Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri stated on Friday that no engine failures or breakdowns have been reported since E20 became the standard fuel across India over the last 10 months. Referencing Brazil’s long-term use of E27 without issues, he emphasized that India’s shift to E20 is progressing smoothly, supported by policy, industry readiness, and public…
The Supreme Court has rounded up Assam Chief Secretary issuing a notice to the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry over continued delay in payments to tea garden workers of the state. The court has asked the Chief Secretary of Assam to appear before court on November 14, 2024. The Court orders, “We direct the…
On Wednesday PM Narendra Modi met the winners of the 45th Chess Olympiad and lauded them saying, India’s chess future is very bright. During the interaction, the players actually presented PM with a chessboard, after which Praggnanandhaa and Erigaisi played a quick game of chess. On Sunday, both the men’s and women’s teams actually clinched…
Recently India’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.2% in 2023-2024 as compared to the year-ago period, according to the government’s annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). Actually the data showed that the unemployment rate in males saw a marginal decline from 3.3 % during July 2022-June 2023 to 3.2% during July 2023-June 2024. However, it…
Recently a 25 year old college student was intercepted at Mumbai airport after immigration officials discovered that four pages were missing from her passport. Actually the student was intercepted when she was boarding flight to Singapore. As per police, the student had actually torn off the pages to hide her trip to Thailand. Right now…
Delhi is actually India’s most populated city in 2024 with 3.38 crore people, Indian Express reported while citing data from United Nations (UN). In fact Mumbai is second-most populated with 2.16 crore people. Actually it is followed by Kolkata (1.55 crore), Bengaluru (1.4 crore), Chennai (1.2 crore), Hyderabad (1.1 crore), Ahmedabad (88.5 lakh), Surat (83…
In a coordinated effort, the Indian Army and Manipur Police conducted a successful joint operation on May 21, 2024, resulting in the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition in the Mongjang village area of Churachandpur district, Manipur. Acting on precise intelligence, the operation uncovered a 12.5 assault rifle, a single-shot bolt-action rifle,…
Russia increased its share of Indian crude imports from 30% in March to nearly 40% in April, closing at its all-time peak of 42% last July, as higher global oil prices forced Indian refiners to seek concessional Russian oil, inspired to increase barrel intake to reduce their average crude oil purchasing cost. Indian refiners imported…
A 67 year-old father and his 41 year-old daughter are undergoing treatment in critical condition after eating chicken rice. The hotel providing rice was sealed by the district administration on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. On Tuesday night, Bhagavathi (20), a Devarayapuram resident and engineering student, had dinner at a hotel run by Jeevanandam (32) near…
India’s markets regulator found that twelve offshore funds investing in Adani Group companies violated disclosure rules and exceeded investment limits, Reuters reported. In August last year, Reuters had initially revealed that Sebi had detected violations of rules regarding disclosures by listed entities and restrictions on offshore fund holdings. Additionally, the regulatory authority was investigating links…
