India

New Delhi, Dec 1: Petrol and diesel prices were cut on Sunday as international oil rates continued to slump. This is the seventh reduction in petrol prices since August, while it is the third for diesel. Petrol price was cut by 91 paise a litre, and diesel by 84 paise per litre, a PTI report stated. The price reduction will be effective midnight, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer

Guwahati, Nov 30: Focusing on security issues in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government will go ahead with the land swapping agreement with Bangladesh for a permanent solution to the infiltration problem. "I know Assam's problems. I assure you all that there will be no compromise on Assam's security. Land swapping will be done for a permanent solution," he told a BJP workers

Guwahati, Nov 30: Advocating the concept of 'SMART' policing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a country which has an efficient intelligence network does not need any arms and ammunition to run the government. Focusing on the police force and intelligence agencies, the Prime Minister said he wanted a force which takes care of the country's law and order in an efficient manner. "By 'SMART'

Washington, Nov 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slipped to the second place in the Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' poll with the Ferguson protesters surging ahead of him in a vote by the readers. As per latest reports, Modi is leading second with 9.8 per cent of the total votes polled so far while the Ferguson protesters are leading with 10.8 per cent of the votes. Joshua Wong, face of

Kolkata, Nov 30: An Air India fight had a closed shave when smoke was detected from the wheels at the Kolkata airport on Saturday. The rear tyres of a Dibrugarh-Kolkata Air India flight deflated when the aircraft was taxying after landing at NSC Bose International Airport. All the 133 passengers were safe and had deplaned using step ladders, Air India sources said. The plane was taxying on the

Thane, Nov 30: As many as 300 residents of Ulhasnagar in Thane district reported symptoms such as burning sensation in the eyes, giddiness and breathing problems following release of a hazardous chemical in a drain in neighbouring Ambarnath today, police said. Most of them were admitted to Central Hospital in Ulhasnagar. While ten persons were still hospitalised, the rest were discharged, police

Madurai, Nov 29: Four Indian fishermen from a village in Nagapattinam district were today arrested by Sri Lankan Navy after they strayed into Lankan waters, officials said. Fisheries department officials said that the fishermen from Pushpavanam village, who were reported missing after they ventured out for fishing yesterday, had strayed into Lankan waters due to a rough sea and were rescued by

Jammu, Nov 28: The toll in the gunfight between the security forces and infiltrators that restarted Friday after a lull has risen to 11. Heavy firing is on in Jammu district ahead of the prime minister's election rallies in the state. A senior police officer said another body was recovered Friday morning during searches in Arnia area of Jammu district, the site of the gunbattle that started

Chandigarh, Nov 28: The massive effort to locate and arrest self-styled religious leader Satguru Rampalji Maharaj cost taxpayers nearly Rs. 30 crore, the Punjab and Haryana Court in Chandigarh was told today. Rampal, 63, was charged with sedition earlier this month after a days-long siege of his sprawling compound in Haryana ended in his arrest along with hundreds of hardcore followers. The police

Kathmandu, Nov 28: On the last day of the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. New Delhi, however, was quick to point out that Modi’s handshake with Sharif should not be construed as a signal of India’s willingness for an early restart of the stalled