Pak-based TRF takes responsibility for J&K terror attack (Ld)
Srinagar, Oct 21 (IANS) Pakistan-based terror outfit The Resistance Front (TRF) has owned responsibility for Sunday’s terror attack on unarmed, innocent civilians in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, official sources have confirmed. Sources said, “TRF Chief Sheikh Sajjad Gul, based in Pakistan, is the mastermind of this attack. On his instructions, the local module of […]
Delhi school blast: Police probe Khalistani link after Telegram post
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Delhi Police were probing a possible Khalistani link in the blast that ripped through the wall of a CRPF school in Delhi’s Rohini after a threatening social media post went viral. Delhi Police have written to the messaging app Telegram, seeking details of a pro-Khalistani channel that claimed responsibility […]
J&K terror attack: Death toll rises to 7
Srinagar, Oct 21 (IANS) The death toll in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district reached seven on Monday as another injured succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Officials said the death toll in the terrorist attack, which took place on Sunday, on a private company’s labourers’ camp in the Gagangir area […]
Haryana CM Saini keeps Home, Finance, Excise and Taxation portfolios
Chandigarh, Oct 21 (IANS) In the newly formed Haryana government, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini kept key portfolios, including Home, Finance, and Excise and Taxation with him. The Chief Minister also kept Town & Country Planning and Urban Estates, Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture, Administration of Justice, General Administration, Criminal Investigation (C.I.D), Personnel & […]
Delhi air quality plummets to ‘very poor’ category
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Air Quality Index (AQI) plummeted to the ‘very poor’ category in the national capital on Monday. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the 24-hour average AQI at 7:15 a.m. in Delhi was recorded at 307, which falls in the ‘very poor’ category. In most of the […]
Indus Valley had powerful intercontinental mercantile civilisation: Devdutt Pattanaik
Kasauli, Oct 21 (IANS) The 13th edition of the Khushwant Singh Litfest in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort concluded on Sunday with a historic observation made by Devdutt Pattanaik that the Indus Valley civilisation was predominantly a mercantile civilisation in which warfare and punditry are alien concepts. Making his first public statement on his latest […]
South Korea, WHO to host World Bio Summit next month
Seoul, Oct 21 (IANS) The health ministry here said on Monday it plans to co-host an annual biotechnology convention next month with the World Health Organization (WHO), bringing experts together to discuss strategies for a stable global healthcare supply chain. Under the theme “Future investment for a healthy and secure decade,” the World Bio Summit […]
Indian stock market opens in green, Sensex rises 429 points
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) The Indian stock market opened in green on Monday as buying was seen in the auto, IT and PSU bank sectors. The Sensex was trading at 81,653.83 after gaining 429.08 points or 0.53 per cent in early trade. Nifty opened at 24,955.50 after climbing 101.45 points or 0.41 per cent. The […]
Hyundai Motor India set to make stock market debut after record IPO
New Delhi/Seoul, Oct 21 (IANS) The Indian subsidiary of South Korean automotive giant Hyundai Motor is set to make its stock market debut this week following a record initial public offering (IPO), according to industry officials on Monday. Shares of Hyundai Motor India are set to start trading on the Indian stock market on Tuesday, […]
Maldivian President decides to introduce India’s UPI in Maldives
Male, Oct 21 (IANS) Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has decided to take the necessary steps to introduce India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in the Maldives. The move is expected to bring significant benefits to the Maldivian economy, including increased financial inclusion, improved efficiency in financial transactions, and enhanced digital infrastructure, the President’s Office said in […]
