New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) India’s ability to quickly diversify crude oil imports and avoid a major fuel crisis during the recent Strait of Hormuz conflict was the outcome of years of strategic infrastructure development and global energy partnerships, not an overnight response, former Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Chairman B. Ashok said on Tuesday.Speaking to IANS, Ashok said India’s ability to diversify crude oil supplies at short notice reflected years of strategic planning that streng…
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) The appointment of Sajitha Rani, a leader associated with a BJP-backed teachers’ organisation, as the Vice-Chancellor of Kerala Agricultural University by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has triggered a fresh political controversy, with the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) alleging a systematic attempt to install ideologically aligned academics in the state’s universities. The appointment comes close on the heels of a similar controversy over the Govern…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 (IANS) Ending a prolonged controversy in the state bureaucracy, the V.D. Satheesan-led Kerala government has officially withdrawn the suspension orders against senior IAS officers Dr B. Ashok and N. Prasanth, who were removed from service during the previous Pinarayi Vijayan regime.Both officers will return to service, with the government expected to decide on their new postings shortly.The decision marks a significant reversal of the disciplinary action initiated agai…
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind on Wednesday made a startling claim that he had information suggesting Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had once considered joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before moving from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to Congress, while asserting that such a leader “cannot be loyal to anybody”.The remarks came a day after Arvind alleged that Revanth Reddy could eventually do a “Suvendu Adhikari” to the Congress party. He had also suggested th…