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Stepping up its ante against promoters of the Chester-Hill real estate project in Solan district, the Himachal unit of CPI(M) on Friday demanded a judicial enquiry into the allegations that non-agriculturist promoters from outside the state were controlling the project under a 'benami' arrangement.
The party's state unit also demanded the removal of the acting chief secretary, Sanjay Gupta, from the post, and threatened to launch agitation if prompt action was not taken in the matter.
Addressing a press conference here, the CPI(M) state secretary, Sanjay Chauhan, along with CPIM leaders Kuldeep Tanwar and Virendra Mehra, accused the government of playing down the "scam" by dubbing it as a fight among bureaucrats and said that the inaction of the government was "questionable."
The allegations against the promoters of the project not only amount to violation of the HP Municipal Corporation Act 1994 but also undermined the provisions of section 118 of the Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the Congress and its allies for the defeat of a Constitution amendment bill in the Lok Sabha, and said their mindset is neither in the interest of women nor the country.
The bill, which failed the LS test, sought to increase the number of seats to a maximum of 850 from the current 543 to implement a 33 per cent women's quota in legislative bodies before the 2029 Parliamentary polls.
"Rejecting the bill that was essential for 33 per cent reservation to women, celebrating it, and raising victory cries over it was truly reprehensible and beyond imagination," Shah said in a message on X after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill failed to secure a two-thirds majority in the Lower House on Friday night.
"How can anyone celebrate victory after deceiving half the country's population -- 70 crore women -- and losing their trust?" he said.
Shah termed the Opposition's rejoicing at the bill's defeat "an insult to every woman" who has been ..

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After US President Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial vessels after almost seven weeks of war, oil prices plunged 10 per cent and the stock market rallied Friday.
Motorists, hoping for relief at the pump, wondered how quickly gasoline prices might fall once oil tankers stuck in the Persian Gulf were moving again. A gallon of regular gasoline cost USD 4.08 on average in the US Friday, which was 37 per cent more than before US and Israel attacked Iran but down a few cents from a week ago.
But when gas prices spike, they do not typically drop as quickly as the cost of crude. Even if Iran keeps the waterway open in the face of a US blockade of its vessels, it still could take months for fuel prices to return to levels resembling those enjoyed before the war began February 28, energy experts said.
The slow speed at which oil tankers travel from ports to refineries, lingering security concerns, traffic in the strait and damage t

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Out of 489 members present, 278 voted in favour, while 211 voted against the proposed amendment

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The announcement's impact was almost immediately reflected in global crude prices, which crashed by almost 9%

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Midcap stocks to buy? Muthuselvaraj of Mirae Asset Sharekhan expects Waaree Energies, BSE and Phoenix Mills to surge up to 40% in the short- to medium-term.

Midcap stocks to buy: Analysts recommends Waaree Energies, BSE and Phoenix Mills.

India has asserted that any reform of the United Nations Security Council not accompanied by expansion in the permanent category with veto would perpetuate existing imbalance and inequities in the UN organ.
Addressing the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) meeting on Security Council reforms on Tuesday, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish also noted that consideration of a new category, with or without veto, would "complicate" an already existing discussion that involves wide-ranging views.
"There are two fundamental aspects that result in an imbalanced structure and lack of legitimacy and non-representativeness of the UN Security Council  these are the membership; and veto.
"There is broad agreement on the dire need to reform the UN Security Council. It is evident that a structure designed more than 80 years ago does not meet the requirements of the current geo-political realities," Harish said.
The Indian envoy recalled that the sole refor

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The US says it has enforced a blockade on Iranian ports; Trump says the war is 'close to over', but warns action will continue as talks may resume soon

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Nearly 1 in 3 loans now unsecured: A silent shift in household finance

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An immediate instinct is to turn inwards and seek self-reliance. But the world, and certainly India, is too dependent on other countries for that to be an effective strategy

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India's oil imports (in volume terms) have, in fact, been decelerating. Against an annual average growth rate of 10.8% during 2005-06 to 2009-10, crude oil imports grew 1.9% during 2020-21 to 2024-25

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SIP strategy: ₹37,000-₹50,000 monthly can build ₹1 crore in a decade

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Shubman Gill’s brilliant 86 powered Gujarat Titans to a dominant 5-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026.

When Indian businesses found themselves caught in the West Asia war, Business Standard reporters travelled to many hubs across the country,

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After passing the Women’s Reservation Act in 2023, why is the 33% quota for women still not implemented? With the Union Cabinet clearing new Bills ahead of Parliament’s April 16 session

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