BREAKING: BSP chief Mayawati calls on Center to reduce fuel prices

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• Mar 31, 2022 10:49 AM IST

  Supreme Court upholds Madras HC judgment striking down 10.5% internal quota to Vanniyars in Tamil Nadu

  Supreme Court has struck down 10.5% internal reservation to the Vanniyar community under existing 20% ​​reservation to Most Backward Classes by the Tamil Nadu Govt. The apex held the Madras high court judgment striking down the quota for Vanniyar.

• Mar 31, 2022 10:06 AM IST

  BSP chief Mayawati calls on Center to reduce fuel prices

  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati joined the opposition’s call to take “appropriate steps” aimed at bringing the souring fuel price under control. Taking to Twitter, Mayawati said that the continued increase in fuel price is directly affecting the poor and the middle class.

  “The central government must take appropriate steps to reduce it,” the BSP leader wrote in Hindi.

• Mar 31, 2022 09:29 AM IST

  Congress MP gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss fuel price hike

  Congress MP Manickam Tagore has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the fuel price hike. Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said that Congress is holding nationwide protests against fuel and LPG price hike.

• Mar 31, 2022 08:56 AM IST

  Rahul Gandhi to join other Congress MPs at Vijay Chowk demonstration against fuel price hike

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will today join his party MPs in their demonstration at Vijay Chowk against the fuel price hike. The fuel prices have been increased nine times in the last 10 days, taking the overall increase to 6.40.

• Mar 31, 2022 08:38 AM IST

  India sees 1,225 new Covid cases, 28 deaths in last 24 hours

  India reported 1,225 new Covid cases and 28 related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of active infections dropped to 14,307.

• Mar 31, 2022 08:32 AM IST

  Gurjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla passes away

  Gurjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla passed away at a Jaipur hospital following prolonged illness, reported news agency ANI citing his son Vijay Bainsla. Read more

• Mar 31, 2022 08:15 AM IST

  Las Vegas to host F1 race in 2023, third in the United States

  The Formula 1 Grand Prix will return to Las Vegas next year for the first time since 1982 and will become the third grand prix in the US on 2023 F1 calendar, alongside Miami and Austin.

  “This is an incredible moment for Formula 1 that demonstrates the huge appeal and growth of our sport with a third race in the US,” said Stefano Domenicali, the president of Formula 1.

• Mar 31, 2022 08:06 AM IST

  Bengaluru court orders police to register case against Yediyurappa in land denotification corruption case

  A special court at Bengaluru has ordered to register a ‘special criminal case’ against former chief minister BS Yediyurappa regarding alleged corruption in a land denotification issue, reported news agency ANI.