New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) India has adequate crude and LPG stocks and no immediate supply crisis, union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday, while highlighting that the country is maintaining strong energy buffers despite global volatility in oil markets.
Guwahati, May 12 (UNI) Himanta Biswa Sarma, who led the BJP-headed NDA to a massive win in the Assam Assembly polls, was on Tuesday sworn in as the state’s Chief Minister for the second successive term in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other political heavyweights here.
New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) The Congress on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP and the Election Commission of India over key appointments in West Bengal, alleging “brazen collusion” between the ruling party and the poll body.
New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET (UG) 2026 examination conducted on May 3. It announced that the medical entrance test will be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately.
Srinagar, May 12 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said the J&K government could ban alcohol in two minutes if the Centre compensate for the loss of revenue.
Bengaluru, May 12 (UNI) Tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme continue to fuel uncertainty over whether the region is heading toward direct military escalation or entering a prolonged phase of strategic pressure without full-scale war, according to Defence Expert Gurcharanjit Singh.
New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party government in West Bengal, alleging that two workers of the All India Trinamool Congress had died after being brutally assaulted by “BJP-backed goons” amid what he described as a growing atmosphere of political violence and intimidation in the state following the recent regime change.
Washington/Islamabad, May 12 (UNI) While Pakistan was diplomatically shaking hands with Washington as a peacemaker, Iranian military jets were quietly touching down on its soil, thus shielded from American airstrikes, a report that has now blown up Islamabad's carefully crafted image of neutrality.
Bengaluru, May 12 (UNI) Karnataka Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader R Ashoka on Tuesday intensified the political war of words over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on gold purchases, accusing the Congress of hypocrisy and selective outrage while pointing to similar appeals made during its previous tenures in power.
Washington/Beijing, May 12 (UNI) US President Donald Trump departed for Beijing and is scheduled to have a high-stakes meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping, carrying a packed agenda of trade, war diplomacy, and Taiwan, for his first visit to the East Asian country since 2017 and the most consequential US-China summit in decades.