Mumbai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday justified the hikes in fuel prices, thrice in the last four days, saying that the oil prices had gone up within the international market owing to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which was beyond the Indian government’s control. Speaking at a session titled New India, New […]
Kyiv, Mar 26 (AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has again appealed to Russia to negotiate an end to the war, but says Ukraine would not agree to give up any of its territory for the sake of peace. In his nightly video address to the nation Friday, Zelenskyy appeared to be responding to Col. Gen […]
United Nations: North Korea’s test of a big new intercontinental ballistic missile prompted the United States to press Friday for stiffer UN sanctions, but China and Russia showed little appetite for tightening restrictions that they have been trying to ease. A day after North Korea’s first long-range test since 2017, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged […]
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each on Saturday, the fourth increase in five days as oil firms passed on to consumers the spike in cost of raw material. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 98.61 per litre as against Rs 97.81 previously while diesel rates have […]
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that the CBI has been given consent to probe allegations made by former J&K governor Satya Pal Malik of being offered bribe to clear two files when he was in office. He said that the probe will make “everything crystal clear”. Malik had in October last year […]
New Delhi: The current situation between India and China on the eastern Ladakh issue is “a work in progress” but moving at a slower place than desirable, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday after talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. He asserted that the restoration of normal ties will require normalcy in […]
New Delhi: NSA Ajit Doval on Friday pressed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for early and complete disengagement of troops in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, official sources said. He also called for removing “impediments” to allow the bilateral ties to take their natural course, they said. Wang, who holds the rank of state […]
Beijing: China and India should put their differences on the border issue at a “proper position” in bilateral relations and stick to the “right direction” of bilateral ties, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. Wang, who held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi […]
Leh: Ladakh reported two fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the infection tally to 28,217, officials said. The new cases were recorded in Leh. On the bright side, the recovery count rose to 27,965 with four more people recovering from the infection. The officials said the number of active cases has gone down to 24 […]
‘Kashmiri youth need to be brought into mainstream’ New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday came to the aid of a young Kashmiri girl, pursuing MBBS from a college in Bangladesh, whose financial assistance was stopped as she took admission in another college, saying “we need to promote the youth of Jammu and Kashmir by […]