New Delhi, 23/3: Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday were hiked by 80 paise a litre each for the second day in a row since the ending of an over four-and-half month hiatus in rate revision. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 97.01 per litre as against Rs 96.21 previously while diesel rate has…
Hinjilicut/Ganjam: A brutal murder has taken place at Pitala Chowk in Narendrapur panchayat under Hinjilicut police station, centered around a public debate. Four brothers were reportedly dead. According to reports, Sadhu Swain of Ramchandrapur village who had been involved in various criminal cases in the past, is survived by his three brothers, Raja Swain, Shambhu…
World number one Ash Barty has decided to retire from professional tennis at the age of 25 and at the peak of her game, citing the fulfilment of her tennis goals and fatigue with life on the Tour. She retires with 15 titles, less than two months after winning the Australian Open, her…
Kolkata, 22/3: Blaming criminals allegedly affiliated to the ruling TMC in West Bengal for the deaths of at least eight people in a fire incident in Birbhum district, the BJP demanded a CBI probe into the matter on Tuesday and a delegation of its state leaders also met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking his…
New Delhi, 22/3: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has attacked Arvind Kejriwal over the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections. He said that except for former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, the rest of the names given for the nomination are ‘betrayal to Punjab’. The Aam Aadmi Party has nominated former cricketer…
Mumbai, 22/3: Food-delivery giant Zomato Ltd is facing a backlash on social media for its plans to roll out a 10-minute food service that critics say raises road-safety risks for delivery riders. CEO Deepinder Goyal said in a post late on Monday the service ‘Zomato Instant’ would rely on a densely located network…
New Delhi, 22/3: Muhammad Ali Jinnah had partitioned India only once to create Pakistan but BJP leaders are dividing the country every day by creating a rift between Hindus and Muslims through their statements, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut alleged on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in Nagpur during Shiv Sena’s mass outreach…
Mumbai, 22/3: Domestic cooking gas (LPG) price on Tuesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder in line with a spike in international energy prices, sources said. A 14.2-kg non-subsidised LPG cylinder will now cost Rs 949.50 in the national capital. This is the first increase in LPG rates since early October.
Moscow, 22/3: US President Joe Biden said Monday that India was an exception among Washington’s allies with its “shaky” response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Biden lauded the US-led alliance, including NATO, the European Union and key Asian partners, for its united front against President Vladimir Putin. This includes unprecedented sanctions aimed…
A prominent Kashmiri Pandit activist on Monday alleged he was harassed by “goons of the BJP” over his remarks on ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie, a charge refuted by the party as baseless and concocted. Sunil Pandita (47) said he has informed the police on the phone, and that he will be visiting the police…
