Miscellaneous

New Delhi, March 22: For the first time since November 2, 2021, fuel prices were increased on Tuesday. Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 80 paise a litre after a status quo for 137 days. Petrol now costs Rs 96.21 per litre in…

Kyiv, March 22: Borys Romanchenko, a 96-year-old who survived four holocaust concentrations camps, was killed by a Russian strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv city. Romanchenko's death on March 18 was confirmed by the Buchenwald concentration…

Biden warns of Russian cyberattacks against US companies

New Delhi, March 21: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on Monday held Foreign Office Consultations during which the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to a…

New Delhi, March 21:The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned Trinamool Congress MP and General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee for around eight hours at its New Delhi office on charges of alleged money laundering in the coal…

New Delhi, March 21: India and Australia made five announcements and inked four agreements following the virtual summit meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM  Scott Morrison today, though the release of the…

New Delhi, March 20: Multiple explosions were heard near Sialkot military base in Pakistan's Punjab province on Sunday in the midst of a major political crisis in the country. Several residents in the area shared videos of the…

New Delhi, March 19: Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to invest 150 billion yen ($1.26 billion) to build electric vehicles and batteries in India, Japanese media reported on Saturday. The Japanese automaker plans to expand the capacity…

New York, March 19 : A former employee at Google filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing the company of systematic discrimination against Black workers, the New York Times reported on…

Chandigarh, March 19: Punjab Cabinet formation is scheduled for today morning, with swearing in of 10 MLAs, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The party will have second state of the country under its ambit. Former leader of opposition Harpal Singh…

Mumbai, March 18: Global digital transformation company Mindtree on Friday said it has further expanded its operations in Pune by setting up a new facility to meet the rising demand for its services. The company has inaugurated its…

New Delhi, March 18: Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg arrives in India today on a two-day visit during which he is to hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The Austrian Foreign Minister and the EAM had…

Kyiv, March 18: Ukrainian actor Oksana Shvets died after a rocket struck the rresidential building in Kyiv. She was 67. The actor's death was confirmed Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre, in a social media post, where she was part…

Canberra/New Delhi, March 18: Ahead of the virtual summit on Monday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday that he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be discussing enhancing bilateral trade and investment as well as…

Chandigarh, March 17: In a spontaneous development, the Chief Ministers of two neighboring states, Punjab and Haryana met in the state capital on the eve of Holi festival. The Dy. CM of Haryana, Mr. Dushyant Chautala was also present on the…

New Delhi, March 18: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be on a two-day vvisit to India beginning Saturday to hold the 14th India-Japan summit with Indian PM Narendra Modi. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said…

Canberra, March 18: Australia has imposed sanctions on 11 Russian banks and many governmental entities, including those responsible for managing the Russia sovereign debt, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday. The sanctions have…

New Delhi, March 17: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is likely to visit India later this month, even as he is expected to visit neighbors Nepal and Pakistan. The Ministry of External Affairs was non-committal on the reported visit, “I…

Moscow, March 17: Boyko Borisov, the former prime minister of Bulgaria and the leader of the GERB party, has been detained during a major police operation, the Bulgarian National Radio reported on Thursday, citing the Interior Ministry.…

New Delhi, March 16: The surprise unfolded at Congress G-23 group meeting on Wednesday night was the presence of Sonia Gandhi loyalists Shashi Tharoor and Mani Shankar Aiyar. Following the “demoralizing” election debacle and continuing…