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WB polls final phase: BJP eyes breach of TMC’s south Bengal fortress amid SIR shadow

Kolkata, Apr 28 (PTI) When West Bengal votes in the second and final phase of the assembly elections on Wednesday, it will not only be choosing 142 MLAs across the state’s political heartland, but also deciding whether the TMC still holds its southern fortress or the BJP has finally found a viable road to power. If the first phase on April 23 tested whether the BJP could retain its traditional edge in north Bengal and adjoining districts, the final round shifts the battle decisively to the TMC’s home turf – Kolkata, Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Hooghly and

UAE leaves OPEC in major blow to global oil producers’ group

DUBAI, April 28 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting oil-producers’ group OPEC, as an unprecedented energy crisis triggered by the Iran war exposes discord among Gulf ​nations. The loss of the UAE, a longstanding OPEC member, could create disarray and weaken the group, which has ‌usually sought to show a united front despite internal disagreements over a range of issues from geopolitics to production quotas. UAE Energy Minister Suhail Mohamed al-Mazrouei told Reuters the decision was taken after a careful look at the regional power’s energy strategies. Asked whether the UAE consulted with OPEC’s

If he’s Singham, I am Pushpa: TMC leader as UP-cadre IPS officer’s activities sparks row

Kolkata, Apr 28 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh-cadre IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, warning potential troublemakers of “appropriate treatment” if they try to disrupt Wednesday’s polling in West Bengal, created a fresh political dust-up with the TMC accusing the EC-appointed police observer of overstepping his role and “intimidating” party workers. With over a hundred armed central paramilitary troops, an armoured vehicle, and a list of potential “trouble makers” in his pocket, the 2011-batch IPS combed the South 24 Parganas district’s Falta Assembly seat under TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s backyard of Diamond Harbour parliamentary constituency for two days on a trot. The Prayagraj

India douses fears of retail fuel price hike amid panic buying

NEW DELHI, April 28 (Reuters) – India has asked motorists to avoid panic buying and clarified that there was no proposal to raise ​pump prices for diesel and gasoline, a government official ‌said on Tuesday. “We have adequate supplies of liquefied petroleum gas, petrol, and diesel. There has been no increase in prices. Please avoid panic buying and do ​not believe rumours,” Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the federal ​oil ministry, said at a news conference on Tuesday ⁠in an appeal to buyers. India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer and ​consumer, has been hit by rising oil prices triggered by

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