New Delhi, 15/8: India’s purchase of Russian oil has risen to 2 million barrels per day in August, as refiners continue to prioritise economic considerations in their sourcing decisions. As much as 38 per cent out of an estimated 5.2 million barrels per day of crude oil imported in the first half of August came…
Chandigarh, 6/7: Amid a row over singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh’s film Sardaar Ji 3 featuring Pakistani actress Hania Aamir, Sikh leaders from across parties have come out in Dosanjh’s support terming calls to revoke his citizenship as unfair. Trade unions like the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) and the Federation of Western lndia Cine Employees…
Maharashtra, 13/7:A seven-year-old girl has been found infected with Zika virus in Palghar district of Maharashtra, the state health department said on Wednesday. The girl is a resident of an ashram shala (residential schools for tribal children) in Talasari taluka of Palghar district located adjoining Mumbai. The first-ever Zika virus case in…
Mumbai: A massive fire broke down in a truck carrying gas cylinders at Nature Park, PNGP Colony on Sion-Dharavi Link Road, Dharavi, in Mumbai. The incident happened on Monday as the fire tenders reached the spot to control the fire. As of now, no casualties have been reported. MLA from the Dharavi assembly constituency, Jyoti…
New Delhi, 18/12: Parliament on Thursday passed the nuclear energy bill, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the legislation seeking to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation. The Upper House passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill by a voice vote, while rejecting…
Mathura: Visitors have been barred from wearing inappropriate clothes such as skirts, half pants, night suits and torn jeans at the Thakur Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan ahead of the New Year. The temple authorities has appealed to the visitors to “dress modestly” and avoid wearing “indecent clothes” while on the temple premises.The temple authorities made…
New Delhi, 27/12: Congress has slammed the Centre following attacks on churches in BJP-ruled states and questioned the silence of the Prime Minister. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said, “Haridwar hate speeches, attacks on churches, murders in the name of religion, are all advanced symptoms of a society…
Kashmir, 14/6: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of several terror incidents there, including an attack on a bus ferrying pilgrims, sources said. He also called a high-level meeting on June 16, to be attended by NSA Ajit Doval, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu…
New Delhi, ,25/12: The Indian Army has brought a change in its social media guidelines under which its personnel can now sign up on Instagram, but with a rider that they can use it only as “passive observers” without putting up posts or comments on the platform sources said on Thursday. The move aims to…
Malkangiri: As many as 14 hardcore Maoists have been arrested from Malkangiri bordering Bijapur in Chhattisgarh. In a joint operation of DRG and CoBRA the jawans have achieved the great success.Continuing the series of operations against Maoists, the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA). Out of the 14 Maoists, eight…
