VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html SC: Even PMLA accused has a right to be heard ‘At least 3 fewer Indians’: Woman’s post on Meta layoff affecting H-1B visa holder with wife and kid in Seattle draws flak NEET paper leak row: CBI grills doctor, teacher, parlour owner | India News Venezuela acting president to visit India next week for oil discussions: Rubio China’s Moon base plans are pushing ahead faster than NASA’s lunar ambitions US is exploring the possibility of India procuring crude from Venezuela. ‘We want to sell them as much energy as they will buy,’ Rubio said NEW DELHI: Ahead of his visit to India, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Thursday that the US wants to sell India as much energy as possible and that acting Venezuela president Delcy Rodriguez is travelling to New Delhi next week – an unusual announcement of a foreign leader’s travel that shows the new US influence over Caracas.Rubio arrives in India on Saturday for a four-day visit that will see him travelling to Kolkata, New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.Rubio mentioned the visit of the Venezuela leader while underscoring the significance of growing India-US energy ties. Govt sources, however, clarified that Rodriguez was scheduled to visit India for the first International Big Cat Alliance summit that was being organised in conjunction with the India-Africa summit and both meetings will now be rescheduled.Washington is exploring the possibility of India procuring crude from Venezuela, which remains under American oversight, to squeeze Russia’s oil revenues. “We want to sell them as much energy as they will buy. We are at historic levels of US production and US exports. We were already in talks with them to do more, we want to be a bigger part of their portfolio,” said Rubio, ahead of his departure to Sweden, where he will attend a meeting of Nato foreign ministers.”We also think that there are opportunities with Venezuelan oil. It is my understanding that the interim President of Venezuela will be travelling to India next week as well,” added Rubio.The secretary went on to say that there’s a lot to work on with “great ally and partner” India.He’s expected to have a bilateral meeting with his counterpart S Jaishankar on Sunday and participate in a meeting of Quad ministers on Tuesday.”We do a lot of good work with them. So, this is an important trip. I am glad we are able to do it. We will also meet with the Quad there…I am glad we are able to do now in India and we will do one later in the year as well,” he said.Responding to statements from the Trump administration earlier, Indian govt had said that consistent with its approach to energy security, India remains open to exploring the commercial merits of any crude supply options, including from Venezuela.According to the Indian authorities, the country’s energy procurement decisions remain independent and are governed strictly by market economics and national interest-regardless of external waivers or foreign policy pressures.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosCalcutta High Court Junks Pleas On West Bengal Cattle Slaughter Rules Ahead Of Bakr Eid‘Menon’ Surname Row: VD Satheesan Faces Heat From Kerala Congress Leaders Over Oath Name ChoiceIUML And VCK To Also Join Vijay Cabinet In Tamil Nadu, Expansion Tomorrow: ReportTMC Protests Against BJP Government Over Alleged Forced Eviction Of Hawkers In BengalTamil Nadu Cabinet Expansion: Congress MLAs Get Portfolios, Governor Stops Oath Praise Of LeadersNibe Successfully Tests Vayu Astra-1 Loitering Munition In Maiden TrialsCJP X Account Withheld In India After Crossing 200K Followers In Just Four Days | WatchFIR Sought Against Rahul Gandhi Over ‘Traitors’ Remark On PM Modi, Amit ShahAir India Flight AI2651 Hits Tail During Landing, Aircraft Grounded For Inspection At BengaluruViral Cockroach Janta Party Overtakes Congress And BJP In Instagram Followers Race | Watch123Photostories10 traditional Indian foods that PM Modi gifted world leaders during his 5-nation tourFrom chubby little Gangubai to a fit and fab young actress after losing 22 Kgs; Saloni Daini’s stunning transformation is inspiringDeepika Padukone’s Cannes looks through the yearsPlants that thrive during Indian monsoon without rotting5 desi Indian teas among the Top 50 Teas in the WorldVanessa Trump diagnosed with breast cancer: Inside her life after divorce with Donald Trump Jr.5 White foods you must avoid for good health5 real estate hotspots near newly-opened Navi Mumbai Airport seeing massive growthOptical illusion personality test: Fish, face or stars? 