Indian indices ended in the red for the second consecutive week with both Nifty and Sensex ending around 0.2 percent. Losses in auto, IT stocks were offset by gains in metals and financials. The sentiment was also dented by a slowing pace of vaccination in some states and a global spread of the Delta variant of…
The oil marketing companies (OMCs) hiked petrol and diesel prices on Saturday after keeping them stable on Friday. The petrol prices were raised by 35 paise per litre and diesel prices were hiked by 26 paise per litre in the national capital.Accordingly, the price of petrol and diesel increased to Rs 100.91 and Rs…
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The strong quake hit 258 kilometres (160 miles) northeast of the city of Manado in North Sulawesi at a…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that people who are tested before and after international travel is a good enough basis but some countries have now introduced the issue of vaccination, stressing on the need to reach some understanding. Mr Jaishankar, addressing a joint press interaction following…
India today added 42,766 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, slightly lower than yesterday’s 43,393 cases. Kerala leads the states with most number of cases in a day. The country has so far reported 3,07,95,716 cases and 4,07,145 deaths. Here are the top 10 updates on coronavirus in India: The daily positivity…
Japan issued evacuation requests to more than 120,000 residents in some southern prefectures due to heavy rain on Saturday, NHK reported, just days after deadly landslides struck the seaside city of Atami southwest of Tokyo. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest rain alerts in three prefectures on Kyushu…
Pondicherry university has released the prospectus of academic year 2021-22. The notification for admission and application registration will be opened shortly, the varsity said. For further information, candidates can visit the official website, pondiuni.edu.in. Pondicherry University has ranked between 801 and 1000…