NEW DELHI — The price of petrol will come down by Rs. 9.5, while the diesel will be cheaper by Rs. 7 as the government announced a sharp cut in central excise duty on fuel prices on Saturday. Reports reaching said that the central excise duty on petrol has been cut by ? 8 per […]
SRINAGAR — The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed that the bail plea by former JNU student Umar Khalid in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020 be sent to another bench for hearing on May 20. A bench headed by Justice Mukta Gupta considered the previous […]
NEW DELHI — Domestic cooking gas LPG price was on Thursday hiked by Rs 3.50 per cylinder, the second increase in rates this month. Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,003 per 14.2-kg cylinder in the national capital, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers. The hike comes on the back of a Rs […]
NEW DELHI — Journalists’ organisations in India on Saturday condemned the killing of a woman reporter of Al Jazeera during an Israeli army raid in Jenin in West Bank and sought an independent probe into it. “We join the international community of journalists and others in demanding an independent and impartial investigation into the incident. […]
NEW DELHI — As many as 27 people died and 12 got injured as a massive blaze ripped through a four-storey commercial building in outer Delhi’s Mundka on Friday, police said. The fire started from the first floor that houses the office of a CCTV cameras and router manufacturing and assembling company, they said, adding […]
LUCKNOW — The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected the plea seeking to open 22 closed rooms in the Taj Mahal to ascertain the presence of the idols of Hindu deities. The hearing seeking an investigation over 22 rooms of the Taj Mahal concluded on Thursday. The plea was filed by Rajneesh […]
RAIPUR — A Chhattisgarh government helicopter crashed at the Raipur airport on Thursday night, killing two pilots, police said. The incident took place during a flying practice at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur under Mana police station limits at around 9:10 pm, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prashant Agrawal. Two pilots on board […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a historic decision, put a stay on the sedition law and ruled that no new FIRs will be lodged under this sedition law until the Centre reexamines the provisions of this British-era law. Dictating the order, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said it will be […]
NEW DELHI — The price of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder was hiked by Rs 50 on Saturday, reported news agency ANI. With the latest revision, 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinders will now cost Rs 999.50. On May 1, the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder was hiked by Rs 102.50, the third straight monthly […]
NEW DELHI — After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, devotees on Tuesday offered Namaz at Delhi’s iconic Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan during which Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. It also marks the first day of Shawwal, the […]