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Pune, Mar 28 (PTI) A huge fire broke out in a plant manufacturing inks, varnish and coatings in Srirampur MIDC area in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district on Monday, an official said.
There were no reports of injuries to anyone in the incident, though it caused considerable damage to property, he added.
"The blaze took place at around 11:30am in a unit of 'Surface Coatings', which manufacturers inks, various coatings, resins and varnish. Thick black smoke started billowing from the plant following the blaze. Loud explosions could be heard, possibly due to chemicals stored in barrels," said Deepak Marshiya, sub fire officer, Srirampur Municipal Council.
"Six fire-tending vehicles were deployed and the blaze was doused at 2:30pm. A probe is on to find out the cause of the fire," he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address all the BJP workers, Ministers, MPs, MLAs on 6th April on the foundation day of the BJP.
Birbhum violence toll rises to 9 as injured woman dies in hospital.
Carlsberg to leave Russia, one of its primary markets.
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has tabled the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan: Pakistan media
Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist shuttler Pramod Bhagat receives the Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath Kovind.
Former BJP leader late Kalyan Singh receives the Padma Vibhushan award (posthumously); his son Rajveer Singh collected the award.
Paralympic gold medalist, javelin thrower Sumit Antil receives the Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath Kovind.
Paralympic gold medalist, javelin thrower Sumit Antil receives the Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath Kovind.
Bharat Biotech MD Krishna Ella and Joint MD Suchitra Ella receive the Padma Bhushan award from President Ram Nath Kovind.
President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Vibhushan award to Hindustani classical vocalist Prabha Atre.
Fire at Ghazipur landfill. 5 firefighters are working to douse the fire on the spot. According to the fire department, no casualties have been reported so far.
19 killed in a shooting in central Mexico.
The Delhi Assembly on Monday witnessed noisy scenes and passed a censure motion against Delhi BJP president Adesh Kumar Gupta for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Speaker Ram Niwas Goel also suspended three BJP MLAs -- Anil Bajpai, Jitender Mahajan and Ajay Mahawar - for a brief period amid a vociferous protest by the AAP over Gupta's remarks.
Bajpai, Mahajan and Mahawar were told to leave after they stood on the benches even as the Speaker requested them to sit down.
Following this, the proceedings of the House were adjourned for 15 minutes, the second time since the House first met in the morning.
Earlier, as soon as the MLAs assembled in the morning, AAP legislators entered the well of the House shouting slogans over the BJP leader's alleged remarks against Kejriwal.
A censure motion needs to be brought in the House against the Delhi BJP president for his derogatory remark against the chief minister. The Leader of Opposition should tender an apology, AAP MLA Mohinder Goel said.
The speaker accepted the censure motion by Goel after the House reassembled around noon and it was passed by voice vote.
We are good people, our volunteers are shareef (virtuous). Otherwise, such remark deserve beheading, Goel said.
He dared Gupta to make similar remarks against chief ministers of BJP states.
Leader of Opposition Ramvir Bidhuri said, If any indecent words have been used by anybody, I condemn it.
If there is any truth in the allegation against Adesh Gupta, I will apologise to the Delhi chief minister with folded hands. But if the Delhi BJP president has condemned any leader of our party, Mohinder Goel will have to apologise in the House, he said.
The Speaker asked Bidhuri to show him the video of the remarks later, and allowed the three suspended BJP MLAs to re-join the House proceedings. (PTI)
Indian Army inducts latest sniper rifles from Finland for soldiers deployed along LoC, PTI reported.
The Kremlin has expressed concern after US President Joe Biden called the Russian leader Vladimir Putin a "butcher" over his military operation in Ukraine.
Special CBI court Ranchi sentences Jharkhand Congress leader Bandhu Tirkey to 3-yr rigorous imprisonment & imposes a fine of Rs 3 lakh in a case of disproportionate assets. He had accumulated Rs 6,28,698 when he was a min in the state during 2005-2009
Kremlin confirms Russia-Ukraine talks will be held in Turkey this week, but are unlikely to get underway today, Reuters reported,
A SpiceJet flight (passengers) collided with an electric pole at the Delhi airport during pushback of the aircraft. The aircraft was changed for the passengers on board; investigations have been launched, ANI reported airport official as saying.
"Today, SpiceJet flight SG 160 was scheduled to operate between Delhi & Jammu. During push back, the right-wing trailing edge came in close contact with a pole, causing damage to aileron. A replacement aircraft has been arranged to operate the flight": SpiceJet Spokesperson said
"No more caller tune on COVID19. It is going to stop soon": ANI cited official sources as saying.
Elizabeth Truss, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs and Minister for Women and Equalities, United Kingdom, will pay an official visit to India on 31 March 2022, ANI reported.
She'll hold bilateral consultations with Dr S Jaishankar on bilateral, regional & global issues of mutual interest. She would also participate in the inaugural edition of the India-UK Strategic Futures Forum, hosted by the Indian Council of World Affairs and Policy Exchange, UK.
This would be the second visit of the UK Foreign Secretary to India since the Virtual Summit and would provide an opportunity to assess the progress on the Roadmap 2030 launched during the Virtual Summit.
