New Delhi, 8/10: It’s the sovereign right of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to decide on the oil production capacities, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday, adding that India will buy oil from wherever it has to. Refraining from commenting on the controversial decision of OPEC on cutting…
New Delhi, 8/10: With only about two weeks to go before a court case over his attempts to withdraw his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter, Elon Musk’s second U-turn over the deal shows the world’s richest man is still full of surprises. His latest decision to resurrect the offer to acquire the social…
Bangalore, 8/10: Licences issued to cab aggregators Ola and Uber expired last year, transport officials said on Friday. They say they can’t act against the aggregators because of a case pending before the Karnataka High Court. Aggregators are mandated to get licences from the government under the Karnataka On-demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016. Ola…
New Delhi, 7/10: The Indian Air Force will induct women Agniveers starting next year, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari announced on the occasion of Indian Air Force Day celebrations in Chandigarh on Saturdayy. Creation of infrastructure is in progress,” he said. He also announced the creation of a new weapon system…
Bhubaneswar, 7/10: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has said that the traditional knowledge of Ayurveda along with modern healthcare system has been helpful in making our healthcare system more effective. He said this during an induction programme of Ayurvedic Medical Officers. As many as 143 Ayurvedic Medical Officers joined the state health system today…
Belarus, 7/10: Belarusian rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski, who was jailed in July 2021, is the fourth laureate to win the Nobel Peace Prize whilst behind bars. Bialiatski, 60, on Friday shared the award with Russia’s Memorial group and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties for their work to document war crimes and rights abuse….
Bangalore, 7/10: Bangalore South MP, L S Tejasvi Surya, wrote to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday, urging him to regulate auto-rickshaw fares charged by ride-hailing firms. The letter, which the parliamentarian posted on Twitter, states that ride-hailing firms are charging a minimum fare of Rs 100. This is three times the base fare…
New Delhi, 7/10: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday launched fresh raids in connection with its money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, official sources said. The searches are being carried out at about 35 locations in Delhi, Punjab and some places in Hyderabad, they said. Some…
New Delhi, 7/10: The Union government on Friday asked incumbent Chief Justice of India U U Lalit to name his successor. According to the convention, Justice D Y Chandrachud is next in line to become the CJI in order of seniority. He is likely to be named as the next CJI by Justice…
Mumbai, 7/10: Veteran actor Arun Bali passed away at the age of 79 in Mumbai on Friday. The actor was last seen in Aamir Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer Laal Singh Chaddha. Born on December 23, 1942, in Lahore, Pakistan, Bali impressed everyone with his acting in Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi films as well as…
