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New Delhi, Sept 6: Fuel prices once again witnessed a hike on Thursday, with petrol being sold at Rs.79.51 per litre and diesel at Rs.71.55 per litre here in the national capital. The price of petrol has been increased by 20 paise per litre, while diesel saw a hike of 21 paise per litre, as compared to Tuesday's prices in New Delhi. In Mumbai, the price of petrol has surpassed the Rs 86 mark to be

Hyderabad, Sept 6: Sripeetam seer, Swami Paripoornananda, said that he would possibly join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if their ideologies match. Earlier, reports were doing the rounds that the pontiff, who is being seen as the Yogi Adityanath of Telangana will join the BJP. Speaking on the same, Paripoornananda told ANI, "If I have to join, then the party will choose me, why should I run

New Delhi, Sept 6: In a landmark judgement, after months of deliberations, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalised homosexuality. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, Rohinton Fali Nariman, A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra, issued the verdict

Ahmedabad, Sept 5: Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested Wednesday by the Gujarat CID in connection with a 22-year-old case of alleged planting of drugs to arrest a man, police said. Bhatt and seven others, including some former policemen attached with the Banaskantha Police, were initially detained for questioning in the case. Shortly after being questioned, Bhatt was arrested by the Crime

Chennai, Sept 5: Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar faced on Wednesday a second central agency probe in two years, with the CBI knocking at his doors after the Income Tax raid last year. Vijayabaskar is the first state minister to come under the IT and CBI scanner, with both the raids being carried out in the post-Jayalalithaa era. The Tamil Nadu health minister, state police chief T K

New Delhi, Sept 5: The Rafale is a beautiful aircraft which will give India "unprecedented" combat capabilities, the Indian Air Force said on Wednesday amid escalating controversy over the Rs 58,000 crore deal. Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal S B Deo also said those criticising the Rafale deal must understand the laid down norms and procurement procedure. "It is a beautiful aircraft. It is a

Newsroom, Sept 4: The Indian rupee on Wednesday further declined to a record low of 71.75 against the US dollar. The rupee witnessed a drop of 44 paise yesterday and further 19 paise today. Around 10.40am the Indian rupee traded at 71.75 to a dollar - the lowest ever mark - it has touched against the greenback. Against the UAE dirham, the rupee was trading at 19.53 at 9:30am (UAE time).

New Delhi, Sept 5: Flood-ravaged Kerala is facing shortages of a drug that fights an infectious bacterial disease after the worst flooding in a century, forcing authorities to turn to other states to help ramp up supplies. Suspected cases of leptospirosis, a waterborne disease known locally as ‘rat fever’, has climbed to 800 since mid-August, a health ministry spokesman said. Transmitted via the

Allahabad, Sept 4: A 70-year-old retired policeman was beaten to death by three rowdies on a street in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad. The rowdies relentlessly assaulted Abdul Samad Khan with sticks until he lay motionless, bleeding, one arm almost mutilated. For seemingly interminable moments, no one on the road stopped to help Khan, who died in hospital. The savage attack, which took place on Monday

Kolkata, Sept 4: A portion of the arterial Majerhat bridge in southern Kolkata collapsed Tuesday, trapping several people and crushing many vehicles, police said. State minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said she has heard about the death of five persons in the incident but it was yet to be confirmed. Another minister Firhad Hakim said six persons were taken to hospital. As crowds gathered at the