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Patna, March 14 Bihar Transport Minister Shrawon Kumar and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha on Saturday alleged that rumors about an LPG shortage in the state are part of a "political conspiracy".Their remarks came amid reports of people queuing up in large numbers outside distribution outlets...

Kabul, March 14 – Pakistani air strikes claimed four lives and injured 25 others in the Afghan capital Kabul early Friday, deputy spokesman of the Afghan government, Hamdullah Fitrat, said on Saturday.According to the official, besides Kabul, Pakistan also conducted air raids on the provinces...

Nainital, March 13 Two senior IPS officers of the Uttarakhand cadre filed a petition in the high court challenging their deputation to posts allegedly lower than their current rank in central forces.A division bench of Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay, hearing the...

Gairsain, March 13 Congress MLAs held a sit-in demonstration on Friday at the entrance of the Uttarakhand Assembly building in Gairsain, the state's summer capital, demanding solutions to the disruptions in LPG supply caused by the conflict in West Asia.Leader of the Opposition Yashpal Arya...

Patna, March 13 The Bihar Assembly received a bomb threat via email on Friday morning, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said.The email threat was received at 11:11 am, prompting Secretary Khyati Singh to inform Speaker Prem Kumar, they added.Kumar took note of the threat and...

Chandigarh, March 13 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that rumors regarding disruptions in the supply of domestic LPG gas, petrol, and diesel in the state due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia are completely baseless.He assured that the supply of domestic LPG, petrol...

The Ministry of External Affairs' Fact Check Unit has refuted claims circulating on social media that India has threatened Iran and that the Indian Navy has entered the waters against the West Asian nation. The Fact Check Unit has labeled these claims as "false" and has urged citizens to be...

Amaravati, March 13 The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Friday assigned a group of ministers to analyze the regional repercussions of the ongoing conflict in West Asia.Speaking at a press conference at the secretariat, I&PR Minister K Parthasarathy said the Group of Ministers (GoM) will closely...

New Delhi, March 13 Refuting claims of shortages in LPG cylinders, the BJP said that the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) are trying to create "inconvenience" for consumers, adding that such reports were emerging only from states ruled by these parties.BJP IT department head Amit...

March 13, New Delhi – India's Minister for Culture and Tourism, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, held a meeting with Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and senior officials from the Ministry of Petroleum to discuss the impact of the conflict in West Asia on domestic commercial LPG supply and its...

New Delhi, March 13 Opposition MPs staged a protest in the Parliament complex on Friday over the LPG crisis, demanding answers from Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.TMC MPs started the protest around 10:30 am on Friday outside the Parliament building, holding...

Jaipur, March 13 Congress workers held demonstrations in several places in Rajasthan on Friday over the crisis in the supply of LPG cylinders amid the West Asia crisis and accused the government of causing hardship for the public.The protests took place in cities including Jaipur, Ajmer...

New Delhi, March 13 Opposition parties on Friday urged the Centre to take immediate steps to address the alleged shortage of LPG cylinders in several parts of the country, even as leaders of the ruling alliance backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused the opposition of misleading the...

Kolkata, March 13 Long queues were seen outside LPG distribution centers across West Bengal on Friday, amid concerns about a shortage of cooking gas cylinders due to the crisis in the Middle East.People stood with empty LPG cylinders outside such centers in various parts of the state – from...

Mumbai, March 13 Congress leaders MLAs Nana Patole and Vijay Wadettiwar staged a protest on the premises of the Maharashtra legislature here on Friday, alleging a shortage of domestic LPG and demanding immediate intervention by the government.Wadettiwar, who is also the Congress legislature...

New Delhi, March 13 – On Friday, leaders of the BJP and Shiv Sena urged citizens to remain calm regarding concerns about energy supplies, emphasizing that speculative behavior, rather than actual shortages, was fueling public anxiety.Speaking to IANS, BJP MP Shashank Mani said, "Union Minister...

Gandhinagar, March 13 – Congress legislators in Gujarat staged a protest outside the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in Gandhinagar on Friday, demanding adequate supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders and natural gas. This protest came after the state government formed a monitoring...

New Delhi, March 13 Union Minister Giriraj Singh accused Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, of spreading confusion and misinformation about the availability of LPG in the country.Gandhi behaved in a similar manner during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the country efficiently...

Kolkata, March 13 Long queues were seen outside LPG distribution centers across West Bengal on Friday, amid concerns about a shortage of cooking gas cylinders due to the crisis in the Middle East.People were standing with empty LPG cylinders outside such centers in various parts of the state –...

The Lok Sabha will continue discussions and voting on the Supplementary Demands for Grants – Second Batch for 2025-2026. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will respond to the debate in the House. In the Rajya Sabha, further discussion will be held on the functioning of the Ministry of Rural...