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Stock markets halt 6-day rally; Nifty ends below 26,000-mark on profit taking

Mumbai, Nov 18 (PTI) Snapping the six-day winning streak, benchmark Sensex dropped by nearly 278 points and the Nifty closed below the 26,000-mark due to profit-taking in IT, metal and capital goods shares amid a weak trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 277.93 points or 0.33 per cent to settle at 84,673.02. During the day, it dropped 392.59 points or 0.46 per cent to 84,558.36. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 103.40 points or 0.40 per cent to 25,910.05. Among Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Eternal, Adani Ports, Hindustan Unilever and Bharat Electronics

Don’t view every Kashmiri Muslim with suspicion: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, Nov 18 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday advocated stringent punishment for all those involved in the “white collar” terror module and Delhi blast case, but urged that innocent civilians should not be harmed. “I raised the issue yesterday at the North Zone Chief Minister’s conference as well. Union Home Minister was there, Union Home Secretary, CMs of north zone, governors, LGs, were there. I appealed to them to not see every citizen of J-K, especially every Kashmiri Muslim, with suspicion,” he told reporters after visiting a hospital here to inquire about those injured in

Elderly woman sets herself on fire, family alleges SIR anxiety

Kolkata, Nov 18 (PTI) An elderly woman from the southern part of the city’s Kudghat area died after allegedly setting herself on fire due to panic over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, police said on Tuesday. The woman, identified as Jamuna Mondal (67), had been living with her family, who claimed that her anxiety intensified as the SIR process began, a senior police officer said. “Preliminary findings suggested that the deceased did not receive her enumeration form, which contributed to her distress,” he said. Mondal, a long-time resident of Dhalai Bridge and New Putiari Udayachal area

JD(U) would have been bundled up with 25 seats had it not given Rs 10,000 to women: Prashant Kishor

Patna, Nov 18 (PTI) Jan Suraaj Party leader Prashant Kishor on Tuesday claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) would have been bundled up with just 25 seats had his government not given Rs 10,000 to 60,000 beneficiaries in each constituency just before the assembly elections and promised Rs 2 lakh to 1.5 crore women across the state under self-employment initiatives. Addressing a press conference here, Kishor said that his Jan Suraaj Party made an honest effort but failed to make a mark in the polls, and that he took full responsibility for the debacle. Kishor also alleged that

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