Domestic stock markets opened under heavy selling pressure on Friday amid heightened global market volatility, triggered largely by sharp swings in gold and silver prices.
Jharkhand Police rescued Kairav Gandhi, son of Jamshedpur-based businessman Devang Gandhi, from the kidnappers and injured three miscreants in an encounter, Bistupur Police Station Officer Alok Dubey said on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on Martyrs' Day, remembering the Father of the Nation for his ideals of truth, non-violence and compassion on his 78th death anniversary.
Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) will observe a two-hour fast at the Ridge in Shimla on Friday to protest against what it termed the "demolition of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" (MGNREGA), party leaders said on Thursday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to lay the foundation stone of the new Assam legislative assembly building and the Wildlife Research Institute in his day-long visit to the state on January 30 (Friday).
The cold spell is forecast to continue throughout the week, with conditions potentially peaking on Friday. Weather models also suggest that another round of snowfall could arrive over the weekend. For several days, forecasts have consistently indicated the possibility of a storm developing a
Khalid, who suffers from limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, had escalated his protest by refusing fluids on Friday before ending the strike on Sunday (local time), the same day he was treated in intensive care as his heart rate slowed to a dangerous level. He has since been returned to the Worm
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and the country's interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, met with the Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to brief him on the International Cricket Council (ICC) matter of removing Bangladesh from the upcoming T20 Men's World Cup, starting February 7 in
Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Chattha were arrested on Friday while reportedly on their way to the Islamabad district courts. Multiple cases have been registered against them under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), anti-terrorism laws, and legislation regulating public assembly.