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Tea tribe community at centre of Assam election battle amid welfare push

Welfare measures, wage hikes and land rights outreach intensify as parties compete for tea tribe votes amid persistent socio-economic challenges in Assam's plantation belt

West Asia war: 10-year bond yield eases 9 bps; rupee strengthens vs dollar

Benchmark 10-year yield falls as crude prices ease on ceasefire reports; rupee gains on dollar sales but trims early rise amid importer demand and geopolitical caution

Assam Assembly polls: The method behind BJP's 'immigrant' narrative

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has represented Jalukabari, which falls within the Guwahati Lok Sabha seat, consecutively since 2001

West Asia war has evolved into 'systemic tremor': FM Nirmala Sitharaman

FM Nirmala Sitharaman says current year even 'more challenging' but India has enough fiscal space

UCC, 'One Nation One Election' moving in positive direction: PM Modi

Modi said the nation knows that BJP is sincerely striving to face every challenge and will continue to do so and positive results have been achieved before, and they will be achieved in future as well

India's civil nuclear programme advances as PFBR turns critical: PM Modi

Once fully commissioned, India will become only the second country after Russia to operate a commercial fast breeder reactor

Mixed Q4 seen for top realty players amid launch delays, softer sentiment

West Asia conflict weighs on margins; prolonged war a risk to profitability

FPI, MF positioning leaves HDFC Bank vulnerable to further downside

Despite attractive valuations, persistent FPI overweight and limited domestic mutual fund capacity may keep HDFC Bank stock vulnerable to further declines

Datanomics: Excise duty maths likely to skew if fuel duty cuts stay

Prolonged fuel duty cuts could derail FY27 excise projections, with petroleum taxes - a key revenue pillar - facing a potential ₹1.32 trillion hit

Mkts rise over 1% on truce hopes; bank stocks lead rally as oil prices ease

Mcap of BSE-listed firms rise by ₹5 trn to ₹428 trn

Auto retail sales scale new peak in FY26, inch closer to 30 mn units

Strong growth across segments, GST 2.0 benefits and rising rural demand pushed India's auto retail sales to a record 29.6 million units in FY26, with EV adoption also gaining pace

India Inc pay hikes pegged at 9.1% in FY26, says Deloitte report

Deloitte survey shows marginal rise in salary increments, alongside higher promotions, stable attrition trends, and continued moderation in hiring across sectors

Early wedding buying picks up on gold dip: Titan Company's Arun Narayan

Titan sees early wedding buying amid softer gold prices, with half of customers opting for old jewellery exchange as demand remains resilient despite elevated rates

Gut health: Reframing India's nutrition story for a healthier future

India's nutrition story isn't simple. But in many ways, the direction forward is rediscovery. That good health is not just about what we eat, but about how well the body is able to use it

Supreme Court declines to halt Adani's ₹14,543 crore JAL resolution plan

Vedanta alleged its higher bid was overlooked, questioned the lenders' decision to back Adani's proposal

Services PMI falls to 14-month low in March amid West Asia conflict

Growth momentum eased for a second month as output and sales slowed, while rising input costs and the West Asia crisis weighed on demand and business activity

DMart Q4 growth strong on store additions; margins remain under pressure

Revenue growth driven by aggressive store additions, but rising costs, weak same-store sales, and quick commerce competition continue to weigh on margins

India restores 90% gas supply to fertiliser units ahead of kharif season

Indian Potash Limited has also started scouting for imports of 2.5 million tonnes of urea from global markets

Sathankulam custodial deaths: Nine police officers sentenced to death

The court sentenced all nine convicted police officers to death for the murders of P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix

West Asia conflict: Only 2 Indian-flagged LPG vessels in Strait of Hormuz

State-run refiners defer maintenance and ramp up LPG output as vessels clear Strait of Hormuz, while government tightens supply monitoring amid ongoing West Asia tensions