Petrol & Diesel Prices Touch New High
Petrol and diesel prices in Delhi rose by 48 and 52 paise. The price of petrol and diesel in Delhi are at Rs 79.99 per litre & Rs 72.07 per litre, respectively. While in Mumbai, the petrol and diesel prices are at Rs 87.39 per litre and Rs 76.51 per litre, respectively, ANI reported.
Iranian Consulate Set Ablaze in Iraq
Protesters set Iranian consulate ablaze in Iraq's Basra on Friday, 7 September, reported ANI.
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Ratification of CTBT Essential to Prevent 'Catastrophic Impact' of Nuclear Tests: UN Chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres reiterated his appeal to eight nations, including India and the US, to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, saying the failure to bring it into force undermines global efforts to ensure a world free of atomic weapons.
Although more than 180 countries have signed the CTBT, and mostly ratified it, the treaty can only enter into force after it is ratified by eight countries with nuclear technology capacity, namely China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan and the United States.
Every effort must be made to bring about the immediate entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, CTBT. Yet, more than 20 years since its negotiation, the Treaty has yet to enter into force
He said the failure to bring the treaty into force prevents its full implementation and undermines its permanence in the international security architecture.
(Source: PTI)
No Development in Amethi: Smriti Irani
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani attacked the Gandhi family on Friday for the “lack of development” in its electoral stronghold.
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi represents Rae Bareli in the Lok Sabha and Congress president Rahul Gandhi holds the adjacent Amethi seat, where Irani herself contested unsuccessfully in 2014. She accused the two Congress leaders for failing to develop their own constituencies, claiming that 70 to 80 per cent of houses there are still made of mud
(Source: PTI)
Naxal Leader Bhaskar Ji Arrested
Police arrested naxal leader Lal Babu Sahani alias Bhaskar Ji in Sheohar, Bihar, reported ANI. According to ADG Sanjeev Kumar Singhal, he was wanted in several cases.