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KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court, hearing a plea filed by the parents of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to form a three-member special investigation team (SIT) within 48 hours to probe alleged “lapses” by the state police and hospital authorities during the initial investigation and the alleged destruction of evidence.The SIT, headed by the CBI’s joint director (eastern zone), has been asked to submit a detailed report to the court by June 25.”The ongoing investigation should focus on the lapses identified by CBI in the report dated March 28, 2025. CBI has indicated such lapses on the part of the police and the hospital authorities during the investigation, prior to the investigation being handed over to CBI,” the court observed.The special bench of Justices Shampa Sarkar and Tirthankar Ghosh also said the central agency could re-examine the victim’s parents and other witnesses.The court is hearing a petition filed by the parents of the young doctor, who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug 9, 2024. The plea, pending for nearly a year and seven months, alleges that Sanjay Roy – the only person arrested in the case – may not have acted alone. The parents have also claimed that the seminar hall where the body was found was not the actual crime scene.They further accused CBI investigating officer Seema Pahuja of overlooking crucial evidence. After directing the formation of the SIT, however, the bench clarified that it was not commenting on the “credibility” of the probe conducted by Pahuja, who was present in court.”Let us trust the system. They will do it… We are not aggrieved by what she has done,” the bench observed.During the hearing, the parents’ counsel, Jayanta Narayan Chatterjee, alleged attempts to “hush up” the crime, saying: “Why was she murdered? She knew of several rackets, that is why she was murdered.” He also claimed investigators failed to probe the role of the delivery worker who brought dinner for the victim hours before the crime.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosCalcutta High Court Junks Pleas On West Bengal Cattle Slaughter Rules Ahead Of Bakr Eid‘Menon’ Surname Row: VD Satheesan Faces Heat From Kerala Congress Leaders Over Oath Name ChoiceIUML And VCK To Also Join Vijay Cabinet In Tamil Nadu, Expansion Tomorrow: ReportTMC Protests Against BJP Government Over Alleged Forced Eviction Of Hawkers In BengalTamil Nadu Cabinet Expansion: Congress MLAs Get Portfolios, Governor Stops Oath Praise Of LeadersNibe Successfully Tests Vayu Astra-1 Loitering Munition In Maiden TrialsCJP X Account Withheld In India After Crossing 200K Followers In Just Four Days | WatchFIR Sought Against Rahul Gandhi Over ‘Traitors’ Remark On PM Modi, Amit ShahAir India Flight AI2651 Hits Tail During Landing, Aircraft Grounded For Inspection At BengaluruViral Cockroach Janta Party Overtakes Congress And BJP In Instagram Followers Race | Watch123Photostories10 traditional Indian foods that PM Modi gifted world leaders during his 5-nation tourFrom chubby little Gangubai to a fit and fab young actress after losing 22 Kgs; Saloni Daini’s stunning transformation is inspiringDeepika Padukone’s Cannes looks through the yearsPlants that thrive during Indian monsoon without rotting5 desi Indian teas among the Top 50 Teas in the WorldVanessa Trump diagnosed with breast cancer: Inside her life after divorce with Donald Trump Jr.5 White foods you must avoid for good health5 real estate hotspots near newly-opened Navi Mumbai Airport seeing massive growthOptical illusion personality test: Fish, face or stars? 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Uttarakhand HC asks govt Elon Musk agrees with what Jeff Bezos says on charity: ‘If I do my job right…’ . NAGPUR: Bombay HC’s Nagpur bench recently ruled that asking a working wife to contribute her salary towards household expenses “cannot, in itself, be construed as an unlawful demand or cruelty.”Justice Vrushali Joshi quashed an FIR and chargesheet registered against a Nagpur-based man and his parents at Mankapur PS under IPC Sections 498-A (cruelty by husband or his relatives) and Section 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), reports Vaibhav Ganjapure.The court noted that the wife, a govt servant, was pressured to hand over her salary because she allegedly did not perform household work. However, after examining the charges and case material, Justice Joshi held that “such a contention did not satisfy the ingredients of cruelty under matrimonial law”. The case stemmed from a complaint filed by the wife after the marriage turned sour.