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N Chandrababu Naidu to visit GAIL blast site with Petroleum Minister

New Delhi/ Andhra Pradesh, June 27 (ANI): After at least 14 people were were burnt to death and several others were injured in a huge gas pipeline blast in the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, state Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu ordered probe in the case. Cutting short his New Delhi trip, Naidu is rushing to East Godavari to reach the accident spot. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is also expected to accompany Naidu to the accident site. He also constituted a committee for the investigation. Meanwhile, President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled loss of lives in the explosion. Jun 27, 2014
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Cabinet defers decision on gas price hike by 3 months

New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): Petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said that the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs has decided to defer the gas price hike by 3 months. Talking to mediapersons in New Delhi, he said that the cabinet has decided that there is need for more consultation on gas price hike, said Pradhan. Jun 25, 2014
Gas Rates Set to Go Up after Rail Fares and Sugar Prices

Gas Rates Set to Go Up after Rail Fares and Sugar Prices

While the Bharatiya Janata Party had promised "Acche Din" to citizens during its election campaign that brought the Narendra Modi-government to power, prices of several essentials have seen a rise, the most recent being an anticipated hike in gas prices. Jun 24, 2014
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Indians return from conflict zone of Iraq, situation worsens

New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): Indians returned home from conflict zone of Iraq on Monday, as the fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) advanced to capital Baghdad, according to authorities. Many people working in Basra city of Iraq heaved a sigh of relief when they returned home safely in New Delhi. Militants from ISIL, along with other Sunni rebels, are reported to have abducted dozens of foreigners, including Indian nationals, as they swept through towns in the Tigris valley north of Baghdad in recent days. Forty Indian nationals worked for a Baghdad-based construction company, Tariq Noor Al Huda, when they were abducted in Iraq's second largest city of Mosul after it fell to Sunni Muslim rebel. On Monday, Indian national who returned from Basra city, Dharmendra Kumar Yadav, said his company made all adequate arrangements for his safe return. Another Indian who returned from Basra, Lakhbir Singh, said the situation Iraq is still tense. Jun 23, 2014
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Iraq crisis will not affect crude oil supplies to India: Dharmendra Pradhan

New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said that said fuel supplies will not be impacted by the conflict in Iraq. He added that Crude supplies to India come from the Basra oilfields, situated well away from the conflict zone in the north-eastern part of Iraq. Jun 20, 2014
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Don't know anything about fake bills, will cooperate with CBI: Brajesh Pathak on LTC scam

New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): BSP leader Brajesh Pathak has said that he will cooperate with the CBI in the LTC fraud case. The CBI on Friday had raided the residence of 3 sitting Rajya Sabha MPs and three former MPs in a leave travel allowance scam. The three sitting MPs are Lalhming Liana of the Mizo National Front (MNF), D. Bandyopadhyay of the Trinamool Congress, and Brajesh Pathak of the Bahujan Samaj Party. The former MPs named in the case are BJP's JPN Singh, RLD's Mahmood A. Madani, and BJD's Renubala Pradhan. Jun 14, 2014
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Bollywood Biggies got together for Dilip Kumar's autobiography launch

Mumbai, June 10 (ANI): Whole of Bollywod turned up at the launch of legendary actor DilipKumar's autobiography titled 'Substance and Shadow' in the showbiz capital Mumbai. From the veterans to the new bees all of them came up to be a part of Bollywood’s biggest day. On the occasion Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, superstar Aamir Khan, and bollywood beauty Madhuri Dixit said that it was big day for the industry and they all look forward to read the book. The event was hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and was attended by Bollywood personalities like Amitabh Bachchan, Jeetendra, Vaijayanti Mala, Zeenat Aman, Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Dharmendra, Priyanka Chopra, Raju Hirani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Riteish Deshmukh, Kiran Rao among others. Speaking on the occasion ever green bollywood beauty and Dilip Kumar's wife Siara Banu expressed her happiness and wished for the success of the auto biography. 'Substance and Shadow', is authored by Uday Tara Nayar, a close family friend of the Bollywood thespian. It chronicles the life of Kumar right from his childhood, career, and the ups and downs in his life, his family and more. Jun 10, 2014