India

New Delhi, June 29: After a day of pause, petrol prices have been increased by up to 35 paise while diesel by up to 28 paise on Tuesday, 29 June, taking fuel prices across the country to a historic high. The 32nd increase in fuel prices in less than two months took the petrol price in Delhi to Rs 98.81 per litre and diesel to Rs 89.18 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol price hit an all-time high of Rs

New Delhi, June 29: India on Tuesday reported 37,566 new Covid-19 cases and 907 deaths. The country's daily infections fell below the 40,000-mark after 102 days, the Union Health Ministry said in a statement. The active cases now comprise 1.89 per cent of the country's total 3,03,16,897 cases. Active cases fell below the 6-lakh mark. With 56,994 more discharges, the recovery rate rose to 96.87 per

New Delhi, June 27: Fuel prices rose again across the country on Sunday. Petrol hit an all-time high of Rs 98.46 a litre in Delhi, while diesel is now priced at Rs 88.90 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol now costs Rs 104.56 a litre and diesel comes for Rs 96.42. Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as value-added tax (VAT) and freight charges. Petrol is

Mumbai, June 25: On a day Maharashtra reported the first death from the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government on Friday brought the state to Level-3 restrictions and indicated “wider and stricter restrictions” in the days to come. Besides, it also decided to give a major boost to speed up the vaccination drive as the state crossed the 3-crore mark of

Thiruvananthapuram, June 25: The Kerala High Court has on Friday granted Anticipatory Bail to Aisha Sultana in the bizarre Sedition Case. Justice Ashok Menon passed the order on bail application filed by the Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana seeking anticipatory bail after an FIR was registered against her under Section 124A and 153B of IPC. The filmmaker was booked for her remarks on a media

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a 3-hour meeting with political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, spoke about removing "Dilli ki Doori as well as Dil Ki Doori" and assured his commitment to restoring full statehood at the right time. Here's are 10-point 1. Fourteen mainstream Jammu and Kashmir leaders from eight political parties, including four Chief Ministers, attended the

New Delhi, June 21: India on Monday crossed the important milestone of a Covid positivity rate of less than 5 per cent for 14 consecutive days, conforming to the WHO’s recommended requirement for a region to reopen, but experts were wary of declaring the devastating second wave over. With 53,256 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 88 days, and a positivity rate of 3.83 per cent, it would

New Delhi, June 21: The central government has made the big switch to take on the responsibility of vaccinating the country’s adults starting Monday (June 21), relieving states of the financial burden of procuring the jabs. The central government has made the big switch to take on the responsibility of vaccinating the country’s adults starting Monday, relieving states of the financial burden of

New Delhi, June 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said yoga remains a "ray of hope" as the world fights the coronavirus pandemic and asserted that in these difficult times it has become a source of inner strength. Addressing the 7th International Yoga Day programme, Modi also said that in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), India has taken another important step and

Bengaluru, June 20: Fuel prices were hiked across the country on Sunday and hit record highs with petrol costing Rs 105.43 a litre and diesel costing Rs 96.65 a litre in Bhopal, one of the highest. In the financial capital of Mumbai, petrol is now priced at a record Rs 103.36 and diesel at 95.44 a litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation. In Delhi, petrol stood at Rs 97.22 per litre and diesel