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New Delhi: The ripple effects of the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf are now being felt far beyond global shipping routes and oil markets, reaching deep into Indian households and kitchens. A sharp spike in cooking gas prices and an emerging shortage of LPG cylinders have forced families, small businesses, and eateries to revert to traditional fuels such as firewood, cow dung, and coal, triggering both economic strain and environmental alarm. Across several parts of the country, the risin ...Read More >
New Delhi: Central government employees and pensioners are now waiting with great anticipation for an increase in their Dearness Allowance (DA). A question lingers in everyone's mind: when exactly will their DA be hiked? In fact, the government has not yet announced the DA hike for the first quarter of 2026. Typically, a DA hike is announced around the time of Holi; however, that did not happen this year. Now, all central employees and pensioners are wondering -- with April already halfway thro ...Read More >
New Delhi: Royal Orchid Hotels has announced the signing of a 'strategic agreement' with Hilton to sign and open 125 Hampton by Hilton hotels in India. The companies said the partnership accelerates Hilton's upper midscale expansion in India, where rising domestic travel and growing demand from the country's expanding middle class are driving strong opportunities in the mid-market segment. The franchised hotels will primarily be developed across western and southern markets, including Goa, Mahar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Global hospitality major Hilton on Wednesday announced the signing of a strategic agreement with Regenta Hotels Private Limited, owned by Royal Orchid Hotels Limited, for opening 125 'Hampton by Hilton' hotels across western and southern India by 2035. The partnership accelerates Hilton's upper mid-scale expansion in India, where rising domestic travel and growing demand from the country's expanding middle class are driving strong opportunities in the mid-market segment. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI : Royal Orchid Hotels Limited (NSE: ROHLTD.NS), today announced the signing of a strategic agreement with Hilton ( NYSE : HYT), to sign and open 125 Hampton by Hilton hotels in India. The partnership accelerates Hilton's upper midscale expansion in India, where rising domestic travel and growing demand from the country's expanding middle class are driving strong opportunities in the mid-market segment. The franchised hotels will primarily be developed across western and southern market ...Read More >
Vijay Varma in Matka King ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Prime Video will premiere the series Matka King globally on April 17 * The show is set in 1960s Bombay and follows Brij Bhatti's gambling empire rise * Vijay Varma stars as Brij Bhatti, a cotton trader turned Matka kingpin Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Mumbai (Maharashtra): Prime Video on Tuesday unveiled the trailer of its upcoming Original drama Matka King, headlined by ...Read More >
Summary Vinci may set up an India unit to house the road assets and avoid putting them into an infrastructure investment trust due to complex regulatory procedures. In one of the largest toll road divestments in India, Australian asset manager Macquarie Asset Management is selling its Indian platform, Safeway Concessions, to French engineering and infrastructure firm Vinci SA for an implied enterprise value of approximately $1.7 billion ( ₹15,000 crore). Safeway Concessions acquired the righ ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday announced the regularisation of 1,511 "unauthorised colonies" of Delhi on "as is, where is" basis, a decision offering relief to 45 lakh migrant residents of these colonies that came up in violation of building bye-laws over the past three to four decades. Addressing a joint press briefing with the Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Lal said the "legal tag" for the houses in these u ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Prime Video on Tuesday unveiled the trailer of its upcoming Original drama 'Matka King', headlined by Vijay Varma, with the series set for a global premiere on April 17 across India and more than 240 countries and territories. Created and written by Abhay Koranne, and created, written, and directed by Nagraj Popatrao Manjule, 'Matka King' is set against the backdrop of a rapidly transforming Bombay in the 1960s. Also Read | 'Bhooth Bangla' Trailer T ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Prime Video on Tuesday unveiled the trailer of its upcoming Original drama 'Matka King', headlined by Vijay Varma, with the series set for a global premiere on April 17 across India and more than 240 countries and territories. Created and written by Abhay Koranne, and created, written, and directed by Nagraj Popatrao Manjule, 'Matka King' is set against the backdrop of a rapidly transforming Bombay in the 1960s. The series follows the journey of Bri ...Read More >
Voting for all the 126 assembly seats in the state will be held on April 9 and counting will be on May 4. Addressing an election rally at Barpeta, the Prime Minister said, "The past 10 years of BJP rule in Assam were to bring peace and harmony, take the state out of difficulties and insecurity and safeguard the state's identity. The coming years will bring more prosperity, self-reliance and make the state recognised all over the world." The PM said during the Congress rule, the minimum support ...Read More >
Hojai (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cautioned the public against the Congress, citing the ongoing crisis in West Asia and emphasising his government's commitment to keeping petrol and diesel prices stable. Addressing a public rally in Hojai, he said that despite a major global crisis, fuel prices have not been allowed to rise in India. In contrast, he pointed out that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh increased petrol and diesel prices. He crit ...Read More >
Hojai (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cautioned the public against the Congress, citing the ongoing crisis in West Asia and emphasising his government's commitment to keeping petrol and diesel prices stable. Addressing a public rally in Hojai, he said that despite a major global crisis, fuel prices have not been allowed to rise in India. In contrast, he pointed out that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh increased petrol and diesel prices. He crit ...Read More >
Ernakulam (Keralam) [India], April 6 (ANI): As Keralam prepares to vote for its 140-member Assembly on April 9, the Kalamassery constituency in Ernakulam district has emerged as one of the closely watched electoral battlegrounds in the state. Located within the greater Kochi metropolitan region, Kalamassery holds strategic importance as a key industrial and urban hub. Historically, Kalamassery has been a fiercely contested seat between the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Indian ...Read More >
ALSO READ | It's not about the samosas alone: How Raghav Chadha and AAP broke up slowly but steadily Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Atishi questioned Chadha's silence on what she described as "pressing national concerns." In a video, she asked why he had not raised issues such as the alleged misuse of institutions and the ongoing LPG shortage. "Today, our nation is passing through an immense crisis... yet you are not raising any questions. Why are you seemingly afraid to speak out again ...Read More >
