Zoya Anna Thomas With Inputs From Reuters

With just a day to go before this session of Parliament ends, the Rajya Sabha or Upper House remained paralyzed today, with the opposition confronting the government over what it described as "an unacceptable agenda" of trying to convert Muslims and Christians to Hinduism.

The Union Cabinet has decided to raise gas prices by about a third to $5.61 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday, a move that seeks to make production more economical and boost domestic supply.

With just a day to go before this session of Parliament ends, the Rajya Sabha or Upper House remained paralyzed today, with the opposition confronting the government over what it described as "an unacceptable agenda" of trying to convert Muslims and Christians to Hinduism.

The Union Cabinet has decided to raise gas prices by about a third to $5.61 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday, a move that seeks to make production more economical and boost domestic supply.