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Closure of over 200 hotels & eateries in Chennai fuels DMK attacks on BJP for ‘cylinder shortage’

Chief Minister M K Stalin says he already wrote to PM & Union ministers, urging immediate action to restore LPG, petrol & diesel supplies. BJP going extra mile to dispel 'narrative'.

End of Vellappally era? Why Kerala HC disqualified SNDP Yogam chief, son Thushar & 2 others

Kerala HC’s Justice TR Ravi said disqualification of Natesan and three others, including his son Thushar Vellappally, was necessary because they violated rules under Companies Act.

Left veteran Sudhakaran finally cuts the cord, plans Independent run in Kerala polls

Sudhakaran’s rift with the party began after the 2021 polls in which he did not participate. During the next year’s organisational reshuffle, he was dropped from state committee.

Russian oil, Epstein & an Om Birla intervention: Rahul sets off fireworks in Lok Sabha

The LoP was stopped mid-speech by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who said he would not allow Rahul to proceed as he was going off topic, to which there was vehement protest from Oppn.

Why Meghalaya’s Garo Hills have been on the boil ahead of tribal council polls

Meghalaya's Garo Hills Autonomous District Council is among the few councils in the Northeast region that still have a handful of unreserved seats.

Rahul’s ‘Samajik Parivartan’ to Akhilesh’s ‘PDA Divas’, UP parties scramble to claim Kanshi Ram’s legacy

The Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram's birth anniversary is on 15 March. Later this year, Uttar Pradesh goes to polls.

Back after no-confidence saga, Speaker Om Birla says no special privileges in LS, with a Vajpayee story

Birla addressed House a day after Opposition-sponsored resolution seeking his removal over charges of bias and partiality was defeated by voice vote.

‘Everything starts & ends with one family’: In Trichy, Modi accuses DMK of ‘scientific corruption’

Addressing a public meeting, PM says NDA only force that can bring complete change to the state, launches multitude of projects.

The seer who stung Yogi plans a new cow protection yatra, this time from UP CM’s bastion Gorakhpur

Avimukteshwaranand has been in the spotlight ever since he locked horns with Yogi govt over allegedly being stopped from taking a holy dip at Triveni Sangam on Mauni Amavasya.

Amit Shah targets Rahul’s attendance, hug & wink as Oppn motion to remove Om Birla as Speaker fails

Replying to Oppn’s resolution against Speaker Om Birla, Amit Shah said Rahul missed key sessions despite claiming he wasn’t allowed to speak, triggering protests & dramatic scenes in the House.

On Camera

India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

What worsens India’s dependence on fertiliser imports is not merely the volume of imports, but the inefficiency with which the country utilises them.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.