Apple assembles 14% of iPhones in India during FY24

IN a significant development for the domestic mobile manufacturing sector, US tech giant Apple reportedly assembled $14 billion worth iPhones in India during financial year 2023-2024.

Musk to meet Modi; Tesla's India plan soon

Likely to meet PM on April 22; EV maker could send team to India this month to search for locations for a plant

IndiGo becomes world's 3rd most valued airline on better performance

IndiGo has become the world's third most valuable airline (in terms of market cap) as its shares surge on the back of record quarterly profits, gain in market share, improvement in yields and optimism around capacity addition.

1 lakh evacuated as flood situation worsens in Russia, Kazakhstan

WATER levels on rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan continued to rise and flood whole villages and cities on Wednesday, with more than 100,000 people evacuated and the Kremlin warning a \"very, very tense\" situation was expected to worsen.

US-Israel rift widens, Biden says Bibi making mistake

Asks Israeli PM to declare ceasefire, allow more food to enter Gaza

Samajwadi manifesto offers helping hand to backwards, minorities, dalits

THE Samajwadi Party got into the poll mode finally. The party with projected socialist ideology and with a history of ideologically-driven mentors such as Mulayam Singh Yadav released its vision document for the Lok Sabha polls.

BJP banks on turncoats to sail through in J'khand

INTERESTINGLY, of the 13 Parliamentary constituencies the BJP is contesting in Jharkhand, the party has given tickets to three women candidates who switched over either from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM), Congress or the RJD.

Mixed feelings for Gandhis in UP's rice bowl

DEMOGRAPHY Banking on Modi's popularity, BJP will fight to retain its bastion while SP will try to cash in on absence of Varun Gandhi

'OPPOSITION DOESN'T HAVE ANY RELIABLE DATA ON JOBLESSNESS'

THIS GOVT, SINCE 2014, HAS CONSTANTLY KEPT INFLATION WITHIN THE RBI RANGE, STATES ARE WELL WITHIN THEIR RIGHTS TO GO TO SUPREME COURT

Ex-PM's son in BJP list of 11 candidates, Kher dropped

THE BJP on Wednesday released its 10th list of candidates for 11 Lok Sabha seats, including the high-profile Asansol seat in West Bengal and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.

CASTE EQUATION IN CONG LEXICON

Rahul Gandhi seeks to achieve social justice, calls for surveys on wealth distribution for rights proportional to population

In Ghaziabad poll battle, three of family are in fray

THIS election season, an exciting battle will also be fought in a family of Ghaziabad. Three members of the same familyHusband, wife, and nepheware pitted against each other for the western Uttar Pradesh constituency.

Anti-social elements will not get land even for last rites, says Adityanath

UTTAR Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said those involved in intimidating and torturing innocents would be deprived of even a piece of land for last rites.

Transportation woes, unsold flats: Narela struggles for connectivity, civic amenities

SITUATED on the north-western edge of Delhi, Narela is a dichotomous locality comprised of dense urban villages and massive housing projects by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

Kerala sidelines guv, forms KTU VC selection panel

OPENING a fresh battlefront with Arif Mohammed Khan, the state government has issued an order setting up a search committee to select a permanent vice-chancellor in APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), bypassing the governor.

K'taka HC quashes ban on 23 breeds of dogs, says circular contrary to law

THE High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday quashed a controversial circular issued by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying banning 23 breeds of dangerous dogs.

Man held for extorting ₹98K by threatening to circulate obscene pictures

A 20-year-old man was arrested from Nuh in Haryana for allegedly extorting ₹98,000 from a senior citizen by threatening him to post his obscene pictures on social media which he had captured during an obscene video call, an official said on Wednesday.

DMRC not obliged to pay ₹8,000 crore to Reliance Infra subsidairy, says SC

IN a big relief to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the Supreme Court on Wednesday, in its verdict reversed its previous decision that mandated the PSU to pay an arbitration award of ₹8,000 crore to Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure.

4 child traffickers held in Nangloi, 2 infants rescued

Gang was trying to sell 15-day-old baby stolen from Punjab’s Fazilka

Prison officials, Punjab cops to discuss CMs' meet

TOP officials of the Delhi Prison Department will meet officials of Punjab Police in the national capital on Friday to discuss the security arrangements for the high-profile meeting between the Punjab Chief Minister and his Delhi counterpart, with the latter currently lodged in Tihar Jail.

Kejriwal moves SC after HC rejects plea against ED arrest

A day after his plea was rejected by the Delhi High Court, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court (SC) against the dismissal of plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy linked money laundering case.

Even basic rights being denied to Kejriwal in Tihar jail: Sanjay Singh

SENIOR AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday alleged that even the most basic rights of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s were being denied to him in Tihar Jail by the BJP-led central government.

BJP hits streets, asks CM to quit

Police use water cannons to disperse protesters; Delhi BJP chief injured during stir

'Congress has been reduced to a fringe party'

THE Congress has been reduced to a fringe party, along with people who shout separatist slogans, and they're happy to be there, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in an interaction with TNIE.

B'lore Rural all set for titanic clash between DKS, Deve Gowda families

BANGALORE Rural Lok Sabha constituency is witnessing a high-voltage contest between the families of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, both Vokkaligas.

AAP, Cong to join hands to fight MCD mayor polls

AFTER aligning for the Lok Sabha elections, the AAP and the Congress will now join hands to take on the BJP in the April 26 MCD election to elect the mayor and deputy mayor, sources said on Wednesday.

SC junks Ramdev apology, roasts Uttarakhand govt

Says message must go out about consequences of flouting court order

Anand under ED lens quits Kejriwal cabinet, leaves 'corrupt' party

A day after the Delhi High Court rejected Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against his arrest by the ED in connection with the liquor policy case, the AAP on Wednesday suffered another setback when Cabinet Minister Raaj Kumar Anand stepped down from the city government as well as primary membership of the party.

CM: AIADMK RIVAL, BJP OUR IDEOLOGICAL FOE

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin said the DMK's main competitor in the electoral arena for the Lok Sabha polls is the AIADMK, but the BJP is the ideological foe of the DMK-led INDIA bloc.

Chennaiyin eke out 2-1 win versus NorthEast, Goa move up

THE evening breeze brought some respite to the heat that blazed through the day. The Indian Super League match between Chennaiyin FC and NorthEast United later in the evening produced enough heat to keep everyone perspiring.