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Mideast conflict poses oil shock threat to Indian economy: VBA chief

Mumbai, June 19 (UNI) Veteran politician Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday cautioned that India faces significant economic vulnerability from the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, urging immediate government intervention to mitigate oil market disruptions.
The founder-president of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) warned that global crude price surges triggered by Middle East tensions could severely impact the world's third-largest oil importer.
"India remains highly exposed to these fluctuations," stated the 70-year-old lawyer-politician, grandson of Constitution architect Dr B R Ambedkar.
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Congress' Wadettiwar issued show-cause over absence during public security Bill debate

17 Jul 2025 | 1:13 PM

Mumbai, July 17 (UNI) Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar has been served a show-cause notice by the party leadership for remaining absent during a crucial discussion in the Maharashtra Assembly on the Public Security Bill.

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IndiGo Delhi-Goa flight diverted to Mumbai after mid-air engine snag, 191 passengers safe

IndiGo Delhi-Goa flight diverted to Mumbai after mid-air engine snag, 191 passengers safe

17 Jul 2025 | 1:01 PM

Mumbai, July 17 (UNI) An IndiGo flight from New Delhi to Goa made an emergency landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) yesterday night after facing an engine issue mid-air, Mumbai airport officials said.

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Former Purandar MLA Sanjay Jagtap quits Congress

Former Purandar MLA Sanjay Jagtap quits Congress

17 Jul 2025 | 12:19 PM

Pune, July 17 (UNI) In a significant political development in Pune district, former Purandar MLA and long-time Pune district Congress President Sanjay Jagtap has officially joined the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Install CCTV cameras in all schools for girl students' safety, demands Maha MLA

17 Jul 2025 | 9:18 AM

Mumbai, July 17 (UNI) Concerned over student safety, especially girl students, MLA Pratap Adsad demanded immediate installation of CCTV cameras in all private and government schools across Maharashtra. He was speaking on the 14th day of the monsoon session of the Assembly yesterday.

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Raju Shetty vows to fight against Shaktipeeth highway

17 Jul 2025 | 1:29 AM

Kolhapur / Sindhudurg, Jul 16 (UNI) MP and president of Anti-Shaktipeeth Highway Action Committee, Raju Shetty, today termed the proposed Shaktipeeth Highway being built by the Maharashtra government as a "Swarthpeeth" (selfish pursuit), which will plunge the state into a debt trap, and vowed to continue his fight till this highway is cancelled.

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