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Petrol and diesel prices have been slashed by up to Rs 15.3 per litre in the islands of Lakshadweep after Indian Oil Corporation removed a cost element that was imposed to recover expenditure on special infrastructure to transport fuel to the remote islands. Petrol and diesel prices have been reduced by Rs 15.3 per litre in Andrott and Kalpeni islands and Rs 5.2 a litre for Kavaratti and Minicoy in Lakshadweep islands, the oil ministry said in a post on X citing information from IOC. Petrol price in Kavaratti and Minicoy has been cut to Rs 100.75 per litre from Rs 105.94 previously and that on Andrott and Kalpeni to Rs 100.75 a litre from Rs 116.13. Similarly, diesel rates have been revised to Rs 95.71 a litre in Kavaratti and Minicoy from Rs 110.91 earlier and to Rs 95.71 in Andrott and Kalpeni from Rs 111.04 previously. The new rates are effective from March 16.

UDF's candidate from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency Shashi Tharoor on Saturday released a 68-page booklet detailing his contributions to the constituency as an MP for the last 15 years. While addressing a gathering here, Tharoor said that he had been subjected to baseless allegations whenever he contested and this time the charge is that he has not done anything for the constituency for the last 15 years. «They are saying that I have not done anything for the past 15 years. So I am releasing a 68-page development report,» Tharoor said. He also ridiculed the phrase, 'Modiyude guarantee' (Modi's guarantee) saying that the BJP's only guarantee is that they will not deliver on their promises.

electoral bonds was Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL), which spent over ₹1,200 crore in donations to political parties, according to data made public by the Election Commission of India. Between April 2019 and November 2023, the Hyderabad-based group shelled out ₹1,232 crore — some of it directly and some through its associated companies. MEIL spent ₹966 crore, while its offshoots Western UP Power Transmission Co Ltd, SEPC Power, and Evey Trans Pvt Ltd spent ₹220 crore, ₹40 crore, and ₹6 crore, respectively. The combined expenditure puts the Megha Group second on the list of donors, with only Future Gaming having spent more than the infrastructure company.

Ravi Kishan, the renowned actor-turned-politician, recently opened up about the challenges he faced in his relationship with his father and his journey to success in the entertainment industry. In a candid interview with Brut, Kishan revealed shocking details about his turbulent past.

Mutual funds, LIC-owned multibagger stock: Shares of Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd are one of the multibagger stocks that the Indian stock market has delivered in recent years. This stock has attracted investments from various mutual funds, which include HDFC Mutual Fund, Nippon India Trustee, PGIM India Trustee, etc. The story doesn't end here only.

Multibagger penny stock: Rail Vikas Nigam Limited or RVNL IPO is one of the multibagger IPOs that the Indian stock market has delivered in the last five years. This multibagger IPO was launched at a price band of ₹17 to ₹19 per equity share in March 2019. RVNL share price was listed on 11th April 2019.

chargeMOD', has announced its expansion plans and said it will deploy 1,200 more EV chargers across India and 600 more in Kerala. The company, in an announcement made earlier this week, said it was planning to set up an additional 1,000 slow chargers and 200 fast chargers across various states in India and to establish an additional 500 slow chargers and 100 fast chargers in Kerala. It said this was excluding the existing 1,500 charging stations in Kerala and 2,000 stations across India. 'chargeMOD' is set to introduce Ultra Fast Chargers with capacities ranging from 120 kW to 340 kW, further enhancing charging speeds and convenience for EV users across the country, the company said in a release.

New Delhi, Congress' leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has raised with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the issue of «huge traffic snarls», particularly in central Delhi, due to the movement of the PM's cavalcade and urged his intervention to ensure avoidance of any hardship to people. Chowdhury raised the issue in a letter to Modi while stressing that the prime minister's security and well-being are of utmost concern to the people as a whole and there can never be any compromise or let up on that front. «Nevertheless, it is a fact that the commuters on the public roads, who are from varied sections of the society and may include daily wagers, patients, office-goers, school and college going children, are often put to immense hardship owing to blocking/diversion of traffic, which is often for long durations, due to the VVIP movement,» he said. «I have heard and am also told of instances of people missing their flights, trains, examinations, as also delays in getting critically needed medical care owing to traffic blocks. The effect on the commuters that your movement on Delhi's roads has been having may not be in your notice and knowledge in complete and objective terms,» Chowdhury said in his letter dated March 15.

