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Both Houses of Parliament witness adjournments amid Opposition protests over rise in petrol, diesel, LPG prices

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Both the Houses of Parliament witnessed adjournments following protests by the Opposition members over the rise in prices of petrol, diesel, and LPG cylinders. As soon as Lok Sabha...

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Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath for second term as chief minister of Uttarakhand

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022August 13, 2025

Pushkar Singh Dhami today took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand at Dehradun’s Parade Ground in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Apart from PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence...

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11 dead in massive fire in timber godown in Secunderabad

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Eleven workers were charred to death in a fire that broke out in a scrap godown in Secunderabad on Wednesday morning. Police said that twelve migrant workers from Bihar were trapped...

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Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: nation pays homage to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev on Martyr’s Day

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Shaheed Diwas 2022 is being observed across the country on Wednesday (March 23, 2022) to pay homage to the legendary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev who made...

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Russians destroy Chernobyl N-power laboratory, air strikes on Ukraine’s Mariupol turn city to ‘ashes’

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Intense Russian air strikes hit the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and street fighting raged on Tuesday, a day after it rejected Moscow’s demand to surrender, Ukrainian officials...

Sri Lanka battles worst economic crisis, troops deployed as fuel, food shortage sparks protests

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Sri Lanka ordered troops to petrol stations Tuesday as sporadic protests erupted among the thousands of motorists queueing up daily for scarce fuel. The South Asian island nation is...

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India’s exports hit record $400 billion in FY22

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country has achieved the highest-ever goods exports target of $400 billion during the current financial year, a 37 per cent jump...

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Petrol, Diesel prices hiked for second day in a row

ION correspondentMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Fuel prices were raised for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, by as many as 80 paise per litre, a day after these were hiked for the first time...

Education and Books Top Stories

Common University Entrance Test for all UGC-funded Central Universities in July

ION correspondentMarch 22, 2022March 22, 2022

UGC Chairman, M Jagadesh Kumar has said that Central Universities will have to use Common University Entrance Test CUET scores to admit students to undergraduate programmes this year. Briefing...

India, US reaffirm commitment to free, open, inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific

ION correspondentMarch 22, 2022March 22, 2022

India and US have reaffirmed their commitment to a free, open, inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific. The Ministry of External Affairs said this after Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla...