(LiveMint) India plans to split state-run gas utility GAIL by March next year to create two companies: one marketing gas, and another operating pipelines that can be used by consumers who buy direct from producers, the head of the sector’s regulator told . GAIL (India) Ltd is the country’s biggest gas marketing and trading firm and owns most of the nation’s pipelines, giving it a stranglehold on the market for the fuel. By splitting GAIL, the regulator of India’s oil and gas sector hopes to increase the number of gas consumers and attract the billions of dollars needed to expand the…
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(AU) सुप्रीम कोर्ट में अयोध्या मामले पर सुनवाई की अगली तारीख तय हो गई है। मुख्य न्यायाधीश दीपक मिश्रा की अध्यक्षता में तीन न्यायाधीशीय खंडपीठ ने 15 मई को आगे की सुनवाई तय की है। राम जन्मभूमि-बाबरी मस्जिद स्वामित्व को लेकर इससे पहले 6 अप्रैल को सुनवाई के लिए आज की तारीख तय हुई थी। इससे पहले सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने मामले में किसी तीसरे पक्ष को सुनने से इनकार कर दिया था। अदालत ने दो टूक कहा था कि वह पक्षकारों को बातचीत के जरिए अयोध्या विवाद का हल निकालने के लिए नहीं कहेगा। अदालत पहले यह तय कर रही थी कि इस भूमि विवाद के मसले को…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was today accorded a red carpet welcome in Wuhan where he arrived last evening to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping to boost ties and discuss issues that are in their interest. The two leaders began their informal summit by witnessing a traditional Chinese dance at Hubei Provincial Museum, one of the best-known museums in the country. Xi was seen explaining to PM Modi about the essence of the traditional dance and music that was put on display here. Before leaving the hall, Xi was also seen shaking hands with NSA Ajit Doval. The Prime Minister is…
(TOI) At least 13 school children died on the spot and eight suffered injuries when the school van in which they were travelling was hit by a train at a railway crossing in Kushinagar on Thursday morning. Taking serious note of the incident, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath ordered immediate assistance to the victims and their families and directed Commissioner Gorakhpur to conduct a probe into the mishap. There were reports that Adityanath may visit the site of mishap and meet the family members of the schoolkids. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also tweeted expressing their condolences over the deaths.…
(FE) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on the Congressparty for spreading rumours of a hung assembly in Karnataka to divert people from the core issue of development. Speaking to 224 BJP candidates, MLAs and leaders of the BJP via the Nrendra Modi app, Modi told workers to establish connect with people and inform them about the good work done by the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre for Karnataka. Responding to questions from members of the state’s BJP unit, Modi stressed that they should go all-out to expose the lies of the Congress party. He said that Congress leaders know…
(FirstPost) Jodhpur could have witnessed a repeat of the violence and commotion that broke out on 25 August 2017, in Panchkula where yet another self-proclaimed godman — Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh — was convicted of rape. But 25 April couldn’t have turned out any different. While the conviction of Asaram or Asumal Sirumalani created waves in media and online, the situation was eerily quiet on the ground. The country, which has been witnessing a series of violent protests over the past few months, was spared another one. How and why was Jodhpur spared the ire of blind followers of a…
(MC) BPCL has issued a tender seeking four liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for July 2018 to March 2019 delivery, two industry sources said on Wednesday. The cargoes are for delivery in July, September, December and March into the Dahej terminal, one of them said. The tender closes on April 26 with offers to remain valid until May 10.
(AU) भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह और राजस्थान की मुख्यमंत्री वसुंधरा राजे में कड़ा मुकाबला हो सकता है। अमित शाह नागपुर में राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ प्रमुख मोहन भागवत से मिलकर लौट रहे हैं, वहीं वसुंधरा राजे बृहस्पतिवार को दिल्ली आ रही हैं। दिल्ली में उनकी मुलाकात भाजपा के शीर्ष नेतृत्व से होगी। वह अमित शाह, संगठन मंत्री रामलाल समेत अन्य से मिलेंगी। वसुंधरा के पास जहां राजस्थान सरकार और राज्य भाजपा संगठन में अपना दबदबा बनाए रखने की चुनौती है, वहीं भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह लोकसभा चुनाव से पहले प्रस्तावित राजस्थान विधानसभा के चुनाव में सत्ता में वापसी को सुनिश्चित करना चाहते हैं। भाजपा के…
(LiveMint) Buoyed by the forecast of a normal monsoon this year, the agriculture ministry has targeted a record 283.7 million tonnes of foodgrain production in 2018-19, about 6 million tonnes or 2% higher than the estimated 277.5 million tonnes produced the year before. If these targets are met, it would mean the third straight year of food production surpassing the previous year’s record. But, in the absence of an effective public procurement mechanism for crops like pulses and coarse grains, prices received by farmers could see a further erosion, fuelling anger in rural India in a year when elections will be…
(AU) भारत और चीन के रिश्ते आने वाले सालों में कैसे रहेंगे, इसका खाका खींचने के लिए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी शुक्रवार को चीन जा रहे हैं। पिछले साल दोकलाम में युद्ध के शुरुआती दौर तक पहुंच जाने वाले भारत-चीन के संबंधों में आए इस बदलाव से दोनों देशों के बीच एक नई शुरुआत की बयार बहती दिखाई दे रही है। चीन ने पीएम मोदी के लिए किस तरह रेड कारपेट बिछाया है, इसका अंदाजा पहली बार सभी प्रोटोकॉल तोड़कर चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग के किसी देश के प्रमुख के साथ बीजिंग से बाहर द्विपक्षीय वार्ता करने से लगाया जा सकता है। माना जा रहा…