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.

Despite 59 visits abroad, his much flaunted ‘neighbourhood first’ policy and investment in building personal rapport with world leaders, Ladakh flareup signals the failure of Modi’s foreign policy.

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.

If Narendra Modi’s foreign policy objective was India and not Modi, he would have been less appeasing of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Pearl V Puri is gearing up for his Bollywood debut. The actor who has some popular TV shows like Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtmeez Dil, Naagin 3 and Bepanha Pyaar to his name is set to make an entry on the big screen.

Ali Abbas Zafar’s last film, Salman Khan-starrer Bharat, raked in huge numbers at the box office.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has given special dispensation to Shoaib Malik by allowing him to join the men’s national cricket team in England on 24 July after spending time with his immediate family, whom he has not seen for nearly five months.

The plea says there is a need for fair assessment of social and environmental impact ‘on the huge tribal population and vast tracts of forest lands which are likely to be adversely affected’.

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there are no foreign incursions into India, China has once again claimed that Galwan valley of Ladakh union territory is located on the Chinese side of LAC.

Egypt will not tolerate any threats to its national security and will take the necessary measures to protect it, a high-ranking official has told Daily News Egypt.