Government asserts no shortage of fuel

Jacqueline Fernandez barred from leaving Mumbai

Indian authorities have barred actress Jacqueline Fernandez from leaving the country saying she may be required to join an ongoing money laundering investigation against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others. The 36-year-old actress was first stopped by the immigration authorities at the Mumbai airport on the basis of a Look Out Circular (LoC) issued by the federal probe agency, the Press Trust of India reported. Sleuths then reached the Mumbai airport and disallowed her travel, aski

06 Dec, 2021

Gas companies allowed to resume distribution under strict conditions

Gas companies have been allowed to resume distribution of domestic gas under strict conditions. The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said that?Litro Gas Lanka Limited and Laugfs Gas PLC, have been allowed to resume distribution based on recommendations put forward by? a technical committee. The gas companies can resume distribution on the condition that they do not release?previously imported LP gas stocks to the market. The gas companies have also been instructed to add Mercaptan to the new

05 Dec, 2021

Biden says Omicron lockdowns not needed ‘for now’

US President Joe Biden has called the Omicron Covid variant a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic” one day after it was detected in North America. He said he saw no need for a lockdown “for now”, adding, “if people are vaccinated and wear their masks”. Cases have been found in Canada, and the US has imposed travel bans on eight African countries. Despite vaccines and Mr Biden’s vow to “shut down” the virus, more Americans died this year from Covid than last. At the White House on Monda

30 Nov, 2021