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TCS says no internal complaint received in Nashik BPO case
Four days after Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran announced a probe, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday said it had not received any complaints on its ethics or POSH channels regarding allegations of sexual harassment, religious coercion and other misconduct at its Nashik BPO.
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April 18, 2026
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SEBI asks top brokers to share P&L data of clients
Exercise to assess full-year financial impact of equity derivatives trading on investors
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April 18, 2026
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Top of the food chain
From standout noodle bars to exceptional Awadhi, Mangalorean, Chinese and Italian, here’s the best of Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru’s dining scene
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April 18, 2026
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Starmer resists calls to resign over Mandelson appointment
LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted demands he resign over revelations that his scandal-tainted pick for UK ambassador to Washington was appointed despite failing security checks.
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April 18, 2026
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‘Govt wants to alter electoral map, take away representation’
Gandhi also questioned that while the BJP considers OBC and Dalits as Hindus in its politics, but it does not want to give the sections political representation.
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April 18, 2026
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Fragile calm in Lebanon as US-brokered truce holds
A fragile calm settled over parts of Lebanon on Friday asa 10-day ceasefire brokered by the United States took hold between Israel and Hezbollah, prompting thousands of displaced families to begin the journey home — even as uncertainty, destruction and Israeli warnings against going back to parts of southern Lebanon clouded their return.
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April 18, 2026
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FLOOR LEADERS OF NDA MEET AFTER BILL IS DEFEATED
Floor leaders of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) held a meeting after the Constitution Amendment Bill seeking to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha were defeated on Friday in the Lok Sabha.
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April 18, 2026
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JIO PLATFORMS LIKELY TO FILE DRAFT PAPERS FOR IPO NEXT MONTH
Reliance Industries Ltd. is likely to file draft paperwork for the initial public offering of Jio Platforms Ltd. in May, incorporating earnings for the full fiscal year, according to people familiar with the matter.
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April 18, 2026
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JSW One eyes $350 mn IPO, pre-IPO round on
JSW One Platform, the Sajjan Jindal-led conglomerate’s B2B digital marketplace, has held discussions with bankers for an initial public offering (IPO) later this year, and is also in talks to raise a private round ahead of the listing, three people familiar with the matter said.
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April 18, 2026
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A love letter to fish
Eerie but believable, Amitav Ghosh's Ghost-Eye lives in the friction between the worlds of Westernised rationalist modernity and traditional Indian ecological knowledge
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April 18, 2026
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'Authoritarianism is part of the colonial legacy'
At the Jaipur Literature Festival, the Pulitzer Prize-winner spoke about why historians must engage with the public
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April 18, 2026
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Energy concerns ease in major relief for India
Iran's decision on Friday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is a welcome development for India, which depends on the waterway for almost 50% of its oil imports, especially after the widespread disruptions in energy supplies because of the West Asia conflict.
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April 18, 2026
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INDIA, CHINA HOLD BILATERAL SCO CONSULTATIONS
India and China have held their first bilateral consultations on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in New Delhi, against the backdrop of efforts by both sides to normalise bilateral ties following a period of unprecedented strains in the relations.
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April 18, 2026
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K’taka Cong MLA, 16 others get life term in 2016 murder case
A special court in Bengaluru on Friday sentenced Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment in the 2016 BJP leader Yogeshgouda Goudar murder case.
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April 18, 2026
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'US to delay arms deliveries to some European nations'
US officials have informed some European counterparts that some previously contracted weapons deliveries are likely to be delayed as the Iran war continues to draw on weapons stocks, five sources familiar with the matter said.
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April 18, 2026
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Traders placed $760mn bet on falling oil prices
LONDON: Investors placed a bet worth about $760 million ona falling oil price around 20 minutes before Iran’s foreign minister announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was open, another sizeable wager on the world’s most traded commodity ahead of major announcements in the course of the Middle East war.
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April 18, 2026
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BCCI finds no corrupt motive for RR manager
Rajasthan Royals manager Romi Bhinder was cleared of any corrupt wrong doing by BCCI's anti-corruption unit (ACSU) following an investigation for using a mobile phone in the dugout area during RR’s match against RCB in Guwahati on April 10.
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April 18, 2026
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The next steps for govt: Cabinet meet, campaign
The government on Friday sought to portray the Opposition as anti-women for its vote against the Constitution amendment bill in the Lok Sabha and readied an extensive pan-India campaign to drive home this message even as speculation mounted over an unusually scheduled cabinet meeting on Saturday.
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April 18, 2026
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Govt scraps Aadhaar app preload for smartphones
The central government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple, Samsung and others to pre-install India’s biometric identification app Aadhaar on phones, UIDAI said on Friday, a move that had been opposed by the smartphone giants.
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April 18, 2026
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Shipowners, oil traders wary as Iran says Strait of Hormuz fully open
Tanker owners and oil traders responded warily after Iran said on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is open to all ships—a statement that, if true, will free up millions of barrels of crude oil and fuel stuck inside the Persian Gulf.
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April 18, 2026
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ED raids Pb minister, son in FEMA probe
Tarsem Singh Deogan
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April 18, 2026
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Azure model set to anchor Microsoft’s next big AI push
Two weeks after announcing its foundational artificial intelligence (AI) models for transcriptions, voice and images, Big Tech firm Microsoft wants to use its Azure cloud business strategy to sign long-term Al contracts with clients.
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April 18, 2026
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TIME WOMEN ARE GIVEN THEIR DUE, MODI TELLS LS MPs
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the time has come to ensure that half of the nation’s population receives its rightful due in decision-making,
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April 18, 2026
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IAF’s moment of reckoning
Apart from being a well-respected military analyst and reporter, Vishnu Som is an unabashed military aviation enthusiast, who has emerged as one of the most informed aviation journalists in India.
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April 18, 2026
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Army brass seeks boost in defence self-reliance
BIANNUAL ARMY COMMANDERS’ CONFERENCE ALSO FOCUSED ON OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS
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April 18, 2026
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9 dead after minivan plunges into a gorge
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April 18, 2026
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Netflix co-founder Hastings to step down from board in June
HASTINGS HAD SERVED AS NETFLIX’S CEO FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS UNTIL 2023
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April 18, 2026
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All the rage, all the time
What drives you up the wall? What's your villain origin story? We asked writers, actors, sound engineers, curators - everyone, really – about their pettiest rage-bait. They gleefully obliged. So, do these things piss you off too?
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April 18, 2026
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After the T20 World Cup delight, Bumrah short of gas and support
Wicketless so far, the world’s best pacer has looked quite ordinary this IPL
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April 18, 2026
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Conservatism’s paradox: Abiding internationalism
The concern behind this stance is the perceived global advance of progressivism, which US vice-president JD Vance described as an ideology that deems western civilisation illegitimate
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