Punjab Youth Congress activists staged a protest against rising fuel prices and torched the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Maur today. The stir was led by Navjot Singh Sandhu, state secretary, and Harpreet Singh, vice-president, Maur. Sandhu claimed the skyrocketing cost of fuel was hurting small traders as well as those in the […]
Day: June 8, 2021
Fuel prices hiked again; petrol crosses Rs 95/litre in Delhi, above Rs 100 mark in six states
Petrol price on Sunday crossed Rs 95 a litre in Delhi and diesel breached Rs 86 per litre mark for the first time ever as fuel prices were hiked again. Petrol price was increased by 21 paise per litre and diesel 20 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The […]
After petrol, diesel nears Rs 100 mark in Rajasthan
After petrol, diesel is now nearing the Rs 100 per litre mark in Rajasthan as oil firms raised fuel prices yet again on Monday. Petrol price was hiked by 28 paise per litre and diesel by 27 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The hike — the 21st since May 4 […]
Saudi Aramco makes its debut in Islamic bond sale
Saudi Aramco on Monday began its first dollar-denominated Islamic bond sale, state media said, as the energy giant seeks to raise cash to fund its hefty dividend payments. The sale of sukuk, or Islamic bonds compliant with the Muslim faith, will end on June 17, the official Saudi Press Agency said, without specifying how much […]
IOC signs up to invest Rs 24,000 cr in Gujarat refinery expansion, petchem project
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Monday said it has signed up an investment pact for adding petrochemical and lube plants to its previously announced plan to expand crude oil processing capacity at its Koyali refinery at Vadodara in Gujarat. Expanding refining capacity by 4.3 million tonnes per annum to 18 million tonnes and adding […]
China’s crypto crackdown isn’t enough to curb monstrous energy demands
Huge concrete data centres, permanently plugged into power plants and telephone exchanges, maintain much of online life. But the infrastructure behind internet-based cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, dogecoin and ethereum is more like a rusty travelling circus. And right now, that circus is on the road. Bitcoin relies on a network of millions of specialist machines, […]
Kamala Harris’s plane forced to turn around due to technical fault
US Vice President Kamala Harris’s plane was forced to land soon after take-off on Sunday due to a technical problem on her way to Guatemala for her first international trip. “I’m good. I’m good,” Harris told reporters, giving a thumbs-up after exiting the plane when it returned to Joint Base Andrews on the outskirts of […]
8 injured as Mumbai-Kolkata flight hits severe turbulence
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Eight passengers on Vistara’s Mumbai-Kolkata flight were injured on Monday as the aircraft encountered severe turbulence just before landing, officials said. The flight, UK 775, landed safely at the Kolkata airport at 4.25 pm, airport director C Pattabhi said. “Due to turbulence, three passengers were injured critically and five passengers had minor injuries […]
Cash me if you can: Petrol at Rs 100 not out, diesel crosses Rs 90 in Karnataka
Petrol prices in several districts in Karnataka breached the sensitive Rs 100 per litre-mark on Monday after touching a record high in several states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. At Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district, fuel prices were perhaps the highest in the state with petrol at Rs 103.51 and diesel at […]
Panel to study danger posed by transformers
BENGALURU: A Coordination Committee comprising officials of Bescom and BBMP has been constituted to check whether the transformers installed on the city’s footpaths pose any danger to public. Bescom has filed a statement to that effect before the High Court, complying with the direction issued in relation to a PIL filed by Wing Commander GB […]
Navy inducts 3 indigenously-built MK III advanced light helicopters
VISAKHAPATNAM: Advanced light helicopters (ALHs) were inducted into Eastern Naval Command (ENC) on Monday. The induction ceremony of ‘322 Dega Flight’ was held in the presence of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, ENC Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh with three indigenously built ALHs MK III helicopters flying into Naval Air Station, INS Dega. With the induction of […]
Cochin Smart Mission Ltd upgrades to LED lighting
KOCHI: Cochin Smart Mission Ltd (CSML) has started replacing all its existing street lights with energy-efficient street lighting luminaires, controlled by its command centre. Nearly 3,000 street lights will be installed under the Smart Mission project as well as on connected roads. This is part of the implementation of the Smart LED Lighting project. The […]