Rain fury kills 130; over 70,000 pilgrims stranded
The famous Kedarnath shrine in Uttarkhand was submerged in mud and slush, even as 50 people died there in the unprecedented flash floods on Tuesday. The calamity...
Wednesday 19 June 2013
News updated at 11:24 AM IST
News updated at 11:24 AM IST
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The BSE benchmark Sensex today fell for the second straight day by losing nearly 62 points in early trade on sustained selling by funds amid a mixed trend in other Asian markets.
| BSE | ||
| 19,121.89 | -101.39 |  |
| NSE | ||
| 5,787.40 | -26.20 | |
| Wednesday 19 June 2013 at:11:20 Hrs | ||
| Gold (Bangalore) (10gm) | 26,150.00 |
| Silver (per kg) | 44,100.00 |
| US Dollar | 57.73 |
| Pound | 90.60 |
| Euro | 76.96 |
| * Price at which Bank Sell (in Rs.) | |
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A man swims in the flooded waters of river Yamuna to retrieve floating watermelons in New Delhi
A child watches while standing on the doorstep of her house next to a flooded alley
The Kedarnath Temple is pictured amid the damaged surroundings by flood waters
Members of the Indian Army gather stranded tourists and villagers who were rescued
A damaged government guest house falls into the flooded water of the River Ganges
Houses are partly submerged in the flooded River Ganges in Uttarakashi district
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