Trinamool Congress MPs on March 15 staged protest in Parliament over the rising price of LPG cylinders. The MPs staged demonstration in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue and raised slogans putting forward their demands.
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India’s opaque purchases of Russian oil emerge as sanctions test
En route to New Delhi this month, US officials proclaimed themselves satisfied that India is buying Russian oil below G-7 price caps designed to undercut Moscow’s war in Ukraine without disrupting global energy flows. Market experts — and even some of those involved in the energy trade — say it’s not so clear. India’s consumption […]
SCO nations bat for freedom to choose low-carbon energy source
Each country must have the freedom to choose low-carbon energy sources, India, China, Russia, Pakistan and four Central Asian nations jointly stressed on Tuesday, even as they agreed to explore joint emerging fuel projects. India and seven other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member nations agreed on the importance of emerging fuels, like hydrogen, biofuel and […]
No load-shedding in Karnataka till May, say power supply companies
The Energy department has directed the Electricity Supply Companies (Escoms) in the state to put in place measures to ensure uninterrupted power supply during summer. While power cuts during summer were expected, Escoms announced that there will be no load-shedding this summer, citing the interests of students facing SSLC and PUC exams. The decision was […]
Russia wants to recover US drone debris from Black Sea
Russian authorities say that they will try to recover the fragments of a US surveillance drone that American forces brought down in the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian fighter jets. Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said in remarks televised Wednesday that Russia planned to search for the drone’s debris. “I […]
Air passenger traffic to log double-digit growth next fiscal: CRISIL
Air passenger traffic is expected to continue on a recovery course and clock double-digit growth in fiscal 2024, according to a report by CRISIL. The growth is because of a pick-up in international and business travel, capacity expansion by airport operators, and higher availability of aircraft. Following traffic volumes, the cash flows of airport operators […]
Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway: Motorists’ problems will be addressed, says Pratap Simha
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will set up toll collection and deduction facilities at entry and exit points near Ramnagar and Channapatna towns on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway in a couple of days, Mysuru BJP Member of Parliament Pratap Simha said here. The government is aware of the problems faced by Ramnagara and Channapatna going […]
Vehicles take ‘incomplete’ service road to bypass toll on Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway
Vehicle users have started bypassing toll booths on the newly-opened Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway, a day after authorities started collecting tolls. On Wednesday, the second day of toll collection, hundreds of vehicles were seen taking an unmarked service road just before the Kaniminike toll booth on Bengaluru’s outskirts as a means to bypass the toll. The service […]
Karnataka HC takes cognisance of chaos on e-way, seeks response from NHAI
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of news reports about the inconvenience caused to motorists on the Day One of toll collection on Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway (NH 275). A division bench, headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale, sought response from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on various issues faced […]
No one will save Lalu family in the IRCTC scam, claims BJP’s Sushil Modi
A special Delhi court has granted bail to RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family, but BJP leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday claimed that they will go to jail and no one would save them. The special CBI court has granted bails to Lalu Prasad Yadav, former […]
Land-for-job scam: HC to hear Tejashwi’s plea to quash CBI summons today
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of summons issued to him by the CBI for appearing before it in connection with a case related to the alleged land-for-job scam. The petition is listed for hearing on Thursday before Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma. RJD supremo and former Bihar […]
Land for job case: Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti, others granted bail
Delhi Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi and their daughter Misa Bharti and others accused in connection with the land-for-job scam case. The case will be heard next on March 29. Court noted that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed the chargesheet without arrest […]