Kolkata beat Mumbai after 12 years at Wankhede Stadium

Kolkata Knight Riders bowling unit performed in unison to win a battle of attrition against five-time champions Mumbai Indians by 24 runs in an IPL match here on Friday.

India's fossil fuel capacity rises 2.44% in FY24: Govt

There was a 10.79 per cent rise in non-fossil fuel based capacity addition at 190.57 gigawatt GW) in 2023-24

Sensex tanks 700 points amid selloff in telecom, tech stocks

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies eroded by Rs 2,25,543.41 crore to Rs 4,06,24,224.49 crore 4.89 trillion)

India's mining sector grows by 7.5% in financial year 2023-24

India’s mining sector grew by 7.5 per cent in FY24, with production of iron ore and limestone recording high growth during the year, an official statement said on Friday.

Reserve Bank proposes tighter rules to govern lending to projects

In last credit cycle, project loans were seen to have led to a build-up of stress on bank books

Sunak under pressure amid dire local election results for his party

Conservatives were down 122 while Labour was up 52

Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions

With student protests over the Israel-Hamas war disrupting campuses nationwide, several major universities are intent on ensuring that commencement ceremonies — joyous milestones for graduates, their families and friends — go off without a hitch this weekend.

Where are two crore jobs, Anand Sharma asks PM Modi, says he is not 'outsider'

Arriving at Dharamshala, first time after having been named as the candidate for the Kangra Parliamentary seat, former union minister Anand Sharma chose to question Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his promise of two crore jobs and asked him to resolve burning issues of the country like inflation, unemployment and insecurity.

Five T❜gana Cong workers arrested by Hyderabad police, out on bail

The city police on Friday said they arrested five Telangana Congress party social media activists in connection with Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged morphed video that went viral recently.

Committed to provide voter turnout figures timely, says EC

Amid the opposition’s allegations of delay by the Election Commission in sharing voter turnout data, the poll body on Friday asserted that booth-wise data of “actual number of votes polled” is available with the candidates soon after the voting ends.

New Delhi and Male review withdrawal of Indian military personnel from Maldives

India and the Maldives on Friday reviewed the ongoing process of replacing Indian military personnel from the island nation with Male saying New Delhi would complete the withdrawal of its troops by May 10.

Gandhi family loyalist KL Sharma fielded from Amethi against Irani

Finally, the suspense was over about the Congress candidates from the two high-profile Lok Sabha seats in UP — Amethi and Raebareli as the party leadership on Friday announced that Rahul Gandhi will contest from Raebareli and Gandhi family loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma will fight from Amethi.

LS polls: BJP's candidates from S Delhi & Chandni Chowk file nominations

BJP’s Lok Sabha poll candidates Ramvir Singh Bidhuri from South Delhi and Praveen Khandelwal from Chandni Chowk filed their nominations on Friday following colourful roadshows that were attended by senior party leaders, including Union minister Piyush Goyal and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami.

Kejriwal in custody following judicial orders, says Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case stemming from the excise policy scam, saying it is not maintainable.

Delhi Police and NSG stage mock drill at key locations

Delhi Police and National Security Guard (NSG) on Friday conducted a mock drill near the new Parliament building and Kashmere Gate to check preparedness during an emergency situation, days after nearly 200 schools received hoax bomb threats, officials said.

Two apprehended for murder of teen over relationship with a girl

Two juveniles have been apprehended by the Delhi Police in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old boy, allegedly over a dispute related to a romantic relationship with a girl.

'Fresh kidnapping case filed against HD Revanna and Prajwal'

Former Karnataka minister H D Revanna and his son Prajwal Revanna are facing fresh turmoil as a case has been lodged based on a youth’s complaint, alleging the abduction of his mother following the circulation of a video purportedly showing her being tied and assaulted by Prajwal.

Manipur marks one year of ethnic conflict

Prayer meetings, rallies and shutdowns were held in several parts of Meiteimajority Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Zo-dominated hills districts of Manipur as the northeastern state marked one year of the beginning of ethnic clashes and conflict that have imposed a heavy cost resulting in total deaths of about 226 persons and 16 security personnel.

My heart bleeds for the woman molested at Raj Bhavan: Mamata

Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday strongly criticised Governor C V Ananda Bose for his alleged misconduct towards a woman employee of Raj Bhavan, which came to light on Thursday evening.

We may consider interim bail to Delhi CM Kejriwal in view of LS elections, SC tells ED

In light of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court on Friday indicated the possibility of granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently detained in connection with a money laundering case linked to the excise policy.

Rahul fighting from Rae Bareli sensing Wayanad defeat: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi predicted a historic low for the Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, suggesting they may not even reach the “half-century” mark.

Rahul Gandhi to contest from Rae Bareli, leaves Amethi for Kishori Lal Sharma

Congress scion Rahul Gandhi will vie for the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh, a bastion traditionally held by his mother, Sonia Gandhi, for over twenty years.

Rohit Sharma in full cry at BCCI press conference

There is still one month to go for the T20 World Cup

SRH script nervy one-run win over RR in last-ball IPL thriller

Bhuvneshwar Kumar did the star turn with a sensational final over as Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a heist, stunning Rajasthan Royals by just one run in a last-ball thriller to keep their IPL playoff hopes alive, here on Thursday.

India needs to expand universal health coverage, maintain growth: ADB

While the South Korea Thailand have achieved universal health coverage, India has the lowest health insurance coverage among older people at 21%

GST National Coordination meeting on Friday may discuss tightening noose on fake registrations

Central and state GST officers will meet on Friday under the chairmanship of Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra and are likely to discuss various issues like stricter registration norms to deter fake companies set up to evade taxes, sources said.

Go First planes need engines spare parts, lessors to take longer to fly them out of India

Lessors are likely to take a longer time to fly the Go First's deregistered 54 planes out of the country as the majority of the planes require engine and spare parts, according to industry experts.

India's manufacturing PMI declines marginally in April

However, the sector recorded 2nd fastest improvement in operating conditions in three-and-a-half years

97.76% of 72K notes returned: RBI

Total value of Rs 2000 notes in circulation, declined from Rs 3.56 lakh cr on May 19, 2023, to Rs 7,961 cr at close of business on April 30, 2024

Biden calls India, China, Russia and Japan xenophobic’

US President Joe Biden has called two of his QUAD partners – India and Japan – and two of his adversaries – Russia and China – “xenophobic” nations, asserting that none of these countries, unlike the United States, welcome immigrants.