West Bengal’s politics has evolved with every election — from industrialisation and land protests to governance, welfare, and identity. In 2026, all these layers come together, with both TMC and BJP

More than 80 mobile phone models, out of roughly 200 sold in India, have already seen average price increases of over 15 per cent.

The 213 km-long six-lane access-controlled Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor has been built at a cost of over ₹12,000 crore.

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire Wednesday on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship and further raising the stakes as planned ceasefire talks in Pakistan failed to materialise.
The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said the attack happened around 7:55 am in the strait and targeted a container ship.
The UKMTO said a Guard gunboat did not hail the ship before firing.
It said no one was hurt and there was no environmental impact from the attack.
Iran did not immediately acknowledge the assault.
It comes after the US seized an Iranian container ship after shooting it this past weekend and boarded an oil tanker associated with Iran's oil trade in the Indian Ocean.

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Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attacks came a day after US President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports.
The standoff between the US and Iran has effectively choked off nearly all exports through the strait - where 20% of the world's traded oil passes in peacetime - with no end in sight. Iranian media said the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was bringing the two ships to Iran, marking a further escalation, though the White House said the seizures didn't violate ceasefire terms.
The conflict has already sent gas prices skyrocketing far beyond the region and raised the cost of food and a wide array of other products. The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, nosed over $100 per barrel, marking a 35% increase from prewar levels, but stock markets still appear to be shrugging it off.
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Amol Athawale of Kotak Securities believes that Vedanta is trading with a positive bias, and expects the stock to test ₹820 - ₹825 levels on the upside.

Vedanta stock is likely to trade with a positive bias as long as it holds above ₹730, says Amol Athawale of Kotak Securities.

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According to the draft notification, Grid India will act as the Market Coupling Operator (MCO) and will run the Market Coupling system. It will set up a separate cell specifically for this purpose

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Technically, ICICI Bank looks stronger on charts and may test new highs after a brief consolidation, believes Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking.

Technical outlook on HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank post Q4 results: Here's why tech analysts prefers ICICI Bank over HDFC Bank.

Jyoti CNC, Apar Ind, BHEL, Thermax, Kirloskar Oil Engines, Siemens Energy, ABB, CG Power and Hitachi Energy were up 2 per cent to 5 per cent on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade.

Capital Goods stock surged up to 20% thus far in April.

Attempts by the central bank to hold back the rupee risk doing more harm than good

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Recent controversies show companies struggle to embed acceptable conduct into culture

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to release the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) PG results 2026 on Apr 24, 2026. Candidates can check their results on the official website

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the people of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal to "enthusiastically" take part in the voting for the Assembly elections in their states.
Modi especially urged the youth and women of the two states to vote in record numbers.
Polling has started at all 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu while voting began for 152 assembly seats, out of the 294, in West Bengal this morning.
"As Tamil Nadu votes in the Assembly elections, I call upon all voters to take part enthusiastically in this sacred duty of democracy. I urge the youth and the women of Tamil Nadu in particular to come out and vote in record numbers," Modi said in a post on X.
The prime minister, in another post, said, "Phase 1 of the West Bengal Assembly elections takes place today. I urge all citizens to participate in this festival of democracy with full strength. I especially appeal to my young friends and to the women of West Bengal to vote in large numbers".
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rallied 1 per cent to a record high as tech heavyweights surged in the region

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