RCB, with the help of Virat Kohli's 9th IPL ton, beat KKR to become the first team to qualify for IPL 2026 playoffs

Mitchell Marsh's brilliant innings of 90 helped LSG beat CSK by 7 wickets. CSK, with the loss now, need to win both their remaining games to qualify for the playoffs

KKR, with an impressive performance, beat GT by 29 runs to halt their five-game win streak. KKR also kept their playoff hopes alive

SRH beat CSK in a high-stakes game by 5 wickets to book their place in the IPL 2026 playoffs. SRH's win also helped GT to secure a top-four finish

RR, with the help of half-centuries from Vaibhav and Jurel, beat LSG in Jaipur to take one step closer to a top-four finish

In China, state-owned enterprises are known to hold the passports of their senior executives and Communist Party officials

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Powered by a breathtaking unbeaten 93 from captain Patidar and backed by a clinical bowling display, RCB outclassed GT in all departments to become the first team to seal a place in the summit clash

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Businesses continue to struggle with delayed inverted duty refunds, despite means for quicker provisional payouts

The government is in an "advanced stage of consultation" regarding the 11 per cent customs duty on imports of raw cotton, and examining if the levy can be removed, with a decision expected soon, a senior official said.
Ministries, including finance, textiles, and agriculture, are deliberating on the duty, with the textile industry seeking its removal to mitigate cost pressures on domestic companies due to high prices.
"We are talking to Finance and Agriculture (ministries), both, and it is in an advanced stage of consultation. We hope that the consultation will be finalised in the near future," the official told PTI.
A delegation comprising apparel industry representatives and exporters met Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and several Union ministers recently and sought the removal of the duty.
The delegation argued that the textile industry's cotton requirement for the current year is projected at around 337 lakh bales, whereas cotton arrivals for the 2025-26 season are estimated 

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KKR's qualification fate is not entirely in their hands, as they need Rajasthan Royals to lose against Mumbai Indians earlier in the day to stay in contention

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The combined market valuation of 6 of the top-10 most valued firms surged by Rs 74,111.57 crore last week, with Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest gainer.
Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 177.36 points, or 0.23 per cent.
"Markets ended the week with marginal gains amid a highly volatile and range-bound trading environment. Benchmark indices witnessed sharp intraday swings throughout the week, driven by persistent rupee weakness, mixed global cues, sectoral rotation, and continued uncertainty around inflation and interest rates," Ajit Mishra  SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said.
From the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bajaj Finance, Larsen & Toubro, and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) were the gainers, while HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India and Hindustan Unilever faced erosion from their valuation.
Reliance Industries added Rs 24,696.89 crore, taking its market valuation to Rs 18,33,117.70 ...

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Says West Asia crisis bringing several uncertainties for businesses, common people

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The last time the domestic private sector achieved a one-year gain of net fixed assets above 20 per cent in nominal terms was 2009-10

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Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president's interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents.
Biden's lawyers said in a lawsuit filed in Washington's federal court that the Justice Department plans to release the files to Congress and a conservative group, the Heritage Foundation, after the department had previously argued that they were exempt from disclosure under the public records law.
Biden's lawyers argued that the disclosure would "constitute an unwarranted invasion of President Biden's privacy."
"Every American, including a sitting or former Vice President, has a right to privacy in the personal conversations he has within his own home," his attorneys wrote. "And when the US Department of Justice obtains that private information through a criminal investigation, the Department bears a particular ...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 62nd death anniversary.
"Paying homage to former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary," Modi said in a post on X.
Nehru served as the first prime minister of Independent India from August 15, 1947, to May 27, 1964. He passed away on May 27, 1964, at the age of 74.

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