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Mumbai, Jul 7 (PTI) The rupee logged a steep fall of 54 paise to settle at 85.94 against the US dollar on Monday amid rising global crude oil prices and a strong American currency. Subdued sentiment in domestic equities due to uncertainties over US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs put further pressure on the local unit, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic currency opened at 85.53 against the greenback and traded in a wide range of 85.51-86.03 befor ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: With the kharif season underway and farmers facing an acute shortage of urea, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written to the Centre, urging immediate intervention to ensure timely and sufficient supply of the critical fertiliser. In letters addressed to Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers JP Nadda, Tummala highlighted the alarming gap between the state's demand and actual supply. The minister said the Centre had allocated five lakh metric tonnes of urea to Tela ...Read More >
CHENNAI: In Chennai, the price of petrol and diesel remains largely unchanged. Accordingly, one litre of petrol costs Rs 100.80 and a litre of diesel costs Rs 92.39 in the city on Thursday. Oil companies use the current crude oil price on the global market and the value of the Indian rupee as compared to the US dollar as primary variables to determine the pricing of petrol and diesel on a day to day basis. The government on April 7 hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each ...Read More >
New Delhi: Oil companies on Tuesday slashed the price of commercial LPG cylinders by ₹58.5 with effect from July 1. A 19-kg commercial cylinder now costs ₹1,672 in Kochi and ₹1,693 in Thiruvananthapuram. This marks the fourth consecutive reduction in commercial LPG prices. Rates were earlier cut by ₹24 on June 1, ₹14.50 on May 1, and ₹41 on April 1--amounting to a total reduction of ₹138 since April. However, in a contrasting move, the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) was hiked sharply by ...Read More >
New Delhi | July 1, 2025 -- In a welcome move for commercial establishments, oil marketing companies have slashed the price of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders by ₹58.50, effective July 1. This brings the price in Delhi down to ₹1,665, compared to ₹1,723.50 in June. Also Read: Delhi Scraps Police Licensing for Hotels, Pools, and Discotheques in Major Business Reform However, the 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder price remains unchanged, leaving household budgets under continued pressure despite rep ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The world paused on June 13 when Israel targeted major military and nuclear facilities, and crucial personalities in Iran as it launched a series of attacks to disempower the West Asian country. The involvement of the Houthis of Yemen and the US in this high-tension conflict stopped short of a nuclear apocalypse--but this was not entirely unexpected. Some saw this coming. Supporting Israel, the US went ahead and struck three key nuclear sites in Iran on the ni ...Read More >
Thane, Jun 29 (PTI) Police have arrested a 30-year-old fruit seller for illegally possessing two country-made pistols in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the police's anti-extortion cell raided the man's premises at Bandarpada locality in Kalyan area on June 25, assistant police inspector Sunil Tarmale said. The police seized two country-made pistols and a live cartridge, valued at Rs 1.05 lakh, from the fruit seller, who had two previous criminal ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The world paused on June 13 when Israel targeted major military and nuclear facilities, and crucial personalities in Iran as it launched a series of attacks to disempower the West Asian country. Also Read | Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa Dead: IDF Eliminates Hamas Mastermind Behind October 2023 Attack in Israel. The involvement of the Houthis of Yemen and the US in this high-tension conflict stopped short of a nuclear apocalypse--but this was not entirely unexpe ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): After the embarrassing incident wherein 19 vehicles of CM's cavalcade stopped abruptly in Ratlam district as their fuel, which was purchased from a local petrol pump, contained water, Food, Civil Supplies Minister Govind Singh Rajput ordered for a comprehensive inspection of all petrol pumps across the state on Saturday. He said that quality petrol and diesel must be ensured for consumers under all circumstances. He asked senior officials to hold meetings with oil compa ...Read More >
Bhopal/Ratlam, Jun 28 (PTI) An FIR was lodged in Ratlam on Saturday in connection with the stalling of vehicles in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's convoy due to water-mixed fuel, an official said. The move by the state government comes amid oil marketing firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited's claim that "unusual heavy rainfall" caused water to enter fuel storage tanks at Shakti Fuel Point in Dosigaon. As per an official release, state Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protecti ...Read More >
Mumbai: Popular actress and dancer Shefali Jariwala, widely known for her appearance in the iconic music video 'Kanta Laga', has passed away at the age of 42. The shocking news has sent a wave of grief through the entertainment industry. Her husband, actor Parag Tyagi, rushed her to Bellevue Hospital after she reportedly collapsed at home. Unfortunately, doctors declared her dead on arrival.The body has been moved to Cooper Hospital for a postmortem examination. Initial reports suggest that Shef ...Read More >
CHENNAI: In Chennai, the price of petrol and diesel remains largely unchanged. Accordingly, one litre of petrol costs Rs 100.80 and a litre of diesel costs Rs 92.39 in the city on Saturday. Oil companies use the current crude oil price on the global market and the value of the Indian rupee as compared to the US dollar as primary variables to determine the pricing of petrol and diesel on a day to day basis. The government on April 7 hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each ...Read More >
