In a first since fuel price deregulation, state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have moved to pay discounted rates to refineries for petrol, diesel, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and kerosene to limit mounting losses arising from a self-imposed freeze on retail fuel prices, sources told PTI.OMCs on March 26 fixed rates for petroleum products at discounts…
PATNA: A distressing episode at Patna railway station has once again brought to light the persistent racism and bias faced by people from India’s Northeastern states. A cultural dance troupe from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly harassed and barred from using a washroom in the ladies’ waiting area, with the confrontation captured on video and now…
West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya (PTI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said the party has not decided on its chief ministerial face for the poll-bound state and will instead seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The BJP’s move to field leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari against…
Puducherry: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay during a roadshow, in Puducherry. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay, who had earlier submitted an election affidavit stating he had no pending criminal cases, has now declared two pending FIRs in a fresh affidavit filed with the returning officer for the Tamil Nadu…
As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, the effects are no longer confined to the conflict zone, they are beginning to show up in daily routine across economies. In the United States, rising fuel costs triggered by the war against Iran are now filtering into everyday life, quietly reshaping how businesses operate and…
The Middle East war has pushed energy prices higher, affecting lives across the globe. As the crisis has crossed one month, oil prices have stayed beyond the $100 per barrel mark and ripples are visible across the globe. While some countries are encouraging measures to move beyond fuels, others are forced to raise prices, making…
A political row within the Aam Aadmi Party has intensified after former AAP leader Naveen Jaihind made a series of serious allegations against party MP Raghav Chadha, linking the ongoing dispute to alleged financial misconduct. NEW DELHI: A political row within the Aam Aadmi Party has intensified after former AAP leader Naveen Jaihind made a…
LUCKNOW: An elderly woman died after being crushed between an SUV and a wall at a house in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district.The accident took place at around 8.30pm on April 2. CCTV footage of the incident, which has since circulated widely online, shows the woman opening the gate to allow a Thar to enter the…
Kuwait’s ministries complex building and Shuwaikh oil sector complex was targeted in a drone attack on Sunday. The country’s finance ministry said that the attack on “ministries building complex” was due to a “hostile drone attack” as a result of the “unjust Iranian aggression”. Videos of the attack show flames erupting from a part of…
BHOPAL: Satpura’s rewilded tiger, which had been brought back into the wild as part of a conservation effort, died a painful death after multiple attempts were made to kill it, investigators have now found. Officials probing the case said the accused, linked to illegal opium cultivation inside forest land, first tried to poison the tiger…