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Petrol, diesel prices hiked again
National

Petrol, diesel prices hiked again

New Delhi, Oct 20: After two days of lull, petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday were again hiked by 35 paise per litre each, pushing rates to new highs across the country. The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 106.19 a litre and Rs 112.11 per litre in Mumbai,...
Heavy rainfall disrupts normal life in Sikkim, triggers landslides at several places
North East

Heavy rainfall disrupts normal life in Sikkim, triggers landslides at several...

Gangtok, Oct 20: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Sikkim on Wednesday as torrential rain caused landslides at several places, blocking the National Highway-10 and snapping the arterial road link with neighbouring West Bengal, officials said. Following heavy rain, one of the...
Huge cache of weapons recovered near India-Pak border in Punjab
National

Huge cache of weapons recovered near India-Pak border in Punjab's Tarn Taran

Chandigarh, Oct 20: The Punjab Police and the BSF have recovered a huge cache of weapons near the India-Pakistan border in the Khemkaran area of Tarn Taran district, an official said on Wednesday. In a joint operation, the Counter Intelligence wing of the Punjab Police and the Border Security...
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 229 days
National

Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 229 days

New Delhi, Oct 20: India logged 14,623 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,41,08,996, while the active cases declined to 1,78,098, the lowest in 229 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,52,651...
Assam bypolls: Nearly 8 lakh voters eligible to decide fate of 31 candidates in 5 assembly seats
Assam

Assam bypolls: Nearly 8 lakh voters eligible to decide fate of 31 candidates in...

Guwahati, Oct 19: A total of 7,96,456 voters are eligible to decide the fate of 31 candidates in the by-elections to five assembly seats in Assam on October 30, an official release said on Tuesday. Of the total electorate, 4,03,374 are males, 3,93,078 females and four are transgender. There are a...
Assam wants Scindia to expand airports, start new flights from state
Assam

Assam wants Scindia to expand airports, start new flights from state

Guwahati, Oct 30: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday urged Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to expand existing airports in the state including the international airport at Guwahati besides increasing flight frequency and air connectivity, including to foreign...
Assam: Students of primary section attend school after nearly 2 years
Assam

Assam: Students of primary section attend school after nearly 2 years

Guwahati, Oct 19: Students of the primary section from Class 1 onwards attended school in Assam for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic struck nearly two years ago, while adhering to strict health protocols and other guidelines. Physical classes also resumed for the upper primary section,...
Assam Cabinet approves measures to improve power connectivity
Assam

Assam Cabinet approves measures to improve power connectivity

Guwahati, Oct 19: The Assam Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to various measures for improving power connectivity in the state, including expansion of the electrification network, an official statement said. The Cabinet approved the electrification of 4,80,249 households, mainly under on-grid...
Zomato agent schools customer on Hindi; Company fires staff saying its against its policy
National

Zomato agent schools customer on Hindi; Company fires staff saying its against...

Chennai, Oct 19: Restaurant aggregator and food delivery company Zomato on Tuesday apologised to a person, who alleged that he was denied refund by its customer care agent for not knowing Hindi and announced terminating the services of the employee concerned. A tweet from a user who goes by the...
Girl poisons 4 family members to death, upset over "discrimination" in affection
National

Girl poisons 4 family members to death, upset over 'discrimination' in affection

Chitradurga (KTK), Oct 19: A 17-year-old girl allegedly poisoned four of her family members to death, upset over "discrimination" in the affection shown between her and siblings, police said. The incident that took place in July at Lambanihatti in Isamudra village in this district, has now come...
Growing anti-Hindu mindset in Bangladesh alarming: Taslima Nasreen
International

Growing anti-Hindu mindset in Bangladesh alarming: Taslima Nasreen

New Delhi, Oct 19: Anguished over the anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh, renowned writer Taslima Nasreen has said the country has now become "Jihadistan" where madrasas are a breeding ground for fundamentalism and accused the Sheikh Hasina government of using religion for political gains. Hindus...
Increasing activities by China in depth areas of eastern sector: Eastern Army Commander
North East

Increasing activities by China in depth areas of eastern sector: Eastern Army...

Rupa (Arunachal Pradesh), Oct 19: China has increased the intensity of carrying out military drills and deployment in its depth areas opposite the Arunachal Pradesh sector and India has correspondingly readied contingency plans to deal with any security challenges in the region, Eastern Army...
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