New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) After declining by around Rs 2-3 over a month period, petrol and diesel prices rose for the first time in a month across the four metros on Thursday.In the national capital, petrol was sold at Rs 75.71 per litre, up from Rs 75.55 on Wednesday, data on the Indian Oil Corp's website showed.In the other...
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) The proposed delisting of the Anil Aggarwal-led Vedanta Resources from the London Stock Exchange will have no immediate impact on its credit profile, although cash extraction risks remain from the announced complete takeover of the natural resources firm by its holding company, Volcan Investments Ltd., Moody's Investor Service said on Thursday.Earlier this week, Vedanta Resources and...
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India's request to extradite controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik is under "active consideration" of the Malaysian authorities, the government said on Thursday."We had made a formal request for extradition of Zakir Naik, an Indian national living in Malaysia. It was made as per the extradition treaty we have in place with Malaysia," External Affairs Ministry...
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday the refusal by senior bureaucrats to comply with Supreme Court ruling on who has the authority to transfer or post officers in Delhi amounted to contempt of court.Addressing reporters here, Sisodia said the government was now seeking legal opinion on the matter."The Chief Secretary has written to...
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Singer Sukhwinder Singh, who is receiving a lot of appreciation from fans for the song 'Kar har maidaan fateh from the film "Sanju", says the love of fans is more special to him than any award or international recognition.On the response to the song, Sukhwinder told IANS: "My management has informed me that so far around...
Bengaluru, July 5 (IANS) An estimated amount of Rs 1,164 crore has been allocated for various Bengaluru infrastructure development projects, including revival of lakes and construction of flyovers, in Karnataka budget for fiscal 2018-19.The projects include construction of interconnected elevated corridors in Bengaluru, lake rejuvenation, construction of a chemical waste treatment unit in the city's industrial zone and setting up...
Jakarta, July 5 (IANS) Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V.Sindhu rang in her 23rd birthday with a straight-game win over Japan's Aya Ohori, while H.S. Prannoy notched up a brilliant come-from-behind win over Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei to enter the quarter-finals of the $1,250,000 Indonesia Open here on Thursday.But it was curtains for London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, who...
Mumbai: Model-actor Hina Khan was lately trolled for her daring pictures and video of cuddling with boyfriend Rocky Jaiswal. Unfazed by on-line trolling, a former member of Bigg Boss published more bold pictures as part of her Goa Diaries. The actress turned philosophical and posted a quotation by Rachel Wolchin, under her legend, When we had been meant...
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A passport was issued to Uttar Pradesh woman Tanvi Seth following all the rules and procedures including a close scrutiny of the documents furnished by her, the External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said on Thursday."All the rules and procedures were followed while issuing the passport to Tanvi Seth. The documents submitted by her along with her...
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Here's a new feather on Priyanka Chopra's decorated hat. The actress has scored a fan base of 25 million on Instagram, leaving behind Indian icons like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and megastar Amitabh Bachchan's followers on the photo-sharing platform. Modi has 13.5 million followers, while Big B has a score of 9.5 million. Priyanka, 35, is...
