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Telangana to discuss 42% BC reservation issue in October 23 Cabinet meeting

SC on Thursday dismissed the Telangana government's petition challenging a high court's decision that stayed a government order providing 42% reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies

Telangana to discuss 42% BC reservation issue in October 23 Cabinet meeting
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 3:58 PM IST

Omar Abdullah calls for J-K statehood restoration to empower elected govt

Abdullah said one of his party colleagues has also come up with a bill on the issue of land grant, and he does not know whether that would also come up in the House or not

Omar Abdullah calls for J-K statehood restoration to empower elected govt
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 3:48 PM IST

Central Bank of India Q2 results: Net profit rises 33% to ₹1,213 crore

The bank had a net profit of Rs 913 crore in the July-September quarter of FY25

Central Bank of India Q2 results: Net profit rises 33% to ₹1,213 crore
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 3:46 PM IST

Govt working on steps to improve supply of rare earth minerals: Goyal

Critical or rare earth minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, and cobalt are essential raw materials which have applications in various industries ranging from electronic goods to fighter jets

Govt working on steps to improve supply of rare earth minerals: Goyal
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 3:43 PM IST

Hindustan Zinc Q2FY26 results: Net profit rises 13.8% to ₹2,649 crore

The company had posted consolidated net profit of Rs 2,327 crore in the year-ago period

Hindustan Zinc Q2FY26 results: Net profit rises 13.8% to ₹2,649 crore
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 3:39 PM IST

Dalmia Bharat Q2FY26 results: Net profit up multifold at ₹239 crore

Dlamia Bharat's 3.6 MnT Umrangso clinker line commenced trial production in September and should commence commercial production by Q3 FY26

Dalmia Bharat Q2FY26 results: Net profit up multifold at ₹239 crore
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 3:12 PM IST

Our aim is to take domestic defence production to 100 per cent: Rajnath

With opening of the new facility for Tejas jets, the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is expected to produce at least 24 LCA aircraft

Our aim is to take domestic defence production to 100 per cent: Rajnath
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 3:08 PM IST

Gujarat CM inducts 19 ministers, Harsh Sanghavi takes oath as Deputy CM

Sanghavi, who represents the Munjara assembly constituency in Surat city, took oath as the deputy CM. Till now, he held the post of Minister of State for Home

Gujarat CM inducts 19 ministers, Harsh Sanghavi takes oath as Deputy CM
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 3:04 PM IST

28 more Afghan refugee camps shut down in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Earlier, similar notifications had been issued for the closure of camps in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat, and Haripur districts of the province

28 more Afghan refugee camps shut down in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 3:01 PM IST

India Post to launch 24, 48-hour guaranteed mail, parcel delivery timelines

Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that 24 hours and 48 hours mail delivery and next-day parcel delivery will start from January onwards

India Post to launch 24, 48-hour guaranteed mail, parcel delivery timelines
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 2:57 PM IST

Kerala BJP accuses CPI(M) of using hijab row to divert from Sabarimala case

Speaking to reporters, Chandrasekhar said the row over hijab use at St Rita's Public School in Palluruthy, Kochi, was being used to shift focus away from the alleged theft of 4.5 kilograms of gold

Kerala BJP accuses CPI(M) of using hijab row to divert from Sabarimala case
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 2:53 PM IST

Await Presidential Reference before challenging Guv's referral: SC to TN

A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and K Vinod Chandran said the matter will be heard after the Constitution bench judgement on the issue

Await Presidential Reference before challenging Guv's referral: SC to TN
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 2:50 PM IST

Dipankar Bhattacharya accuses Nitish govt of crime, corruption, communalism

Bhattacharya, however, dismisses apprehensions that the RJD's track record on law and order, while in power a decade and a half ago, impeded the INDIA bloc's prospects in the poll-bound state

Dipankar Bhattacharya accuses Nitish govt of crime, corruption, communalism
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 2:44 PM IST

Zubeen Garg death case: 2 accused band members remanded to judical custody

Altogether, seven persons have been arrested by the SIT since October 1 in the case, and all have been remanded to judicial custody

Zubeen Garg death case: 2 accused band members remanded to judical custody
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 2:43 PM IST

Pak troops foil attack on camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 4 terrorists killed

Three other militants who tried to storm the camp were gunned down by the security personnel before they could enter, they said, adding that there were no casualties among the troops

Pak troops foil attack on camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 4 terrorists killed
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 2:39 PM IST

MEIL secures $225.5 mn project from Kuwait Oil Company for gas sweetening

The project, located near Booster Station BS-171, will be completed in a period of 790 days, followed by five years of operation and maintenance

MEIL secures $225.5 mn project from Kuwait Oil Company for gas sweetening
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 2:16 PM IST

Cabinet expansion: Gujarat CM seeks Guv's permission to hold oath ceremony

During the meeting at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar, the CM informed the governor about the current status of the Gujarat cabinet, said the release

Cabinet expansion: Gujarat CM seeks Guv's permission to hold oath ceremony
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 1:59 PM IST

1984 riots: HC to hear Sajjan Kumar's appeal against conviction in November

Kumar was awarded life imprisonment on February 25 by a trial court here, which said that the convict's old age and illness weighed in favour of a lesser sentence instead of the death penalty

1984 riots: HC to hear Sajjan Kumar's appeal against conviction in November
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 1:54 PM IST

Police worked in coordination with other forces during Op Sindoor: BSF DG

In those moments, IPS officers often become the bridge binding the strength of the state with the trust of the people, ensuring that democracy survives in its toughest tests, Chawdhary said

Police worked in coordination with other forces during Op Sindoor:  BSF DG
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 1:40 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi to visit Assam today for paying tribute to singer Zubeen Garg

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi had visited the site on Thursday to review the arrangements for Gandhi's visit

Rahul Gandhi to visit Assam today for paying tribute to singer Zubeen Garg
Updated On : 17 Oct 2025 | 1:02 PM IST