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Consumers using CNG for transport and piped natural gas for household cooking are set to see lower fuel bills from January 1, 2026, after the petroleum regulator approved a rationalised pipeline tariff structure aimed at cutting costs, ANI reported.The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has announced a unified tariff framework that will translate…
Ghaziabad and Noida administrations have released lists of absent, shifted, or deceased voters for public review before the final electoral roll NOIDA: Before the final draft electoral roll is published on Dec 31, after completion of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, Ghaziabad and Noida administrations have uploaded polling station-wise lists of absent, shifted, dead…
BENGALURU: The father of a 21-year-old woman who was seriously injured after leaping from the fourth floor of a hotel in AECS Layout, Kundalahalli, has alleged negligence by the hotel management and filed a complaint seeking a detailed probe.He also raised concerns over the role of others present at the spot, including hotel staff and…
Centralisation of decision-making, weakening Panchayati Raj “That decision is taken at the panchayat level by the gram pradhan.” “Now what will happen? These decisions will be made at the Centre. People sitting in Delhi will decide.” “The powers given to panchayats under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment, under the Panchayati Raj system, will be taken away.”…
US federal authorities have arrested five people accused of plotting coordinated bomb attacks across Southern California on New Year’s Eve, disrupting what officials described as a major terror plot, according to the FBI and the Department of Justice.The suspects are alleged members of a “radical offshoot” of the Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF), an extremist…
Mallikarjun Kharge (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The Opposition has mounted a sharp attack on the Centre over its move to repeal and replace the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Several leaders have questioned the removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s name from one of India’s largest welfare programmes.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday…
Australia was rocked by one of its deadliest mass shootings in decades after a Pakistani-origin father and son opened fire at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing 16, including gunman, during a Jewish festival. The shooting has been declared a “terrorist incident”, with two Islamic State (IS) flags being recovered during subsequent raids, ABC news reported.Authorities identified…
Visuals from Congress rally (Credit: Delhi Congress X handle) NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday levelled serious accusations against Congress party, alleging that the “real agenda” behind its SIR, ‘vote chori’ rally was to “eliminate” Prime Minister Narendra Modi.BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla shared an IANS video on X where he claimed that the Congress…
The US Transportation Department has warned New York that it could lose $73 million in federal highway funds after an audit found thousands of immigrant commercial driver’s licences (CDLs) were allegedly issued without proper verification, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Friday, AP report.Duffy said federal investigators reviewed 200 non-domiciled commercial licences and found more…
US applications for unemployment benefits rose sharply last week, although filings remain within the historically low range seen in recent years despite growing concerns over labour-market momentum.The Labor Department said on Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending December 6 increased by 44,000 to 236,000, up from 192,000 in the previous week and exceeding…
