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April 16, 2017 1:34 AM

Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.39 per litre, diesel by Rs 1.04

The price of Petrol was hiked by Rs 1.39 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.04 a litre excluding state levies with effect from midnight tonight. <br/><br/>Actual increase in price will be more after taking into account local VAT. Petrol in Delhi currently costs Rs 66.29 a litre while a litre o...

April 15, 2017 9:24 PM

Heat wave continues to grip many parts of country

North and North-Western parts of the country remain in the grip of heat wave conditions. Temperatures at most parts in the region are in the range of 3 to 6 degree Celsius above normal. <br/><br/>Met department has forecast that heat wave conditions will prevail at most places in Rajasth...

April 15, 2017 9:21 PM

19 killed in Sri Lanka garbage dump collapse

In Sri Lanka, the death toll in the incident caused by collapse of a garbage dump in capital Colombo has risen to 19. At least 13 people have been injured as rescue efforts are on to clear the debris and find others still missing. <br/><br/>The 91-metre-high garbage dump collapsed last a...

April 15, 2017 9:04 PM

Farooq Abdullah wins Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has won the Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll, defeating the ruling PDP candidate, Nazir Khan, by a margin of over 10,700 votes. There were seven other candidates in the fray.<br/><br/>Polling for the seat was held on the 9th of this month amid large-sca...

April 15, 2017 5:18 PM

CBSE files FIR against publisher for misrepresenting board's syllabus

CBSE has filed an FIR against a publisher for indecent depiction of women and misrepresenting the board's syllabus for Class XII Physical Education Course. <br/><br/>The case has been filed at Preet Vihar Police Station in Delhi under the indecent representation of women (Prohibitio...

April 15, 2017 5:07 PM

People have faith in Modi govt for pro-poor schemes, policies: Venkaiah Naidu

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has expressed confidence that BJP will come to power in Odisha in 2019. Mr. Naidu, who reached Bhubaneswar this morning to attend the BJP's national executive meeting, said that the people of the country have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi government for its...

April 15, 2017 2:03 PM

President Mukherjee confers President's Standard on Armoured Corps Centre

President Pranab Mukherjee today expressed confidence that the Armoured Corps Centre and School will continue to strive for excellence with professional zeal and serve the nation in years to come. <br/><br/>The President, who is also Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces, presented th...

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