resurgent CSK

Abu Dhabi: Under-fire Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik will have to figure out urgent fixes for his star-studded team's faltering performances when it...

Kohli rues dropped catches after 59-run thrashing

DUBAI: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli rued the dropped catches by his team after a 59-run drubbing at the hands of Delhi...

Delhi past peak of 2nd COVID-19 wave: CM Kejriwal

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the national capital is past the peak of the second wave of coronavirus and the...

Trump discharged from hospital after 4 days, returns to White House

Washington:  US President Donald Trump has returned to the White House after being discharged from a military hospital where he was under treatment for...

Jaishankar holds talks with Pompeo in Tokyo

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Tokyo, focusing on various aspects of...

US, Australia, India, Japan to discuss China’s growing power

Tokyo: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, said they will lead a regional initiative called Free and Open...

Single-day spike of 61,267 COVID:19 infections, 884 fatalities: Health Ministry

New Delhi: The daily spike in coronavirus infections dropped below 65,000 on Tuesday and the total recoveries surpassed 56 lakh pushing the recovery rate...

Indo-China standoff IAF ready to deal with two-front war: Bhadauria

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is very “well positioned” to deal with any threat and very strong deployments have been made in all...

Govt issues SOPs for opening of schools, says states can open schools from Oct 15

New Delhi: The Education Ministry released guidelines on Monday for reopening schools, which included thorough cleaning and disinfection of premises, flexibility in attendance, no...

44 new cases detected in Ladakh

Leh: Forty-four new cases of coronavirus were detected in Ladakh, taking the infection tally in the Union Territory to 4,521, officials said on Monday. With...

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