INDIA

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TNCC holds state-wide protests against fuel price hike

11:58 pm July 8, 2021

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee on Thursday held state-wide protests against the Central government over rise in fuel and cooking gas prices and demanded its immediate rollback. Alongside protests in front of fuel pumps in the state, signature campaign was also held across Tamil Nadu to press the union government to roll back the […]

Bengaluru court junks private plaint for graft probe against Karnataka CM, others

11:55 pm July 8, 2021

Bengaluru: Citing absence of valid sanction, a city court on Thursday dismissed a private complaint for a probe into allegations of corruption against Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, his son, relatives and a minister, relating to a residential project. Activist T J Abraham had filed the complaint against Yediyurappa, his son and BJP state vice […]

Nisith Pramanik, Ajay Kumar take charge as MoS, Home

11:52 pm July 8, 2021

New Delhi: Nisith Pramanik, the youngest minister in the government, and Ajay Kumar took charge as Union ministers of state for home at their offices in the North Block on Thursday. Pramanik (35), a Lok Sabha MP from Cooch Behar in West Bengal, and Kumar (60), a Lok Sabha MP from Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, […]

Shiv Sena to conduct outreach campaign

9:46 pm July 8, 2021

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena will conduct a public outreach campaign from July 12 to 24 to strengthen the organization and expand its base, senior party leader Anil Desai told reporters here on Thursday. Sena president and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray addressed district chiefs of the party virtually during the day and asked them to […]

After petrol, CNG price up in Delhi, adjoining cities

9:42 pm July 8, 2021

New Delhi: After petrol, the price of CNG and piped cooking gas in the national capital and its adjoining towns was increased on Thursday in line with rising costs. Indraprastha Gas Ltd — the firm that retails CNG to automobiles and piped gas to household kitchens in the national capital region — raised CNG price […]