LIVE: Target of blending 20% ethanol in petrol advanced to 2025, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with India Inc for information sharing and brainstorming on Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

3:30 PM

Latest News LIVE: It's a matter that states and Centre should discuss, says FM on Fuel price rise

Ideally, it's a matter which both states and Centre should discuss because it's not just Centre which has duties on petroleum price, states are also charging, says Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on fuel price rise

 

When the Centre draws revenue from fuel, 41 per cent of it goes to the states, she said. 

3:20 PM

Latest LIVE: Govt specifies rights to which an OCI cardholders shall be entitled

3:08 PM

Kerala election: UDF to finalise seat-sharing by tomorrow, says Congress

Ahead of the Kerala Assembly polls, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Friday said that the seat-sharing agreement between the parties in the United Democratic Front (UDF) will be finalised within a day.

 

"Seat sharing talks are progressing. We are on the last lap. We will finalise the list by today or tomorrow," he said.

 

"For candidates' list, the screening committee will meet and go to Delhi for the Central Election Committee (meet)," he said on seat sharing and candidates' announcement for the State Assembly polls.

2:43 PM

Mamata Banerjee to file nomination on March 10

2:41 PM

Latest LIVE: Mamata thanks Tejashwi Yadav, Arvind Kejriwal, and Shiv Sena for support

I thank Tejashwi Yadav, Arvind Kejriwal, Hemant Soren and Shiv Sena for extending their support to me, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

2:32 PM

Latest News: OPEC ignores India's call; Saudi asks New Delhi to use cheap oil it bought last yr

International oil prices rose after OPEC and its allies ignored India's plea to ease production control, with Saudi Arabia asking New Delhi to instead use oil it bought at rock bottom rates last year.

 

Brent crude, the most widely used benchmark, on Friday rose nearly 1 per cent to USD 67.44 a barrel after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, agreed not to increase supplies in April awaiting more substantial recovery in demand.

 

India's Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had in the run-up to Thursday's OPEC meeting urged the producers' group to ease production curbs to fulfil their promise of stable oil prices.

 

He felt rising international oil prices were hurting economic recovery and demand.

 

Responding to a question on India's pleas, Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman at a press conference after the OPEC+ decision on Thursday said New Delhi should take some of the crude out of storage that they had purchased "very cheaply last year."

2:26 PM

Latest News LIVE: TMC releases first list of candidates

Today, we are releasing a list of 291 candidates which includes 50 women, 42 Muslim candidates. On 3 seats of north Bengal, we not putting up our candidates. I will contest from Nandigram: TMC chief and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

2:14 PM

Latest News: YouTube cancels Myanmar military-run channels, pulls videos

YouTube has removed five channels run by Myanmar's military for violating its community guidelines and terms of service.

 

The company said Friday that it terminated channels of broadcasters Myawaddy Media, MRTV, WD Online Broadcasting, MWD Variety and MWD Myanmar. The decision follows a February 1 military coup that ousted the country's elected government, provoking massive public protests.

 

We have terminated a number of channels and removed several videos from YouTube in accordance with our community guidelines and applicable laws, YouTube said in an emailed statement.

 

The company said it was monitoring the situation for any content that might violate its rules.

2:06 PM

Latest News LIVE: AIADMK releases first list of six candidates

Tamil Nadu assembly elections: AIADMK releases the first list of six candidates; Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami to contest from Edappadi constituency in his home district of Salem.

2:02 PM

SC notice to UP govt on Prime Video's India head’s plea for anticipatory bail

Supreme Court issues notice to Uttar Pradesh govt on Amazon Prime Video's India head’s plea for anticipatory bail in FIRs on Tandav series.

The apex court also directed that Aparna Purohit, shall not be arrested and asked Purohit to co-operate in the ongoing investigation.

1:46 PM

New OTT guidelines have no teeth: SC

SC says the new guidelines of the government on regulating OTT platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have "no teeth" as there is no provision of prosecution. 

 

The apex court says that law has to be framed to put in place a mechanism to control OTT platforms instead of mere guidelines. 

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Provisions worth around Rs 2 trillion for PLI scheme has been made: Modi on boosting domestic manufacturing

Provisions worth around Rs 2 trillion for PLI scheme has been made: Modi on boosting domestic manufacturing

11:35 AM

Union Budget and country's policy-making shouldn't just be restricted to a govt process: PM Modi

Union Budget and country's policy-making shouldn't just be restricted to a govt process. Every stakeholder associated with development of the country should have an effective engagement in it: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a webinar on the Production Linked Incentives scheme

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Mumbai: BJP MLAs hold a protest in State Assembly premises on the issue of Maratha reservation

Mumbai: BJP MLAs hold a protest in State Assembly premises on the issue of Maratha reservation

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NCB to file charge sheet in Sushant Singh Rajput related drug case in Special NDPS court today

Narcotics Control Bureau to file charge sheet in Sushant Singh Rajput related drug case in Special NDPS court today. Actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother and others are accused in the case