Equity indices in green, Sensex gains over 200 points

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices traded on a positive note after opening on Wednesday with the BSE Sensex rising over 200 points.

Buying activity in FMCG and oil & gas stocks among others supported the indices, analysts said.

Pak violates ceasefire for 3rd consecutive day on LoC in J&K

Jammu (IANS) For the third consecutive day on Wednesday Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

Colonel Devender Anand, defence ministry spokesman said Pakistan…

Cyclone Amphan: Heavy rain, strong winds in coastal Odisha

Bhubaneswar (IANS) The Odisha government has evacuated over 1.37 lakh people to safer places as extremely severe cyclone Amphan hurtled towards the coast triggering heavy rain and strong wind on Wednesday morning.

Special Relief Commissioner…

OLA to lay off 1,400 employees, says revenue down 95% in 2 months

New Delhi (IANS) Ride-hailing major OLA has decided to lay off 1,400 employees amid the coronavirus crisis.

Outlining the severe impact of the pandemic on the industry and the company, in an email to the employees on Wednesday, co-founder &…

Cyclone Amphan: Landfall begins, to continue for 4 hours

New Delhi (IANS) The landfall process of cyclone 'Amphan' commenced at 2.30 p.m. and will continue for four hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday afternoon.

As per 3 p.m. update by the weather agency, "Landfall…

Zakir Naik continues to receive 'dirty money' from Gulf

New Delhi (IANS) Sources close to developments have revealed that Islamic evangelist and zealot Zakir Naik, one of the most wanted Indian fugitives, who is currently based in Malaysia, continues to be engaged in propagation of radical Islamic activities…

Domestic flights ops to resume from May 25

New Delhi/Mumbai (IANS) Domestic passenger flights would be resumed in a calibrated manner, two months after suspending them under the national lockdown norms, tweeted Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.

"Domestic civil…

Jharkhand liquor shops open, prices up by 25 pc

Ranchi (IANS) Liquor prices have gone up to 25 per cent as vends reopened in Jharkhand on Wednesday for the first time after the lockdown was imposed in the state.

Tipplers were seen queuing outside liquor shops, despite an additional 25 per…

Amphan makes presence felt as Kolhan and Santhal Pargana affected

Ranchi: The extremely severe  cyclonic storm Amphan made its presence felt in Jharkhand also as many districts of Kolhan and Santhal Pargana reported rainfall and high wind speed.

Since Tuesday night itself many of the districts had reported…

Cabinet approves Rs 100 crore from state contingency funds to fight Coronavirus

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Government has approved a sum of Rs 100 crore as advance money to tackle and undertake the relief measures against Coronavirus in the state.

A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet which…