NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices were on Monday hiked by 40 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last two weeks to ₹8.40 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost ₹103.81 per litre as against ₹103.41 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from ₹94.67 per litre […]
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Air passenger, receiver held for smuggling gold at Lucknow Airport
NEW DELHI — The Customs official arrested two persons, an Air passenger and a receiver for smuggling at Lucknow Airport and recovered 460 grams of gold valued at Rs 24.38 lakh from their possession. The passengers reached Lucknow Airport from Dubai on April 3. His receiver was waiting outside the airport. A senior Customs official […]
Yati Narsinghanand exhorts Hindus to pick up arms to fight their existence
NEW DELHI — After hate speech against Muslims at Dharam Sansad in Haridwar, Yati Narsinghanand, the head priest of the Dasna Devi temple, stoked yet another controversy on Sunday with his comment that “50 per cent of Hindus will convert” in 20 years if a Muslim became the prime minister of India. Addressing a ‘Hindu […]
Five Bajrang Dal activists held for attacking Muslim trader for selling halal meat
BENGALURU — Five Bajrang Dal activists were arrested in Shivamogga district in Karnataka for allegedly attacking a Muslim trader for selling halal meat, even as the ‘Boycott halal products’ campaign by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal intensified in the state. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai appealed to people to celebrate Hindu new year Ugadi and […]
Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 80 paise a litre
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices were hiked today by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 12 days to Rs 7.20 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 102.61 per litre as against Rs 101.81 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from Rs […]
Fuel prices: Petrol, diesel rates kept unchanged, 19-kg LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs 250
NEW DELHI — Fuel rates stayed unchanged on April 1 after prices of petrol and diesel were increased by Rs 6.40 per litre each through nine consecutive hikes over the last 10 days. Commercial LPG cylinder becomes more expensive from April 1. The price of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or cooking gas was increased […]
UAPA tribunal declares Zakir Naik’s IRF unlawful
NEW DELHI — The Tribunal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in its order confirmed the notification dated 15 November 2021 issued by the Union of India under sub-Sections (1) and (3) of Section 3 of the Act declaring Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) as an “unlawful association”. The Tribunal in its order […]
Hijab ban: 7 teachers suspended for allowing Hijab-clad girls to appear for exam
BENGALURU — School authorities have suspended seven teachers for allowing Hijab-clad girls to appear for the Class 10 exam. The teachers were on the duty at CS Patil girls high school located in Gadag, Karnataka. Earlier, an invigilator, Noor Fatima was suspended after she refused to take off her hijab while conducting the SSLC (Class […]
Fuel price hike: Petrol, diesel prices again hiked by 80 paise
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices were on Thursday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 10 days to Rs 6.40 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 101.81 per litre as against Rs 101.01 previously while diesel rates have gone up from […]
Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 80 paise
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices were on Wednesday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last nine days to Rs 5.60 per litre. Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending upon the incidence of local taxation. This is […]








