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Chidambaram blames Modi govt for high inflation, demands immediate reduction in fuel prices

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday addressed a press conference. He blamed the Modi govt for high inflation and demanded immediate reduction in fuel price.

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Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday hit out at the Modi government over the issue of rising prices of fuel and other commodities. He also announced that the Congress will raise the issue of inflation in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.

While addressing a press conference, Chidambaram demanded that the Central government should immediately reduce the prices of petrol, diesel and LPG. In the press conference, Chidambaram also blamed the negligence of PM Modi government for the high inflation and demanded a reduction in fuel prices and GST rates and a review of the import duties to reduce the crushing burden of high inflation. Chidambaram urged that the goods and services tax should be reduced on an array of goods.

Expressing his anger over the high rate of unemployment and wage cuts in the country, Chidambaram accused the Centre for pretending that price rise is a false concern. He said that the Centre’s Narendra Modi government directly responsible for such a bad situation of widespread distress and inflation that has broken the back of the country’s common.

Taking as dig at the Centre, Chidambaram said that the Central government has continued to pretend that the concern about price hike is a false concern and if the government ignores the issue, it will go away.

Despite huge criticism by the opposition, the Modi government has continually increased the prices of petrol, diesel and LPG, Chidambaram said. Listing out the fuel price hike, he said that the fuel prices had reached over Rs 100 in Mumbai and Delhi while the price of LPG is at Rs 835 per cylinder in Delhi and Rs 933 per cylinder in Patna. None of these prices is justified by the price of crude oil which is around $75 a barrel. When crude oil price was $125, the UPA government had provided petrol at Rs 65 per litre and diesel at Rs 44 per litre,” Chidambaram said.

Chidambaram blamed the cesses levied by the central government for the exorbitant prices and said that government collects nearly Rs 4.2 lakh crore annually through them and keeps all that money to itself. He also called the GST, a regressive tax with irrational rates. Referring to NSO data, Chidambaram said the consumer price inflation has reached 6.26%, which is above the upper limit of inflation target set by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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Chidambaram also hit out at the Centre’s Covid-19 vaccination programme, terming its promise of vaccinating all adults by December end as an empty boast. He said the states like Odisha and Delhi are facing vaccine shortage and asked the Union health minister to spell out his plans to ensure regular and uninterrupted supply of vaccines to states.

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Korean man who returned Patna after 3 years stunned social media users with his Bihari Accent | Watch

This video has gained lakhs of views across internet. One user wrote speaking Hindi itself is a big deal for a foreigner but speaking in a Bihari accident is totally a different level.

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Language is an essential aspect of life. It serves as a means of communication and expression, allowing people to share ideas, thoughts and emotions. We feel really happy when someone speaks our mother tongue as we sense a kinship.


A video of a Japanese girl speaking Bengali fluently went viral in 2020. In a recent Instagram video, content creator Prashant Kumar can be seen conversing in Hindi with a Korean man by the name of Charlie.


On social media, a video showing Charlie’s Bihari accent has gained significant traction and the social media users are praising Charlie for his proficiency in Hindi.

This video has gained lakhs of views across internet. One user wrote speaking Hindi itself is a big deal for a foreigner but speaking in a Bihari accident is totally a different level.


Currently, Charlie is on a tour of Patna and is amazed to see the city’s progress. He believes Patna is more cleaner than New York.


Interestingly, Charlie was living in Patna since he was 2 years old. In one of his videos on Instagram, he talks about his upbringing in Indian culture.

He wrote he was brought in Patna till the age of 20 used to speak Hindi as natural as an Indian and adopted the Indian accent while speaking English. Charlie wrote, during his childhood he used to feel shy and uncomfortable to speak English.

Bihar, located in northern India, is a state with a rich history and vibrant culture. Today, Bihar is a state of contrasts – a place of great beauty and potential and It is the home to a varied spectrum of communities.


The Bihari people are known for their friendliness and hospitality, and their food is famous throughout India for its rich flavors and spices.

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Odisha train accident: 101 bodies still to be identified, 200 injured  undergoing treatment

According to Divisional Railway Manager of the Eastern Central Railways, Rinkesh Roy, almost 200 patients are still being treated in various hospitals throughout the state of Odisha.

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In the tragic triple train accident of Odisha, which took the lives of 278 people, living over 1000 injured. Out of 278 who died, 101 bodies are still to be identified, according to the officials.

According to Divisional Railway Manager of the Eastern Central Railways, Rinkesh Roy, almost 200 patients are still being treated in various hospitals throughout the state of Odisha.

The toll stayed at 275 since the Odisha government did not modify it. Rinkesh Roy responded figures do change over time when questioned about it.

The number of death had previously been put at 288. On Sunday, the Odisha government changed it to 275 after admitting that some remains were tallied twice. The chief minister of West Bengal and a former minister of the railway, Mamata Banerjee, disputed the statistics, claiming that 61 residents of her state died and another 182 were still missing. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) also said, 80 out of the 193 total bodies were recognised, and 55 of them were given to the relevant families.

However, train movement resumed late Sunday night with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who has been sleeping at the site to oversee restoration work, and with other senior officials. This was 51 hours after the triple train collision and barely five hours after the damaged rails were rebuilt.

The horrific accident took place on June 2, when the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express was coming from Shalimar to Chennai when it collided with a halted goods train on the adjacent track, resulting in one of the deadliest rail accidents in the nation. The rear carriages of the Coromandel Express then drifted off onto the third track.

The last two coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express, which was coming by at the same time, were knocked down by a few coaches of the Coromandel Express.

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Security beefed up at Golden Temple on Operation Blue Star’s 39th anniversary

On June 6, 1984, the Indian Army entered into the Golden Temple to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindarwale and his followers who had sought inside the Golden Temple complex, the news spread that Bhindarwale had hidden huge amount of arms and ammunitions inside the complex.

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On the occasion of the 39th anniversary of Operation Blue Star, the security has been beefed up at the Golden Temple and all across Amritsar city as preventive measure for any unwanted situation.

DCP Law and Order Parminder Singh Bhandal said security forces in uniform as well as in civil has also been deployed across the city and inside the temple.

Bhandal said the decision is taken to prevent any kind of disturbance in the law and order situation in the city adding that large number of police personnel have been posted at different locations in the city.

Earlier Additional DGP Arpit Shukla had appealed people to maintain peace in Punjab and strict action will be taken against those involving in spreading rumours.

The prayers at the Gurdwara is going as per the usual course.

On June 6, 1984, the Indian Army entered into the Golden Temple to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindarwale and his followers who had sought inside the Golden Temple complex, the news spread that Bhindarwale had hidden huge amount of arms and ammunitions inside the complex.

Operation Blue Star was the codename of the military operation of the Indian Army, which was ordered by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Reports say, hundreds of civiilians including soldiers lost their lives in this operation.

Months later on October 31, 1984, Gandhi was assassinated at her official residence in Delhi by two of her personal Sikh bodyguards, who fired around 30 bullets on her.

Earlier in the day, protestors were seen raising pro-Khalistan slogans with Bhindarwale’s posters at the Golden Temple.

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