Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): Director Baz Luhrmann has said that he had to trim down and make essential cuts to his four-hour-long film 'Elvis' so that it could be released in the theatres.

Mumbai Mar 25 PTI Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday justified the hikes in fuel prices thrice in the last four days saying that the oil prices had gone up within the international market owing to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine which was beyond the Indian governments control Speaking at a session titled New India New Manifesto-Sab Ka Saath Sab Ka Vikas at the ABP Networks inaugural deas of India summit here on Friday Gadkari Minister for Road Transport and Highways also said that Sometimes Hindutva is projected in a wrong way In India 80 per cent of the oil is imported Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine the oil prices have spiralled up within international markets and we can not do anything about that he said when asked about the high petrol and diesel prices and how the government was planning to the issue The minister said that he has been making a pitch for making India self-reliant since 2004 with which we need to make our own fuel while laying stress on the need for developing indigenous energy generation capabilities Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each on Friday the third increase in four days as oil firms recoup losses from holding rates during the period prior to the recently-concluded assembly elections These hikes are the steepest single-day rise since the daily price revision began in June 2017 With three increases beginning March 22 petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 240 a litre A record 137-day hiatus in rate revision ended on March 22 with an 80 paise per litre increase in rates and similar hikes have followed in the subsequent days The prices had been on a freeze since November 4 ahead of the assembly elections in five states -- a period during which the cost of crude oil soared by USD 30 per barrel India will soon have a Rs 40000 crore ethanol methanol and bio-ethanol production economy reducing our dependence on petroleum imports he said Leading car and two-wheeler manufacturers in India are working on developing products with flex-fuel engines which will be launched in the coming months he mentioned Highlighting the manufacturing capabilities of India in developing battery and green hydrogen technology he said The prices of IC internal combustion engines and electric vehicles will be on par in India in the next two years We are working on developing green hydrogen production indigenously in the country by harnessing it from sources like sewage water and biomass Emphasising that the BJP does not accept any discrimination based on caste religion language or gender he said Sometimes Hindutva is projected in a wrong way The basic principle of Hindutva is justice for all and appeasement of none According to Gadkari in the BJPs philosophy nationalism is the primary focus The second focus lies in good governance and development while the third most important pillar is Antyodya under which we try to uplift those who belong to socially and economically backward classes he said Stating that the Supreme Court has rightly described Hindutva as a way of life Gadkari said that religion and community are different from each other So sometimes Hindutva is interpreted as anti-Christian and anti-Muslim In the last seven years since the Modi-led NDA government came into power none of the Central government schemes have been discriminatory against anyone There was no communal approach in our schemes he said On the non-BJP states not declaring the movie The Kashmir Files tax-free unlike some BJP ruled states he said The Indian Constitution has a Federal structure Every state government has a right either to make or not to make a movie tax-free We respect that On being asked about the lack of a strong opposition in the country Gadkari said I want to tell the opposition that in politics no defeat is ultimate He quoted former US president Richard Nixon A man is not finished when he is defeated but a man is finished when he quits PTI IAS NSD CJ CJ

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