‘Oil cos losing Rs 1,000 crore a day’: Hike in prices imminent, hints Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri | India News

New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that public sector oil marketing firms cannot sustain a daily loss of Rs 1,000 crore from selling petrol and diesel below market prices, a strong indication that pump prices are set to rise in the coming days.“They are taking losses to discourage the consumer. (But)…

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‘People’s will through lawmakers can bring religious reforms’: Supreme Court | India News

New Delhi: A nine-judge SC bench headed by CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday cautioned constitutional courts against making changes in religious practices and customs and said only the will of the people, reflected through their representatives in Parliament and the Legislative Assembly, can bring about reforms.The bench, which is hearing the sensitive faith versus fundamental…

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Introspect on reputational cost of aiding terror exporter Pakistan, India tells China | India News

New Delhi: Amid reports that China has provided technical assistance to Pakistan in India’s post-Indus conflict last year, the government has urged China to introspect on the potentially honorable cost of supporting a terrorist infrastructure. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the reports only confirmed what was already known.“Operation Sindoor The terrorist attack in…

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‘LoP is not rubber stamp’: Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi, registers dissent with CBI chief selection process | India News

Prime Minister Modi and Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday registered his displeasure with the process of selecting the next director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), alleging that he was not provided with self-evaluation reports of the candidates and the government’s choice was therefore “pre-determined”.“As…

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Vijay: Why Vijay’s floor test in Tamil Nadu is really a survival test for AIADMK | India News

New Delhi: When Tamil Nadu The Legislative Assembly convened in Fort St George on Wednesday for a vote of confidence on the Chief Minister’s nominee victoryThe immediate question will be whether the actor-politician has the numbers to survive his first major constitutional test. But the bigger political story may be across the aisle.The confidence vote,…

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