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State-run oil marketing companies are facing a major hit to their finances, Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri flagged on Tuesday. Puri said that oil marketing companies (OMCs) are collectively losing around Rs 1,000 crore every day as they continue to sell petrol, diesel and LPG below cost. He added that the…
Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday soothed concerns over energy supplies across the country, saying that fuel and cooking gas supplies remain stable. Addressing the CII Annual Business Summit, Puri said that the country currently holds crude oil and LNG reserves sufficient for 69 days, while LPG stocks can last…
Actress Amrita Puri has come out in support of Deepika Padukone’s demand for an 8-hour workday in Bollywood. Drawing from her own experience of unpaid 16-hour shifts, she called out the gender bias, pointing out that male actors with similar contract clauses never face the same scrutiny. Amrita Puri, known for her role in ‘Aisha’,…
The late Om Puri is widely regarded as one of India’s most accomplished performers, but for Annu Kapoor, the association carries deeply personal and painful memories. Puri was married to Annu Kapoor’s sister Seema Kapoor. He later left her at the time when she was pregnant and married Nandita. In a recent conversation, Kapoor revisited…
NEW DELHI: Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri will visit Qatar on April 9-10, amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East and concerns over global energy supplies, reported ANI.The visit comes after a two-week ceasefire was announced between the US and Iran. The region remains volatile due to the evolving situation…
Bhubaneswar: Amid the buzz and mystery surrounding the detection of suspected tunnel-like structures in the ground penetrating survey (GPR) around Puri Jagannath Temple, historians and archaeologists said such structures were an integral feature of the mutts that were established near the 12th century shrine.The draft GPR report, submitted by IIT Gandhinagar to Odisha Bridge &…
BARIPADA/PURI: At least three people were killed and three others injured as Nor’westers battered Odisha’s Mayurbhanj and Puri districts, police reported on Saturday.Strong winds accompanied by thunderstorms struck Baripada, the headquarters of Mayurbhanj district, around 11 pm on Friday, an officer said.“Two people were killed, and three others were injured. The deceased were travelling on…
Hardeep Singh Puri speaks in Lok Sabha during Budget session of Parliament Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri told Lok Sabha on Thursday that India remains well prepared to manage disruptions in global energy supplies triggered by the ongoing West Asia conflict, assuring lawmakers that domestic fuel availability and power generation…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed a fiery showdown after the leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi was cut short during his speech for targeting oil and petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri over the alleged appearance of his name in the Epstein files.While speaking on the energy crisis due to the ongoing Middle East conflict,…
Photo credit: X/ @HardeepSPuri NEW DELHI: Union minister for petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Friday sought to allay public concerns about energy availability, stating that there is “no shortage of energy in India” and no reason for consumers to worry amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia. In a post on X,…
