Rupee began Tuesday on a stronger note, rising 20 paise against the US dollar in early trade, supported by a easing oil prices and the US dollar index, after the pause in hostilities between the United States and Iran. According to forex traders, the domestic currency opened on a stronger footing after Israel and Iran…
Come March 2026, with the US-Iran war, Russian oil flows to India reached levels last seen a few years ago. (AI image) Missiles, mines, attacks on ships, US blockade, Iran’s closure – the Strait of Hormuz has de facto been closed since the start of the Middle East conflict since late February. Several weeks later,…
The case stems from an FIR registered at Sahibabad police station on Nov 21, 2018 Ghaziabad: Eight years on, a special POCSO court on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 after convicting him of aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a seven-year-old girl.The case stems from…
Varanasi: Police commissioner Mohit Agarwal patrolled on foot the security arrangements at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Godaulia, Namo Ghat and Assi Ghat areas, on Tuesday. Suspicious persons were questioned and thorough review was done of security arrangements, while officers were directed to take action against those encroaching public land. He instructed officers to update regularly security equipment…
Vibha SharmaNew Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA), in its biggest recruitment drive, inducted over 1,600 permanent employees across 26 posts on Thursday to strengthen the management of its vast land holdings, green spaces and properties across the capital.The authority organised a Niyukti Samaroh at the Yamuna Sports Complex, where appointment letters were handed over to…
Illustration of share trading fraud, highlighting financial scam risks in India’s investment sector Pune: A private firm employee from Hinjewadi lost Rs 35.3 lakh to cybercrooks in an online share-trading fraud between March and April.A case was registered with the Hinjewadi police on Thursday.An officer from the Hinjewadi police said the complainant works with a…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Monday allowed detained Junagadh taluka panchayat member Sanjay Paghdar, through an interim order, to be escorted by police to vote in the election for chairman and vice-chairman of the taluka panchayat. The order came on a habeas corpus petition filed by the Aam Aadmi Party legal wing president Pranav…
Bengaluru: A 19-year-old student was electrocuted when the fibre stick he used to pluck tender coconuts accidentally touched a live wire on his family’s agricultural land at Kunaghatta in Gubbi, Tumakuru district, Tuesday. The victim is K Preetam, who completed PU from a Tumakuru college. His father, Shivaramaiah, a farmer, told police Preetam fixed a…
India’s KS Bharat (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) Indian wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat has announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtain down on a career that saw him play seven Test matches for the country. The 32-year-old shared an emotional message on social media, reflecting on the sacrifices, support and determination that helped him achieve his…
Jaipur: A 28-year-old labourer was allegedly murdered and buried in a shallow pit near a riverbank in Chandwaji under Jaipur Rural, with the crime coming to light after villagers spotted part of his body protruding from the soil Sunday.Police identified the deceased as Rakesh Kumar (28), a resident of Harchandpura village under Chandwaji police station…
