Hyderabad: Students from Osmania University have urged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to immediately rollback the exorbitant PhD fees imposed by the previous administration. Despite a five-month protest by research students, the university and government remained steadfast and refused to rollback fees. "Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka had previously raised the matter in the Legislative Assembly and had condemned …
Onion farmers in Pongalur in Tiruppur district staged a demonstration on Saturday opposing the 40% export duty on the produce until the end of 2023. “Export duty at a time when the price is on the higher side has angered farmers since the Central government did not pay attention when the prices crashed,” founder of Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Padukattu Sangam …
A woman leans in for a routine throat swab at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing on Sunday. Local officials must “take strict and detailed measures to protect people’s life, safety and health” but at the same time “minimize the impact of the epidemic on economic and social development,” the statement said. People with mild cases “can recover by themselves …
The Congress on Sunday slammed the Centre over fuel prices touching an “all-time high” and demanded that the excise duty hike affected by the Modi government during its tenure be immediately rolled back to give relief to the masses. “What is more shocking is that during the Congress’ regime when we left power in May 2014, the international crude oil …
The Congress on Thursday demanded that the government should rollback the LPG cylinder price hike and wondered if the increase in prices of cooking gas was "revenge" for the saffron party's crushing defeat in the Delhi polls. The Mahila Congress held a protest against the steep LPG price hike and submitted a memorandum to the government demanding a rollback of …