NEW DELHI: Feeling the pinch of a surge in global crude prices, oil marketing companies on Friday increased the retail price of 95-octane premium petrol by nearly Rs 2 a litre and jacked up the rates of industrial diesel by Rs 22 a litre.At the same time, IndianOil, the country’s largest fuel retailer vowed to…
Black smoke rises from an auto parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea SEOUL: A fire at a South Korea car parts plant killed 10 people, the Yonhap news agency reported early Saturday citing authorities, with rescuers still searching for four missing.Another 59 people suffered injuries ranging from slight to serious, authorities were cited as saying,…
New York Rangers have recalled goaltending prospect Dylan Garand as injury concerns mount(Photo by Matthew Murnaghan/Hockey Canada Images) The New York Rangers have recalled goaltending prospect Dyland Garand from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack, amidst injury concerns mounting around the club. The decision came with both Igor Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick reportedly a little banged…
NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant on Friday recused from hearing a bunch of PILs challenging a 2023 law that altered the Supreme Court-framed composition of the panel for selection of chief election commissioner (CEC) and ECs by excluding the CJI from it.CJI Kant cited “conflict of interest” to recuse from hearing the petitions which challenge…
An Indian-origin truck driver has been arrested in Canada as part of a major investigation into a cross-border smuggling operation involving drugs and contraband worth millions of dollars.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said “Abhishek Abhishek” was taken into custody after a transport truck he was driving was allegedly allowed into Canada carrying large quantities of…
In a significant bust, the Bhojpur police have arrested five individuals linked to a bike theft operation spanning multiple districts. The successful crackdown, coordinated by SDPO Raj Kumar Shah alongside SHO Devraj Rai, has led to the recovery of five stolen motorcycles. Ara: Bhojpur police on Friday arrested five bike lifters and seized five stolen…
IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet have opposed the government’s directive barring airlines from charging for the selection of at least 60 per cent of seats, cautioning that the move may push up airfares.The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), representing the carriers, has called on the civil aviation ministry to reconsider the decision. In a letter…
A 26‑year‑old Indian national, Nagaraju Balkam, was arrested earlier this month as part of a multi‑day undercover operation targeting online child sexual predators, law enforcement officials confirmed. Balkam was one of four men taken into custody following a three‑day operation run by the Santa Fe Police Department’s Special Victims Unit.The arrests occurred after detectives used…
Matheesha Pathirana (AFP Photo) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that its players will only be allowed to participate in IPL 2026 after successfully completing mandatory physical performance tests. The board confirmed that No Objection Certificates (NOCs) will be issued strictly based on players meeting the required fitness standards.“Only those who successfully meet the required…
Spring equinox celebrations at Stonehenge At 10:01 GMT this morning, something happened that has been happening for 4.5 billion years, and yet remains quietly astonishing: Earth arrived at the precise point in its orbit where neither pole leans toward the Sun. For one suspended instant, our restless, tilted planet was perfectly balanced relative to its…