Colombo, June 11 (UNI) The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the country’s electricity regulator, has approved a 15% nationwide hike in electricity tariffs, which will come into effect from tomorrow. In a statement, the PUCSL said tariffs for electric vehicle charging stations will remain unchanged. The tariffs come after a comprehensive government review…
Shillong, June 11 (UNI) A lower court in Meghalaya on Wednesday sent Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, and the four key conspirators, to eight-day police custody, an official said. Sonam together with her aides – VIshal Chauhan, Raj Kushwaha, Akash Rajput and Anand Kurmi – were produced…
Chennai, June 11 (UNI) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Wednesday winched five salvage team members and an aircrew diver onto the burning Singaporean-container vessel MV Wan Hai 503 to facilitate towing operations. The vessel, which caught fire off the Kerala coast on June 09, 2025, continues to drift south-east within India’s Exclusive Economic Zone…
Srinagar, June 11 (UNI) The Meteorological Department has warned of a severe heatwave at scattered places across Jammu and Kashmir over the next three days, urging residents to take precautions. Jammu and Kashmir is reeling under an intense heatwave over the past few days. The heatwave forecast has prompted health advisories and precautions from authorities….
Thiruvananthapuram, June 11 (UNI) Malaysia Airlines is significantly expanding its operations from Trivandrum Airport, underlining Kerala’s growing role as an international hub for South India. Starting 6 June, flights from Trivandrum will increase from four to five times weekly, complementing daily flights from Kochi and bring the airline’s total services from Kerala to 12 weekly…
Mumbai, June 11 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Wednesday recovered by 123.14 points to settle firm at 82,515.14, tracking gains in other Asian peers amid signs of progress in trade negotiations between the US and its key partners like India and China. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) also advanced by 37.15 points to 25,141.40 The…
Hyderabad, June 11 (UNI) Jio BlackRock Investment Advisers Private Limited (JioBlackRock Investment Advisers), a 50:50 joint venture between Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL) and BlackRock Inc. (BlackRock), on Wednesday said it has received regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and BSE Limited to commence operations as an Investment Adviser in…
Hyderabad, June 11 (UNI) Zoom Communications, on Wednesday announced the further expansion of its industry-leading Zoom Phone service to four major metro telecom circles in India — Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Karnataka (Bengaluru), and Andhra Pradesh & Telangana (Hyderabad). The Delhi NCR Telecom Circle includes the Union Territory of Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, NOIDA, and Gurgaon, the…
New Delhi, June 11 (UNI) The Congress on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 11 years in power, calling it a “shining monument of failures and anti-people policies.” Addressing a press conference here, former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh accused the BJP-led government of “misleading the public and spreading divisive politics over…
New Delhi, June 11 (UNI) The Government’s Department of Pension and Pensioners welfare (DoPPW) will launch a ]special campaign 2.0 for redressal of 2210 grievances of family pensioners and super senior pensioners next month. According to a DoPPW statement here, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will kick-start…
