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Bengal endured pain of migration for decades due to lack of jobs, BJP govt's priority will be employment for youth: PM Modi at poll rally.

The government has overhauled the leadership of the NITI Aayog, appointing BJP leader and former chief economic adviser Ashok Kumar Lahiri as the new vice-chairman.

The top five Indian IT services companies saw their total headcount drop by 6,981 in the last financial year, as AI-led shifts, weak demand, and global uncertainties slowed recruitment.

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Early counting trends by 11 am showed that UDF has crossed the majority mark in Kerala, as Congress was leading on 58 seats.

Kerala Assembly Election Results 2026: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (left) is seeking a re-election, while Congress's VD Satheesan (right) leads charge for UDF.

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The major business growth drivers for data analytics and artificial intelligence player Qlik are the government sector, Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI), and pharma, according to the US-based firm's Managing Director (India), Varun Babbar.
"We see a lot of initiatives by various state governments as well as central governments where they are revamping their whole data ecosystem and building the right data foundations to build AI-driven projects," Babbar told PTI.
Banking and financial services have been early adopters of technology, and they were the first ones to build data warehouses and data lakes, he said, adding that there is a lot of innovation being done by them.
Besides, he said, pharma is another vertical where a lot of traction is taking place.
On the government side, he said, the company is working with three states apart from various public sector companies, including Indian Oil Corporation.
"We see a lot of initiatives built by various state governmen

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Narcotics Control Bureau has busted a major international narcotics ring, seizing 349 kilograms of high-grade cocaine worth Rs 1,745 crore in Mumbai.
Announcing the seizure on microblogging platform X, Shah said, "We are resolved to ruthlessly crush the narcotics cartel."
"The @narcoticsbureau has cracked down on a major international narcotics ring, seizing 349 kg of high-grade cocaine worth Rs 1,745 crore in Mumbai. This is a trailblazing example of a bottom-to-top approach where the agency traced back a smaller consignment to net a massive network. Congratulations to Team NCB for this monumental success," he said.
The seizure comes days after Salim Dola, a drug trafficker and aide of international terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, was brought to India from Turkiye.

Amit Shah, Home Minister

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Friday reported a 14 per cent year-on-year growth in total vehicle sales at 94,627 units in April.
Domestic passenger vehicle sales last month stood at 56,331 units as against 52,330 units in April 2025, up 8 per cent, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said in a regulatory filing.
Commercial vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 23,427 units last month, it added.
M&M CEO, Automotive Division, Nalinikanth Gollagunta said the company has started the new fiscal year 2026-27 "on a positive note in April".
The company further said its total tractor sales were up 21 per cent at 48,411 units last month, as against 40,054 units in April 2025.
Domestic tractor sales in April 2026 were at 46,404 units, as against 38,516 units in the same month last year, a growth of 20 per cent.
"This strong performance was delivered despite the absence of Chaitra Navratri in April this year, unlike last year when April included seven Navratri days," M&M President,

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On social media, Pakistanis, even many of those unfriendly to the military-led establishment, which has reasserted its control over the country, are rejoicing

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Opposition leaders criticise steep LPG price hike, warning of impact on small businesses and households, while government cites global energy trends to justify increase

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JM Financial Institutional Securities maintains 'Buy' rating on HAL with a target price of ₹4,875.

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Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, GSEB, has declared the GSEB HSC Result 2026 for HSC and General Streams today, May 4, on the official website at gseb.org

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Initial trends showed the ruling Congress in Karnataka was ahead in Bagalkot, while opposition BJP has maintained a lead in Davanagere South assembly segment, as the counting of votes for by-elections is underway on Monday.
The voting for the by-election was held on April 9.
The polls were necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
According to the Election Commission, Congress party's Umesh Meti was ahead of BJP's Veerabhadrayya Charantimath by a margin of 5,016 votes.
In Davanagere South, BJP's Srinivas T Dasakariyappa was leading ahead of Congress party's Samarth Mallikarjun by a margin of 577 votes.
Nine and 25 candidates were in the fray, respectively in the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly segments.
Although the outcome of these by-elections is unlikely to have an immediate impact on state politics, the contest is seen as a matter of prestige for both the ruling Congress and the opposition .

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