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IPL 2026: LSG sign George Linde as replacement for injured Hasaranga

Lucknow Super Giants have signed South Africa all-rounder George Linde as a replacement for Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga, who has been ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League due to injury.

West Bengal elections: PM Modi to address three election rallies today

PM Modi will hold the rallies at Katwa in Purba Bardhaman, Jangipur in Muslim-majority Murshidabad district and Kushmandi in Dakshin Dinajpur

Maharashtra govt orders setting up of 24/7 helplines to expand PNG coverage

A Government Resolution instructed companies to expand outreach and infrastructure to ensure wider PNG coverage across the state

Ten Indian nationals in US indicted for staging robberies to secure visas

The individuals were previously charged by a criminal complaint in March

Iranian delegation reaches Islamabad for crucial peace talks with US

The delegation came amid speculation making rounds on social media, casting doubts on the visit by the Iranians due to the strikes by Israel in Lebanon

Misri wraps US visit with talks to deepen nuclear ties, explore LPG exports

Misri's discussion focused on advancing energy security, deepening bilateral energy trade and identifying new avenues to strengthen the India-US Energy Partnership

Census 2027 begins in Uttarakhand; Guv, CM enter info via self-enumeration

Officials said that this facility of self-enumeration will be available from April 10 to April 24 and after this, from April 25 to May 24, the census workers will go door to door to collect the data

Mathura boat capsize: 10 dead, 22 injured; PM announces ₹2 lakh ex-gratia

Locals told the media that the boat began to sway violently due to gusty winds, picked up speed and collided with a pontoon bridge, causing it to overturn

Vietnam's Vingroup signs pact to invest $6.5 billion in Maharashtra

Vietnam's Vingroup plans $6.5 billion investment in Maharashtra across urban infrastructure, EV mobility and renewable energy, boosting jobs and green growth

Isro successfully conducts second integrated air drop test for Gaganyaan

ISRO completes second air drop test for Gaganyaan, validating crew module recovery systems ahead of India's first human spaceflight mission

India defers power plant maintenance to add capacity for summer peak

Power plants have to annual take a shutdown for maintenance and repair of wear-and-tear in the machinery but this has been posted to make available electricity to meet peak demand

India's envoy to Dhaka Pranay Verma to be next ambassador to Belgium

Verma, a 1994-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, had assumed charge as the high commissioner to Dhaka on September 21, 2022

Jio-bp not to raise fuel rates despite spike in international oil prices

Nayara Energy, in which Russian oil giant Rosneft hold the largest shareholding, has increased petrol price by Rs 5 a litre and diesel by Rs 3

Unseasonal rains damage rabi crops on 249K hectares: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

IMD forecasts more rain from April 9-15 due to Western Disturbances over Jammu & Kashmir, cyclonic circulations over Uttar Pradesh, Bangladesh, Assam and Odisha, and associated troughs

QatarEnergy, BHEL, others empanel Mangalam Worldwide as approved vendor

The company's integrated model, he said, supports consistent quality and execution, while strengthening our participation across global and domestic energy and EPC-led ecosystems

West Asia crisis: Govt to set up weekly system to track EXIM trends

Exporters highlighted that stress in supply chains, logistics constraints and rising input costs can impact industries, such as apparel, leather, telecom/optical fibre and medical devices

EAM S Jaishankar calls on Mauritius President Dharambeer Gokhool

The minister also met his counterparts from Nepal, Bhutan and Seychelles and discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interests

Vedanta questions evaluation metrics behind selection of Adani bid for JAL

Pointing towards the evaluation matrix used by the CoC, senior advocate Abhijeet Sinha asked whether it was used "to achieve value maximisation or is it being used for some other purpose"

ISI-backed spy ring busted, 11 held; CCTV used to track Indian Army routes

The module, busted by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police in a coordinated operation, led to the arrest of 11 accused involved in espionage, arms smuggling and reconnaissance activities

India must rethink reliance on West Asia after current energy shock: ONGC

ONGC Chairman and CEO Arun Kumar Singh warned that a shifting global order and rising geopolitical tensions are undermining long-held assumptions about energy security