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9:18 PM

Govt eases SEZ rules to push electronics, chip manufacturing

The government has unveiled a series of policy relaxations aimed at boosting high-tech manufacturing, including semiconductors and electronic components in special economic zones (SEZs). According to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the minimum land requirement for setting up such SEZ units has been reduced from 50 hectares to 10 hectares. The relaxed norms will apply to sectors including semiconductors, display module sub-assemblies, various other module sub-assemblies, printed circuit boards, lithium-ion battery cells, mobile and IT hardware components, hearables, and wearables. These changes, under the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2025, came into effect on June 3, 2025.

8:38 PM

Sebi warns investors against fake messages misusing its name and logo

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has issued a warning to investors and the general public about fraudulent messages falsely claiming to originate from the regulator. These messages, circulated on various platforms, misuse Sebi’s logo, letterhead, and even the names of its officials, according to a Press Trust of India report. The regulator said that in some cases, individuals received fake messages from senders impersonating Sebi officials. These included forged documents, such as notices demanding payment of fines on social media to avoid regulatory action.

Read full report here

7:34 PM

Fertiliser industry needs clarity on subsidy policies: FAI chief

The fertiliser industry needs clarity on policies related to subsidies to attract more investments into the sector, newly appointed Chairman of Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) and Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Sailesh C Mehta said on Wednesday. He said for more than decade now, the P&K (phosphorus and potash) sector had been working under the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) regime in true “letter and spirit”. The Centre was even planning to bring urea under the NBS regime, he added.

7:28 PM

Kohli gets elusive silverware, RCB bags brand title

Moments after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were crowned the Indian Premier League (IPL) champions for the first time, Virat Kohli’s shoulders drooped and his eyes moistened, struggling to hold back the whirlwind of emotions bottled up for the past 18 years. As tears trickled down the cricketing icon’s cheeks, Ahmedabad, the venue of this year’s IPL final, was a heady cauldron of noise and nostalgia.

4:49 PM

Power supply cables on Metro network stolen in Gandhinagar, second such incident in 2 weeks

Unidentified persons stole power cables worth Rs 17.85 lakh from tracks between two Metro train stations near Gandhinagar city, a police official said on Tuesday. The power cable theft, the second such incident in two weeks, took place in the early hours of Monday.

4:45 PM

Delhi Zoo set to sign MoU with Vantara

Delhi’s National Zoological Park (NZP) is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Reliance’s Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (GZRRC) next week, forming a knowledge-sharing partnership. The GZRRC also manages Reliance’s Vantara animal rehabilitation centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Read here for a detailed story.

4:40 PM

Delhi CM Gupta warns of police action against 'demolition' rumourmongers

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that those spreading "rumour" of slum demolitions in the city will face police action. Gupta, who held a meeting on illegal demolitions, also asserted that no slums would be demolished without providing permanent houses to their inhabitants.

4:14 PM

Bastar's forest, land belong to its residents, security camps to become thing of past: Deputy CM

 Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Tuesday urged youth to understand what central and state governments have been doing to stamp out the menace of Left-wing extremism and contribute in eliminating the ideology of the outlawed CPI (Maoist).

Sharma, who holds the home portfolio, noted, "Youth should know what Maoism is, where it started and how it started. They have to understand these things." 

4:00 PM

Local BJP leader shot dead in Uttarakhand's Dehradun

A local BJP leader was allegedly shot dead here, police said on Tuesday. According to police, incident took place after midnight on Monday at Peepal Chowk in Manduwala, where Azhar Tyagi, a resident of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, allegedly opened fire at Rohit Negi's car, who was returning home with some of his friends.

3:57 PM

Justice Department drops lawsuit against Trump adviser Peter Navarro

The Justice Department is dropping a lawsuit that it filed against White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, a case in which he was accused of using an unofficial email account for government work and wrongfully retaining presidential records during the first Trump administration, according to a Tuesday court filing.

The joint filing by the Justice Department and an attorney for Navarro doesn't explain why they are abandoning a case that was filed in 2022, during President Joe Biden's term in office. 

1:37 PM

LIVE news updates: Monsoon Session of Parliament to run from July 21 to Aug 12

The central government has decided to commence Monsoon Session of Parliament from July 21, says Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju

12:13 PM

Covid-19 LIVE news updates: Andhra Pradesh records 38 cases in 3 weeks

Andhra Pradesh has registered 38 Covid-19 cases over the last 21 days, according to state health official MT Krishna Babu.

11:35 AM

All-party delegation led by Shashi Tharoor arrives in Washington

The all-party delegation of Indian parliamentarians, led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, arrived on Tuesday for meetings with US officials, lawmakers and policy experts as part of the diplomatic outreach following Operation Sindoor. The delegation, which arrived from India in New York on May 24, had travelled to Guyana, Panama, Colombia and Brazil before arriving in Washington on Tuesday afternoon for the last leg of the tour.

11:23 AM

Covid-19 update: Gujarat records 108 cases, one death in Ahmedabad

Gujarat registers 108 new Covid-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours, taking the state’s active caseload to 461.

10:30 AM

Covid-19 LIVE updates: Kerala has the highest active caseload

Kerala has a total of 1,446 active cases, followed by Maharashtra (494).