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Hindustan Times Ranchi
TRUCK RENTALS IN INDIA FALL AS INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY DECLINES
Truck rentals in India dropped by 4% to 5% in April after a sharp 9% to 10% decline in March on key routes due to Iran war and low supplies from the key manufacturing hub, the Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT) said.
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May 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Federal Bank to acquire StanChart credit card portfolio
The board of Fede!
1 min |
May 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
India’s AI ambition risks outrunning its readiness
India has been clear about not just participating in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution but also shaping it.
3 min |
May 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
287 nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Some 287 candidates will be considered for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Thursday, with US President Donald Trump likely to be among the nominees.
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May 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Adani Ent slips to ₹220 crore Q4 loss
Adani Enterprises
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May 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Centre proposes fee display rule for doctors
The Centre plans to mandate that doctors and specialists display their consultation fees in English and regional languages, along with their qualifications and registration numbers, according to two government officials and documents reviewed by Mint.
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May 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'COST OF FUNDS FOR NBFCs, HFCs MAY RISE OVER MEDIUM TERM'
India Ratings and Research on Thursday said the cost of funds for non-banking finance companies and housing finance companies could rise marginally over the medium term amid geopolitical tensions, uncertain macroeconomic conditions and the limited transmission of policy rate cuts by banks.
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May 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
HUL hikes prices 2-5% to counter rising input costs
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) is raising prices by 2-5% to counter rising input costs linked to the West Asia conflict, setting up a near-term trade-off between volume growth and the need to protect margins.
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May 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Iran will protect its nuclear, missile capabilities: Mojtaba
Iran's supreme leader said on Thursday that the Islamic Republic will protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities” as a national asset, likely seeking to draw a hard line as US President Donald Trump seeks a wider deal to cement the shaky ceasefire now holding in the war.
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May 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Building a new responsible online gaming ecosystem
India’s move to establish a national framework for online gaming emerged from a convergence of opportunity and risk.
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April 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Labour code must shield workers from heat stress
The Indian Meteorological Department has declared that a year of extreme heat and a brutal summer looms ahead.
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April 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
MAKEMYTRIP EYES MUMBAI LISTING BY EARLY 2027
MakeMyTrip Ltd, an online travel platform listed on the Nasdaq, is considering a listing in Mumbai, according to people familiar with the matter.
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April 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Power shifts in West Asia
The UAE's exit from the oil cartels is underlined by geopolitical factors. India should be cautious of the fault lines
2 min |
April 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Original thinking vs automated thinking
India’s educational system needs an urgent, fundamental reset to encourage creativity and innovation and to avoid Al-generated slop
4 min |
April 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Govt shifts highway strategy to decongest urban India
The Union road transport and highways ministry is recalibrating its highway-building strategy to focus on decongesting urban India, with plans to prioritize ring roads and bypass corridors around nearly 50 cities with populations exceeding one million, two people aware of the development said.
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April 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Australia aims to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets
Large digital platforms cannot avoid their obligations under the news media bargaining code.
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April 29, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
PEAK POWER DEMAND NEARS RECORD 256 GW FOR SECOND TIME ON MONDAY
India’s peak power demand neared record levels for the second consecutive time on Monday, reaching 255.85 GW, driven by intense heat wave conditions that pushed usage of cooling appliances like air conditioners and desert coolers.
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April 29, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Understanding the body’s non-neural messengers
As a doctor seeing patients with hormonal disorders daily, I feel there is a need for better understanding about hormones.
3 min |
April 29, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Delimitation, with a new federal compact in mind
The federal balance is slowly tilting away from equity considerations in favour of performance-based federal arrangements
4 min |
April 29, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Simeone, Atletico chasing redemption versus Arsenal
After 4-0 loss in the league phase to Arsenal, Atletico will look to set record straight in the semis
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April 29, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
In Trumptalk, echoes of new coarse diplomatese
US President Donald Trump recently stoked widespread outrage after he shared the transcript of a talk-show by American Right-wing commentator Michael Savage from his social media account; Savage had termed India a “hellhole country” and Indian immigrants to the US “gangsters with laptops”.
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April 29, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
More than a Bengal battle
The outcome of the TMC vs BJP contest will shape Indian politics in the near term
2 min |
April 29, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Another bilateral buttress for trade
The FTA with New Zealand is aligned with India’s economic priorities and can catalyse creative destruction in domestic manufacturing
2 min |
April 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
India-NZ trade deal: Going beyond complementarities
With a series of disruptions in recent years, marked by geopolitical tensions and the reconfiguration of global supply chains, the geometry of trade agreements is being reimagined.
4 min |
April 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
India’s politics must reflect the ambitions of its women
India’s political class often speaks of women with reverence and negotiates with them with caution.
3 min |
April 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
I’m not a rapist or a paedophile: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was nota rapist or a paedophile.
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April 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Mandates, muscle and myths in the 2026 polls
Power has changed hands only once in the last 50 years in Bengal, where polls are decisive and clashes common. But violence can neither fully manufacture mandates nor arrest decline
5 min |
April 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Ladakh gets 5 new distts
Ladakh lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday notified the creation of five new districts of Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar, and Drass, taking the total number of districts in the Union Territory to seven in addition to the existing Leh and Kargil.
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April 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
President of a divided America
The incident at the White House gala may bea reflection of a larger social crisis
2 min |
April 27, 2026
Hindustan Times Ranchi
How India must deal with Trumpian insults
Disrespect from the US President is not something to be ignored in the earnest hope that America after Trump will be more decent
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