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Assam tables ₹2.85 trn Budget for 2026-27, aims to cut deficit to ₹419 cr

Presenting his maiden Budget, Assam Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah also announced to continue all the major schemes rolled out during the last five years

SC to hear pleas seeking probe into Ram temple donations case on July 13

The petitions seek a court-monitored CBI probe, forensic audit and CAG audit of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust over alleged diversion of donations

No free bus travel for women in Delhi without Pink Saheli card from Aug 1

Women commuters without a Pink Saheli smart card will have to buy regular tickets as Delhi phases out paper-based pink tickets for free bus travel

DU receives over 190,000 UG applications; first allocation list on July 16

Delhi University has received over 190,000 undergraduate registrations, with more than 164,000 candidates completing preference filling ahead of the July 11 deadline

PM Modi arrives in New Zealand on final leg of his three-nation tour

Modi is on a three-nation visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, aimed at boosting trade, energy and defence ties

TN CM Vijay slams DMK for 'politicising' Karur stampede, announces memorial

On his first visit to Karur since the 2025 tragedy, the Tamil Nadu chief minister questioned the police response and accused the then-ruling DMK of seeking political mileage from the stampede

Renault India announces partnership with IIT Kanpur for vehicle R&D

The automaker will use IIT Kanpur's National Wind Tunnel Facility for aerodynamic and wind-noise testing to support the development of future passenger vehicles

One Nation, One Election panel eyes rollout by 2029 general elections

The parliamentary panel said it is working on a consensus-based mechanism for simultaneous elections, claiming broad stakeholder support for the proposed electoral reform

Indian Bank Q1 results: Net profit rises 10% to ₹3,273 cr, revenue up 11%

The Chennai-based lender had earned a net profit of ₹ 2,973 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal

Centre mandates licensing for medicinal formulations with over 12% alcohol

Certain medicinal products, including tinctures of cardamom, ginger and other aromatic preparations, have been exempted from licensing requirements under Schedule K of the Drugs Rules, 1945

E20 may cut mileage by up to 5% but offers cleaner combustion: Oil Ministry

The ministry rejected concerns that the programme had been implemented too quickly, saying India's ethanol blending initiative dates back to pilot projects launched in 2001

Adani Enterprises, France's Dioxycle to build low-carbon chemicals in India

The project will be located at an Adani Group site and aims to demonstrate how captured carbon emissions can be converted into industrial chemicals using renewable power

Centre extends anti-dumping duty on Chinese tubes, pipes till Jan 2027

The duty on 'seamless tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel' was first imposed on October 28, 2021 for five years

World Bank Group commits $890 mn to promote solar rooftop project in India

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors have approved the project, the multilateral funding agency said in a statement on Friday

HFCL bags ₹495 cr optical fibre cable export order from data centre company

The order has to be executed by December 2026, HFCL said in the filing

Critical mineral push calls for board-level focus on communication: Experts

Sunil Duggal, former Vedanta Group CEO & Former Hindustan Zinc CEO, and current Bhumi Ventures CEO, said the role of boards has expanded significantly as mining projects become more stakeholder-driven

India notifies process to claim UK FTA tariff benefits on vehicle imports

Under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), India will reduce import duties on automotive imports from about 110 per cent to 10 per cent, with quotas on both sides

Rupee rises 15 paise to 95.32 against US dollar during early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.27 against the greenback before slipping to 95.32, up 15 paise from its previous close

Nasa's Anil Menon set to travel to International Space Station on July 14

He is scheduled to travel to space aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft along with cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina

CBI files first chargesheet against 4 in ₹3,526-crore RHFL bank fraud case

The CBI has filed chargesheet in alleged ₹3,526-cr bank fraud involving RHFL, accusing former executives of conspiring to divert borrowed funds & cause losses to a consortium of 10 public sector banks