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Govt claims $30 bn from Reliance, BP for underproduction from gas field

The D1 and D3 fields, India's first major deepwater gas project, were seen as key to bolstering the country's energy independence when first developed

From baskets to blink: Quick commerce reshapes retail landscape in 2025

According to a year-end report by RedSeer Strategy Consultants, quick commerce has become India's fastest-growing retail format, reaching 33 million monthly users across 150+ cities

ED issues notice to interrogate Ex-MLA in KFC loan misappropriation case

Anvar is currently associated with the All India Trinamool Congress, which was recently included as an associate party of the UDF

Jute industry faced crisis in 2025 amid input shortage, soaring prices

Stakeholders noted that the current crisis was shaped by extreme price swings over the past 15 months

L&T wins order for Hyderabad Greenfield Radial Road phase-2 project

It involves the construction of a "22.3 km 3+3 lane access-controlled radial road" to boost connectivity in the region, L&T said in a filing to BSE

Kapil Sibal criticises govt over deaths of 33 BLOs during SIR exercise

Sibal's remarks came a day after a Booth Level Officer (BLO) was found dead in West Bengal's Bankura district

IAF, IIT Madras partner to develop indigenous airborne communication system

Through this partnership, the Indian Air Force (IAF) aims to develop advanced algorithms for networking and encryption in collaboration with IIT Madras

Real estate development by Rajasthan govt to hurt Aravallis more: Congress

Congress general secretary and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh said this is being done against the recommendations of the Forest Survey of India

BMC polls: Uddhav Thackeray releases booklet on Covid-19 track record

The Sena (UBT) last week announced an alliance with Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for the Mumbai civic polls, but the parties haven't yet declared their lists of candidates

Ties with India witness a downturn as Bangladesh navigates turbulent 2025

The transition, from what was widely regarded as an "India-friendly" Awami League government to Muhammad Yunus-led interim dispensation, significantly altered Bangladesh's diplomatic posture

1 killed as Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express train catches fire in Andhra

The official told reporters that there were 82 passengers in one of the affected coaches and 76 in another when the train caught fire

Silver futures jump 6% to ₹2.54 lakh/kg, cross $80/ounce in global markets

On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March delivery surged ₹14,387, or 6 per cent, to hit a new record of ₹2,54,174 per kilogram

Tamil Nadu in 2025: Double-digit growth and steady industrial progress

Touching an all time high, the state clocked a 11.19 per cent growth rate, which Chief Minister MK Stalin attributed to the sustained economic policies of DMK government that assumed office in 2021

Asian stocks advance as Fed rate cut bets push precious metals to records

Silver climbed above ‍the $80-per-ounce-mark for the first time before sliding sharply lower in ​volatile trading on Monday, while platinum and palladium also fell sharply after hitting all-time highs

Record agri output in 2025 amid GST cuts, tariffs; new bill eyed for 2026

Above-normal southwest monsoons boosted kharif sowing, with the agriculture ministry's first advance estimate projected kharif foodgrain output at a record 173.33 MT for 2025-26

Personnel Ministry in 2025: Citizen-centric reforms, waste-to-wealth push

The Personnel Ministry has been following the maxim of 'maximum governance, minimum government' to accelerate reforms, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said

Amit Shah on day-long visit to Assam; to inaugurate projects, address rally

The home minister will begin his visit by paying homage to martyrs of the Assam movement against illegal infiltrators at the newly constructed 'Swahid Smarak Kshetra'

Law Ministry takes step to cut govt litigation tag, mediation efforts lag

With the latest tranche of repeals, so far 1,633 obsolete, redundant and colonial era laws have been sent to the chopping board

Chinese military starts drills in Taiwan Strait amid tensions with Japan

The drills in which fighters, bombers, long range rockets and unmanned aerial vehicles will be used comes in the backdrop of the US approval of a record $11.1 billion arms package to Taipei

Southern Railway to double train capacity in major cities by 2030: Vaishnaw

He announced comprehensive upgrades for coaching terminals in Southern Railway hubs, including Chennai, Coimbatore and Ernakulam (Kochi) to facilitate this