MUMBAI: Indian markets closed lower on Monday as fluctuating crude prices and global risk-off cues weighed on sentiment, with the sensex falling 443 points or 0.6% to 77,709 and the Nifty declining 96 points or 0.4% to 24,239, while the rupee weakened to 96.45 against the dollar from 96.28.Banking stocks led the decline after mixed…
Lucknow: To promote evidence-based research in the AYUSH sector, Lucknow University’s botany department has been designated as the nodal institution for a prestigious national project aiming at the scientific standardisation and authentication of medicinal plants used in homeopathy.For the purpose, the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) under the ministry of AYUSH, govt of…
Atishi joins CJP protest on day 24 NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar over examination irregularities entered its 24th day on Monday, drawing support from Aam Aadmi Party leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Atishi, MLA Kuldeep Kumar and former Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi.“Met @Wangchuk66 at Jantar…
AMC has seized the stock and sent more samples of ready-to-eat snacks for testing Ahmedabad: A random food safety test on a children’s snack brand on Friday revealed a bigger shocker. A packet of ‘Bachcho Ka Pasta’, taken from a small shop in Bapunagar, tested positive for oil-soluble dye, which is banned in food products,…
Aizawl: Mizoram governor Gen Vijay Kumar Singh on Sunday extended his warm and sincere greetings on the eve of the 52nd Foundation Day of the Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP), Mizo women’s apex organisation.He said since its inception on July 6, 1974, with the motto ‘Service to Others’, MHIP has emerged as one of the…
Noida: A 44-year-old was cheated out of over Rs 9 lakh by a fraudster she met on a matrimonial website. The accused posed as an American resident who was in need of financial support due to a medical condition in order to siphon funds from the woman.In her complaint, the Sector 36 resident told cops…
India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) India’s Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) India’s Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has strongly backed Shreyas Iyer as the ideal candidate to take over India’s T20I captaincy if…
Notorious criminal carrying Rs 1 lakh bounty killed in police encounter LUCKNOW: A notorious criminal carrying a combined bounty of Rs 1.25 lakh and wanted in several high-profile cases, including the shooting of a police sub-inspector, was killed in an encounter with Uttar Pradesh Police in Saharanpur, officials said on Monday.The accused, identified as Lalan…
A still from ‘Bonolata Sen’ Kolkata: Jaya Ahsaan’s “Aajo Ardhangini“ (AA) marks a significant moment in cross-border cinema, serving as a major collaboration featuring a Bangladeshi star following the July 2024 uprising. While eased visa norms have allowed artistic movement between Kolkata and Dhaka to resume, the nature of infrastructural partnership is transforming. As filmmakers…
Hyderabad: Development of tribals cannot be achieved in areas affected by Left-wing extremism (LWE), BJP national president Nitin Nabin said on Monday, citing Bastar as an example of how sustained anti-Naxal operations had paved the way for progress of the region.He said Maoist activity had seen a sharp increase after the Congress came to power…
