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Press Trust of India (PTI) is India's premier news agency, with a reach that covers every corner of India. It employs more than 600 journalists and 800 stringers to cover almost every city and town in India. PTI was registered in 1947 and started operations in 1949.

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Commercial LPG prices hiked by ₹195.5 amid escalating West Asia conflict

Domestic cooking gas LPG rates, which were last hiked by ₹60 per 14.2-kg cylinder on March 7, remain unchanged

Updated On: 01 Apr 2026 | 6:30 AM IST

BJP promises ₹5 trillion infra push in Assam, free LPG cylinders in Kerala

The manifesto also assured people that the BJP, if it returns to power in Assam, would free the encroached land parcels of Satras, Namghars, Devalayas and other places of worship

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 11:59 PM IST

PSL 2026: Fakhar Zaman suspended for two matches for ball tampering

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that match referee found Fakhar guilty of a level three offence, breaching Article 2.14 of the applicable Code of Conduct for Players

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 11:34 PM IST

War has hit all nations, but India managed it well: PM Narendra Modi

Modi said India's decision to join the Pax Silica initiative aims to strengthen the supply of critical minerals

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 11:30 PM IST

Impossible to quantify war impact on airlines; airfares on rise: IATA

IATA Director General Willie Walsh said with an RPK expansion of 6.1 per cent, February was a strong month, showing that the fundamentals for demand growth were in place for a positive year

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 10:43 PM IST

Oracle lays off 12,000 employees in India; another round likely in a month

Globally, the company has fired around 30,000 employees

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 10:38 PM IST

India's first Iranian oil cargo since 2019 headed to Gujarat coast

Indian refiners have been looking to purchase a few cargoes of Iranian oil on water following the recent sanctions waiver by Washington

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 9:37 PM IST

India ramps up PNG rollout, 270,000 new connections given in March

India at the end of February had 1.64 crore domestic PNG connections, 48,568 commercial and 21,512 industrial connections

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 8:00 PM IST

Income Tax Dept signs record 219 advance pricing agreements in FY26

With this the total APAs signed so far stood at 1,034

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 7:40 PM IST

Ashwini Bhide is Mumbai''s first woman municipal commissioner

She took charge from Bhushan Gagrani, who retired on Tuesday, at a ceremony at the BMC headquarters in south Mumbai in the evening

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 7:21 PM IST

FY27 outlook structurally optimistic as crude prices ease: Analysts

In 2025-26, the BSE benchmark plunged 5,467.37 points, or 7 per cent, and the NSE Nifty dropped 1,187.95 points, or 5 per cent

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 7:15 PM IST

IPL mourns British broadcast engineer's death, extends help to family

The 76-year-old Langford was found unconscious in his room at a hotel in south Mumbai on Monday morning

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 6:29 PM IST

Central Bank of India gets ₹296 crore demand notice from Income Tax Dept

The bank is in the process of challenging the said orders in the appropriate forum against disallowances/additions made in the said order within the prescribed guidelines, it said

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 5:13 PM IST

Govt notifies Finance Act 2026, gives effect to changes in tax provisions

This Act gives effect to financial proposals of the central government for 2026-27, a gazette notification dated March 30 issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice said

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 5:01 PM IST

BJP's Kerala manifesto promises welfare boost, AIIMS, high-speed rail

Free water, LPG cylinders, ₹2,500 monthly support for needy women among key pledges

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 4:44 PM IST

Income Tax department notifies all seven ITR forms for AY 2026-27

With the ITR (income tax return) notification, individuals, businesses and other entities can start filing I-T returns for the income earned in the financial year 2025-26

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 4:43 PM IST

IAF to receive two mountain radars in ₹1,950 crore BEL deal govt

The defence ministry on Tuesday inked a ₹1,950 crore contract with state-run Bharat Electronics Limited for the procurement of two mountain radars and related infrastructure for the Indian Air Force

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 4:40 PM IST

EC actions risk disenfranchisement of voters in Bengal: Mamata to CEC

She also alleged that the actions of the EC were undermining the democratic and fundamental rights of the people

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 3:01 PM IST

India's average monthly data usage per user hits 31 GB in 2025: Nokia

The 13th edition of Nokia's annual Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) said pan-India monthly 5G data traffic surged 70 per cent year-on-year to reach 12.9 exabytes (EB) in 2025

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 3:00 PM IST

Indian business delegation visits China, explores ties after 5 year hiatus

This is first Indian trade delegation to visit China after the two countries normalised bilateral relations last year, after over five years of hiatus following the 2020 military standoff in Ladakh

Updated On: 31 Mar 2026 | 3:00 PM IST