Gold falls Rs 160 to Rs 99,800 per 10 g; silver trades flat
NEW DELHI: Gold price fell by Rs 160 to Rs 99,800 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday due to continuous selling by jewellers and stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 99,960 per 10 grams on Friday. Gold of […]
Rupee sinks 23 paise to close at 86.78 against US dollar
MUMBAI: The rupee plunged 23 paise to close at a five-month low of 86.78 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday amid a strengthening dollar and volatile crude oil prices following the US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. A sharp decline in the domestic equity markets further pressured the rupee, according to forex experts. However, […]
Markets slump on heightened tensions in Middle East; Sensex drops 500 pts
MUMBAI: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Monday, as intensifying tensions in the Middle East after the US bombed three major nuclear sites in Iran unnerved investors. After losing over 900 points in day trade, the 30-share index recovered some lost ground to close with a loss of 511.38 points or 0.62 […]
PM Modi honoured SP Mookerjee’s sacrifice by abrogating Article 370: Dharmendra Pradhan
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi honoured Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s sacrifice by abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution, which had granted a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday. BJP leaders, including Pradhan and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, paid floral tributes at the late […]
Air India Express flight to Jammu returns to Delhi without landing
JAMMU: An Air India Express flight from Delhi to Srinagar via Jammu returned to its origin airport before landing here on Monday afternoon, officials said. It was, however, not known immediately what led the flight to return to Delhi, they said. The officials said that the flight IX-2564 was supposed to land in Jammu around […]
Pahalgam terror attack: NIA gets 5-day remand of two accused
JAMMU: A local court on Monday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) five-day remand of two accused who were arrested for harbouring the Pakistani terrorists behind the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in April, officials said here. The two men – Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar from Batkote, Pahalgam, and Bashir Ahmad Jothar of Hill Park, Pahalgam – […]
People rejected both BJP and Congress in bypolls: Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said people are fed up with the BJP in Gujarat and stressed that people had rejected both Congress and BJP in the bypolls. AAP leader Gopal Italia won the Visavadar seat, while BJP’s Rajendra Chavda bagged the Kadi seat on Monday, as counting for bypolls to […]
Nadda pays homage to Syama Prasad Mookerjee, remembers his fight against Article 370
NEW DELHI: It is a true tribute to Syama Prasad Mookerjee that the country is now working under one Constitution and one flag, while Article 370 is gone, BJP president J P Nadda on Monday said on the 72nd death anniversary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founding president. Paying tributes to Mookerjee at the BJP […]
Uncontrollable over ambition has caused conflict at global stage: Nitin Gadkari
PUNE: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said “uncontrollable over ambition” has caused a conflict at the global stage. Speaking at an event here, Gadkari said that India needs to send a message of world peace and humanism. “Our heritage, legacy and history is so rich that our country was never authoritarian and expansionist. However, […]
Immovable property of terror accused attached in Udhampur
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday attached immovable property of a terror accused, who is presently under judicial custody, in Udhampur district, an official said. Mohd Shafiq’s 1.3 marla land (one marla =272.25 sq feet) located at Kadwah village of Basantgarh was attached under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the official said. The […]
