New Delhi, Apr 15:Â Petrol price on Thursday was cut by 16 paise per litre and diesel by 14 paise — the fourth minor reduction in rates in three weeks that followed six months of relentless price increases. Petrol now costs Rs 90.40 per litre in Delhi, down from […]
Neha AroraAnushree FadnavisAnushree Fadnavis Hundreds of thousands of ash-smeared ascetics and devout Hindus jostled to take a dip in the Ganges during a religious festival on Wednesday, hoping to wash away their sins, as India reported another record surge in coronavirus infections. As huge crowds made their way […]
Mumbai, Apr 14:Â Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 9,925 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 5,44,942, while 54 more patients succumbed to the infection, the city civic body said. The daily case tally shot up in the financial capital after remaining below 8,000 for the last two days. On […]
Kolkata, Apr 14:Â Campaigning for the fifth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, in which 45 seats will go to polls on April 17, ended on Wednesday. The campaigning ended at 6.30 pm. The Election Commission has increased the silence period from 48 to 72 hours in view […]
New Delhi, Apr 14: Â Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal welcomed the decision to cancel CBSE class 10 board exams and postpone class 12 exams in view of surge in COVID-19 cases, saying it will provide a great relief to students and their parents. “I am glad that the […]
New Delhi, Apr 14:Â Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said India will raise its climate ambitions but not under pressure, and that it will not allow anybody to forget their historical responsibility. He also said that India is suffering because of the mistakes of others and “is […]
India is to fast-track emergency approvals for COVID-19 vaccines that have been authorised by Western countries and Japan, paving the way for possible imports of Pfizer (PFE.N), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N), and Moderna (MRNA.O) shots. The move, which will drop the need for companies to do small, local safety trials for their […]
New Delhi, Apr 12:Â The Supreme Court Monday termed as “absolutely frivolous” a petition filed by former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi seeking removal of 26 verses from holy Quran and dismissed it with a cost of Rs 50,000. A bench of Justices R F Nariman B […]
Kolkata, Apr 13 :Â West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sat on a dharna in the heart of the city to protest against the Election Commission’s “unconstitutional” decision to ban her from campaigning for 24 hours. Banerjee, still confined to a wheelchair owing to […]
Ghaziabad (UP), Apr 13:Â A fire broke out on the second floor of a shopping mall here on Tuesday, police said. No casualties have been reported so far, they said. The fire broke out at Jaipuria Mall in Indirapuram area here in the afternoon, the police said. “Fire tenders […]
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