Fuel prices hiked again, now PETROL Rs 108.37, DIESEL Rs 101 in Rajasthan

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June 20, 2021

Bengaluru, June 20: Fuel prices were hiked across the country on Sunday and hit record highs with petrol costing Rs 105.43 a litre and diesel costing Rs 96.65 a litre in Bhopal, one of the highest.

In the financial capital of Mumbai, petrol is now priced at a record Rs 103.36 and diesel at 95.44 a litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation. In Delhi, petrol stood at Rs 97.22 per litre and diesel Rs 87.97 per litre.

In Rajasthan's Ganganagar, where fuel is the costliest, one has to pay Rs 108.37 for a litre of petrol and Rs 101.12 per litre of diesel.

In Bengaluru, which witnessed the petrol price hitting the three-digit mark this week, a litre of petrol now costs Rs 100.47 while a litre of diesel is Rs 93.26. Prices in various cities of Karnataka, including Mysuru and Hubballi, breached Rs 100-mark to touch record highs.

Petrol rates were up by at least 28 paise while diesel increased by 30 paise. Petrol and disel rates vary from state to state based on state taxes and levies.

In Chennai, petrol costs Rs 98.40 and diesel at Rs 92.58 per litre. While in Kolkata, people now have to pay Rs 97.12 for a litre of petrol and Rs 90.82 per litre of diesel.

Petrol and diesel prices have witnessed a hike nearly once every two days for over a month now.

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Hezbollah’s media relations chief killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

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November 17,2024

An Israeli airstrike on the office of Syria’s Baath party in Lebanon’s capital Beirut has killed the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah's Media Relations Officer, Mohammad Afif, reports say.

Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that the Israeli raid struck the Ba'ath party’s building in central Beirut district of Ras Al-Naba'a on Sunday, adding that the strike was an attempt to assassinate the leader of the resistance media front.

According to Baath Secretary-General Ali Hijazi, Afif was having a meeting in the Baath Party headquarters when Israel carried out the attack.

"Afif did not fight with weapons and did not lead a military unit in Hezbollah. Rather, he led a media unit," he said.

Reuters, Sky News, Al Jazeera and a number of Henrew-language media reported that Afif was killed in the Israeli strike.

However, Hezbollah has not yet confirmed Afif’s death or whether he was present at the site or not.

Earlier, the Lebanese Health Ministry said at least one person was killed and three others injured after an Israeli strike targeted a central district in Beirut.

Lebanon's al-Mayadeen television network reported that five people were killed in the attack.

The latest development came after Afif said Hezbollah was behind the Caesarea operation and targeting Netanyahu’s home during a speech at the Ghobeiry area in the southern suburbs of Beirut on October 22.

This was the second assassination attempt on Afif in the last two months, after he survived an attack on the Hezbollah media relations office several weeks ago.

Israel launched a ground assault and massive air campaign against Lebanon in late September after a year of exchanging fire across the Lebanese border in parallel with the Gaza war.

At least 3,287 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon over the past year, with the vast majority in the past seven weeks. Another 14,222 have been wounded, mostly women and children.

In response to the ongoing aggression, the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has been staging hundreds of retaliatory strikes against the occupied Palestinian territories and the Israeli forces trying to advance on southern Lebanese areas.

The movement has vowed to sustain its strikes until the regime ends the escalation.

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