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Hotels may shut if LPG supply not resumed: Bengaluru Hotels Association
Meanwhile, State CM Siddaramaiah criticised the Centre over the recent increase in LPG cylinder prices, saying the hike was not justified
Categories: National News
K.N. Panikkar, a historian who defended India’s secular intellectual traditions
Panikkar was widely known not only as a Marxist historian, but also as a public intellectual who believed that history should challenge injustice and defend democratic and secular values
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PM must take responsibility for foreign policy failure and resign: J&K Congress chief
Congress workers held street protests in parts of J&K against the proposed India-U.S. trade deal and alleged it was bound to “affect local economic interests”; several leaders detained
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Rajasthan Assembly passes Bill to scrap two-child norm for panchayat elections
The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was passed in the House after an acrimonious debate, in which the Opposition Congress MLAs questioned the need for reversing the decision taken three decades ago
Categories: National News
At least seven labourers killed in wall collapse in Gurugram; rescue operations under way
The incident occurred during work on a sewage treatment plant at a society
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India will not raise petrol prices despite global crude headwinds: Government sources
The minimum gap for booking a domestic LPG refill has been increased to 25 days from the current 21 days, a move aimed at preventing hoarding and ensuring equitable distribution of cylinders
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Mobilisation for a column on denotified tribes in Census forms picks up pace
Associations of denotified, nomadic, and semi-nomadic tribes in north India form a central action committee; community leaders demand meeting with Census officers
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Former AGP leader Jayanta Khaund joins Congress
Welcoming him into the party, Gaurav Gogoi said the induction of a grassroots leader like Jayanta Khaund reflected growing discontent in Assam against the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Tension in U.P. locality after attack on religious leader
The Congress has alleged such incidents are part of a broader pattern to disturb harmony at a local level. ‘An organised pattern is at play across Western U.P. to disturb harmony through localised incidents aimed at terrorising minorities’
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Prime Minister to launch projects worth ₹10,800 crore at Kochi event
Modi to lay foundation stone for a polypropylene unit at Kochi Refinery; He will also inaugurate 23 rural roads constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in the State
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Mamata accuses CEC of threatening West Bengal officials during meeting
Trinamool Congress chairperson says to ensure free and fair elections, BJP must allow those on adjudication list to vote
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West Asia conflict: Nearly 1,000 Indians return from Doha in last three days
Qatar Airways is planning three flights to Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi for March 10
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If BNS distinguishes between throwing and administering acid, RPwD Act must too: Supreme Court
Chief Justice Kant said statutory provisions should be able to cover not only acts committed, but also be able to foresee offences which in all probability may occur in the future
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MPs demand stricter enforcement of laws to tackle air pollution
Members want “conceptual restructuring” of the Environment Ministry to meet emerging challenges of climate change; Swati Maliwal terms Delhi’s air pollution crisis an “ongoing crime”
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West Asia dominates Lok Sabha; resolution on Speaker’s removal not taken up
Government unlikely to agree to discuss West Asia crisis after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made a suo motu statement on the issue in both Houses of Parliament
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Bitter milk: On the Rajamahendravaram milk adulteration case
Detecting violation of rules in time is better than stringent penalties
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Child rights body urges curb on sale of alcoholic and high sugar canned drink near schools, colleges
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Call for deferring SA-2 exam in view of Ugadi, Id holidays
Parents and teachers have urged the DSEL to postpone the exam which is now scheduled to be held from March 20
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Lokayukta team finds multiple violations during inspection of lakes in Bengaluru
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