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Violence erupted in Manipur's Bishnupur district. Suspected militants bombed a home, killing two young children and injuring their mother. Later, security forces fired on protesters storming a CRPF camp, resulting in two deaths and 20 injuries. Tensions escalated with road blockades and vehicle fires. Curfews and internet suspensions were imposed across several districts. Guwahati: In a fresh incident of violence in Manipur on Tuesday, at least two minors were killed and their mother sustained ...Read More >
New Delhi: Large central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) and four major government entities increased capital expenditure sharply in March amid the West Asia war, which drove up their 2025-26 spending beyond the target. Capital spending by these CPSEs and Railway Board, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Damodar Valley Corporation jumped 62% year-on-year to ₹1.10 lakh crore in March, showed the latest Department of Public Enterprises data. The surge ...Read More >
New Delhi: GAIL (India) Ltd has signed a long-term charter agreement with Greece-based Alpha Gas for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Energy Fidelity, the state-run firm said on Tuesday. The agreement was executed with Pantheon Maritime Services, a Singapore-based affiliate of Alpha Gas, and was signed in Athens by senior officials from both companies, GAIL said in a statement. Also Read: Iran war: Natural gas pool set to release 7 mmscmd to priority sectors amid supply crunch The vess ...Read More >
Mumbai: Nexus Select Mall Management, the manager to listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Nexus Select Trust, has approved the acquisition of a retail asset in Kolkata for an enterprise value of Rs 347.5 crore, as part of its ongoing portfolio expansion strategy. The company's board on Tuesday evening cleared the execution of definitive agreements for acquiring Diamond Plaza, a shopping mall with an estimated gross leasable area of around 244,000 sq ft. Also Read: Nexus Select Trust to p ...Read More >
Jorhat: Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Tuesday rejected the Congress' claim that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife has passports of three nations and said that the documents shared by the party are "fake and fabricated". The Congress had alleged at a press conference on Sunday that Assam CM's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma holds passports of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Antigua-Barbuda and Egypt. "The Congress and its leader Pawan Khera, along with sta ...Read More >
New Delhi: Biocon Ltd on Tuesday announced the commercial launch of biosimilars Bosaya and Aukelso, indicated for different serious bone conditions, in the US. Bosaya (biosimilar to Prolia) and Aukelso (biosimilar to Xgeva) are now available by prescription nationwide through specialty pharmacies and healthcare providers, Biocon said in a statement. Also Read: Biocon not to rush generic semaglutide to packed India market, says incoming CEO Shreehas Tambe Both products have been previously app ...Read More >
Mumbai is set to get a driverless Pod taxi system. The Automated Rapid Transit System will connect Kurla and Bandra Kurla Complex. This project aims to improve last-mile connectivity for daily commuters. The system will feature AI-based pods running on battery power. It is expected to reduce traffic congestion and travel time.Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the driverless Pod taxi project, an Automated Rapid Transit System being d ...Read More >
Bengaluru: With barely a day left for Kerala to vote in a new government, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy engaged in a final war of words, sparring over each other's governance record. Also Read: Kerala Polls: A rebel comrade stands between LDF's grip & UDF's hope in Red Citadel Highlighting his government's performance, Vijayan said Kerala had delivered "measurable outcomes" through the Nava Kerala Missions. In a series of posts on X, he cited the A ...Read More >
RR vs MI Guwahati weather update today: The IPL 2026 season has seen its first rain-abandoned match, with concerns now rising for the Rajasthan Royals vs. Mumbai Indians fixture in Guwahati due to intermittent rainfall. In a positive development, Hardik Pandya has returned to training for Mumbai Indians ahead of the game. The Indian Premier League 2026 season witnessed its first abandoned game on Monday, as the clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in Kolkata was called off due t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has attached a house in Delhi's Jamia Nagar, agricultural land in Faridabad, and several bank deposits, worth more than Rs 39 crore all told, as part of a money laundering probe against Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, sources said on Tuesday. A provisional attachment order has been issued by the federal probe agency to freeze these properties under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The assets include a house in ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government may ask for revised financial bids from two potential buyers of IDBI Bank as their original bid amounts were lower than the reserve price fixed for the strategic sale of the lender, sources said. "The IDBI Bank strategic sale is in the technical evaluation stage," a senior official told PTI. Also Read: Government likely to restart IDBI Bank privatisation process from scratch Amidst the West Asia crisis, the government is banking on disinvestment and asset monetisatio ...Read More >
