Chief Electoral Officer of Kerala Clarifies BLO Incentive Cut Reports Baseless

March 21, 2026 9:13 PM

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Chief Electoral Officer of Kerala Clarifies BLO Incentive Cut Reports Baseless

Chief Electoral Officer of Kerala, Rathan U. Kelkar, has clarified that the news circulating about a reduction in incentives for BLOs in the state is baseless. He stated that, as per the directions of the Election Commission of India, an incentive of 2,000 rupees has been fixed for BLOs who particip...

Avalanche Alert Issued for Higher Reaches of Gangtok and Pakyong

March 21, 2026 7:54 PM

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Avalanche Alert Issued for Higher Reaches of Gangtok and Pakyong

Defence Geo-informatics Research Establishment (DGRE), Chandigarh, has sounded an avalanche alert for higher reaches of Gangtok and Pakyong districts, with potential risk over the next 24 hours.   As per the advisory, a medium-level avalanche threat exists in regions above 3,500 metres, where snow c...

US Eases Sanctions on Some Iranian Oil, Allows Limited Cargo Sales

March 21, 2026 7:38 PM

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US Eases Sanctions on Some Iranian Oil, Allows Limited Cargo Sales

The United States has eased sanctions on some Iranian oil, allowing limited sales of cargoes stranded at sea as it seeks to contain the war’s impact on global energy markets. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a narrowly tailored, short-term authorisation for the sale of Iranian crude a...

BJP Releases Second Candidate List for Assam Assembly Elections

March 21, 2026 7:34 PM

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BJP Releases Second Candidate List for Assam Assembly Elections

The BJP's Central Election Committee has released its second list of two candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam. According to the list, Sushri Krishna Saha will contest from Dalgaon assembly constituency and Jiban Gogoi from Sissibargaon assembly constituency.

Government Approves Additional 20% Commercial LPG Allocation to States

March 21, 2026 9:08 PM

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Government Approves Additional 20% Commercial LPG Allocation to States

The Government has approved another 20 per cent allocation of commercial LPG to States, which would take the overall allocation to 50 per cent, including a 10 per cent allocation based on ease of doing business reforms for PNG expansion. This additional percentage of allocation shall be given on pri...