Italy's anti-migrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday deplored the European Parliament's vote to punish Hungary's government led by far-right Premier Viktor Orban, calling the move "blackmail".

ArcelorMittal on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was ready to pay Rs 7,000 crore - a liability which one of its sister concerns is burdened with for having 29 per cent stakes in now beleaguered Uttam Galva and KSS Petron - as it wanted to have its presence in India's steel sector and also live harmoniously with the banks.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a hike in the price for procurement of ethanol by oil marketing companies (OMCs) by over Rs 3 increasing the rate for the clean fuel derived out of 'B' heavy molasses from the current Rs 47.13 per litre to Rs 52.43.

A family of three was found dead in mysterious circumstances in Ahmedabad's Krishna Nagar area. Police suspect that the three committed suicide; a note recovered from their home suggests that the three believed they were under the influence of black magic.

Four persons lost their lives after a car collided with a BMTC bus in HAL traffic police station limit on Wednesday, sources said.

As fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Wednesday said he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving the country, the Congress took a dig at him dubbing him as "fiscal mismanagement blog minister".

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to reconsider the quantum of punishment to former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu as he had been let off with a fine of just Rs 1,000 for causing simple injury in a 30-year-old road-rage case.

There is no relief in sight from the rising petrol, diesel and gas prices which are burning a hole in the consumers' pockets.