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Biometric e-KYC made mandatory for LPG users, subsidy and refills linked to verification

The Centre has tightened rules for domestic LPG consumers by mandating Aadhaar-based biometric authentication, warning that failure to complete e-KYC could disrupt cylinder refills and subsidy benefits amid supply concerns.

Back-to-back LPG arrivals via Hormuz ease supply pressure as Nanda Devi joins Shivalik in Gujarat

India-US trade pact signing awaits clarity on Washington’s new tariff framework

Centre dismisses report claiming Iran sought return of seized tankers in exchange for Hormuz safe passage

India rebuts US panel’s recommendation to sanction R&AW, RSS

The Centre strongly criticised a US religious freedom commission’s recommendation to sanction India’s intelligence agency and the RSS, saying the report presents a distorted picture of the country and relies on questionable sources.

Spring chill returns as rain, thunderstorms sweep parts of India

Western disturbances trigger showers across north India; IMD forecasts cooler-than-normal temperatures through March and into April.

Govt orders PNG households to surrender LPG connections as fuel supply risks rise

Order comes amid global fuel supply disruptions linked to the Middle East crisis and restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Custodial death sparks outrage in Tamil Nadu as dying declaration alleges ‘torture’

Autopsy reveals dozens of injuries contradicting police escape claim; six officers suspended as CB-CID takes over probe.

Hamas urges Iran to stop attacks on Gulf states amid widening regional conflict

The Palestinian group backed Iran’s right to respond to US-Israel strikes but appealed to Tehran not to target neighbouring Gulf countries, warning that such attacks could deepen regional tensions and broaden the ongoing Middle East war.

Two India-flagged LPG tankers cross Strait of Hormuz after India-Iran talks

The vessels, carrying large quantities of cooking gas for India, cleared the crucial shipping route amid the ongoing West Asia conflict after diplomatic outreach between New Delhi and Tehran secured safe passage.