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2019-08-22


BJP plans to build grand memorial for Sant Ravidas

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to build a grand memorial to celebrate the legacy of Bhakti-era social reformer, poet and mystic Sant Ravidas.


Uttarakhand: Relief, rescue ops continue in flood-ravaged Arakot village

Relief and rescue operations continued in flood-ravaged Arakot village in the Mori block of Uttarkashi district on Thursday, following an incident of cloudburst and heavy rainfall in the area earlier this week.


INX Media case: CBI starts questioning Chidambaram

The CBI on Thursday started questioning former Union finance minister P Chidambaram in connection with the INX Media case, officials said.


Ordinary leave period of Nalini extended by three weeks

The Madras High Court on Wednesday extended by another three weeks, the ongoing ordinary leave of Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.


Defence Minister to induct Apache attack choppers at Pathankot Air Base

Boosting the firepower of India's defence forces, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will officially induct the first batch of Apache attack helicopters into the Indian Air Force on September 3 in Pathankot.


EAM S Jaishankar meets Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Kathmandu for a two-day visit, met Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday.


Chidambaram spends night at CBI headquarter which he inaugurated in 2011

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, as then union home minister had participated in the inauguration of the new Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters in Delhi's Lodhi Road area in 2011- the same building where he spent Wednesday night


Sensex drops over 100 pts to slip below 37,000 mark

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 100 points to fall below the 37,000 mark on Thursday tracking weak cues from other Asian markets amid concerns of a looming global economic slowdown.


Rupee slips 17 paise to 71.72 vs USD in early trade

The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 17 paise to 71.71 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday amid foreign fund outflows and cautious opening in domestic equities.

Yesterday

2019-08-21


Market starts on a tepid note; Nifty slips below 11,000

Domestic equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty started on a negative note on Wednesday as investors remained risk averse due to uncertainties over economic growth.


Films that other artistes don't accept easily have become my safety

Ayushmann Khurrana, who recently won the National Film Award for best actor, says the recognition is an assurance that he is treading the right path by taking up slightly radical scripts.


Former MP CM Babulal Gaur passes away at 89

Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Babulal Gaur passed away in Bhopal on Wednesday morning.


Cool cloudy morning in Delhi, light rain expected

It was a cool, cloudy Wednesday morning in the city, with the minimum temperature settling two notches below the average in the season.


IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for Rajasthan, UP

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that isolated places over East Rajasthan, East Uttar Pradesh, West Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh are likely to receive heavy rainfall in next 24-hours.

Tuesday

2019-08-20


Rajasthan on alert over terror threat

The Rajasthan Police has sounded a high alert across the state after information was received that four terrorists have infiltrated into India along with an agent of Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI.


First song from Sunny Deol's film 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas' released

The song 'Ho Jaa Awara' from the upcoming movie 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Pass' featuring Karan Deol and Sahher Bambba has finally released today.


BJP top brass holds meeting with in-charges of poll-bound states

Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah BJP Working President JP Nadda and BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B L Santosh on Tuesday held a meeting with election in-charges ...


Water level in Yamuna further rises

The River Yamuna in the city continued to swell on Tuesday and was flowing above the danger level.


Pak Army opens fire at forward posts, villages in Poonch

The Pakistan Army on Tuesday targeted forward posts and villages along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir with mortars and firing from small arms.


India reaches final of Olympic Test Event after 6-3 win over Japan

The Indian men's hockey team registered a 6-3 win over Japan in their third match of the Olympic Test Event at the Olympic Hockey.


Chandrayaan 2 successfully placed in moon's orbit

Chandrayaan-2 was successfully placed in the moon's orbit on Tuesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation ISROsaid. The Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver which took a little over 28 minutes was completed at 9:02 am.


Mayawati attacks UP govt over fuel price hike, says decision will affect poor

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday hit out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the hike in fuel prices, saying the "cruel" decision will lead to inflation affecting poor and middle-class people in the state.


Ravindra Jadeja 8 scalps away from achieving 200 Test wickets

As India and West Indies gear up to take on each other in the two-match Test series, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will look to achieve a bowling milestone.


Bollywood mourns Khayyam

Several Bollywood stars paid tributes to Mohammed Zahur Mohammed Zahur "Khayyam" Hashmi who breathed his last on Monday at the age of 92 in Mumbai.
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