New Delhi: Petrol prices on Monday were hiked by 33 paise per litre and diesel by 58 paise to take retail rates to record high as oil companies increased prices for the 16th day in a row.
The 20 Indian soldiers led by Col B Santosh Babu who were killed in the fierce clash with Chinese troops in Galwan valley on the night on June 15-16 suffered serious injuries apparently inflicted by sharp-edged weapons, and multiple fractures, sources said.
Bhopal: A senior BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh tested COVID-19 positive hours after he cast his vote for the Rajya Sabha polls in the state and attended party meetings, an official said on Saturday.
Jammu: A Pakistani drone, loaded with a sophisticated rifle and seven grenades, was shot down by the Border Security Force along the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened an “all-party meeting” on the issue of India-China face off in Ladakh on Friday evening. Attended by several political parties, the meeting drew sharp focus on the escalation of tensions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers.
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