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The judge characterised active euthanasia as causing death by introducing a new, external agency of harm, such as a lethal injection. Conversely, he explained that passive euthanasia should be understood as allowing death to occur.

Brent crude oil prices spiked nearly 30% on Monday, jumping close to $120 a barrel - from around $70 just days earlier - before settling lower the next day. The surge follows Iran hardening its stance and the United States vowing stronger strikes. What could this mean for global crude oil prices, and more importantly, for Indias oil, LNG, LPG and fertilizer supplies with the Strait of Hormuz now all but closed?

CPI(M) organises a parallel inauguration of the two road stretches of NH 66 before Prime Minister inaugurated it

Shops, commercial establishments, petrol bunks and business centres remain closed, while bus services, autos, private vehicles stay off roads

Industry players and investment analysts, too, say the changes to Press Note 3 will encourage more capital to flow into India, promote more joint ventures, and encourage collaboration

EPFO board describes as obsolete the clause that provided a maximum of one year to employers and employees to exercise the higher pension option by making contributions above the wage cap of 15,000 every month

Rashtriya Janata Dal member Abhay Kumar Sinha said the Speakers office had strayed from the neutrality envisioned by the framers of the Constitution.

CPI(M)s V. Sivadasan says the PM being a friend of U.S. President Donald Trump has not solved the crisis. AAP leader Sanjay Singh asks where the Prime Minister is hiding when country is standing in queue

The canteen management says they are unable to cook regular mealsas the gas supply has run out and there is no clarity on when fresh cylinders would be available.

Slackening availability of commercial LPG cylindershas pushed small-scale entrepreneurs to the brink in Kerala, with many facing indefinite closure

Adamya Chetana, which serves mid-day meals to thousands of school children daily, stresses on the need to go for bio fuel with no-LPG kitchen

The Supreme Court upheld the withdrawal of life support to a 32-year-old man in a persistent vegetative state for over 12 years

Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha orders an inquiry to determine wether it was an accident or a conspiracy

Potential disruptions could lead not only to productionslowdown butcan have a cascading impact, leading to supply chain disruptions for larger industries, increase manufacturing costs, slowdown exports,and even workerlayoffs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people not to panic or believe in rumours

The matches scheduled in Bengaluru are subject to clearance from the Expert Committee constituted by the Government of Karnataka, following the stampede that claimed 11 lives during RCBs title-winning celebrations last year

Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh directs senior police and administrative officials to secure the release of the people who were travelling on the Ukhrul-Imphal Road

People were seen crowding the offices of distribution agencies. Many complained that they have run out of LPG and cannot book a refill. Some schools said that they have no LPG to cook mid-day meals

He will also officially inaugurate the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Idukki Hydroelectric Project, the States largest power project

The notice posted on the walls at the Surgery wing of the hospital stated that patients coming for surgery should be aware of the hospitals limitations

Anyone who has faith in Sanatan Dharma is a Sanatani; anyone who applies vermillion on the forehead and can recite the Chalisa is a Sanatan, says BKTC chairman

It comes amid growing concern over the State govt.s proposal to establish Karnataka Public Schools by closing down government schools