Sensex, Nifty fall sharply on fears over new coronavirus variant

Indian shares dropped more than 1% on Friday, with losses seen across sectors, as investors fled risky assets after a new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant was detected in South Africa. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was down 1.43% at 17,284.75 by 9:19 am, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell…

Gold and Silver prices today: Yellow metal records hike; silver witnesses dip on November 26| Check latest rates here

On November 26, 2021, gold prices have recorded a hike, while silver is trading on the lower side of the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). Witnessing a jump of Rs 220 or 0.46 per cent, gold futures maturing on December 3, 2021, stand at Rs 47,615 per 10 grams on Tuesday. Meanwhile, silver futures maturing on December 3,…

India reports 10,549 new Covid-19 infections, 15.7% higher than yesterday

India reported 10,549 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, 15.7 per cent higher than yesterday, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry. This brings the country’s cumulative caseload to 3,45,55,431. Total recoveries were at 3,39,77,830 across the country. A total of 9,868 patients recovered in the last 24…

Param Bir Singh moves court to seek scrapping of non-bailable warrant, order of proclaimed offender

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has filed an application at the Esplanade court seeking cancellation of the non-bailable warrant and the order of proclaimed offender against him. Also Read | Param Bir Singh ‘absconding’, says court order pasted outside his residence in Mumbai Param Bir Singh…

Madhya Pradesh | Woman accuses father-in-law of raping her when husband was at school

The Guna Police in Madhya Pradesh has registered a case against a man for allegedly raping his daughter-in-law while his son was away at school. The woman on Thursday approached the Myana police station in Guna district, claiming that her father-in-law had raped her while her husband had gone to school and is now…