Police claim to have busted a gang of robbers, who were involved in looting of a petrol pump in Giridih, while two gang members are still at large. Police arrested the accused from Simutalla area in Chakai on Saturday afternoon following a tip-off, said SP of Giridih, Amit Renu. The accused have been identified as […]
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Petrol, diesel prices unchanged as crude prices subdued
Oil marketing companies continued to hold the pause button on retail fuel prices on Sunday also due to subdued global crude prices. The Brent crude is currently below the $42 per barrel mark. Petrol prices have been unchanged for over a month now while diesel prices remained same for the 23rd straight day across the […]
Steady oil prices holds up any reversion in petrol-diesel prices
The pump prices of auto fuels petrol and diesel remained unchanged on Saturday as softer global crude and product prices prevented oil marketing companies from carrying out any revision in prices. With this, Petrol prices have now been unchanged for 32 days at a stretch while diesel prices were the same for the 22 consecutive […]
Russian oil tanker suffers explosion, 3 crew members missing
A Russian oil tanker was hit by an explosion in the Sea of Azov and a rescue operation was underway Saturday for three missing crew members, officials said. The Russian Emergencies Ministry said the explosion on the General Azi Aslanov took place as the tanker was en route from the port of Kavkaz to the […]
PM Modi inaugurates 3 key projects in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three major projects in his home state Gujarat on Saturday. He virtually inaugurated the Paediatric Heart Hospital, which is attached with the U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Gujarat. Apart from that, he also inaugurated the 2,320 metres long ropeway at Girnar in Gujarat. It has a […]
Vistara takes multiple steps to ensure safety onboard amid COVID-19 pandemic
From giving beverages in single-use disposable cups to thoroughly cleaning cutlery, blankets and pillows, Vistara is taking adequate precautions to make flying completely safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson of the airline, in a statement, said Vistara will continue to use rotable trays, crockeries and cutleries which are thoroughly washed by automated machines and […]
Domestic airlines to operate 44.3% fewer flights
Domestic airlines will operate 44.3 per cent fewer flights at 12,983 departures a week in the winter schedule 2020-21 which runs from October 25 till March 27 next year. The new schedule has been approved at 60 per cent of the capacity that airlines were flying in the pre-Covid period. Accordingly, the Directorate General of […]
Pak’s quadcopter shot down by Indian Army in Kupwara
Alert troops of the Indian Army shot down a Pakistan Army quadcopter along Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. In the evening, Pakistan initiated ‘unprovoked’ ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling mortars along the line of control in Degwar sector of Poonch district. […]
Quadcopter shot down by Army near LoC in J&K
The Army shot down a quadcopter near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran Sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, official sources said. “A quadcopter (DJI Mavic 2 Pro model) was shot down this morning by the Indian Army on the LoC in Kupwara district,” an Army statement said. It is not the […]
CM opens newly-constructed Seelampur-Shastri Park flyover
The Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday inaugurated the newly-constructed Seelampur-Shastri Park flyover, which will be a major relief to commuters between Welcome in northeast Delhi and Kashmere Gate and Delhi Uttar Pradesh border. Congratulating the people of Delhi and the Public Works Department (PWD) officials and engineers for the completion of the project, Kejriwal […]
Govt to seek Parl nod for additional Rs 37K cr infra push
The Government will seek Parliament’s approval for Rs 37,000-crore additional spending on infrastructure development in the second batch of supplementary demands for grant. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced additional budget of Rs 25,000 crore as capital expenditure (capex) on roads, defence, water supply, urban development and domestically produced capital equipment. Besides, […]
Despite pandemic IL&FS expects to address over Rs 50K cr debt in FY21
IL&FS Board is hopeful that it will be able to address the targetted debt of over Rs 50,000 crore in the current financial year despite the impact of the pandemic. It is hopeful of achieving the targeted debt resolution of over 50 per cent of the overall debt. In a statement on Saturday, IL&FS said […]