Petrol prices cut; diesel gets costlier
Petrol price was on Thursday cut by Rs. 1.09 per litre, the second reduction in three-and-half-months, while diesel rates were hiked by 56 paise a litre. The revisions will be effective midnight on Thursday, Indian Oil Corp, the nation’s largest oil firm, announced. Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs.... read more »
Maruti July sales rise 21.7% to 1,01,380 units
Country’s largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Friday reported 21.7 per cent increase in its total sales for July at 1,01,380 units as against 83,299 units in the same month last year. The company said its domestic sales rose 19.9 per cent during the month to 90,093 units as against... read more »
Death toll in Indonesia boat accidents up to 34
Rescuers in Indonesia recovered more bodies after vessels carrying villagers to celebrations of Id-ul-fitr capsized in two separate rivers, raising the death toll to 34, officials said on Friday. Seventeen bodies were pulled out from the Barombang River in North Sumatra province, where a boat... read more »
Gas explosions kill 24, injure 271 in Taiwan
At least 24 people were killed and 271 others injured when several underground gas explosions ripped through Taiwan’s second-largest city overnight, hurling concrete through the air and blasting long trenches in the streets, authorities said on Friday. The series of explosions about midnight on... read more »
Fresh fighting sends more than 75,000 Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners are working to coordinate relief efforts and deliver... read more »
U.K airport security stepped up amid terrorism fears
Britain has stepped up airport security following a request from U.S. officials concerned about terrorists developing new types of bombs that could be used to blow up planes. “We have... read more »
UK is afraid I will come back with the skills I’ve gained: Chilling tweet of British...
He left his family to train with extremists in Syria. Now British jihadist Nasser Muthana has threatened to use his terror ‘skills’ when he returns to the UK. In a chilling online... read more »
War cry in the Holy cities: Naga sadhus told to assemble in Allahabad and Haridwar to batt...
A storm is gathering along the banks of the river Ganges. Emergency calls of ‘dharma yuddha’ are ringing across the akharas of naga sadhus, who have been asked to stand up now... read more »
Thousands queue on Day 2 of admissions at Delhi University but co...
The Delhi University campus was a packed house on Wednesday as thousands of aspiring students formed long queues on the second day of admissions. As always, colleges like Shri Ram College of Commerce... read more »
