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With more than 77 lakhs LPG cylinders being booked, India has plunged into the worst LPG crisis in years. Despite the government claims of no shortage of the cooking gas, restaurants have been closed, eateries have began charging extra money and factories have closed the shops. Know in detail.

Kerala will go to polls to elect 140 members of the state assembly in early April. V.D. Satheesan and Sunny Joseph to defend their seats.

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Three Congress MLAs cross-voted in the Odisha Rajya Sabha elections, but party leaders are stunned by the defection of Sophia Firdous. No one expected Sophia, the party's young minority leader, to turn her back.

The government is facing growing pressure from both domestic and commercial consumers as the ongoing Middle East conflict continues to disrupt global energy supplies. Iran has been actively launching missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for the transportation of oil worldwide.

Ranchi: Many eateries at Karbala Chowk are struggling to keep their operations running smoothly in the run up to Eid scheduled to be held in the next .

Former Bengal cricketer Shib Shankar Paul, Santal academic Tanushree Hansda, and Islamic scholar Md Mufti Abdul Matin joined the Trinamool Congress. State Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya welcomed them. The minister highlighted the government's focus on sports and empowerment of Scheduled Castes and Tribes. West Bengal assembly elections are scheduled for April 23 and 29. Vote counting is on May 4.

Cross-voting and abstentions helped the BJP secure one additional seat each from Bihar and Odisha despite being short of numbers.

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The court emphasised that the purpose of maternity protection does not vary with the way the child is brought into the life of the mother.