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India Cements Q4FY26 results: Net profit jumps fourfold to ₹59.5 crore

In Q4, domestic sales volume was 3.12 million tonne, recording a growth of 18 per cent year-over-year, as per an earnings presentation by the company

Iran's foreign minister Araghchi meets Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir

First round of US-Iran talks held failed to produce a breakthrough, prompting a flurry of diplomatic efforts by host Pakistan to cool tensions and revive hopes for another round of dialogue

ED raids Raheja Developers in money laundering case over fraud with buyers

The searches are being conducted in the matter of alleged fraud with the home buyers and non delivery of flats in its project Raheja Revanta, as per the officials

IMD issues heatwave advisory as temperatures rise across north India

The IMD advised special care for vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, and individuals with pre-existing health conditions

Bangladesh issues nationwide security alert over possible militant attacks

Alert was issued after the recent arrest of a banned militant outfit operative, Istiak Ahmed Sami alias Abu Bakkar, who was allegedly in contact with two dismissed military personnel

AAP to write to Rajya Sabha chairman for disqualification of defected MPs

Anti-defection law clearly states that any type of split or faction cannot happen in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, AAP's Sanjay Singh said

AAP no longer the same party, no one can work with Kejriwal: Swati Maliwal

Barely a year after losing power to the BJP in Delhi, AAP suffered its greatest jolt on Friday when seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha and Maliwal, quit the party

SC asks states, UTs to prepare action plan to implement guidelines for ICU

A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan said copies of the guidelines should be shared with all the states and UTs

Textiles and garment exports fall 2.2% to $35.8 billion in FY26: GTRI

GTRI said the declining pattern is visible across major segments - cotton textiles (- 3.9 per cent), ready-made garments (- 1.4 per cent), and carpets (- 5.3 per cent)

'They matter little alone': Mann mocks defected AAP MPs with spice analogy

AAP Rajya Sabha members Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak announced that they were quitting the party and joining the BJP along with five other MPs

Former judges are reservoir of wisdom that can guide system: CJI Surya Kant

Justice Surya Kant laid emphasis on the need for greater awareness and proactive functioning within the judiciary and related bodies, including the National Legal Services Authority

18 years since TaMo exit, Singur battles derelict land, political legacy

In 2008, Tata Motors abandoned plans to set up a small-car factory amid relentless protests that caused a seismic shift in the state, unseating the Left Front and propelling Mamata Banerjee to power

'Unwarranted': General Naravane on memoir controversy, says has moved on

In February this year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was stopped from citing excerpts from the memoir in the Lok Sabha, as it had not yet been published

Lodha Developers targets 17% pre-sales growth in FY27 at ₹24,000 crore

During the full 2025-26 fiscal, the company's sales bookings rose 16 per cent to ₹20,530 crore from ₹17,630 crore in the preceding year

ECI set to release exact voter turnout for 234-seat TN Assembly polls

The single-phase elections to the 234-seat Tamil Nadu Assembly were held on April 23, and the counting of votes will be held on May 4

No clarity on US-Iran peace talks as Islamabad stays under lockdown

For residents, uncertainty has become the hardest part as this is the second lockdown in Islamabad in recent weeks

K Kavitha launches new party 'Telangana Rashtra Sena' after rift with BRS

Kavitha was suspended from BRS in Sept 2025 after accusing cousins T Harish Rao and J Santosh Kumar of tarnishing KCR's image over the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project built during BRS rule

EC orders suspension of 5 police officers over 'misconduct' during WB polls

The poll panel also directed the state government to send a report on Additional Superintendent of Police Garai, an IPS officer, to his cadre controlling authority in the Ministry of Home Affairs

AAI engineers' body raises concerns over proposed ATC privatisation plan

Fragmentation of ATC services in a safety-critical domain raises serious questions of accountability, uniformity, and operational integrity, it said

Chadha, others wouldn't have quit if AAP followed 'right path': Anna Hazare

The Chadha-led exodus marks a significant setback for the Kejriwal-led party since its formation in 2012, which followed the momentum of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement