Petrol price on Monday was hiked by 33 paise per litre and diesel by 58 paise to take retail rates to record high as the oil companies increased prices for the 16th day in a row. In 16 days, petrol price has been hiked by Rs 8.3 per litre and diesel by Rs 9.46 – […]
New Delhi:Diesel price on Saturday hit a record high after rates were hiked by 61 paise per litre while petrol price was up 51 paise, taking the cumulative increase in rates in two weeks to Rs 8.28 and Rs 7.62 respectively. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 78.88 per litre from Rs 78.37, […]
Antagonisms between Indian and Chinese troops high in the Himalayas are taking a dire toll on traditional goat herds that supply the world’s finest, most expensive cashmere. This week, a deadly brawl between Indian and Chinese soldiers caused the deaths of at least 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley, an achingly beautiful landscape that […]
New Delhi: India’s poultry sector is witnessing some revival in demand this month after a complete sales wipeout during the nationwide lockdown. But the demand remains at low levels as the crucial hospitality, restaurant and catering (HORECA) sector is yet to pick up pace. According to poultry associations, the demand for products has risen in June […]
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) that comprises 60 million merchants across the country has embarked on a new campaign, ‘Indian Goods – Our Pride’. The idea is to escalate the boycott of Chinese products and, of course, make them in India. It finalised a list of 500 broad categories and 3,000 products (from […]
The Department of Telecom (DoT) is set to ask state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) not to use Chinese telecom gear in its 4G upgradation, which is being supported as part of the company’s revival package, according to sources. The development comes at a time when Indian and Chinese armies are engaged in a standoff […]
Petrol price on Wednesday was hiked by 55 paise per litre and diesel by 60 paise a litre, marking the 11th consecutive day of increase in rates that now totals to Rs 6.02 for petrol and Rs 6.4 for diesel. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 77.28 per litre from Rs 76.73, while […]
Indian shares fell in afternoon trade on Tuesday over fears of escalating tensions between the country and China after the Indian army said one of its officers and two men were killed in a “violent faceoff” on a contested border. The NSE Nifty 50 index and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex, which rallied more than 2% […]
Petrol and disease prices were raised for the tenth day in a row on Monday by state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) even as crude oil rates have come down to multi-year lows. The price of petrol was increased by 47 paise a litre on Monday while that of diesel by 57 paise a litre in […]
The rupee depreciated 13 paise to 75.97 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday as weak domestic equities and sustained foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiment. Forex traders said risk appetite has waned amid fresh cases of Covid-19 globally. The rupee opened weak at 75.93 at the interbank forex market. It fell further to […]