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosCalcutta High Court Junks Pleas On West Bengal Cattle Slaughter Rules Ahead Of Bakr Eid‘Menon’ Surname Row: VD Satheesan Faces Heat From Kerala Congress Leaders Over Oath Name ChoiceIUML And VCK To Also Join Vijay Cabinet In Tamil Nadu, Expansion Tomorrow: ReportTMC Protests Against BJP Government Over Alleged Forced Eviction Of Hawkers In BengalTamil Nadu Cabinet Expansion: Congress MLAs Get Portfolios, Governor Stops Oath Praise Of LeadersNibe Successfully Tests Vayu Astra-1 Loitering Munition In Maiden TrialsCJP X Account Withheld In India After Crossing 200K Followers In Just Four Days | WatchFIR Sought Against Rahul Gandhi Over ‘Traitors’ Remark On PM Modi, Amit ShahAir India Flight AI2651 Hits Tail During Landing, Aircraft Grounded For Inspection At BengaluruViral Cockroach Janta Party Overtakes Congress And BJP In Instagram Followers Race | Watch123PhotostoriesFrom chubby little Gangubai to a fit and fab young actress after losing 22 Kgs; Saloni Daini’s stunning transformation is inspiringDeepika Padukone’s Cannes looks through the yearsPlants that thrive during Indian monsoon without rotting5 desi Indian teas among the Top 50 Teas in the WorldVanessa Trump diagnosed with breast cancer: Inside her life after divorce with Donald Trump Jr.5 White foods you must avoid for good health5 real estate hotspots near newly-opened Navi Mumbai Airport seeing massive growthOptical illusion personality test: Fish, face or stars? 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NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports of any shortage, govt on Thursday asserted that there was no rationing of petrol and diesel anywhere in the country and attributed long queues at fuel pumps in some parts to bulk diesel consumers, such as industries, shifting to retail outlets due to a price gap of nearly Rs 42 a litre. Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in petroleum and natural gas ministry, said sales at retail pumps had risen with the onset of the kharif sowing season, while consumers buying from private outlets had shifted to PSU-owned pumps because of price differences in auto fuel. She said a 20-30% increase in sales had been observed at retail pumps in certain parts of the country. “The ministry has done an analysis…oil marketing companies are monitoring the situation. We have sufficient supplies of fuel, and all steps are being taken to maintain them,” Sharma said, while urging the public to avoid panic buying. The statement came amid reports of long queues at retail pumps in several parts of the country and complaints of some outlets rationing supplies. While high-speed diesel for bulk commercial and industrial consumers is sold at nearly Rs 134 per litre, it is available at about Rs 92 per litre at retail outlets, resulting in diversion. Speculation over a possible rise in fuel prices has also prompted additional purchases. The three state-owned OMCs – IndianOil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum – also assured consumers there was no shortage of fuel anywhere, though logistics were under pressure because of increased demand.About the AuthorAtul MathurAtul Mathur is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India with over 27 years of experience in journalism. Based in Delhi, he has spent much of his career reporting on governance, public policy and politics, churning out researched, data-driven stories that impact daily lives. Atul is known for investigative depth and strong human-interest narratives as he strives to bring clarity and context to complex issues. He currently tracks the energy sector, writing on power, renewable energy, coal and mines.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosCalcutta High Court Junks Pleas On West Bengal Cattle Slaughter Rules Ahead Of Bakr Eid‘Menon’ Surname Row: VD Satheesan Faces Heat From Kerala Congress Leaders Over Oath Name ChoiceIUML And VCK To Also Join Vijay Cabinet In Tamil Nadu, Expansion Tomorrow: ReportTMC Protests Against BJP Government Over Alleged Forced Eviction Of Hawkers In BengalTamil Nadu Cabinet Expansion: Congress MLAs Get Portfolios, Governor Stops Oath Praise Of LeadersNibe Successfully Tests Vayu Astra-1 Loitering Munition In Maiden TrialsCJP X Account Withheld In India After Crossing 200K Followers In Just Four Days | WatchFIR Sought Against Rahul Gandhi Over ‘Traitors’ Remark On PM Modi, Amit ShahAir India Flight AI2651 Hits Tail During Landing, Aircraft Grounded For Inspection At BengaluruViral Cockroach Janta Party Overtakes Congress And BJP In Instagram Followers Race | Watch123PhotostoriesFrom chubby little Gangubai to a fit and fab young actress after losing 22 Kgs; Saloni Daini’s stunning transformation is inspiringDeepika Padukone’s Cannes looks through the yearsPlants that thrive during Indian monsoon without rotting5 desi Indian teas among the Top 50 Teas in the WorldVanessa Trump diagnosed with breast cancer: Inside her life after divorce with Donald Trump Jr.5 White foods you must avoid for good health5 real estate hotspots near newly-opened Navi Mumbai Airport seeing massive growthOptical illusion personality test: Fish, face or stars? 