New Delhi: With the thirteenth revision in the fuel prices in fifteen days, petrol and diesel rates have gone up by 80 paise each on Tuesday. With this, the total increase in fuel rates is now Rs 9.20 per litre. Petrol and diesel in Delhi now cost Rs 104.61 and Rs 95.87 per litre respectively. […]
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Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 40 paise; total increase stands at Rs 8.40 per litre
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 Rs 8.40 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 103.81 per litre as against Rs 103.41 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from Rs […]
Petrol, diesel prices see ninth increase in 10 days, Congress leaders stage protest
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 Rs […]
Petrol, diesel, LPG prices are hiked; Uproar in Parliament
New Delhi: The prices of petrol and diesel were increased on Tuesday by 80 paise per litre while that of domestic cooking gas LPG were hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder, fanning inflation fears. The rates, which differ from state to state depending on the local taxes, are likely to continue to rise over the […]
Qatar Airways diverts Delhi-Doha flight to Karachi after smoke indication
New Delhi: A Qatar Airways Delhi-Doha flight was diverted to Karachi on Monday after it declared an emergency due to indication of smoke in the cargo hold, the airline said. The aircraft landed safely in Karachi where it was met by emergency services, and passengers disembarked it in an orderly manner using stairs, it said […]
Power restored to Ukraine’s Chernobyl plant, seized by Russian forces: Kyiv
Kyiv: Electricity supply has been restored at Ukraine’s retired Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was seized by Russian forces in the first days of the invasion, energy officials in Kyiv said Sunday. “Today, thanks to the incredible efforts of (Ukrainian energy) specialists, our nuclear power engineers and electricians managed to return the power supply to […]
Government: Exploring ways to check rise in fuel price
New Delhi: Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri told Parliament on Monday that the government was exploring all the possible ways and would take all the necessary measures in the coming months to ensure that consumers get relief from high fuel prices. He said a proposal to bring petroleum products under the Goods and Services Tax […]
Fly international from March 27
New Delhi: International passenger flights will resume flying to and from India from March 27. The Indian government has taken the decision to reopen its skies for international passenger flights after a gap of two years, when the flights were stopped due to the Covid-19 outbreak in March 2020. “After deliberation with stakeholders and keeping […]
Fire out at Ukraine’s key nuclear plant amid Russian attacks
Kyiv: A fire at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant ignited by Russian shelling has been extinguished, Ukrainian authorities said Friday, and Russian forces have taken control of the site. Ukraine’s state nuclear regulator said that no changes in radiation levels have been recorded so far. It said staff are studying the site to check for other […]
India calls for ‘local truce’, to run 16 evacuation flights today
New Delhi: India on Friday appealed to both Russia and Ukraine to put in place a “local ceasefire” in war-torn eastern Ukraine so that hundreds of Indian students stuck in the cities of Kharkhiv and Sumy could be evacuated to safety, which is a “primary focus”, even as New Delhi announced that an injured Indian […]
Three more IAF C-17 aircraft carrying 630 Indians reach Hindan airbase
New Delhi: Three more Indian Air Force’s C-17 aircraft returned to Hindan airbase late last night and early morning today carrying 630 Indian nationals from Ukraine, using airfields in Romania and Hungary under Operation Ganga. The Indian Air Force tweeted, “#OperationGanga Three more #IAF C-17 aircraft returned to Hindan airbase late last night and early […]
Air India plane departs from Mumbai to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine
New Delhi: An Air India plane departed from the Mumbai airport on Saturday morning for Romanian capital Bucharest to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive. The flight, AI1943, took off from the Mumbai airport around 3.40 AM and is expected to land at the Bucharest airport around 10 AM (Indian […]