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No major performance issues in vehicles using E20 petrol, Centre tells Parliament

India, Dec. 3 -- The Union government on Wednesday told the parliament that vehicles have not shown any significant variations in vehicle performance or adverse impact on components from using 20% eth... Read More


GDP data-quality debate ill-informed, says FM; base year shift from 27 February

NEW DELHI, Dec. 3 -- The debate over the quality of India's national income accounts is "ill informed", as the 'C' rating assigned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reflects the use of the 2011... Read More


Sonia Gandhi on BJP ticket stuns Munnar's locally body poll in Kerala

Idukki (Kerala), Dec. 3 -- In a twist that has electrified Kerala's local-body election scene, Munnar's Nallathanni ward has become the centre of statewide buzz- as a BJP candidate named Sonia Gandhi ... Read More


Who is Matt Van Epps? Trump-backed Republican wins Tennessee's hotly contested vacant US House seat

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Republican candidate Matt Van Epps won the contentious special election for a US House in Tennessee on Tuesday, 2 December. US President Donald Trump-backed Republican was in the ... Read More


Lok Sabha Clears Bill to Levy Higher Excise Duty on Tobacco Products

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to ensure that tax incidence on tobacco and related products is no lesser than what was maintained thro... Read More


Parliament Winter Session 2025: Sitharaman to Table Central Excise Amendment Bill as Disruptions Ease

Goa, Dec. 3 -- On the third day of the Parliament's Winter Session 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to introduce the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha for co... Read More


MP Biplab Kumar Deb urges centre to declare Agartala's MBB Airport as an International one

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Tripura MP Biplab Kumar Deb has urged the Centre to upgrade Agartala's Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport to the status of an international airport, pressing for immediate action o... Read More


Parliament observes one-minute silence in memory of disaster victims

Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The government and the opposition Members of Parliament observed a minute of silence today (03) to honor those who lost their lives due to adverse weather conditions experienced i... Read More


"Will go only after receiving call": Siddaramaiah on Shivakumar meeting party high command in Delhi amid power tussle

Bengaluru, Dec. 3 -- With Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar set to meet with the Congress high command amid the power tussle over the CM's chair in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah r... Read More


"I'm here as your pehradar:" CM Mamata Bannerjee on SIR in West Bengal

Malda, Dec. 3 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assured the people of Malda that no one will be sent to a detention centre during the ongoing SIR process. She emphasised that she stands wi... Read More