Tag: IOC
Japan, IOC Agree To Postpone Olympics By A Year
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold the Games in 2021. The IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee later said in a joint statement that the committee's president Thomas Bach and Abe agreed that the Games have to be "rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021."....
Fuel Price Hiked Again, Petrol Nearing Century Mark Across The Country
Fuel prices increased again across the country on Tuesday adding more misery for the common man already grappling with rising food prices amid shrinking income.....
Petrol Price Hiked By 42 Paise A Litre, Diesel By Rs 1.03
Following the recent spurt in oil prices to well over $50 a barrel, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) hiked prices of petrol by 42 paise a litre, and of diesel by Rs 1.03, both in Delhi and effective from Monday, with corresponding increases in other states.....
Petrol Cut By Rs 3.77 A Litre, Diesel By Rs 2.91
State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) substantially reduced prices of transport fuels effective from Saturday, of petrol by Rs 3.77 a litre and of diesel by Rs 2.91, both at Delhi, with corresponding cuts in other states following the recent decline in global crude rates.....
IOC Suspends India From Hosting Olympic-qualifying Events
In a major setback for India, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday suspended all Indian applications to host future Olympic-related events until New Delhi guarantees in writing the entry of all participants. ....
Non-subsidised LPG Rate Cut By Rs 120.50/cylinder, Subsidised By Rs 5.91
Passing on a new year gift of reduction in global gas prices to consumers, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Monday announced a major cut of Rs 120.50 in the rates of non-subsidised LPG cylinders.....
Bommai Calls For Restraint After Kiran Shaw's 'religious Divide' Remark
After Biocon chief Kiran Majumdar Shaw mentioned 'growing religious divide' in her tweet, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that everyone should show restraint. ....
Chinese Sculptor Donates Pierre De Coubertin Statue To IOC
China's world-renowned sculptor Wu Weishan presented a Pierre de Coubertin statue as a gift to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here.....
Malaria Causing Superbugs Can Enter India, Warns Scientist
Detection of malaria parasites resistant to the frontline artemisinin (ART) combination therapy in some south Asian countries should worry India, Govindarajan Padmanabhan a top biochemist and malaria researcher at the Indian Institute of Science here has warned. ....
Eating Broccoli May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
An increased consumption of cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, that are high in sulforaphane may lower the risk of developing prostate cancer, a study has claimed.....
