NEW DELHI — India’s Permanent Representative to the UN TS Tirumurti on Tuesday raised concerns about the worsening situation in war-torn Ukraine and said that a humanitarian corridor for the safe evacuation of Indian students stranded in Ukraine’s Sumy had not been opened despite India repeatedly urging both Ukraine and Russia. Speaking at an emergency […]
NEW DELHI — Hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, along with sustained demand, is expected to keep global crude oil prices in the range of $95-to-$125 per barrel in the short term. Consequently, the geo-political crisis-led global hike in crude oil prices is expected to push India’s domestic prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 15-22 […]
AMRITSAR — At least five Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed on Sunday after their colleague allegedly opened fire at a force camp in Punjab’s Amritsar, officials said. The incident took place at the force mess in Khasa area, about 20 km short of the Attari-Wagah border crossing along the India-Pakistan international front. The […]
NEW DELHI — As the Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern for the lives of students caught in the middle of the conflict zone in Ukraine, the Centre said that government efforts have resulted in a swift evacuation of 17,000 Indians from Ukraine. A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices AS […]
BHAGALPUR (BIHAR) — At least 10 people died and nine others suffered serious injuries in a massive explosion that took place inside a house, where the inhabitants were said to be involved in illegal firecracker business, an official said on Friday. Bhagalpur District Magistrate Subrat Kumar Sen said the blast took place inside the house […]
CHANDIGARH — A 22-year-old student from Punjab’s Barnala district who had suffered an Ischemia stroke and was undergoing treatment for about a month died Wednesday in the war-hit Ukraine. Chandan Jindal was admitted at the Emergency Hospital Vinnytsia in Ukraine, official sources here said. His family has requested the government to bring back his mortal […]
NEW DELHI — Indian Embassy in Kyiv issued an ‘urgent advisory’ for its nationals stranded in Ukraine asking them to leave Kharkiv immediately and to proceed to settlements at Pesochyn, Babai and Bezlyudivka by 1800 hrs (Ukrainian Time) on foot if they are unable to find vehicles for commuting to specified locations. The Embassy issued […]
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel price hikes are likely to resume after state elections get over next week to bridge the Rs 9 a litre gap created by international oil prices soaring past USD 100 a barrel. International crude oil prices shot above USD 110 a barrel for the first time since mid-2014 on […]
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI — Pakistan and India are holding crucial three-days of water sharing talks in Islamabad, during which India raised the issue of storm drainage of Fazal Ka Nullah, and said that due to hindrances on the Pakistani side the water from the nullah was flowing back into India during floods and destroying large tracts […]
AGRA — Two persons were beaten up by visitors when they allegedly raised pro Pakistan slogans at Taj Mahal on Tuesday. One of them Mohammad Sohail, a resident of Firozabad, was handed over to Taj Ganj police by CISF personnel. The station house officer (SHO) of Taj Ganj police station, Bhupendra Singh Baliyan, said as […]