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Petrol prices cut, diesel stands still: What you have to pay in your city

Prices of non-branded petrol, applicable on June 22, were Rs 76.02 per litre in Delhi, Rs 78.70 per litre in Kolkata, Rs 83.74 per litre in Mumbai and Rs 78.89 per litre in Chennai

As India's smartphone market grows, sale of pre-owned phones on the rise

OLX reports 40% growth as pre-owned phone market thrives in India

Rupee closes at new record low of 70.16 amid volatility in currency markets

Since the beginning of this year, it has declined by only 9.8%

From Modi to Rahul and President Kovind, leaders pay tributes to Vajpayee

Modi quoted a poem by Vajpayee to express his feelings. It spoke of Vajpayee's lack of fear of death

Kerala rains: Toll rises to 79; PM asks MoD to step up relief & rescue ops

At least 79 people have perished, 25 of them on Thursday, since August 8 in Kerala's heaviest rain in almost 94 years

Rupee breaches 70-mark against dollar, experts say volatility manageable

From the end of March 2018 to August 3, India's foreign exchange reserves were down by $21.84 billion to $402.70 billion

Heavy security in Delhi ahead of PM's I-Day speech, Metro to run as usual

Nearly 70,000 Delhi Police personnel are guarding the national capital. Close to 10,000 personnel have been deployed at the Mughal-era fort

Double whammy for Indian economy: Retail inflation up, growth slips

June CPI was at 5% vs 4.87% in May

Replace old vehicles, adopt electric vehicles: NITI Aayog

In its draft action plan titled 'Breathe India', it has proposed a 15-point action plan for combating air pollution in the 10 most polluted cities

British PM Theresa May presses on with Brexit plan after key resignations

May said she had chaired a "productive" meeting of her government, unswayed by the resignations of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and David Davis

SC divided over scope of examining section 377; next hearing on Wednesday

During the hearing, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said it will also examine the correctness of its 2013 verdict that had set aside the Delhi High Court judgement

TCS Q1 net profit jumps 23.4% to Rs 73.40 billion; revenue up 15.8%

The total revenue stood at Rs 342.61 billion

NITI Aayog wants states to adopt zero-budget natural farming

States can promote ZBNF under the two farm sector schemes - Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

India to revive rupee trade mechanism for its oil payments to Iran: Source

Donald Trump said in early May that the United States would walk away from an international nuclear deal with Iran and impose renewed US economic sanctions on Tehran.

Will soon review Air India stake sale plan: Aviation minister Suresh Prabhu

The govt had announced in March to divest a 76% stake in Air India along with complete divestment of low-cost arm Air India Express and a 50% stake in Air India SATS Airport Services Pvt Ltd

Dow Jones slides as Donald Trump ratchets up trade war with China

Trump ordered up identification of $200 bn in Chinese imports for additional tariffs of 10%, with another $200 bn after that if Beijing retaliates

Sunanda Pushkar death case: Court asks Shashi Tharoor to appear on July 7

Tharoor has been charged with abetment to suicide and cruelty'

Bihar's Kalpana Kumari tops NEET; UP tops in number of passing candidates

A total of 1.3 million candidates had registered for the exam -- a 16.49 per cent increase from last year

Post merger, the name will simply be Bayer as 'Monsanto' becomes history

Will make open offer to acquire shares in India

Ceasefire, dialogue offer ways to save J&K from bloodshed: Mehbooba Mufti

When there is an offer of dialogue from the Centre, I request all stakeholders to come forward to save J&K and its economy, said the CM