Ghaziabad Lok Sabha Elections: Dates and Schedule The precise voting date for the Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency in the upcoming 2024 elections is yet to be declared by the Election Commission. Similarly, the result announcement date awaits official confirmation in March. The election process will follow the guidelines set by the Election Commission of India (ECI), ensuring a fair and transparent electoral process.

Binance Holdings Ltd. has tightened requirements for listing new digital tokens, stepping up efforts to bolster investor protections on its platform. Crypto projects seeking to list tokens on Binance must now agree to a significantly longer so-called “cliff period” during which no coins can be sold, set aside more coins for market makers and make a security deposit, said people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. The changes started taking effect late last year, the people said.

Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, are eligible to cast a ballot in Russian elections, which take place over three days until March 17.But how they vote doesn’t matter. Vladimir Putin will win.‘We have a very similar situation (to the joke),” University of Professor Aurel Braun says, adding Putin will not only win but determine the vote’s percentage.“And therefore, this is a sham election.”Putin has been president since 2000, pausing between 2008 and 2012 to take the lesser prime minister role and only because the Russian constitution bans anyone from serving more than two terms in a row.Through plebiscites and reform, the former KGB agent has changed the rules.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that over 1 crore households have already registered for the solar rooftop scheme PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. «Outstanding news! In about a month since it was launched, over 1 crore households have already registered themselves for the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Registrations have been pouring in from all parts of the nation,» PM Modi posted on X. The Prime Minister further said that Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have seen over 5 lakh regulations.

K Kavitha after she was arrested in the Delhi liquor policy case. K Kavitha, the daughter of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party founder and former chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, was arrested on Friday, by the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi liquor policy case. Commenting about her arrest, BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from the Hyderabad constituency, Madhavi Latha told ANI, "They spared neither water nor alcohol.

Mint takes a look at what the expert committee has recommended and how it impacts the tech industry. Given the pace at which digital enterprises move, it was felt that affected parties would suffer irreparable damage by the time ex-post measures were ordered to remedy uncompetitive practices. The Competition Act’s ex-post measures involve several stages such as forming a prima facie view by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), an investigation by the director general, and passing of the final order, all of which are time-consuming.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has denied any water crisis in the city. Residents of Bengaluru, especially in Whitefield, KR Puram, Electronic City, RR Nagar, Kengeri, and CV Raman Nagar, have been facing severe water scarcity for the past few weeks. The Deputy CM who is also in charge of Bengaluru Development, said, “As far as Bengaluru is concerned, there is no water crisis.

Nvidia Corp.’s historic 2024 rally keeps piling on records. The stock rose 0.4% over the latest week, making for the chipmaker’s 10th straight positive week, the longest such winning streak in its history. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index fell 4% this week, its biggest one-week drop since January.

On a day that crypto markets succumb to profit-taking, investors are hunting for the best crypto to buy in order to benefit from the recent market dip.

online wagers on the outcome of sporting events legally on tribal land, when really only the computer servers are located there, accepting bets made using mobile phones and computers from anywhere in Florida? That's a question two of the tribe's gaming competitors are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will take up soon and answer with a definitive “no." A decision by the nation's highest court would be of “massive importance" for the future of online gaming across the U.S., since leaving in place an appellate ruling in the tribe's favor would set a precedent for other end-runs around state prohibitions against gaming off tribal lands, said the firms, West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Myers Corporation, which operate racetracks and poker rooms in Florida.

In an effort to help advisors and firms better serve their clients, leading fintech provider Orion has unveiled a handful of key upgrades to its platform.

By Chuck Mikolajczak

Investing.com — U.S. equity futures are set to end the week in a subdued manner as investors look forward to next week's Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting. Adobe slumps on weak guidance, while Bitcoin hands back some of its sharp previous gains.