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The price of a 14.2-kg LPG cylinder in Delhi will rise to ₹942 from ₹913 with effect from June 7, according to industry sources. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Domestic cooking gas LPG price has been raised by ₹29 per cylinder, marking the second increase in three months as state-owned fuel retailers continue to…
Residents continue to manually carry water to their homes. There is no water supply in the hand pumps installed in some homes, and even if there is water, it is of poor quality, they say. Over 50 years ago, Lakshmi used to walk from Thiru. Vi.Ka. Nagar to Pulianthope near Basin Bridge, carrying large brass…
The police have arrested three people in connection with the murder mystery of a woman, M. Venkata Lakshmi and her mother, G. Anthoboyila, whose bodies were found in a cashew orchard on the inter-district borders of Eluru and West Godavari under Chebrolu police station limits on May 29. The accused have been identified as Ponamala…
An Israeli flag and a flag of the Golani Brigade fly on Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, on June 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Beaufort Castle sits right beside the Litani River in southern Lebanon, with an unobstructed view of northern Israel and the sweeping Beqaa valley. The 900-year-old structure,…
Minister for Energy Resources and Law C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar on Saturday, responding to a query on the State government’s stand on the Thirupparankundram KarthigaidDeepam issue, said what was the practice earlier would continue. Addressing journalists at a press meet held in Madurai after presiding over a consultative meeting with officials, the Minister said people want…
Asero Jeanne, centre, a mother of five who lost two of her children to Ebola, was discharged from the hospital after testing negative in Mongbwalu, Congo, June 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO overview showed Saturday (June…
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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which organised a protest led by its founder Abhijeet Dipke at the Jantar Mantar here on Saturday (June 6, 2026) demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s removal, warned that the agitation would expand across the country if he is not sacked or does not resign voluntarily. Addressing a press conference, CJP…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters British police said Saturday (June 6, 2026) that six more people have been charged with violent disorder at a protest over the stabbing death of a university student who was handcuffed by officers as he lay dying. Police were pelted with chairs, cans, rocks, and…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters TVS Motor Company (TVSM) on Saturday (June 6, 2026) announced the launch of ‘TVS Paddock’, an exclusive retail channel dedicated to its premium motorcycle portfolio as it seeks to strengthen customer engagement and tap the country’s fast-growing premium mobility segment. TVS Paddock will offer immersive…
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Having chanced upon a finding by a researcher on the pattern of utilisation of land grant for cultivators during the Chola era, Inam land holders are planning petition the Centre to modify rules governing the land utilisation based on the research paper. In his research, Hemanth Thiru of Great Lakes Institute of Management said the…