New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned till August 13 the hearing on a petition filed by fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya seeking a stay on confiscation of properties owned by him and his relatives. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi deferred the matter after being informed that Mallya’s lawyer Fali S […]
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Fuel prices hiked in cash-starved Pakistan
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has hiked the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 5.15 per litre and Rs 5.65 per litre respectively, even as the country is facing a severe financial crunch. Prime Minister Imran Khan late on Wednesday approved the recommendation of the Oil and Gas Development Authority’s (OGRA) to increase the fuel […]
Saudi Arabia may cut crude oil prices to Asia in September
SINGAPORE: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may cut prices for most of the crude grades it sells to Asia for a second straight month in September after Middle East benchmark prices weakened. The official selling price (OSP) for flagship Arab Light crude could drop by at least 50 cents a barrel, falling below a premium […]
Electricity usage up to 200 units to be free in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday that electricity usage up to 200 units will be free. Delhi Assembly elections are due in February 2020.
Power bills set to drop from today as DERC slashes tariff
NEW DELHI: In a major announcement before the Assembly elections in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party government has declared that the tariff on the fixed charge that is levied on every electricity connection will be drastically reduced. The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Wednesday issued a notification announcing a reduction in the new tariff […]
Passenger spots flight attendant inside overhead bin; see pics
Nashville: In a bizarre incident, a flight attendant of Southwest Airlines was in the overhead compartment. A photo on Twitter by a passenger showed the flight attendant stretched out in the overhead bin of the plane during a flight from Nashville to Philadelphia. The passenger tweeted and tagged the airline: “Is this a dream.” According […]
Airfares to increase 5 per cent, hotel rates 6.8 per cent in 2020: Report
Mumbai: With India’s strong economic growth fueling demand for business travel, airfares, hotel rates and ground transport prices are expected to increase in 2020, according to a report. While airfare is likely to grow by 5 per cent (in Rupees terms) the hotel rates and ground transport prices are likely to climb up by 6.8 […]
2018 international air travel grew 6.9pc, UK citizens biggest global travellers: IATA
New Delhi: A record of 4.4 billion people flew last year across the world registering a growth in passengers’ air-travel of 6.9pc over 2017 which also represented an additional 284 million trips by air. This has come up in the performance figures of 2018 Airline Industry Statistics, released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), […]
IndiGo enters Vietnam, connects Hanoi with Kolkata
Kolkata: Strengthening its presence in South-East Asia, IndiGo, India’s leading airline, on Tuesday announced its entry into Vietnam connecting its capital Hanoi with Kolkata. Hanoi will be IndiGo’s 19th International and 75th overall destination. From October 3, the private airline will operate its non-stop daily flights between Kolkata and Hanoi with one-way fares starting at […]
Power outage looms large across India
TALCHER: Large parts of the country may plunge into darkness as power production at the 3,000-MW NTPC’s Kaniha power plant in Odisha continues to remain disrupted due to acute shortage of coal supply from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. Three of the NTPC’s six 500-MW units have been shut down […]
Southern states gear up for Letter of Credit system for power purchases from Aug 1
Hyderabad: Power utilities of the southern States and a Union Territory are getting ready with the Letter of Credit system for power purchases from August 1 as mandated by the Centre, a member of the Southern Regional Power Committee (SRPC) said here on Tuesday. The Centre last month approved the proposal for implementing a payment […]
DGCA suspends license of 2 SpiceJet pilots
New Delhi: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the license of two SpiceJet pilots in connection with an accident a Mumbai-bound flight met with on July 1. Their license has been suspended for a period of one year and they are also required to undergo corrective training. The aviation watchdog found that the […]