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India Decides To Go On Front Foot As Threats In Gulf Of Aden, Red Sea Up

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh asks for no let-up in India's offensive and defensive preparedness amid growing turmoil and calls for maritime alertness because of the possibility of increased threats from the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and other coastal regions along eastern Africa.

Hero Launches 4 New Products at the Auto Expo

The country's largest two-wheeler maker, Hero MotoCorp, launched four new products at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.

SpaDex docking a step towards Indian space station by '35: Singh

UNION minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday that an Indian space station would be established by 2035 and the successful docking of satellites through SpaDex is a major breakthrough in that direction.

Preliminary CID probe reveals Ravi using abusive language against Hebbalkar

PRELIMINARY investigations by the CID in the sexual harassment case filed by Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar against BJP MLC CT Ravi has reportedly revealed that the latter allegedly used abusive language against her.

PSU steel manufacturer RINL gets ₹11,440 crore lifeline from govt

Revival package

Hero Launches 4 New Products at the Auto Expo

THE country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp launched four new products at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.

Israeli meds gear up to treat freed hostages

Upon reaching Israel, hostages to be sent to one of 6 designated hospitals; long captivity raises concerns about health

India Plans to Be MRO Hub, Work With S'pore

Sector holds tremendous potential for employment generation

Israel nod to truce deal a step away

First hostages to be freed Sunday; Hamas should furnish hostages' names by Saturday

Several clues found in Saif case, says CM

A day after actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed multiple times in his Mumbai home, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the police have found several clues in the case and will arrest the culprit soon.

BJP activists protest against cruelty on cows

THE activists and members of Goraksha Parivar Shivamogga, BJP workers and leaders, along with MP B Y Raghavendra and MLA S N Channabasappa staged a protest in front of DC's Office here on Friday.

13th All India Sharana Sahitya Parishat all set to kick off today

30,000 delegates from various parts of the state, country are expected

Usha Wants To Improve Nat'l Games

IN an interesting move, Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha is planning to propose certain changes to enhance the reputation and set a certain 'competitive standard' of the National Games.

RIL profit surges 7% to ₹18,540 cr; Jio ARPU rises to ₹203 on tariff hike

BILLIONAIRE Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) on Thursday reported a 7% increase in its consolidated net profit at ₹18,540 crore during the third quarter of the financial year 2024-25 (Q3FY25).

Establish National Areca Board: Cong to Union Min

KPCC spokesperson B A Ramesh Hegde urged the Central government and Union Agriculture Minister Shivaraj Singh Chouhan to announce that arecanut is not injurious during the areca growers convention to be held in Sagar on January 18.

RBI Updates List of Upper Layer Non-Banks, Includes Tata Capital; Retains Tata Sons

The Reserve Bank has announced the list of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in the upper layer under scale-based regulation for the 2024-25, adding Tata Capital to the list.

Petrol demand set to increase 6.6% in FY26

DOMESTIC demand for petroleum products is projected to hit a record 252.9 million tonnes in FY26, a 4.65% increase from the 241.8 million tonnes expected for FY25, as per the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).

Pope Francis hurts right arm, second injury in 2 months

POPE Francis fell on Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin.

Couriers to soldiers, BSF at work

Forces training youth in border villages of Punjab so that they don't work for drug smugglers

RBI Eases FEMA Norms for Cross-Border Transactions to Give Boost to Rupee

In a bid to give boost to rupee, the Reserve Bank on Thursday further liberalised the FEMA rules to encourage the use of rupee to settle cross-border transactions.

India Must Prioritize Developing Domestic Supply Chains

INDIA, striving to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, must prioritize developing robust domestic supply chains to support this ambitious goal, Srikant Nagulapalli, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, has said.

Dominant Sindhu lifts home crowd

With new coach, Irwansyah Adi Pratama, by her side, Sindhu picks up a handsome win to enter quarterfinals

Forum members stage protest against cruelty on cows, in front of DC's office

Congress is unfit to call themselves Hindus, alleges KSE

Shivakumar slams Satish, says KPCC prez post not for sale

THE rift between the camps of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar over the issue of change in KPCC president continued on Thursday with the latter taking strong exception to Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi's statements.

Not a done deal as Hamas reneging: Israel

PMO says Hamas is backing out of the understanding and creating a last-minute crisis

Kotak to join Indian team for white-ball series

EVEN as the BCCI are waiting to announce the ODI squad for the England series and the Champions Trophy, Sitanshu Kotak seems to have been added to the coaching staff for the upcoming white-ball assignment that begins next week.

CET ON APRIL 16, 17

THE Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) announced the dates for the Common Entrance Test (CET) and four other major professional entrance exams on Thursday.

Cops Step In After Jharkhand Minor Dials SP To Stop Marriage

Parents agreed after rounds of counselling

US short-seller Hindenburg Research shuts shop

HINDENBURG RESEARCH, the US-based short seller that accused India's Adani Group of manipulating stock prices and accounting fraud, on Thursday announced disbanding the firm.

Steps to rope in pvt players in nuclear energy sector

Live reactor design already operational in UP, Gujarat