Fuel prices had risen for 12 straight days before hitting a two-day pause button on 21 and 22 February. The increase follows a spurt in oil prices in the international market.
In an editorial of its mouthpiece Saamana, Shiv Sena urged the Centre to control the prices of essential items, and questioned Bollywood actors for their silence on the issue.
With petrol prices touching around Rs 100 and diesel up to nearly Rs 90, Indians are dipping into savings or cutting down on expenses to meet their fuel need, says LocalCircles survey.
Poland PM Donald Tusk highlighted that the ‘Trump pill’ will serve as a much-needed wake-up call for Europe to make painful but necessary structural changes.
Donald Trump has been vocal about India’s high import tariffs and has threatened retaliation. Simultaneously, his tough stand on China could see Chinese goods flood India.
The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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