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Mamta Banerjee (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP at an election rally in Purulia, alleging that the party would restrict Bengali food habits, including fish and meat, if it comes to power.Addressing the rally, she said, “BJP says can’t eat fish, meat, eggs; they don’t…
PM Modi (ANI photo) NOIDA: PM Modi inaugurated Noida International Airport in Jewar on Saturday, and dwelled at length on energy supply turbulence precipitated by the West Asia conflict, underlining ethanol blending as a key strategy to reduce dependence on crude oil imports.Modi said that the country would have had to import an additional 4.5…
NEW DELHI: Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said the government chose to cut excise duties on petrol and diesel to shield consumers from surging global energy prices amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. He said the move, reducing petrol duty to Rs 3…
NEW DELHI: With the IPL 2026 opener around the corner, Congress MLA Kashappanavar Vijayananda Shivashankarappa on Thursday kicked up a row, saying legislators were being forced to stand in queues or buy tickets at inflated rates despite being “entitled” to passes. He also alleged large-scale black marketing by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), even…
Oil marketing companies are reportedly considering delivering underweight LPG cylinders to ensure more equitable distribution amid critical availability. While the petroleum ministry dismisses these reports as speculative, refiners confirm the proposal is under government consideration. Increased domestic production is now meeting a higher percentage of demand, despite disruptions in West Asia impacting imports. Source link
A CAG report revealed Arvind Kejriwal’s former Delhi residence renovation cost ₹33.6 crore, significantly exceeding estimates. NEW DELHI: Renovation work at former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s then official residence (6, Flagstaff Road), was completed with Rs 33.6 crore, 342% above the estimated cost, said a CAG report tabled in the assembly on Monday.The Comptroller and…
War coverage would have us believe, US and Israel are almost evenly locked in battle with Iran. Iran is matching – even outsmarting – US through “strategic cleverness”, and “asymmetric warfare”. US appears impulsive, Iran, smart, defiant, and resilient. But, this, simply, isn’t true. Source link
A 30-year-old man, Vishnu Yadav, was brutally murdered by his in-laws in Lucknow. LUCKNOW: A 30-year-old Pratapgarh man, Vishnu Yadav, was beaten to death by his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sisters-in-law in front of his wife at their Aashiana residence, police said on Thursday.“The victim’s wife was tied up, gagged, and held hostage while the assault…
Firefighters work at the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai) NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday strongly condemned Pakistan’s strikes on a hospital in Kabul, describing them as a “massacre dressed as a military operation.”Also Read |…
VARANASI: Fourteen Muslim youths were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly defiling a place of worship and hurting religious feelings after a video purportedly showing them holding an iftar party on a boat and disposing of bones and waste of chicken biryani in the river Ganga went viral.The action followed a written complaint filed by BJP…
