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Iran alleges US strike hit Mahan Air plane bound for aid mission to India

The plane was reportedly scheduled to fly to New Delhi this week to pick up essential medical supplies and aid for Iranian people, they said

PM Modi, Dutch PM Rob Jetten discuss strategic ties in phone conversation

Jetten was sworn in as the prime minister of the Netherlands last month. He is the youngest leader to hold the top post in the European nation

India, Russia review strategic partnership amid West Asia crisis

The escalating conflict in West Asia is learnt to have figured prominently in Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko's meetings in New Delhi including with EAM S Jaishankar

Phase one of Census 2027 to have 33 questions for citizens, says govt

Citizens can also give information through self-enumeration in 16 languages during the 15-day window preceding the start of HLO in their respective state or Union Territory

Govt extends Indian Potash STE status for urea imports till March 2027

The move is important as the West Asia crisis has disrupted global fertiliser trade

Flipkart appoints Smita Ojha, Amit Sharma as VPs to scale tech operations

The appointments are aimed at scaling the company's core technology and fuelling long-term value creation, Flipkart said in a statement

Bengal has not yet issued notification for conducting Census: RGI Narayan

Asked about West Bengal, he said we have until September 30 to complete the first-phase process

All banking cos to deduct TDS on interest income beyond Rs 50,000 a year

In a post on X, the IT department said under Section 402 of the new Income Tax Act, 2025, a "banking company" refers to a company to which the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, apply

West Asia conflict: 8 Indian lives lost in 'various incidents', says MEA

The MEA on Monday reiterated that it continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the Gulf and West Asia region

Congress flags Registrar General remarks, opposes rush on amendment bills

Ramesh's remarks come amid efforts by the government to reach a consensus on amending the women's quota law for its early implementation

RBI injects ₹84,582 crore in banking system in two variable repo rate

The RBI injected another Rs 34,581 crore at 5.26 per cent cut-off and 5.30 per cent weighted average rate at an auction later during the day

Bank credit to industry rises 13.5% in Feb on infra demand: RBI data

Credit to industry recorded a year-on-year growth of 13.5 per cent, compared with 7.5 per cent in the corresponding fortnight of last year, the RBI said

Noida Airport ready for commercial ops with regulatory nod: Tata Projects

The statement underscores the successful completion of the airport's construction phase, led by Tata Projects as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor

Centre's fiscal deficit touches 80.4% of full-year target at Feb-end: CGA

The central government estimates the fiscal deficit (the gap between expenditure and revenue) during 2025-26 at 4.4 per cent of GDP, or Rs 15.58 trillion

Govt has taken steps to counter West Asia crisis impact: MoS Finance

Global crude prices have risen almost 50 per cent since the US and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on February 28, triggering sweeping retaliation from Tehran

Telangana Assembly passes Bill for welfare, social security of gig workers

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy held a meeting with aggregators and unions, following which the government prepared a draft Bill that was placed in the public domain for 30 days, he added

HLL Lifecare secures ISO 9001:2015 for retail pharmacy operations

HLL's retail pharmacy network spans 239 centres nationwide, including AMRIT Pharmacies, AMRIT Opticals, HLL Pharmacy & Surgicals, and HLL Opticals, according to a statement on Monday

Rapeseed-mustard output to rise 3.5% to 11.94 mn tonne in 2025-26: SEA

Total production stood at 11.52 million tonne in the 2024-25 rabi season

India's industrial output grows 5.2% in Feb led by manufacturing growth

The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), expanded by 2.7 per cent in February 2025, an official statement said

Japan's JFE Steel invests ₹7,875 crore for 25% stake in JSW Kalinga Steel

The investment is the first tranche of JFE's planned stake in JSW Kalinga, with 2,26,94,524 equity shares allotted to the Japanese firm on Monday, JSW Steel said in a BSE filing