Amid rising tensions within the Karnataka Congress, Leader of the Opposition R Ashok on Monday accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of using state intelligence to monitor legislators believed to be aligned with Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, deepening the party’s internal power struggle. ALLEGED SURVEILLANCE OF MLAS Speaking to reporters, Ashok claimed a team led by...

NEW DELHI: Amid fears of a shortage in crude supplies, govt is looking to nudge refiners to divert more auto fuel and LPG to the domestic market by cutting on exports and also increase cooking gas production so that there is no disruption in local supplies.While govt and oil companies insisted there’s no shortage, refiners...

The Rashtriya Janata Dal’s decision to contest the Rajya Sabha poll poses a challenge to the NDA’s bid to win all five seats. | Photo Credit: File Photo The political race for five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar that go to the polls on March 16 has begun. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with a combined strength of 202 MLAs, can...