INDIA

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Rupee rises 6 paise to close at 73.12 against US dollar

7:38 pm May 20, 2021

Mumbai: The rupee strengthened by 6 paise to end at 73.12 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, tracking the weakness in the American currency in the overseas market. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 73.16 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 73.09 and a low of 73.17. […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Shooting coach Monali Gorhe dead at 44

7:34 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: In a big loss to the Indian shooting fraternity, coach and technical official Monali Gorhe died of mucormycosis on Thursday. She was 44 and is survived by her mother and a sister. Monali was admitted to a hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19 but was discharged, only to get re-admitted to treat mucormycosis. […]

37 dead, 38 from barge still missing; Navy continues search

2:54 pm May 20, 2021

Mumbai: With 38 people on board a barge that sank in the Arabian Sea four days ago still missing, Indian Navy ships worked through the night, using searchlights to trace any movement in the pitch dark waters, as hopes of finding more survivors began to recede on Thursday. The Navy on Thursday morning launched a […]

UP: Farmer killed over property dispute

2:50 pm May 20, 2021

Bareilly (UP): A 45-year-old farmer was allegedly killed over a property dispute in Mohammadpur village here, police said on Thursday. On Wednesday night, the deceased Surendra Pal Singh had an altercation with Sukhdev, an advocate, regarding a property matter during a wedding feast, police said. Later in the night, while Singh was returning home, he […]

Karnataka receives 180 tonnes of oxygen from Jamshedpur

2:43 pm May 20, 2021

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Thursday received the fifth consignment of Oxygen Express from Jamshedpur carrying 160 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen in eight containers, the South Western Railway said. “The 5th #OxygenExpress to Karnataka arrived at Whitefield, Bengaluru at 1:55 AM, with 160T LMO in 8 containers from Tatanagar,” the SWR tweeted. With this, the state […]