Congress leader and former union finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday criticised the Centre for the fuel price hike and claimed that petrol prices can […]
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Fuel prices soar for 10th straight day, govt seeks long-term solution
Wednesday marked the 10th day in a row that fuel prices rose, to Rs 77.17 a litre of petrol and Rs 68.34 a litre of […]
One dead, 3 Injured in fresh violence in Tuticorin
A man was killed in fresh police firing on anti-Sterlite plant agitators on Wednesday, while some others were injured in clashes with security personnel in […]
Met issues heat wave alert after Delhi sizzles at 44 degrees, Palam at 46
Brace for the first heat wave of the season on Wednesday. With the day temperature in the city shooting up to 44 degrees Celsius on […]
Nine killed as police fire on anti-Sterlite protesters in Tamil Nadu
Nine people were killed on Tuesday during a protest seeking the closure of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper unit in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin, ANI news agency reported. […]
Govt hints at fuel duty cut, as oppn mounts pressure over petrol-diesel prices
Record fuel prices have triggered a political row, with the Opposition attacking the NDA government for not taking steps to cut taxes on fuel so […]
BJP’s Yeddyurappa resigns as Karnataka CM, skips trust vote
BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa resigned as Karnataka’s chief minister on Saturday, minutes before a Supreme Court-ordered trust vote and two days after he was sworn […]
To avoid poaching, Cong, JD(S) MLAs in Hyd ahead of floor test
A large group of MLAs belonging to the Congress and JD(s) reached Hyderabad in three buses on Friday morning amid fears of poaching by the […]
To prove majority SC orders BJP to take floor test at 4pm on Saturday
Three judges of the Supreme Court on Friday resumed hearing Opposition Congress party’s petition challenging Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala’s decision to invite BJP leader BS […]
Congress, RJD cite Karnataka decision, to stake claim to govts in Goa, Bihar
The Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday said they will ask governors in Goa and Bihar to invite their parties to form […]