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 […]
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Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar
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 […]
Rahul Gandhi leads fuel hike protest by opposition MPs in Delhi
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 […]
UT Administration revised water tarrif in city
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 […]
Cabinet approves 3% DA hike for central government employees
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 […]
CCTV, security barrier at Arvind Kejriwal’s residence vandalised by unidentified men, claims Manish Sisodia
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 […]
Trouble for Pakistan PM as key ally MQM-P likely to vote against ruling PTI, announcement at 4 pm
A main ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has reached a pact with opposition parties seeking to oust him, a party official said on Wednesday, signalling Khan may be running out of options as he tries to stay on in power. Former cricket star Khan, 69, is battling a series of defections from […]
UP Board Class 12 English paper leaked in Ballia, exam cancelled in 24 districts
On the sixth day of the ongoing high school and intermediate examinations-2022 of UP, question paper of Intermediate English exam got leaked in Ballia district of the state before the exam on Wednesday. The English exam was scheduled to be held from 2pm to 5.15 pm in the second shift across 75 districts of the […]
Notification for implementation of Central Service Rules in Chandigarh issued
The Union Government has issued a notification regarding implementation of Central Service Rules for Chandigarh Administration employees. According to the notification, these rules may be called the Union Territory of Chandigarh Employees (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2022, and will come into force from April 1.According to the notification, the condition of service of persons appointed […]
No need for physics, chemistry & maths for future admissions in architecture, says AICTE
Physics, chemistry and mathematics are no longer mandatory for admission to architecture courses, the technical education regulator All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has said in its Approval Process 2022-23, released Tuesday. After announcing last year that students who haven’t studied physics, chemistry or maths in Class 12 would now be able to seek […]