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SRINAGAR: Climate activist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk will take part Friday in talks with the Centre on Ladakh, doing so as part of a delegation for the first time since such parleys began in 2023 on the political future of the Union territory (UT).LAB, an umbrella group of the region’s political and religious organisations, will be represented by Wangchuk, Chering Dorjay Lakrook, and Dorjay Stanzin. Lakrook is co-chairman of LAB and president of Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), while Stanzin is president of Ladakh Gonpa Association.Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), another regional group, will also join the meeting, represented by Asgar Ali Karbalai and Sajjad Kargili, both co-chairman, and member Ghulam Rasool. All delegation members reached New Delhi on Thursday. The Centre had on April 26 announced the talks with a Union home ministry (MHA) sub-committee.Asked about the meeting, Lakrook merely said “he is hoping “for the best”. Kargili expected “some results now”. “We have been holding talks for the past few years. We don’t want talks for the sake of talks,” Kargili said.Since the abrogation of Article 370 on Aug 5, 2019, and bifurcation of erstwhile J&K state into the UTs of J&K and Ladakh, Ladakh has seen agitations seeking Sixth Schedule status and statehood. These were led by LAB and KDA, formed in Leh and Kargil a year after 370’s abrogation.Wangchuk initially supported these demands independently through Gandhian-style hunger strikes and long marches until last year when he joined LAB.MHA had established a high-powered committee on Jan 2, 2023, led by junior minister Nityanand Rai, to address key issues of Ladakh. Since then, many rounds of talks have been held under a high-powered committee, and occasionally at a sub-committee level.The dialogue process stopped after four people were killed and over 80 injured in alleged police firing on protesters in Leh demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards on Sept 24, 2025. Wangchuk was accused of inciting the protesters through speeches. He was arrested, charged under National Security Act (NSA) and kept in Jodhpur jail.The Centre revoked Wangchuk’s NSA detention in March this year and affirmed its commitment to “constructive engagement and dialogue” to resolve the region’s issues. After his release, Wangchuk has pressed for such talks, saying Ladakh “hangs between trust and mistrust”.The talks resumed in Delhi on Oct 22 last year after the Centre ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged firing. Another round of talks took place on Feb 4 but remained “inconclusive.”End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosCalcutta High Court Junks Pleas On West Bengal Cattle Slaughter Rules Ahead Of Bakr Eid‘Menon’ Surname Row: VD Satheesan Faces Heat From Kerala Congress Leaders Over Oath Name ChoiceIUML And VCK To Also Join Vijay Cabinet In Tamil Nadu, Expansion Tomorrow: ReportTMC Protests Against BJP Government Over Alleged Forced Eviction Of Hawkers In BengalTamil Nadu Cabinet Expansion: Congress MLAs Get Portfolios, Governor Stops Oath Praise Of LeadersNibe Successfully Tests Vayu Astra-1 Loitering Munition In Maiden TrialsCJP X Account Withheld In India After Crossing 200K Followers In Just Four Days | WatchFIR Sought Against Rahul Gandhi Over ‘Traitors’ Remark On PM Modi, Amit ShahAir India Flight AI2651 Hits Tail During Landing, Aircraft Grounded For Inspection At BengaluruViral Cockroach Janta Party Overtakes Congress And BJP In Instagram Followers Race | Watch123PhotostoriesDeepika Padukone’s Cannes looks through the yearsPlants that thrive during Indian monsoon without rotting5 desi Indian teas among the Top 50 Teas in the WorldVanessa Trump diagnosed with breast cancer: Inside her life after divorce with Donald Trump Jr.5 White foods you must avoid for good health5 real estate hotspots near newly-opened Navi Mumbai Airport seeing massive growthOptical illusion personality test: Fish, face or stars? 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