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NEW DELHI: Centre on Saturday revoked the emergency natural gas supply restrictions imposed in March during the West Asia conflict, restoring normal gas allocation to fertiliser plants, refineries, city gas distributors and industrial consumers as the ceasefire eased concerns over disruption of LNG shipments through Strait of Hormuz.Saturday’s decision follows a series of steps taken…

His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi, India on April 16. 1961. (Image credit: Dalailama.com)) An excerpt from Eternal Light: Life and Legacy of the 14th Dalai Lama by Arvind Yadav sheds light on a little-known diplomatic episode from 1956, when the Dalai Lama confided in Prime Minister…

Photographic view during the Static Test of SOLVE-ST01 NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the first ground test of the solid motor for its Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE), a new test platform being developed to support the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme.The static test was carried out at the…

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke writes to PM Modi as Jantar Mantar protest enters Day 15 NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to break his silence over education activist Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike and demanding the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra…

External affairs minister S Jaishankar is set to embark on a six-nation visit from July 5 to 15, covering Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the United States and Belgium.Jaishankar will visit the four Gulf countries from July 5 to 10, where he is scheduled to meet his counterparts and leadership figures. According to the Ministry of…

SRINAGAR: Gunshots were heard during a cordon and search operation in the Saidpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district Saturday evening, a senior police officer said.A joint team of J&K Police and the Army launched the operation after receiving specific inputs. “So far, we can only confirm that gunshots were heard, and the area continues…

Monsoon in central India (PTI) NEW DELHI: A well-marked low-pressure area that has developed over northwest Bay of Bengal will help monsoon continue in “active phase” over central parts of the country over the next 4-5 days, IMD said on Saturday, when the cumulative (June 1-July 4) rainfall deficit dropped to nearly 27% from 40%…

NEW DELHI: Coming to the defence of govt amid backlash over the impact of mandatory 20% blending of ethanol in petrol, vehicle manufacturers on Saturday said there was no evidence of damage to engines, although they admitted to 3-3.5% drop in fuel efficiency in pre-2023 vehicles. The fall in mileage was on account of E20…

While people were busy spreading rumours of a crisis, govt was quietly ramping up domestic LPG production, diversifying crude supplies and leveraging diplomacy to shield consumers from shortages and steep price shocks during the worst energy crisis in decades caused by the West Asia war, PM Modi said on Saturday.Speaking at the inauguration of HPCL…

Representative image (AP) NEW DELHI: A new era of cyber threats is coming to the roads. As vehicles become smarter, with more software driving systems, the risk of malware attacks is no longer science fiction. In response, the road transport ministry has proposed sweeping rules to make cybersecurity and software update management mandatory for vehicles…