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New Delhi, Dec 7: IndiGo on Monday said it will refund all customer credit shells, which were created when flights were cancelled due to the coronavirus lockdown earlier this year, by January 31, 2021. The airline in a statement said it has already processed close to Rs 1,000 crore of refunds, which is approximately 90 per cent of the total amount it owed to its customers. IndiGo chief executive

New Delhi, Dec 7: Petrol and diesel prices rose for the sixth day in a row on Monday as rates went up by 26-30 paise per litre. Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise, according to a price notification of oil marketing companies. Rates for petrol in Delhi rose to Rs 83.71 per litre, from Rs 83.41 while diesel price went up from Rs 73.61 to Rs 73.87 per litre. This is

New Delhi, Dec 7: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday visited the Singhu border, where thousands of farmers are protesting against the Centre's new farm laws, and checked arrangements made for them by the city government. The visit comes a day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) extended its support to the 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers' organisations on December 8. Kejriwal was

New Delhi, Dec 7: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine "Covishield" in the country. This comes a day after Pfizer India sought a similar approval from India's drug regulator for its coronavirus vaccine. "SII has applied for emergency use authorisation to DCGI. The application will

New Delhi, Dec 6: Farmers and trade unions from more than 12 states, including whole northern India, have so far extended their support for the 'Bharat Bandh' call of farmer organisations on December 8 to raise their voice against the Centre's three contentious farm laws enacted in September during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh

Lucknow, Dec 6: The family of the first person held under the new anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh has alleged that police forced his father to sign a statement that stated the investigators did not use any force or harassed them. 71-year-old Mohammad Rafeeq was also recorded on video repeating the written statement in front of witnesses, reports News18. Police, however, have a different story

Hyderabad, Dec 6: Veteran actress Vijayashanthi has quit the Congress and will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. She is expected to meet Home Minister Amit Shah after joining the BJP in New Delhi. Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar has reportedly left for Delhi from Hyderabad. Vijayashanthi had first joined the BJP in 1998 and was made the secretary of BJP's Women's Wing. During

New Delhi, Dec 6: Petrol price on Sunday was hiked by 28 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise, the fifth straight day of increase in rates due to firming international oil prices. Petrol price in Delhi rose to Rs 83.41 per litre from Rs 83.13. Diesel rates went up from Rs 73.32 to Rs 73.61 per litre, according to a price notification of oil marketing companies. Rates crossed Rs 90-mark for

Ambala, Dec 5: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said today that he has been admitted to a hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. The 67-year-old BJP leader, who's also the home minister in the Khattar Cabinet, has now requested everyone who might have come in his contact to get tested. "I have been tested positive for Corona. I am admitted in Civil Hospital Ambala Cantt. All those who have

New Delhi, Dec 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday summoned Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal for deliberations before they meet agitating farmers demanding the repeal of farm sector reforms. The government has offered eight amendments to the three reforms and a written assurance on the