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Govt weighs fuel price hikes, WFH mandates

New Delhi, May 12 -- The petroleum ministry on Monday said it is working on austerity measures to conserve energy, which experts said could be an indication to increase retail prices of petrol and die... Read More


UP man carries ailing wife from govt hospital in cart, probe ordered

MEERUT, May 11 -- Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Sunday warned of action against those responsible while referring to a widely circulated video purportedly showing an elderly ma... Read More


Automakers race to shield sales in commodity storm

new delhi, May 11 -- Automakers are scrambling to contain surging raw material costs through measures ranging from cutting discounts and delaying discretionary spending to stockpiling supplies, as exe... Read More


Govt used air routesto offset West Asia trade disruption

New Delhi, May 11 -- India utilised repatriation flights to export and import nearly 200,000 tonne of goods at the peak of the West Asia conflict, along with tight administrative measures, to tide ove... Read More


Trump's China visit likely to be chillier this time

Washington, May 11 -- Weeks before his trip to China, President Donald Trump was already predicting on social media that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, would "give me a big, fat hug when I get t... Read More


54% turnout in Haryana civic body polls

Rohtak, May 11 -- The local body elections in Haryana, including in the municipal corporations of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonepat, recorded a voter turnout of 54.5% on Sunday, officials said. Voting beg... Read More


Court denies bail to accused in land grab case

Chandigarh, May 11 -- A district court has dismissed the regular bail plea of Manoj Pandey, accused in a 2021 case involving alleged land grabbing, forgery and extortion linked to an ancestral propert... Read More


4 held for attacking cops, helping drug suspect flee

Chandigarh, May 11 -- Four persons, including the mother of a suspected drug peddler, were arrested after members of an anti-narcotics task force (ANTF) were allegedly assaulted during a raid to arres... Read More


Shimla man found dead near Sector 38, overdose suspected

Chandigarh, May 11 -- A 31-year-old man from Shimla was found dead, of suspected drugoverdose, near the forest area between Sector 38 and Sector 38 West on Sunday. The deceased was an electrician who ... Read More


Panchkula: 53% residents show up to vote

Panchkula, May 11 -- Panchkula recorded a moderate voter turnout of 53% this time, slightly lower than the 54% recorded in the last municipal elections in 2020. This was revealed in the provisional fi... Read More