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West Asia tensions push India to review LPG supply for hotels, industries as domestic demand gets priority

Amid escalating West Asia tensions and fears of supply disruptions, the government has ordered oil refiners to increase LPG production and prioritise household cooking gas supplies across India Go to Source Read More

KN Panikkar, historian of ideas, passes away

Noted Leftist historian K N Panikkar, who critiqued colonial historiography’s simplistic view of culture and highlighted how indigenous intellectuals offered an alternative paradigm of modernity, passed away at a private hospital in T Read More

Amit Shah intensifies efforts to put infiltrators’ issue to forefront

NEW DELHI: From states as afar as Bihar and Uttarakhand, home minister Amit Shah is leading BJP’s push to put the issue of infiltrators on the front burner with an eye on not only the upcoming assembly elections, especially in Read More

Government moots central body to curb green nod delay

NEW DELHI: In order to end unnecessary delay in assessing projects for environmental clearances (EC), the Union environment ministry has proposed to set up a central body — Standing Committee on Environment Impact Appraisal (SCE Read More

Investment in J&K hydro plan gets NHPC nod

NEW DELHI: NHPC has given its approval for investment to develop the 260-MW Dulhasti Stage-II Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Jammu and Kashmir. The project received environmental clearance in Jan this year. Read More

Opposition likely to move notice for CEC removal

NEW DELHI: The joint opposition is likely to move a notice for the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar soon after Lok Sabha disposes off the “removal notice” against Speaker Om Birla, latest by Wednesday. Read More

Birla motion can be taken up after Gulf debate: Congress

NEW DELHI: The washout of proceedings on the day Parliament met after recess triggered a political slugfest, with govt accusing the opposition of being irresponsible, while the latter said it was raising issues affecting the people du Read More

Left politicians raise Rahul’s ‘CJP’ comments at opposition meet

NEW DELHI: Days after Congress functionary and LoP Rahul Gandhi coined the term “CJP” to deride CPM as “Communist Janata Party”, two Left leaders from Kerala complained to the INDIA bloc that such attacks can hurt cohesion within the Read More

Care economy, telemedicine key to future health jobs: PM Modi

Urges Experts, Policymakers To Work On New Training Models NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the growing importance of the care economy and telemedicine in strengthening India’s healthcare system, saying both s Read More

Despite ‘Make-in-India’ focus, India remains 2nd largest arms buyer in world: SIPRI report

NEW DELHI: Despite a slight dip in imports due to govt’s impetus on ‘Make-in-India’ weapons, India remains the world’s second-largest importer of major arms, accounting for 8. Read More

Govt wants to avoid talks on Gulf crisis, says Rahul

New Delhi: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Modi govt wants to avoid a discussion on West Asia crisis because it will lead to questions of how the “PM is being blackmailed”. Read More

Middle East tensions: Bahrain mission arranges for Indians’ return from Saudi

NEW DELHI: With the Bahrain airport not seeing any commercial flights since Feb 28, the Indian embassy there has made arrangements for stranded compatriots to return home via Saudi Arabia. Read More