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Ukraine's top official meets Jaishankar, Doval on peace prospects

Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, considered close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is on a visit to India

India joins the France, UK-led summit on securing Strait of Hormuz shipping

The summit was held at the Elysee Palace in Paris and chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Amit Shah slams Oppn as bill essential for women's quota law fails LS test

The bill, which failed the LS test, sought to increase the number of seats to a maximum of 850 from the current 543 to implement a 33 per cent women's quota in legislative bodies before the 2029 polls

IAF aircraft incident makes Pune airport runway temporarily unavailable

The aircrew are safe and there has been no damage to civil property, they informed

Allahabad HC orders FIR against Rahul Gandhi in dual citizenship case

The bench permitted the state government to hand over the probe to any central probe agency after registration of the FIR

India, China hold SCO bilateral consultations in Delhi, says MEA

India's SCO national coordinator Alok A Dimri and China's national coordinator Ambassador Yan Wenbin led the delegations, the MEA said in a statement

NBCC sells 14 lakh sq ft commercial space in South Delhi for ₹5,779 cr

NBCC sells 14 lakh sq ft commercial space in South Delhi for Rs 5,779 crore via e-auction, boosting funds for govt-led redevelopment projects

LPG bookings edge toward normal as summer season eases demand

LPG demand eases as summer sets in; supplies normalise after West Asia disruption, with govt boosting output and restoring commercial gas availability

West Asia crisis: More destinations added to RELIEF scheme for exporters

Govt expands RELIEF scheme to Egypt, Jordan, tweaks export norms to aid firms hit by West Asia disruptions and improve DGFT approvals

Avaada Electro gets Sebi approval to raise ₹9,000-10,000 crore via IPO

Besides Avaada Electro, textile firm Sonaselection India and Chennai-based Grand Housing have also received Sebi's approval to float their maiden public issues

JSW Steel board approves proposal to sign pact with POSCO for joint venture

The proposed joint venture would set up a greenfield 6 MTPA integrated steel plant in Odisha, the company said

Nefarious attempt to link delimitation to quota decisively defeated: Cong

The opposition party said the defeat also calls into question the legitimacy of "the non-biological, non-grihasthi PM"

Opposition is not against quota law, but against women's reservation: Shah

The home minister said the Constitution provides for periodic delimitation and that includes provisions for increasing the SC and ST seats in proportion to their growing population

Star hotels in Goa self-downgrading to avoid higher fees: Minister Khaunte

Goa flags hotels downgrading star categories to cut fees; govt orders inspections and hints at action against officials over revenue loss

India's smartphone shipments drop 3% in Jan-Mar, weakest in six years

The quarter also reflected a phased flagship rollout and continued portfolio optimisation across price segments

Gold imports rise 24% to hit all-time high of $71.98 billion in 2025-26

Gold imports stood at $58 billion in 2024-25. It was $45.54 billion in 2023-24 and $35 billion in 2022-23

Lupin's US arm signs $30 million litigation settlement with Humana Inc

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc USA (LPI) has been involved in multiple civil lawsuits alleging anti-competitive behaviour related to certain products and violation of federal and state antitrust laws

India's forex kitty jumps $3.8 billion to reclaim $700-billion mark

In the previous reporting week ended April 3, the overall reserves had jumped $9.063 billion to $697.121 billion

Sebi amends 'fit and proper' rule governing market intermediaries

The regulator has also introduced an explicit provision ensuring that a person is given a reasonable opportunity of being heard before being declared 'not fit and proper'

Bajaj Consumer Care Q4 results: Profit rises two-fold to ₹64 crore

Revenue from operations was at Rs 326.65 crore, up 30.4 per cent in the March quarter. Total expenses were up 15.22 per cent to Rs 255.08 crore