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To shield the public from soaring global energy prices, the government has moved aggressively on the fiscal front, slashing excise duty on petrol to ₹3 per litre and remarkably bringing the duty on diesel down to zero.

LPG tanker Jag Vasant docks at Kandla with 42,000 tonnes cargo after taking alternate route via Hormuz, ensuring steady supplies amid West Asia tensions.

The minister also said the government will remain on its "toes" to keep fiscal deficit under check while ensuring the burden of rising global crude oil prices does not fall on the common man.

Key approvals include the Dhanush Gun System to sharpen long-range artillery strikes and new armour-piercing tank ammunition.

Govt says India has 60 days of fuel stock and 74-day reserve capacity, securing supply for months amid global crisis; urges public to ignore misinformation.

Lakhs gather in Ayodhya for Ram Navami as Surya Tilak illuminates Ram Lalla’s idol at noon; about 10 lakh devotees visit temple amid tight security.

The 61-year-old was first arrested by the federal probe agency in November 2025 in a different money laundering case linked to the alleged cheating of students of his educational institutions by misrepresenting the accreditation and recognition of his institutions.

In a letter sent last week, the CJI highlighted the scale of vacancies across the higher judiciary and stressed the need for high court collegiums to expedite recommendations, not just for existing posts but also for those likely to arise in the near future.

A Bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi observed that such practice is becoming increasingly rampant across courts in India and worldwide and cautioned that “everyone needs to be careful” while relying on such material.

During the visit, Justice Kant is scheduled to inaugurate a court complex at Melong Thang in Leh and attend a legal camp at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra.He will later travel to Kargil to inaugurate the Kargil court complex as part of his official tour. He is also expected to visit rural areas of Ladakh.

"Rumours of a lockdown in India are completely false. Let me state this clearly, there is no such proposal under consideration by the Government of India. In such times, it is important that we remain calm, responsible, and united. Attempts to spread rumours and create panic in such a situation are irresponsible and harmful," Puri said in a post on X.

"Between 2014-15 and 2024-25, India's dependence on crude oil imports went up from 84% to 90%. Between 2014-15 and 2024-25, India's dependence on LPG imports went up from 46% to 62%," Ramesh said, adding that "all this when the mantra was supposed to be Atmanirbharta, or self-reliance.