Press Trust Of India

DRDO carries out successful flight trials of VSHORADS missile systems

The defence ministry on Friday said three flight-trials of a very short-range air defence missile system were conducted successfully from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.

Vishal Mega Mart promoter entity sells 14% stake for ₹7,635 crore

Samayat Services LLP is a special-purpose vehicle owned by private equity firm Kedaara Capital and Switzerland-based Partners Group

NTPC pays power ministry ₹2,666.58 crore as second dividend for FY26

A ceremonial cheque was handed over to Minister of Power Manohar Lal by company officials on February 27, NTPC said in a statement

NCERT recalls Class 8 Social Science textbook after SC's objection

In a strongly worded advisory, the the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) also called for all social media posts that carry the chapter's content be deleted

Govt's SIM binding directive on messaging apps 'ultra vires': Industry body

The matter pertains to a direction issued by the central government in November that will ensure app-based communication services are continuously linked to a user's active SIM card

Norway's sovereign wealth fund drops Adani Green Energy from its portfolio

When Norges Bank first bought AGEL shares in July 2020, the share price was ₹341. Today it is ₹944

IAF shows combat prowess, gives glimpse of Op Sindoor at Vayu Shakti

A presentation on Operation Sindoor was made at the beginning of the exercise, followed by a detailed display of day target layouts spread across a three-kilometre area

PM Modi directs ministers to prepare roadmap for next set of reforms

The ministers will have to clearly convey the key points of the reform of their respective ministries, when it was implemented or when it could be laid out and what the results are expected from them

Anil Ambani skips appearance before ED in money laundering case

The agency wanted to record his statement in the Yes Bank linked money laundering case

Mahindra group to bring new products for all cropping cycles

It also said that the rotavator remains a big area of focus for the company and the ultimate goal was to increase the market share in this segment

Centre's fiscal deficit at 63% of full year target at Jan-end: CGA data

The Centre estimates the fiscal deficit (the gap between expenditure and revenue) during 2025-26 at 4.4 per cent of GDP, or Rs 15.58 trillion

Coal India gears up to meet peak summer power demand, assures ample stocks

CIL's producing subsidiaries were holding 115 million tonnes (MT) of coal at pitheads as of February 26, 2026, a figure expected to rise further by the close of the fiscal year

Cheetah Gamini delivers fourth cub at Kuno; population rises to 39

"All four cubs are presently healthy and doing fine. The number of cheetahs in India now stands at 39, including 28 India-born cubs," Yadav said in a post on X

India's forex exchange reserves drop $2.1 billion to $723.6 billion

In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had jumped by $8.663 billion to a new all-time high of $725.727 billion

NBCC to redevelop DDA staff quarters in two colonies at ₹775 crore

The MoUs were signed in the presence of N Saravana Kumar, Vice Chairman, DDA and K P Mahadevaswamy, CMD, NBCC

India's GDP growth softens to 7.8% in Q3FY26 compared to 8.4% in Q2, fiscal year GDP estimated to expand 7.6%

HC stays single-judge directive halting release of 'The Kerala Story 2'

The single judge had stayed the release of the film on the ground that prima facie there was a manifest non-application of mind to the requirement of law by the censor board, CBFC

WCL finds 8 rare earth elements, critical minerals in its 6 mines in Maha

Critical minerals are a subset of minerals considered crucial for the manufacturing and technological needs of industries, while REEs are a subset of critical minerals

China expresses concern, urges Pakistan-Afghanistan to reach ceasefire soon

Pakistan and Afghanistan are close neighbours, and both are neighbouring countries of China

BOBP-IGO calls for regional overhaul of small-scale fisheries governance

The organisation sounded an urgent warning over the state of the region's fishing fleet, alerting that a large share of vessels were nearing the end of their operational life cycle