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PNG push gains pace: 500,000 new connections amid LPG supply concerns

Till April 19, about 39,400 PNG consumers have surrendered their LPG connections

Updated On: 22 Apr 2026 | 12:05 AM IST

RBI allows issuers to map existing e-mandates if cards are reissued

The changes in instructions on e-mandates were based on feedback from stakeholders, the RBI said

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 11:27 PM IST

Campaigning for Tamil Nadu, West Bengal assembly polls Phase-I ends

The votes polled on April 23 will be taken up for counting on May 4 and results will be ann­ounced

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 11:11 PM IST

No decision yet on India IPO; Pernod Ricard explores strategic options

Its local subsidiary, Pernod Ricard India (PRI), is the leading Indian alchoBev player with a revenue of ₹27,446 crore for FY2024-25

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 8:10 PM IST

Office rents cross ₹100/sq ft a month in B'luru, NCR amid demand-supply gap

The maximum annual growth of 15 per cent in office rent was seen in Delhi-NCR and Kolkata

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 6:51 PM IST

Eli Lilly backs crackdown on fake Mounjaro in Gurugram, flags safety risks

Following the confiscation of counterfeit injections, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of Mounjaro, reacted to the seizure

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 6:50 PM IST

PCB opens talks with Saudi Arabia Cricket Federation for Jeddah stadium

The UAE has three established Test venues -- Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah -- and between 2010 and 2019, it regularly hosted Pakistan's home Tests and other international fixtures

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 6:30 PM IST

IPL 2026: MI pacer Ashwani credits focus on yorker after four-fer vs GT

After Tilak Varma's 101 off 45 balls powered MI to 199 for 5, Ashwani, playing his first game of the season, returned figures of four for 24 as the visitors bowled out GT on 100 in 15.5 overs

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 6:30 PM IST

IPL 2026: GT coach Hayden rues batting collapse in 99-run loss vs MI

From being 44/3 in 5.5 overs, MI hammered 73 runs in the last four overs to post a challenging 199/5 on Monday. In reply, GT were bundled out for 100

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 6:29 PM IST

IPL 2026: MI skipper Hardik Pandya praises Tilak for stepping up in style

Tilak played a stunning knock of an unbeaten 101 off 45 balls. After being 19 off 22, he got an earful from his skipper during the second strategic time-out, and things changed rapidly from there

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 6:29 PM IST

Hockey India secretary general held guilty of contempt by Delhi HC

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said he would hear the issue of sentence on May 4 but granted Singh liberty to "purge" the contempt by undertaking "such measures as found fit."

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 3:10 PM IST

US starts tariff refunds; Indian exporters need to engage with buyers: GTRI

The Global Trade Research Initiative said that the engagement will be important as the refunded payments go only to US importers, and exporters have no legal right to claim them

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 3:00 PM IST

BJP to provide 100k jobs to youths each yr in infiltrator-free Bengal: Shah

Shah also promised an 'infiltrator-free Bengal' once the BJP is voted to power in the state

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 2:54 PM IST

Karnataka CM accuses Centre of targeting Congress leaders after ED raids

He was reacting to searches conducted by ED on several individuals in connection with a cryptocurrency-linked money laundering case

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 2:47 PM IST

Will Constitution not rescue believer barred from touching deity: SC

The Constitution bench was hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 2:40 PM IST

US-Iran ceasefire likely to be extended, says former Centcom chief

His comments came amid US media reports that Vice President J D Vance is likely to travel to Islamabad on Tuesday for peace talks with Iran to end the seven-week war

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 2:13 PM IST

Amit Shah vows Gorkha issue resolution in 6 months if BJP wins Bengal

He said no party other than the BJP could find a solution acceptable to the Gorkhas

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 1:27 PM IST

Strong rooms, unsealed rooms shouldn't be opened under any circumstance: EC

The direction was issued following reports of a strong room storing EVMs in Perambra constituency in Kozhikode being opened and reported plans to open another one in Nenmara constituency in Palakkad

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 1:05 PM IST

TN poll campaign ends today as high-stakes Assembly battle set for April 23

What makes the election more interesting this time is the presence of actor Vijay-led fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in the fray from all the constituencies

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 12:24 PM IST

Ex-Rajya Sabha member Dr Gopalrao Patil passes away at 94 in Maharashtra

He served as a Rajya Sabha member from the BJP between 1994 and 2000 and contributed to key parliamentary committees, including commerce, external affairs, and railways

Updated On: 21 Apr 2026 | 12:18 PM IST