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Delhi HC quashes FSSAI regulation on ani...

Delhi HC quashes FSSAI regulation on animal feed, BIS certification

Delhi HC quashes FSSAI regulation on animal feed, BIS certification ## Judicial Review Invalidates FSSAI’s Animal Feed Regulations **New Delhi:** In a significant legal pronouncement, the Delhi High Court has set aside a regulation issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India... read more »

Women cannot be seen as untouchables for...

Women cannot be seen as untouchables for three days a month: Justice Nagara...

Women cannot be seen as untouchables for three days a month: Justice Nagarathna in Sabarimala case Centre objects to 2018 ruling drawing parallels between the Sabarimala bar on menstruating women and the practice of untouchability; S-G claims India is not as patriarchal or gender-stereotyped as the... read more »

NCERT reconstitutes textbook committee a...

NCERT reconstitutes textbook committee after Supreme Court rap

NCERT reconstitutes textbook committee after Supreme Court rap **NCERT Forms New Panel to Review Textbooks Following Judicial Intervention** New Delhi – The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has announced the formation of a new committee to review and revise its social... read more »

Wales suffer Holland blow for World Cup ...

Wales suffer Holland blow for World Cup qualifiers

Wales suffer Holland blow for World Cup qualifiers **Welsh Squad Hit by Midfield Absence Ahead of Crucial World Cup Qualifiers** Cardiff, Wales – The Welsh national football team faces a significant setback as key midfielder Ceri Holland has been officially ruled out of their upcoming World Cup... read more »

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Gold Falls by Rs 45 to Rs 27,265 on Sluggish Demand

New Delhi: In a mixed pattern of trading, gold prices declined by Rs 45 to Rs 27,265 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Monday, owing to slackened demand from jewelers at prevailing levels even as... read more »

RBI warns of rising tide of NPAs

RBI’s credibility loss: It’s wrong to ...

The mid-year economic review of the Narendra Modi government has made some strong-worded, direct observations against former RBI governor D Subbarao... read more »

Bharti Retail Plans to borrow up to 2k cr

MUMBAI: A year after parting ways with Walmart, billionaire Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Retail plans to borrow up to 2,000 crore to accelerate store openings... read more »

More Steps to Rationalise Subsidies on Anvil: Arun Jait...

New Delhi: Assuring India Inc of NDA’s commitment to carry forward economic reforms, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government will come... read more »

Aurobindo Pharma completes $132.5-million Natrol acquis...

NEW DELHI: Drug firm Aurobindo PharmaBSE -0.68 % has completed the acquisition of assets of nutritional supplement maker Natrol Inc and its other affiliate... read more »

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Beyonce admits being nervous about surprise new album

Beyonce admits being nervous about surprise new album

London – Beyonce has admitted that she was really nervous about releasing her surprise new album, saying that it was a huge risk. The 32-year-old singer said that she was so scared that she had... read more »

Selena Gomez `in high spirits` after canceling tour

Selena Gomez `in high spirits` after canceling tou...

Washington – Selena Gomez recently took to Twitter to announce that she is the happiest she has been in a while since the cancellation of the... read more »

Deepika keen to work with Hrithik, Salman and Aamir

Deepika keen to work with Hrithik, Salman and Aamir

Mumbai – After acting with popular actors like Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and superstar Shah RukhKhan, Deepika Padukone now wants to work... read more »

‘Tere Bin Laden 2’ an unconventional sequel...

'Tere Bin Laden 2' an unconventional sequel, says director

Mumbai – Director Abhishek Sharma says “Tere Bin Laden 2” is a first of its kind sequel as the stories of the first film and the second are... read more »

‘Bheemavaram Bullodu’ funnier than my other...

'Bheemavaram Bullodu' funnier than my other films: Sunil

Chennai – Comedian Sunil Varma, currently enjoying the status of a lead actor, is confident that his upcoming Telugu romantic-comedy “Bheemavaram... read more »

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Pakistan sweeps Sri Lanka 3-0 in ODI series

Pakistan sweeps Sri Lanka 3-0 in ODI series ## Pakistan Clinches ODI Series Against Sri Lanka with Dominant Performance **Colombo, Sri Lanka** – Pakistan completed a comprehensive series victory... read more »

Forest Department seizes 390 kg of red sanders nea...

Forest Department seizes 390 kg of red sanders near Arakkonam ## Red Sanders Seizure Highlights Ongoing Threat of Illegal Logging in Tamil... read more »

PMK to hold protests across Tamil Nadu on December 12: ...

PMK to hold protests across Tamil Nadu on December 12: Ramadoss ## PMK Announces State-Wide Demonstrations Over Lingering Social Justice Concerns Chennai –... read more »

Case of unnatural death registered after booth-level of...

Case of unnatural death registered after booth-level officer found dead in Kannur **Kannur Election Official Found Dead; Inquiry Ordered** Kannur, Kerala – A... read more »

Extend deadline for Special Intensive Revision of elect...

Gujarat govt. snooping extended to Karnataka, Gujarat Minister Amit Shah

Extend deadline for Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls: CPI State secretary Binoy Viswam ## Electoral Roll Revision Deadline Under Scrutiny... read more »

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Sri Lanka appoint Marvan Atapattu as interim coach

Former captain Marvan Atapattu was appointed as the Sri Lankan cricket team’s interim head coach on Friday, following the resignation of Paul Farbrace earlier this week. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)... read more »

Morne Morkel reprimanded for using ‘insultin...

Kolkata pacer Morne Morkel has been reprimanded for breaching the Indian T20 League (T20 League) code of conduct by using “insulting... read more »

Gautam Gambhir’s hat-trick of ducks makes him a social ...