Faridabad: The impact of the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf is now clearly visible in the daily lives of ordinary people in India. The soaring prices of cooking gas have disrupted household kitchen budgets. Driven by a shortage of LPG cylinders and inflation, people are now rapidly turning toward alternative fuels, leading to a sudden, massive surge in the demand for firewood and coal. Upto 50% Surge In Demand Initially, the trade in firewood and coal recorded a growth of around 20 per c ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 5 (ANI): The Paravur Assembly constituency in Keralam's Ernakulam district is set to witness a high-stakes contest in the upcoming state elections, with Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan seeking a sixth consecutive victory in a multi-cornered fight. Paravur, constituency number 78 in the 140-member Keralam Legislative Assembly, is a general seat with no reservation for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes. Also Read | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs C ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Telangana Jagruti President K Kavitha has alleged a nexus between the state government and corporate educational institutions, demanding immediate legislative intervention to regulate rising school fees. According to a press release, Kavitha called for convening a special Assembly session to address what she termed as the "exploitation" of poor and middle-class families through exorbitant fees charged by private institutions. She questioned the gove ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 5 (ANI): The Paravur Assembly constituency in Keralam's Ernakulam district is set to witness a high-stakes contest in the upcoming state elections, with Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan seeking a sixth consecutive victory in a multi-cornered fight. Paravur, constituency number 78 in the 140-member Keralam Legislative Assembly, is a general seat with no reservation for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes. The contest reflects the broader triangular ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 5 (ANI): Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha on Sunday attended the 'Save Singareni' round table meeting in Hyderabad, raising concerns over policy decisions affecting the Singareni Coal Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). Addressing a gathering, Kavitha said, "Singareni Coal Collieries is one of the largest public sector units which employs about 40,000 Telangana youngsters, and unfortunately, the policy decisions being taken up by the current Congress gov ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that both Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are unlikely to respond to the party's recent questions concerning BJP's Puducherry President and Raj Bhavan constituency candidate VP Ramalingam and Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) chief Jose Charles Martin hosting a Sri Lankan diplomat in Puducherry. Replying to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera's post on X, R ...Read More >
CHENNAI: With the assembly elections poised for an intense three-way battle, the Chepauk-Triplicane constituency in the city might see some friction despite star candidate and deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin in the fray. With majority of the constituency's population being middle-class and educated voters, DMK is confident of an unchallenged victory for its VIP candidate. This will be the fourth election to the constituency since it was formed in 2008 after delimitation, and second for ...Read More >
Railways is also enhancing passenger convenience at major stations across the country with dedicated holding areas North Western Railway on Tuesday announced measures to ease passenger travel during the summer vacation, including the operation of holiday special trains and the addition of extra coaches to several long-distance trains. Amit Sudarshan, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of North Western Railway, said, "Passenger load on the railway is very high during the summer vacation, due ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Telangana Jagruti President K Kavitha has alleged a nexus between the state government and corporate educational institutions, demanding immediate legislative intervention to regulate rising school fees. According to a press release, Kavitha called for convening a special Assembly session to address what she termed as the "exploitation" of poor and middle-class families through exorbitant fees charged by private institutions. She questioned the gove ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Telangana Jagruti President K Kavitha has alleged a nexus between the state government and corporate educational institutions, demanding immediate legislative intervention to regulate rising school fees. According to a press release, Kavitha called for convening a special Assembly session to address what she termed as the "exploitation" of poor and middle-class families through exorbitant fees charged by private institutions. She questioned the gove ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Telangana Jagruthi founder K Kavitha on Saturday demanded that the Telangana government convene a special Assembly session to address rising school fees, alleging inaction and accused revanth Reddy-led government of possible collusion with private education institutions. In a post on X, Kavitha questioned why a similar urgency shown at the Centre for the Women's Reservation Bill was not reflected at the state level. "If a special session of the parl ...Read More >
Ratna Debnath on the Panihati campaign trail. Shortly after 8am, Ratna Debnath greets BJP workers as she enters the party office in Bengal's Panihati, and readies for another day of door-to-door campaigning before the April election. To the rest of India, however, she is the mother of 'Abhaya', the 31-year-old junior doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024. Look at Ratna and it seem as if she still hasn't stopped crying. But she has a ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Online registration for admissions under the Right to Education Act for the 2026-27 academic year will begin on Saturday and continue until April 17, opening Class 1 admission opportunities for economically weaker and middle-class families.More than 84,000 seats will be available in private schools across the state this year, down from around 94,000 seats offered last year. Under RTE norms, 25% of seats in private schools are reserved for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, based ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday congratulated zones that have maintained high levels of punctuality and appreciated those which have improved their performance by ensuring more than 85 per cent punctuality despite operational challenges. Vaishnaw, who chaired a review meeting on various operational issues with railway officials across the country at Rail Bhawan here, congratulated the entire Railway family for their commendable performance last year. "He (Vai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) A day after the AAP removed him as its deputy leader in Rajya Sabha, MP Raghav Chadha Friday said he has been "silenced, not defeated", prompting the party to launch an all-out attack, accusing him of shying away from raising his voice against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR". As he appeared to be falling out of favour with the party's leadership, Chadha vowed to hit back like a devastating 'sailab' (flood) at an ...Read More >
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