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Oppn INDIA bloc meets on Monday after post-election shake-up

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) As many as 23 political parties of the opposition INDIA bloc will meet on Monday to redraw their strategy to take on the BJP and iron out differences amid changed power dynamics after the defeat of regional anchors TMC and DMK in the recent assembly polls. Top leaders of opposition parties including Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, TMC’s Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav of RJD and Uddhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena (UBT), besides Left leaders and those from smaller parties, are likely to attend the meeting at

Congress President Kharge declares assets worth Rs 38.76 cr in RS affidavit

Bengaluru, Jun 6 (PTI) AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge has declared total assets worth Rs 38.76 crore in his Rajya Sabha nomination affidavit filed here. In his affidavit, Kharge has declared movable assets worth Rs 11.37 crore, comprising Rs 6.60 crore in his own name, Rs 4.41 crore in his wife Radha Bai’s name, and Rs 36.09 lakh held under a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). The affidavit shows that Kharge has immovable assets worth Rs 8.31 crore, his wife has immovable assets worth Rs 9.86 crore, and the HUF holds immovable assets worth Rs 9.22 crore, taking the total immovable assets

India sets standard pack sizes for cooking oils to help shoppers compare prices

BENGALURU, June 6 (Reuters) – India has ordered cooking oil makers and importers to sell their products only ​in a fixed set of pack sizes, ‌a move the government said on Saturday would help shoppers compare prices across brands more easily. The order ​targets a common pricing tactic in the ​world’s most populous nation, where oils sold ⁠in odd, non-standard sizes leave buyers unable to ​tell which brand offers the best value for ​a kitchen staple. Here are the details:

Ramalinga Reddy has withdrawn his resignation, claims Congress gen sec Surjewala

Bengaluru, Jun 6 (PTI) Congress general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday claimed that senior leader Ramalinga Reddy had withdrawn his resignation from the ministerial position after discussions with the party leadership. He attributed the episode to a misunderstanding and asserted that the veteran leader would continue to serve as a minister in the Congress government. Surjewala also hit out at the BJP alleging that it was attempting to exploit the controversy. The Congress leader charged that the opposition had hoped to gain political mileage from the ”brief turmoil” in the newly formed state government. “There was

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