Updated: Monday, February 22, 2021, 17:39 [IST]
Shekhar
Suman
says
he
is devastated
after
a
leading
Hindi
news
channel
falsely
reported
that
his
son
Adhyayan
Suman
has
died
by
suicide.
The
actor
revealed
that
they
all died
a
thousand
deaths
on
hearing
the shocking
news .
Upset
and
angry
by
the
extreme
carelessness
shown
by
the
news
channel,
Shekhar
lashed
out
at
them
in
a
series
of
tweets.
He
said
that
his
wife
was
inconsolable
as
they
announced
that
Adhyayan
Suman
has
died
by
suicide
while
their
son
was
in
Delhi.
He
demanded
an
immediate
apology
from
the
news
channel.
He
further
revealed
that
Over 1.22 lakh beneficiaries were administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in a single-day in Rajasthan on Wednesday. Heath Secretary Siddharth Mahajan said that 1,22,030 frontline workers and 337 health workers got the jabs on Wednesday.
The equity barometers were trading near the day s low in afternoon trade. The Nifty was hovering below 14,800 mark. Rising COVID-19 cases and negative global cues triggered selling in domestic shares.
At 13:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, skid 796.37 points or 1.56% at 50,093.39. The Nifty 50 index lost 207.35 points or 1.38% at 14,774.40.
Reliance Industries (down 2.50%), HDFC (down 2.90%) and TCS (down 3.18%) were major drags.
Selling was broad based. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index slipped 1.11%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.63%.
Sellers outnumbered buyers. On the BSE, 1,026 shares rose and 1,876 shares fell. A total of 165 shares were unchanged. In Nifty 50 index, 11 stocks advanced while 39 stocks declined.
Domestic shares plunged on Monday with the Nifty falling below the 14,700 mark. Rising COVID-19 cases and negative global cues spoiled sentiment. Barring the Nifty Metal index, all the sectoral indices on the NSE ended in the red. Metal shares were in demand on firm copper prices.
The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slumped 1,145.44 points or 2.25% to 49,744.32. The Nifty 50 index lost 306.05 points or 2.04% to 14,675.70.
TCS (down 3.69%), Reliance Industries (down 3.52%), HDFC (down 3.04%) and Infosys (down 2.06%) were major drags.
In the derivatives market, the NSE s Volatility Index (VIX), a gauge of market s expectation of volatility over the near term, surged 14.47% to 25.47.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], February 22 (ANI): Following a rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Nagpur, schools, colleges, and coaching classes will remain closed till March 7, said Power Minister Nitin Raut on Monday.