Sri Lanka has imposed a social media blackout amid curfew and protests, NetBlocks, an internet watchdog, has said. Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Viber and YouTube are among the sites that have been reportedly hit with the fresh restrictions. The South Asian nation has been battling a shortage of essentials as it grapples with the worst economic […]
Sri Lanka’s president declared a state of emergency giving sweeping powers to security forces a day after hundreds tried to storm his house in anger over an unprecedented economic crisis.President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invoked the tough laws allowing the military to arrest and detain suspects for long periods without trial as demonstrations calling for his ouster […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reiterated his call for early cessation of violence in Ukraine during a meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, and conveyed India’s readiness to contribute in any way to peace efforts. The Indian side has repeatedly called for respecting the UN Charter and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of […]
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday moved an official resolution in the Punjab assembly on the immediate transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab adhering to the sentiments of the people and maintaining harmony. Whenever a state has been divided earlier, the Capital remained with the parent state, the resolution said. “For maintaining harmony and taking […]
Russia is offering India big discounts on the direct purchase of oil as sales to other nations dip following stringent sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Russia is willing to sell high-grade oil up to $35 per barrel – which could increase to $45 per barrel after the latest surge in global […]
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to meet and hold talks with external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday in New Delhi. Lavrov is also expected to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Lavrov arrived in India on Thursday after his two-day visit to China. Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi welcomed Lavrov […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is leading a protest against fuel price hike by opposition MPs – both from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha – in Delhi on Thursday. Gandhi, a vehement critic of the BJP-led government, has stepped up his offensive against the ruling party in the last few days amid a surge in fuel […]
The Chandigarh Administration after detailed discussions with all stakeholders and keeping in view the financial interest of Municipal corporation Chandigarh has revised the rates downward which were earlier notified vide Notification no. No. 6/1/195-FII(8)-2020/12046 dated 11.09.2020 as under. SlabWater Tariff Rates0-15 KLRs. 3/-Per KL16-30 KLRs. 6/-Per KL31-60 KLRs. 10-/per KLAbove 60 KLRs. 20/-Per KL It […]
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a hike of 3 percent in the Dearness Allowance or DA for the central government employees and Dearness Relief or DR for pensioners. With the latest increase effective from January 2022, the DA and the DR now stand at 34 percent. Dearness Allowance […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AA) leader Manish Sisodia has claimed that anti-social elements dismantled the CCTV camera installed at the residence of Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital. Sisodia is the Deputy Chief Minister. According to Sisodia, the miscreants also broke the security barrier outside Kejriwal’s residence. Besides, the boom barrier at the […]