In a post on social media platform X, the ministry said, "As informed by @IndianOilcl, price of both petrol & diesel has been reduced by Rs 15.3/litre for Andrott and Kalpeni islands and Rs 5.2/litre for Kavaratti and Minicoy in the Lakshadweep islands, effective today."
Terming the reduction of Petrol, and diesel prices "good", Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh on Friday said that Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is having some effect on the government.
In a relief to people ahead of the Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May, the government has decided to cut the price of petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre
The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
Tibetan women including Buddhist students, monks and others gathered in the north Indian hill town of Shimla to mark the anniversary and also to remember the women who died during the 1959 women's uprising inside Tibet.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 20 lakh to the family of Geetanjali, who allegedly committed suicide due to the online harassment.
Scaffolding from the 16th floor of under under-construction building collapsed at Kalpana Chawla Chowk, Soni Wadi, Borivali West on Tuesday. Three people were dead and one is in critical condition, informed BMC officials.