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Two women workers were charred to death and six others were injured when a fire broke out at a cracker manufacturing unit

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11 Oct 2019, 8:57 PM

2 killed, 6 hurt in fire at cracker unit near Puducherry

Two women workers were charred to death and six others were injured when a fire broke out at a cracker manufacturing unit

11 Oct 2019, 8:45 PM

Indian Army held talks with the Pakistan Army over hotline and raised issue of Pak army targeting civilians

11 Oct 2019, 7:40 PM

Election Commission officials and police have seized ₹63,09,000 suspected cash from two different places in Mumbai


11 Oct 2019, 7:37 PM

We cannot damn GST now, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

11 Oct 2019, 6:40 PM

Industrial Production for August 2019 is 1.1% lower as compared to last year


11 Oct 2019, 5:54 PM

Locals hold a protest outside Jiaganj Police Station over the murder of a teacher-cum-RSS worker, his wife & child in Murshidabad

11 Oct 2019, 5:17 PM

Donald Trump tweets his 3 options to resolve the Turk-Kurd conflict


11 Oct 2019, 5:11 PM

Scamsters are having fun and commoners are troubled, says Priyanka Gandhi

This is common man’s grief. The pain of losing their hard earned money in PMC Bank is clear on the faces of account holders.

On one hand, government is waiving rich people’s loan worth 76000 crores and on the other PMC account holders have taken to streets to get their own money. Scamsters are having fun, common people are troubled, tweets Priyanka Gandhi

11 Oct 2019, 4:59 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Mahabalipuram


11 Oct 2019, 4:57 PM

Smoke from stubble burning in neighbouring states causes severe pollution in Delhi, says CM Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said smoke from the burning of stubble in neighbouring states was resulting in "severe" pollution in the national capital and hoped that all agencies and institutions, including the Supreme Court and the NGT, will take concrete steps to eradicate the problem

11 Oct 2019, 4:49 PM

First man to conduct spacewalk, Alexei Leonov, has died


11 Oct 2019, 3:45 PM

India declare at 601-5 on Day 2 in Pune in India vs South Africa 2nd Test

11 Oct 2019, 3:44 PM

Sensex jumps 246.68 pts to end at 38,127.08; Nifty rises 70.55 pts to 11,305.10


11 Oct 2019, 3:25 PM

ED moves a Special Court in Delhi seeking production of Congress leader P Chidambaram in lNX media case

11 Oct 2019, 3:16 PM

Chinese nationals working in India welcomed President Xi Jinping outside the ITC Grand Chola Hotel, in Chennai


11 Oct 2019, 3:03 PM

Delhi court grants 4-day custodial interrogation of Singh brothers, 3 others in RFL case

A Delhi court Friday granted the police 4-day custody of former Fortis Healthcare promoters Malvinder Singh, his brother Shivinder and three others, arrested for allegedly misappropriating funds of Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL) and causing it losses of Rs 2,397 crore.

11 Oct 2019, 2:41 PM

Nobel Peace Prize 2019 to be awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation

Nobel Prize statement: Nobel Peace Prize 2019 to be awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.


11 Oct 2019, 2:22 PM

Singh brothers, 3 others produced in court in RFL case, police seeks 6-day custodial interrogation

Former Fortis Healthcare promoters Malvinder Singh, his brother Shivinder Mohan Singh and three others, arrested for allegedly misappropriating funds of Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL) and causing it losses of Rs 2,397 crore, were produced before a Delhi court on Friday.

11 Oct 2019, 2:14 PM

Duration of engagement between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi will be 6 hours


11 Oct 2019, 2:13 PM

Delhi HC issues notice to Delhi Government on petition on denial of admission to 3 pakistani siblings

11 Oct 2019, 2:01 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Chennai


11 Oct 2019, 1:24 PM

Prisoner escapes from custody in Basti

A prisoner admitted to the district hospital in Basti district escaped from police custody, police said on Friday.

Shiraz, an accused in a rape case, escaped after cutting the window mesh of the hospital's washroom, jailor Satish Chandra said.

11 Oct 2019, 12:39 PM

Congress releases manifesto for Haryana polls, special focus on women

33 pc reservation for women in government and private jobs promised in poll manifesto, says Haryana Cong chief Kumari Selja. Congress promises loan waiver for farmers and poor people in poll manifesto


11 Oct 2019, 11:28 AM

Passenger vehicle sales slump 23.7% in September, eleventh straight month of decline

Domestic passenger vehicle sales dropped by 23.69 per cent in September to 2,23,317 units, down from 2,92,660 units in the year-ago period, making it the 11th consecutive month of decline in vehicle off-take.

Domestic car sales were down 33.4 per cent to 1,31,281 units last month as against 1,97,124 units in September 2018, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Friday.

11 Oct 2019, 10:30 AM

Rupee rises 27 paise to 70.80 against USD in early trade

The rupee appreciated by 27 paise to 70.80 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday as optimism about US-China trade talks and gains in domestic equity market enthused investors.


11 Oct 2019, 10:05 AM

Delhi: Major pollutants PM 2.5 at 185 in 'Moderate' category and PM 10 at 201 in 'Poor' category

Major pollutants PM 2.5 at 185 in 'Moderate' category and PM 10 at 201 in 'Poor' category, in Lodhi Road area, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI) data. Smog seen in the skies of the national capital today

11 Oct 2019, 10:05 AM

Farmers put in jail, economy in bad shape, but bjp govt waiving ₹76,000 cr loan, for whom, asks Priyanka

“Farmers are being put in jail, economy is in a bad shape, people are being sacked from their jobs. Account-holders of PMC bank in Mumbai are crying, shouting for help,” tweeted Priyanka Gandhi

“But the BJP govt is waiving loan worth ₹76,000 cr with a red carpet? Who took all this money?,” wrote Priyanka


11 Oct 2019, 9:27 AM

Xi leaves for India for 2nd informal summit with PM Modi

Chinese President Xi Jinping left for India on Friday morning for the second informal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

He will arrive at Tamil Nadu capital Chennai late afternoon.

11 Oct 2019, 8:43 AM

Renowned saxophonist and Padma Shri awardee Kadri Gopalnath passed away in Mangaluru this morning.


11 Oct 2019, 8:27 AM

7 dead as bus runs over people sleeping by the road in UP's Bulandshahr

11 Oct 2019, 8:13 AM

The 2nd informal meeting between PM Modi and President of China, Xi Jinping to begin in Tamil Nadu today

The second informal meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of China, Xi Jinping to begin in Tamil Nadu's Mamallapuram today.

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