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Market Tales: Abandoned midway, redevelopment of Jayanagar market hangs in a balance
The bustling Jayanagar Shopping Complex, one of the south Bengaluru’s popular retail destinations, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The redevelopment of the Jayanagar market, taken up following a fire accident in 2009, has been abandoned half way for years now, amid vendors refusing to vacate their shops in the old building. Bangalore…
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PNGRB authorises about 1,800 km LPG pipeline infra with ₹7,000 crore capital investment
Representational image only. File Photo: Special Arrangement The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) informed on Friday (August 21, 2026) that it has given its green light for the development of approximately 1,800 km of pipeline infrastructure for transporting Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Spanning across six States — Telangana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka…
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FDI push: ₹4,896 cr across 29 projects; India allows 10% Chinese stake
A total of 29 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth ₹4,895.65 crore have been reported to the government under its revised framework, which allows companies with up to 10% Chinese ownership to invest through the automatic route, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Friday. In March 2026, the government amended Press Note 3…
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Rahul Gandhi dharna in Delhi LIVE: New Delhi DCP says complaint filed by pellet gun victim Sahil received as Congress leaders protest
BJP wants to evade accountability, raising non-issues: Congress amid Rahul dharna As Rahul Gandhi staged a dharna at a police station here, the Congress on Friday accused the BJP of communalising the situation in the country, evading accountability and raising non-issues. Hitting out at the BJP, Congress general secretary in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh, said there…
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Madras High Court campus does not face power disruption even for a minute: Advocate General Vijay Narayan
Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The Madras High Court campus does not face power disruption even for a minute, only because the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) had set up the infrastructure required for routing energy from multiple grid sources, including the Basin bridge gas turbine and Seven Wells…
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Tamil Nadu Assembly: All 59 DMK MLAs say no to government cars
Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, along with DMK MLAs, at the Tamil Nadu Assembly in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: PTI Leader of the Opposition and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin told the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Friday (August 21, 2026) that all the 59 DMK MLAs have decided not to…