With Cong distancing itself from him, Rohit Tilak likely to join Shinde-led Shiv Sena

With the Congress distancing itself from him since the Lokmanya Tilak award was conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former state Youth Congress chief Rohit Tilak, descendent of freedom fighter ...
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‘Sympathy will encourage absenteeism’: Gauhati High Court rejects woman’s plea filed 9 years after being declared foreigner

Gauhati High Court news: The Gauhati High Court recently dismissed a woman’s plea challenging a Foreigners Tribunal order declaring her an illegal migrant from Bangladesh, noting that the petition had ...
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Why induction stove sales are suddenly surging: LPG shortage linked to West Asia conflict sparks rush to alternatives

The shortage of commercial LPG cylinders and supply disruptions have triggered a sharp rise in sales of induction cooktops across the country, with many citizens and hoteliers rushing to buy the ...
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Shortened menus at restaurants, days-long wait for laundry: How LPG shortage amid West Asia conflict is affecting Indians

With the conflict in West Asia leading to a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), commercial LPG users, such as restaurants and other food sellers, as well as autorickshaw drivers and even ...
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Opinion With a legal cloud over Trump’s tariffs, countries must rethink trade deals

Last month, the United States and India signed a joint statement outlining a trade deal under which Washington was expected to cut reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods from 25 per cent to 18 per cent ...
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Why Styrenix’s stock has fallen 45% despite strong fundamentals

Here’s a 52-year-old company whose founder built India’s first ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) factory, sold a majority stake to Bayer AG on the company’s silver jubilee (1997), and bought it ...
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Opinion How Rassundari Devi read — and wrote — her way into the world

I had heard that if women learned to read, they would become widows.” This is how Rassundari Devi begins her remembrance of the world that shaped her life in Amar Jiban (My Life), written in 1876. It ...
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Opinion As Middle East conflict rages on, facing down the spectre of energy crisis

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has caused significant dislocation in energy markets, and sharp price gyrations. On Monday, Brent crude oil surged to nearly $120 per barrel. Prices softened ...
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West Asia crisis: Glass industry in a spot as govt prioritises natural gas allocation

India’s glass manufacturing industry, which depends on natural gas for its critical round-the-clock operations, is likely to pay hefty price as the government moves to curb supply to industrial users ...
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Opinion Panikkar was a Marxist historian with a difference

The death of K N Panikkar is a great loss to all those who believe in the importance of authentic history writing for Indian society. He was a distinguished member of the community of historians who ...
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Surat civic body office Mughal Sarai, built during Shah Jahan’s reign, renamed Tapi Bhavan; Muglisara to be called Tapipura

The 17th-century Mughal Sarai building, which houses offices of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), will now be called Tapi Bhavan, while Muglisara, the area where it is located, will be renamed ...
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Air India to levy fuel surcharge on domestic flights, hike it on international flights

With the conflict in West Asia leading to a surge in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, Tata group airlines Air India and Air India Express have decided to levy a fuel surcharge on domestic flights, ...