2 active terrorists linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT, Waseem A Ganai & Iqbal A Sheikh, were arrested in the Sunnergund area, Budgam.
Incriminating materials, Chinese pistol, 2 pistol magazines, 12 pistol rounds, 32 AK-47 rounds recovered; further probe underway, Police said, as reported by ANI.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal attacks Centre after Punjab govt announcement on ration distribution scheme
Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba accompanied by his spouse Dr. Arzu Deuba, be on an official visit to India from April 1-3.
5 BJP MLAs including Suvendu Adhikari suspended from WB Assembly following a clash between TMC & BJP MLAs over Birbhum violence.
2017 Malayalam actress molestation case: Accused actor Dileep appears before Crime Branch of Kerala Police for interrogation, ANI reported.
Earlier, Kerala High Court had directed the probe team to conclude the investigation on or before April 15. Dileep is the 8th accused in the case.
Delhi Assembly proceedings adjourned briefly over an alleged derogatory remark made against CM Arvind Kejriwal by city BJP president, ANI reported.
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) moves Supreme Court against Karnataka High Court order which dismissed pleas against the ban on hijab in educational institutes, ANI reported.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has tested positive for COVID but feels well and will continue to work while self-isolating at home, Reuters reported his office as saying.
Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is being taken to Lucknow from Banda Jail by Jail administration &District Police as a part of a judicial process.
He will be presented before a Lucknow Court today in a case related to illegally grabbing property using forged documents, ANI reported.
Members from the Left Front gather in huge numbers & block railway tracks at Jadavpur Railway Station in Kolkata.
Newly-elected members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly to take oath at 11 am today.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be administered oath first being Leader of the House. Leader of Opposition Akhilesh Yadav will also take oath as MLA.
UN Security Council issues a press statement on Afghanistan and on the right of Afghan girls to education.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah to introduce the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in Lok Sabha today, ANI reported.
Petrol price on Monday was hiked by 30 paise a litre and diesel by 35 paise, taking the total increase in rates in the last one week to Rs 4-4.10 per litre.
Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 99.41 per litre as against Rs 99.11 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 90.42 per litre to Rs 90.77, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers.
Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending upon the incidence of local taxation.
This is the sixth increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22.
In the first four four occasions, prices were increased by 80 paise a litre - the steepest single-day rise since the daily price revision was introduced in June 2017. On Sunday, petrol price went up by 50 paise a litre and diesel by 55 paise.
In all, petrol prices have gone up by Rs 4 per litre and diesel by Rs 4.10.
Prices had been on a freeze since November 4 ahead of the assembly elections in states like Uttar Pradesh and Punjab -- a period during which the cost of raw material (crude oil) soared by about USD 30 per barrel.
The rate revision was expected soon after counting of votes on March 10 but it was put off by a couple of weeks.
The increase in retail price warranted from crude oil prices rising during the 137 day hiatus from around USD 82 per barrel to USD 120 is huge but state-owned fuel retailers Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) are passing on the required increase in stages.
Moody's Investors Services last week stated that state retailers together lost around USD 2.25 billion (Rs 19,000 crore) in revenue for keeping petrol and diesel prices on hold during the election period.
Oil companies "will need to raise diesel prices by Rs 13.1-24.9 per litre and Rs 10.6-22.3 a litre on gasoline (petrol) at an underlying crude price of USD 100-120 per barrel," according to Kotak Institutional Equities.
CRISIL Research said a Rs 9-12 per litre increase in retail price will be required for a full pass-through of an average USD 100 per barrel crude oil and Rs 15-20 a litre hike if the average crude oil price rises to USD 110-120.
India is 85 per cent dependent on imports for meeting its oil needs and so retail rates adjust accordingly to the global movement.
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A combined forum of central trade unions has declared a Bharat Bandh on March 28 and 29, and bank employees are intending to join the protest against government policies that impact workers, farmers, and people. As a result, banking services may be disrupted on Monday and Tuesday.
“The Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions have to take the frontline and decisive role to build towering resistance to this destructive and disastrous corporate-driven regime,” All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) statement reads.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Government on Sunday invoked the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA) barring employees of state-run electricity companies from joining the two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions on March 28-29, reported PTI.
Staging a strike at this juncture will cause inconvenience to farmers, industries and the people in general, the sources said.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Amidst the rising tension between Russia and Ukraine, the delegations have agreed to meet in person for the next round of discussions on March 28 and 30 in Turkey, according to David Arakhamia, a Ukrainian negotiator and lawmaker, who posted on Facebook earlier in the day, Reuters reported.
Vladimir Medinsky, Russia's chief negotiator, stated that the next round of discussions will take place in Turkey. He did say, though, that the talks will begin on Tuesday (March 29) and finish on Wednesday (March 30).
IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, the new teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL), will lock horns on Monday. This will be their first every match in the cash-rich T20 League. Ahead of the much-awaited match, Gujarat made the big announcement of appointing Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan as its vice-captain. Gujarat had bought the senior leg-spinner through a draft for Rs 15 crore.
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