New Delhi: A woman cannot be treated as "untouchable" for three days in a month and then cease to be considered untouchable on the fourth day, Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna remarked on Tuesday. The remark came while a nine-judge bench was hearing on petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including Sabarimala temple of Keralam, and on the ambit and scope of religious freedom practised by multiple faiths. The constitution bench comprised Chief Justice Surya Ka ...Read More >
Kochi: Congress leader V D Satheesan on Tuesday lashed out at the Left government in Kerala, calling it the most inefficient administration the state has ever seen, and accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of being a "liar". Speaking to reporters in his Assembly constituency of Paravoor, Satheesan claimed that Vijayan lied about his and CPI(M)'s past "links" with the RSS and the Jamaat-e-Islami and also regarding the work done by the UDF government under late Congress stalwart Oommen Chandy. ...Read More >
Guwahati: As Assam approaches its crucial Assembly elections, the passport controversy has escalated, with incumbent MLA and Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi on Tuesday sharply criticising Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the police raid at Congress leader Pawan Khera's Delhi residence. Gogoi condemned the state government's actions as authoritarian, likening them to a "Hitler-style government." Speaking to the media, Akhil Gogoi, who is contesting from Sivasagar assembly constituency, said ...Read More >
Delhi rain: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Delhi on Wednesday, April 9, predicting thunderstorms, lightning, and rainfall. Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram might also see rain with thunderstorms tomorrow. According to the IMD, the sudden change in Delhi's weather is being attributed to an active western disturbance. After Delhi recorded light rain on Tuesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for light rain and thunders ...Read More >
New Delhi: The ongoing geopolitical conflicts in West Asia are beginning to exert a measurable impact on India's aviation sector, affecting both airlines and airports through rising fuel costs, operational disruptions, and revenue uncertainties, according to an analysis by EY India. The report highlights that nearly 20 per cent of global jet fuel supply is linked to the Middle East, making the region critical for aviation economics. As a result, volatility in fuel prices has once again emerged ...Read More >
Kolkata: Kalyan Jewellers reported a consolidated revenue growth of around 64% in Q4 FY26 compared with the same quarter last year, the company said in a stock exchange filing. For the full year FY26, consolidated revenue rose approximately 42% over FY25. India operations saw revenue growth of over 65% in Q4 FY26, driven primarily by strong same-store sales growth (SSSG) across key markets. Both wedding and discretionary demand remained robust despite volatile gold prices, with SSSG exceeding 4 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Disqualified Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and three-year jail sentence in a cheating case involving the forging of bank records to obtain illegal interest payments between 1998 and 2011. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice to the prosecution on the appeal by Bharti assailing the trial court verdict in the case and listed it for hearing on April 15. On April 2, the trial court sentenced Bharti, for ...Read More >
Sivasagar: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday alleged that Congress leader Pawan Khera "ran away" to Hyderabad from New Delhi, following Assam Police searches at his residence in the national capital, amidst the ongoing passport row. Speaking to ANI, CM Sarma noted that he came to know about the development through the media, adding that the law will take its course in the matter. Also Read: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma accuses Congress of Pakistan-linked smear campaign "He ran away from ...Read More >
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that names of people belonging to specific communities were deleted from the post-SIR voter rolls in the state. Addressing a rally at Chakdaha in Nadia district, Banerjee said that the TMC will stand by those whose names were excluded from the voter rolls, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Also read: West Bengal elections: Nearly 91 lakh names deleted from electoral rolls after SIR exercise According ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked judicial officers not to use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot to write judgments and conduct legal research. A letter issued by the high court registrar-general on Monday to all district and sessions judges in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh stated that the Chief Justice has asked them "to direct the judicial officers working under your control not to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, including but not limited to ChatGPT, ...Read More >
