In a bid to rapidly expand piped natural gas (PNG) access and coverage amid the shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) due to the West Asia conflict, the Centre has written to states to expedite approvals to city gas distribution (CGD) firms for laying pipelines. This comes amid the Centre’s appeal to LPG consumers—commercial users...

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president, K. T. Rama Rao on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the city’s civic administration over the worsening mosquito menace, accusing authorities of failing to control the situation. The BRS working president mocked the administration, suggesting that several localities be renamed “Domalaguda, Domalahills, Domalabad, Domalapool, and Domalagutta” to reflect...

NEW DELHI: The All India Trinamool Congress on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. Party supremo and chief minister Mamata Banerjee declared that the party will contest 291 of the 294 seats in the state. The remaining three seats in the Darjeeling hills will be contested by Anit...