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YSRCP flags ‘discrepancies’ in Andhra borrowings data, seeks Guv’s intervention

Amaravati, Apr 8 (PTI) Leader of the Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botcha Satyanarayana, on Wednesday wrote to Governor S Abdul...

Two women athletes injured, one critical, after car carrying UDF workers

Kollam (Kerala), Apr 7 (PTI) Two women athletes have been injured, one of them critically, after a car allegedly carrying UDF workers hit them...

Karnataka sees drop in groundwater use, surge in recharge capacity: 2025 report

Bengaluru, Apr 8 (PTI) Karnataka has recorded a significant decline in groundwater usage alongside a notable increase in annual recharge capacity, reflecting the...

Revamped Sessa hydel project will power over 1,500 homes: Arunachal Dy CM

Itanagar, Apr 8 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh Deputy CM Chowna Mein on Wednesday said the revamped Sessa mini hydel station in West Kameng district...

NCERT revamps curriculum committee after SC rap over Class 8 textbook

New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The NCERT has reconstituted its curriculum committee after being rapped by the Supreme Court over a section on "Corruption...

5 weeks after Tateeree storm, Badshah walks into NCW office & says sorry, vows positive song on women

Singer gave written apology, committed to sponsoring education of 50 girls from economically weaker sections & work for uplift of women & society. FIRs in Haryana remain pending.

Odisha: Second phase of inventory of Puri Jagannath temple’s Ratna Bhandar begins

Puri, Apr 8 (PTI) The second phase of the inventory of the Puri Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar commenced on Wednesday, officials said.A selected...

If CM Stalin had ‘full powers’, Tirunelveli campaigning would not have happened: TVK chief Vijay

Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) Apr 8 (PTI) TVK chief Vijay launched a scathing attack on the ruling DMK during a campaign rally in Tirunelveli,...

West Asia conflict: India welcomes ceasefire between Iran and US

New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) India on Wednesday welcomed a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, calling for "de-escalation, dialogue, and diplomacy" to...

Relief for India, world as Iran-US ceasefire opens Hormuz window. 172 million oil barrels stuck in Gulf

Around 16 Indian vessels, including 6 carrying crude, 2 LPG containers and one with LNG, are stranded on the west side of Hormuz as of now.

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Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.