New Delhi: Realty firm Lodha Developers on Tuesday reported a 23 per cent increase in pre-sales to Rs 5,890 crore during the last quarter, but failed to meet the annual target because of West Asia conflict. The pre-sales or sales bookings stood at Rs 4,810 crore in the year-ago period. During the full 2025-26 fiscal, the company's sales bookings rose 16 per cent to Rs 20,530 crore from Rs 17,630 crore in the preceding year. In a regulatory filing, the company shared the operational update of ...Read More >
Meghalaya MBose SSLC Result link: The results of MBOSE SSLC Class 10 results 2026 are going to be declared today, April 7, 2026, at 11 am. Students can check their MBOSE SSLC 2026 results online on the Meghalaya Board's official portal at mbose.in, megresults.nic.in and mboseresults.in. The Meghalaya Board officials will also release the overall pass percentage, district-wise pass percentage, and names of the toppers. The Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) is going to announce the Clas ...Read More >
Manipur bomb attack: 2 children killed in suspected Kuki militants attackSuspected Kuki militants launched a bomb attack in Manipur's Bishnupur district, killing two toddlers while injuring their mother, officials told PTI. The incident occurred at around 1 am when a bomb fired by suspected militants fell at a civilian house at Moirang Tronglaobi, killing a 5-year-old boy and a six-month-old girl. Meanwhile, local BJP MLA Th Shanti Singh has strongly condemned the "brutal attack" at Tronglaobi ...Read More >
BENGALURU, - Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump heightened his rhetoric against Iran, threatening stronger action if the country fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit chokepoint. Brent crude futures rose 57 cents, or 0.5%, to $110.34 a barrel by 1202 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $1.26, or 1.1%, at $113.67. Trump, has threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it fails to comply with his deadline of 8 p.m. ...Read More >
Mumbai: The CEO of Tata Trusts, which is the majority owner of India's largest business conglomerate, asked vice-chairmen Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh to resign last week, while concealing material information, the two prominent trustees have alleged, precipitating yet another round in what has been a series of infighting bouts at the highprofile public charitable trusts. Trusts CEO Siddharth Sharma asked the two vice-chairmen to step down from the Bai Hirabai JN Tata Navsari Charitable Inst ...Read More >
Mumbai: The rupee marginally climbed Monday after a session of range-bound trading in which dollar sales through unwinding of arbitrage positions by lenders ahead of the regulator-set April 10 deadline was met with demand for the US currency from importers and oil companies. The rupee ended Monday at 93.06/$, versus its Thursday close of 93.10/$. The rupee traded in the 92.80/$ to 93.10/$ range Monday amid unwinding of arbitrage trades by banks. "At these levels, dollar demand surged after oil ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairperson called for a fundamental shift in how independent directors function, saying boardroom independence in India often remains procedural and does not translate into effective oversight. Companies must move beyond compliance-driven structures towards fostering diverse perspectives and constructive dissent within boards, said Tuhin Kanta Pandey at a corporate governance event organised by CII on Monday. The next phase of governanc ...Read More >
Chennai: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted at a rally in Puducherry that the ruling NDA was putting up a united and well-coordinated contest while the Opposition was divided over power tussles, even as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reiterated at a separate rally the Opposition party's promise of full statehood to the Union Territory. Ahead of the April 9 elections, the BJP leader said the NDA government had brought down the unemployment rate in Puducherry to 4.3% after it had shot ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has resigned, Mint reported, as the airline grapples with persistent losses and heightened regulatory scrutiny following a crash last year that killed 260 people. The report of the leadership change comes as the airline contends with delivery delays and persistent losses. Regulators have also reprimanded the airline for safety lapses, including flying an aircraft eight times without an airworthiness certificate and running planes without checking emergenc ...Read More >
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