Mumbai, Apr 21 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Monday posted a massive gains of 881.75 pts at 79,434.95 till noon as strong buying was seen across the board amid Foreign Fund inflows. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) advanced 292.80 pts at 24,144.45 pts. The BSE Sensex registered intra day high at 79,475.51 and intra day…
New Delhi, April 21 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday hailed security forces for neutralising eight Maoists, including a top-level Naxal leader who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, in an encounter at Lugu Hills in Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Home Minister in a post on X said, “Our march…
New Delhi, April 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday advised a lawyer seeking contempt proceedings against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey to first obtain consent from the Attorney General of India. A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih said the lawyer must first establish a prima facie case before the Attorney General….
Washington/New Delhi, Apr 21 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in the US on a five-day official visit during which she will attend the Spring Meetings of the IMF-World Bank. She will also participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meetings besides bilateral meetings with many countries and organisations. She…
New Delhi, April 21 (UNI) Eight Indian Army columns have been kept on standby at key locations across Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, as the Army launched a swift and coordinated response to the cloudburst and intense rain that disrupted life and blocked NH-44, officials said on Monday. Acting swiftly in coordination with civil administration…
New Delhi, April 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass any immediate direction on a plea seeking imposition of President’s rule and urgent deployment of paramilitary forces in West Bengal in view of communal and political violence allegedly triggered by the Waqf (Amendment) Act in Murshidabad. The matter was mentioned for urgent…
New Delhi, Apr 21 (UNI) US Vice President JD Vance arrived in India this morning along with his wife, US Second Lady Usha Vance and their three children. The US Vice President and the Second Lady were received by Union Minister for Railways and Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw at Palam airport. The US Vice…
Srinagar, Apr 19 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that the judiciary remains perhaps the last and most critical institution capable of upholding the secular and inclusive spirit of the Indian Constitution. She made the remarks a day after the Supreme Court stayed the…
New Delhi, Apr 19 (UNI) A four-storey building collapsed in North-East Delhi’s Mustafabad locality under the Dayalpur police station area, killing six people and injuring 20 others on Saturday, police said. Many people are feared buried in the debris, officials said. The incident took place around 3 am, and rescue work involving teams from the…
Gaza, Apr 19 (UNI) At least 41 Palestinians were killed on Saturday and many others wounded amid ongoing Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to civil defense authorities in Gaza. In a press statement, the civil defense reported that Israeli strikes targeted residential homes and tents sheltering displaced persons in the southern, northern, and…