Bengaluru, June 27: An incident of robbery has been reported from the Vidyaranyapura police station limits in Bengaluru, where a gang of six assailants attacked a businessman with a knife and robbed him of Rs 2 crore in cash. The incident occurred on June 25 but has come to light recently. Police have detained two suspects in connection with the case and are currently questioning them. Sriharsha V., a 33-year-old businessman from Kengeri New Town, has filed a police complaint regarding the matt ...Read More >
Bengaluru, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) An incident of robbery has been reported from the Vidyaranyapura police station limits in Bengaluru, where a gang of six assailants attacked a businessman with a knife and robbed him of Rs 2 crore in cash. The incident occurred on June 25 but has come to light recently. Police have detained two suspects in connection with the case and are currently questioning them. Sriharsha V., a 33-year-old businessman from Kengeri New Town, has filed a police complaint r ...Read More >
Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) An incident of robbery has been reported from the Vidyaranyapura police station limits in Bengaluru, where a gang of six assailants attacked a businessman with a knife and robbed him of Rs 2 crore in cash. The incident occurred on June 25 but has come to light recently. Police have detained two suspects in connection with the case and are currently questioning them. Sriharsha V., a 33-year-old businessman from Kengeri New Town, has filed a police complaint regarding t ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 27 (ANI): A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside a law college in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday evening. The police have arrested all three accused within 24 hours. The three accused, named as Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20), were former students or staff members of the same law college. Also Read | Student Gang-Raped at South Kolkata Law College: Police Arrest 3 Youths for Sexually Assaulting Young Woman Inside La ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 27 (UNI) The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has successfully capped a high-risk gas well blowout at its RDS 147A site in Sivasagar district, Assam, bringing an end to a 15-day-long emergency operation that triggered mass evacuation and widespread public anxiety. The gas well blowout, which began on June 12, involved an uncontrolled release of natural gas from one of ONGC's drilling sites -- a situation often considered one of the most hazardous in the oil and gas industry ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is hopeful of plugging the gas blowout in one of its wells in Assam's Sivasagar district by Friday, sources said on Thursday. ONGC sources said that with steady progress and a focused operational roadmap, ONGC is optimistic about completing the snubbing operation before sundown on Friday. The corporation remains committed to executing every stage of the operation with utmost precision, safety, and envi ...Read More >
New Delhi: As the US Treasury imposed sanctions on Russian oil producers last week, India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, does not expect any disruption to Russian oil supply in the next two months as the US-sanctioned tankers are allowed to discharge crude until March, a top oil ministry official source said on Monday on condition of anonymity. When asked about the supply disruption after two months, the source said, "We are optimistic about the supply and India will allo ...Read More >
Shares of Mukesh AMbani led Reliance Industries (RIL) and state-owned ONGC saw a recovery of about 2% from their day's lows on Monday following the government's decision to scrap the windfall tax on crude oil, aviation turbine fuel (ATF), petrol, and diesel exports. On 3rd December at 12.35 PM, RIL shares were trading positively at ₹1,321.35 per share, marking a 0.93% increase from yesterday. ONGC shares went up by 2.04% at 12.35 PM on 3rd December as compared to 2nd December's closure. The win ...Read More >
The Ministry of Finance has abolished the windfall tax on crude oil, aviation turbine fuel (ATF), and exports of diesel and petrol products with immediate effect. The government has also scrapped the Road and Infrastructure Cess (RIC) on petrol and diesel exports. The decision was announced through the notifications numbered 29/2024 and 30/2024 released by the Centre on Monday which were laid in the Parliament as well. This move follows an evaluation by the government with reports suggesting th ...Read More >
John Tinniswood, the world's oldest man according to Guinness World Records, died at 112 on Monday. He died at a care home in Southport, northwest England, surrounded by "music and love," his family told Guinness World Records in a statement. Born on August 26, 1912, in Liverpool (the same year the Titanic sank), Tinniswood lived through two world wars and two global pandemics. During World War II, Tinniswood served in the Royal Army Pay Corps. After the war, he built a career as an accountant ...Read More >
Oil and gas prices are set to fall amid an onslaught of steep tariffs under Donald Trump, according to Bank of America strategist Francisco Blanch. Blanch says the president-elect's proposed tariffs will likely curb global trade, driving down oil and gas prices in the process. "America first means commodities second, and I think we kind of start from that point," he said in a Monday interview with Bloomberg Television. Trump has floated proposals of sweeping tariffs of 10% to 20% on all count ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre has decided to scrap the windfall tax, a levy imposed on local production of crude oil and exports of petrol, diesel and jet fuel, at a time of subdued oil prices. A decision to this effect has been taken at the top level in the government, and the finance ministry may shortly issue an order, two people familiar with the development said. Windfall tax was imposed in 2022, as a surge in oil prices to multi-year highs in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war allowed oil and ga ...Read More >
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