The Kolkata Knight Riders‘ captain, Gautam Gambhir isn’t having the best of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 with the bat, having managed just three ducks... read more »

Yuvraj enjoying Relaxed atmosphere in RCB

Shabnam Singh, mother of Yuvraj Singh, has said his son hates to bat under pressure and relishes playing in a side which enjoys cricket and are relaxed. ... read more »

Malinga replaces Chandimal as Sri Lanka T20 captain

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cricket selectors on Wednesday sacked Dinesh Chandimal as Twenty20 captain and replaced him with Lasith Malinga, while Angelo Mathews... read more »

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In a move that is likely to have a spiralling impact on the cost of travel for the common man, public transport and other related areas, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) on Thursday announced a steep hike of Rs. 4.50 paise per Kg in the price of compressed natural gas (CNG), the second successive hike in three months. In a related move that could hurt the household budgets, IGL also hiked the price of cooking piped gas to kitchens by Rs. 5.15 per Kg with effect from Thursday midnight. Under the new pricing regime, CNG will cost Rs. 50.10 per Kg in Delhi and Rs. 56.70 per Kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad, IGL said in a statement in New Delhi. The price of piped natural gas (PNG) to the households in Delhi is being revised from Rs. 27.50 per standard cubic metre to Rs. 29.50 per scm up to consumption of 30 scm in two months. Beyond consumption of 30 scm in two months, the applicable rate in Delhi would be Rs. 52 per scm. Due to differential tax structure in Uttar Pradesh, the applicable price of domestic PNG to households in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad would be Rs. 31 per scm up to consumption of 30 scm in two months, which has been increased from existing Rs. 29 per scm. Beyond consumption of 30 scm in two months, the rate applicable in these cities would be Rs. 54 per scm. CNG price was last revised in September when it was hiked by a hefty Rs. 3.70 per kg. Price of CNG sold to automobiles in Delhi then increased from Rs. 41.90 to Rs. 45.60 per kg. Also at that time, the price of piped cooking gas, called PNG, for households has been hiked from Rs. 24.50 per scm to Rs. 27.50 per scm. The statement said the increase was primarily due to increase in input cost as a result of reallocation of domestically produced gas quantities by the government for all city gas distribution companies across the country. “There has been a reduction in allocation of APM gas to us, which is forcing us to source more quantity of market priced imported R-LNG, whose prices are currently on an upswing. This has affected our overall input cost by over 13 per cent. There has also been an increase in the operating expenses including increase in minimum wages announced by the government with effect from October 2013,” the statement added. Government reallocated domestic gas allocations to all city gas distribution companies across the country as a fall out of a recent court order. All the earlier gas allocations had been cancelled and the revised allocations now also include PMT gas, which is priced higher than APM gas. “In terms of volume, there has been nearly 5 per cent decrease in the overall quantity of domestic gas allocated to IGL for Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. The reduction in allocation as well as increase in demand is forcing IGL to source much higher priced imported R-LNG. The prices of R-LNG have been on the rise recently and therefore, new R-LNG quantities are available in the market at much higher prices than the existing ones,” the company said. However, the company said the increase would not have a major impact on the per km running cost of vehicles. For autos, the increase would be 13 paise per km, for taxi it would be 22 paisa per Km and in case of buses, the increase would be Rs. 1.30 per km, which translates to just over two paisa per passenger-kilometre.

Nearly 66,000 Afghans displaced amid fierce fighting on Pakistan ...

Nearly 66,000 Afghans displaced amid fierce fighting on Pakistan border: UN ### Escalating Border Conflict Fuels Humanitarian Crisis: Tens of Thousands Displaced in Afghanistan **KABUL, Afghanistan... read more »

Trumps endgame in Iran: Regime change without US b...

Trumps endgame in Iran: Regime change without US boots on the ground ## Strategic Uncertainty Looms Over Iran Policy: Experts Question Efficacy of... read more »

Iran 'could become forever war' that kills &#...

Iran 'could become forever war' that kills '100s of thousands' in Middle East horror **Escalation Fears Mount: Expert Warns of Protracted... read more »

Russia preparing for WW3 as Putin ally claims British a...

Russia preparing for WW3 as Putin ally claims British army will be 'destroyed' **Russia Conducts Nationwide Emergency Alert Drill Amidst Heightened... read more »

Gulf countries could run out of air defence 'withi...

Gulf countries could run out of air defence 'within a week', expert says ## Gulf Air Defense Capabilities Under Strain Amid Regional Instability **A... read more »

Cruise ship passenger mysteriously found dead on 12-day Royal Caribbean voyage

Cruise ship passenger mysteriously found dead on 12-day Royal Caribbean voyage **Inquiry Underway Following Passenger Fatality Aboard Royal Caribbean Vessel** A somber investigation has... read more »

Sri Lanka braces for new economic crisis as war on Iran continues

Sri Lanka braces for new economic crisis as war on Iran continues **Geopolitical Tensions Stoke Economic Fears in Sri Lanka** Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka finds itself once again... read more »

The Strait of Hormuz is not just an oil chokepoint

The Strait of Hormuz is not just an oil chokepoint ## Global Supply Chains Face Unprecedented Vulnerability at Hormuz Chokepoint **A critical maritime artery, long recognized for its... read more »

'Junk DNA' in brain may cause schizophrenia

Truly junk: E-waste from rich nations floods local markets in Nigeria

Truly junk: E-waste from rich nations floods local markets in Nigeria **Nigeria Grapples with Influx of Obsolete Electronics from Developed Nations** **Lagos, Nigeria** – Nigeria is... read more »

US-Israel war on Iran: Whats happening on day 28 of attacks?

US-Israel war on Iran: Whats happening on day 28 of attacks? ### Diplomatic Maneuvers Precede Potential Escalation in Iran Tensions **Washington D.C.** – The United States has announced a... read more »