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Petrol, Diesel prices fall 9 paise on Saturday
Prices of petrol and diesel fell around nine paise in the four metro cities on Saturday.
In the national capital, petrol was sold at Rs 78.20 per litre, down from Rs 78.29 on Friday, data on the Indian Oil Corp's website showed.
In…
EAM Sushma Swaraj leaves for South Africa
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday left here for a five-day visit to South Africa during the course of which she will participate in the BRICS and IBSA ministerial meetings and also attend a series of events to commemorate…
UP deputy CM booked for Sita comment
A case was lodged against Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma in Bihar's Sitamarhi district on Saturday for insulting Sita by claiming "she was the first test tube baby of India".
He had once said jets and airplanes were…
Protest in Bengal’s Bhangar to demand CPI-ML Red Star leader’s release
Protesting against the arrest of CPI-ML Red Star leader Alik Chakraborty, the leader of the anti-power grid movement at Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, hundreds of locals and activists rallied in the villages here on…
HC grants interim bail to businessman convicted in coal block case
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted interim bail to a director of Gondwana Ispat Ltd (GIL) convicted in a coal block allocation case.
Justice S.P. Garg granted the interim relief to Ashok Daga till July 23 while asking him to pay Rs 1…
India, Singapore agree to upgrade Economic Cooperation Agreement
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India and Singapore will soon upgrade their Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) following a bilateral summit with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong here…
Nipah toll in Kerala now 16, Health Minister warns of new outbreak
With two more deaths in the past two days in this Kerala district, the death toll from Nipah virus has risen to 16 as state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja on Friday warned of a possible second outbreak.
Noting that all those in contact…
US welcomes India, Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement
The US has welcomed India and Pakistan's decision to implement bilateral ceasefire agreement signed by the two countries in 2003.
"The US welcomes reports that the militaries of India and Pakistan have reaffirmed their commitment to…
7 killed in Himachal Bus Accident
At least seven persons were killed and 20 injured when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus skidded off the road and rolled down a hill near Chhaila in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, the police said.
Most of the injured have been…
BJP Lok Sabha strength now down to 273 from 282
The BJP, which had won an absolute majority on its own in the 2014 General Elections with 282 seats, has lost nine seats in by-elections held so far in the last four years and after two losses and one win on Thursday, its tally stood at…