Curated News Articles - 05-07-2018 08 hrs

The government does not have any immediate plan to remove subsidy on LPG, Union minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Monday.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and veteran Congressman A R Antulay has been admitted to the Breach Candy hospital for kidney failure.

The ministry of Home Affairs has invited suggestions for proposed amendments in the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act, 1984. The proposed amendments seek to deter the prospective violators from vandalizing and destroying public/private property during agitations and other forms of protests.

Above-normal monsoon so far and narrowing of the country's trade deficit perked up mood, brokers said.

Maoist surrenders have seen a quantum jump this year, with 472 surrenders being reported until October 31 against 283 for the whole of 2013.

Losses in Infosys, Tata Motors, Vedanta and Larsen & Toubro were weighing on the Sensex.

The BSE Consumer Durables index was trading 2.36 per cent down at 19,715 around 01:10 pm.

Losses in Infosys, Tata Motors, Vedanta and Larsen & Toubro were weighing on the Sensex.

He said that by 2022, when the country will celebrate 75 years of Independence, the target would be removing all social ills and poverty.

Among the winners is a Delhi-based Facebook citizen group -- 'My Delhi Keep It Clean' -- which is being awarded for promoting efforts to clean public places.

Manoj Sinha exhorted the postal employees to continue reorienting themselves with technological changes and disruptions in order to bring innovative offerings to consumers.