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All 10 Rajya Sabha candidates from Uttar Pradesh -- eight from the Bharatiya Janata Party and two from the Samajwadi Party -- were declared elected unopposed on Friday, an official said. Except Samajwadi Party candidate Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani, the rest of the winning candidates collected their certificates themselves, though SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav and BJP's Radhakant Ojha got them collected through their representatives, Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha polls Ajit Verma, who is also th

The BJP won two West Bengal Assembly seats and led in Assam's Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll, while TVK and AINRC recorded wins in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

We will go to Supreme Court on Monday to meet Chief Justice of India and hand over memorandum to him, says Rahul Gandhi

INDIA bloc leaders will meet President Droupadi Murmu at 8 pm Friday in connection with their demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. According to sources, the President's office confirmed the appointment on Friday morning. A ten-member delegation, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and TMC Chairperson Mamata Banerjee, would be am

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and actor-activist Prakash Raj led a protest here on Thursday against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his immediate resignation over alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls. Protesters from various walks of life, including women and students, gathered in large numbers at Freedom Park and the mood dramatically turned electric, with unceasing slogan-shouting, demanding the scrapping of the SIR exercise and asking Gyanesh Kumar to step dow

The BJP on Thursday alleged that the Congress is trying to create Nepal- and Bangladesh-like anarchy in the country through its street protests, as Rahul Gandhi is desperate to come to power. Showing some video footage of INDIA bloc' Wednesday protest, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said the way Rahul, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Congress workers manhandled the police personnel in Delhi makes the party's intention clear. The Congress party's strategy is to spread anarchy in India, li

Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and their supporters for allegedly forcibly entering Akashvani Bhawan during the opposition's march against the CEC on October 6, officials said on Wednesday. The FIR was registered after police received a complaint alleging that Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, their supporters and other MPs accompanying them entered the Akashvani Bhawan premises without permission, the Delhi Police officials said.

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday adopted a resolution hailing the achievements of Narendra Modi in the last 25 years, first as chief minister of Gujarat and subsequently as the prime minister. Briefing reporters, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the resolution marks Modi's uninterrupted public service between October 7, 2001 and October 7, 2026. The resolution listed various decisions taken by Modi which have touched the lives of the common man and has given the country co

Modi's 25-year political journey has reshaped India's agricultural policy, from Gujarat's water and power model to direct farm support and diversification

As the government deploys public capital into frontier technologies, its expert investment committees need two improvements to deliver the intended outcomes

Crude below $100, earnings optimism, and oversold recovery lift sentiment

The court granted interim relief to Reliance Consumer Products against an FSSAI directive restricting the use of the term 'energy drink' for high-caffeine beverages

Rahul Gandhi detained after nine-hour protest at Akashvani Bhawan premises

Insurance brokers have sought a deeper assessment of Irdai's proposed distribution reforms, warning of a 60-70 per cent revenue impact and around 1 million jobs at risk

The venture-capital fund invests in early stage of a startup and believes in patient capital, holding investments for 10-12 years

India vs West Indies 1st T20I begins at 7 pm IST on Tuesday, with the toss at 6:30 pm IST. Fans in India can stream the match on the JioHotstar app and website

GCPL expects high-teens revenue growth and double-digit Ebitda growth in Q2FY27, but commodity inflation and higher investments could keep margins under pressure

India's manufacturing sentiment improved in the July-September quarter as factories reported higher capacity utilisation and higher or same levels of production as compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest edition of the FICCI Manufacturing Survey released on Tuesday. The survey, which covered around 225 firms, assessed the performance and sentiment of manufacturers for nine major sectors -- namely automotive & auto components, capital goods, chemicals and allied products, electr

Gurugram (Haryana) [India], October 6: The idea originated in California in 2022. An Indian undergraduate at the University of California San Diego began working on a question about the air inside closed rooms. The technology that came out of it had been recognised by a sitting U.S. Congressman, won the Grand Prize at UC San Diego's campus-wide environmental innovation competition, and was chosen as one of three startups to represent the university in Hong Kong.

OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon appeared at an Australian Senate hearing, acknowledging inadequate response to June hacking incident into government websites

Saudi Arabia said three people were injured in the latest attacks on its airports since fighting with Yemen's Houthi rebels reignited. Meanwhile, Palestinian health officials said an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed one person. Nearly three years after Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, conflict in the Middle East has persisted almost without interruption, spreading across the region, including to Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Monday.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India proposed the rules as part of a discussion paper in late September and invited stakeholders to submit feedback by October 25

Actor's parents also purchase an adjoining 1,577 sq ft apartment in the same tower; combined value of the two transactions crosses 25.8 crore

Marriage alone does not make a spouse liable for a deceased borrower's debt. Recovery depends on whether the spouse was a co-borrower or guarantor, or inherited assets from the deceased

The relief came after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in June directed makers of high-caffeine beverages sold as 'energy drinks' to stop using the description

Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will give methane exporters an extra year to prepare for its methane regulation amid concerns over high energy costs

DLF has sold all 172 homes in its luxury retirement project The Aureva in Gurugram for about 1,985 crore. Here's what buyers are paying, what they get for the price and why the project marks a new be

Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 3 saw a drop on its first Monday at the box office collection. On Day 4 of its release, the earnings fell by about 65 per cent. The movie is neared Rs 200 cr in India

IHCL's Ginger has become the first hotel brand in India to operate 100 properties, with new hotels planned at airports and major transit hubs to expand its presence

The ruling also says a daughter-in-law's shared-household right is not absolute and must be balanced against an elderly owner's right to live peacefully

PepsiCo and Monster Beverage sued the regulator last week over the ban, while Austria's Red Bull secured a court reprieve to continue using the label

Shah Investor's Home IPO listing: Ahead of the listing, the grey market premium (GMP) for Shah Investor's Home was 10.18 per cent, with the debut seen at a price of 184.

Companies building hundreds of data centers across the region are also seeking funds to buy the advanced computer chips that will power them

The region's governments have responded more aggressively than peers elsewhere as the US-Iran war drove global prices up, and they've relied more heavily on subsidies

The scheme, launched in 2023 with a monthly payout of 1,000, now provides 1,500 to eligible women and is estimated to cost the Madhya Pradesh government 22,680 crore annually

Hardeep Singh Puri and B L Verma's Rajya Sabha terms end on November 25; their exclusion comes amid speculation about a mid-term revamp of the Union Council of Ministers

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said his party has three on-negotiable demands - resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, annulment of SIR and conduct of elections on ballot paper instead of EVMs. Kharge said across the country, Congress workers and INDIA bloc partners are on the streets over these three issues. The Congress stands with civil society members and youth organisations that are struggling on these issues in various places across the country, Kharge

Amid protests against SIR, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said identifying ineligible names illegally included in the voter list and removing them is essential for India's security and unity. While noting that India has been a guardian of democratic values for centuries, Adityanath asserted that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was an important effort to further strengthen the country's democratic heritage. Identifying ineligible names illegally included in t

The Congress on Monday said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar must quit right away and claimed that his ability to execute G2's illegal orders has now made him a liability for the country. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh's attack on the CEC came a day after Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan remarked that any process that disenfranchises millions of Indian citizens is intrinsically arbitrary and a egation of the constitutional order. No amount of

Protests against the CEC are likely to continue in the coming week as they did on Sunday for the third consecutive day

Lithium-ion battery distribution and service network startup Pointo is betting big on the expanding e-auto segment, battery storage systems (BESS) and second-life products to bolster its revenue, while actively engaging with investors to raise Rs 70-100 crore for its next expansion phase, a top company official said. The city-based startup, which previously raised Rs 6.2 crore in a seed funding round led by Equirus InnovateX Fund, plans to deploy the fresh capital to build an automated, large-sc

An exponential surge in AI capabilities makes it imperative for countries to build trust so that they can harness the technology together, Son said

India should build its own artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework suited to its languages, scale, and application-led AI ecosystem rather than replicate a voluntary pact signed by US President Donald Trump and top technology firms last week, industry experts said. They also called for a commitment that brings together all stakeholders and tackles risks such as deepfakes and cyberattacks, even as they differed on whether voluntary measures alone would be enough. The comments came after the

Deepening integration into global value chains (GVCs), strengthening supply chain resilience and enhancing utilisation of free trade agreements (FTAs) are key to boosting the country's exports and high-end manufacturing, according to Deloitte India. Anil Talreja, Partner, Deloitte India, said India needs to work on further reducing logistics costs through multimodal export corridors by focusing not only on infrastructure creation but also on end-to-end supply chain efficiency. Besides, priority

The regulator said the bakery's operations must stop with immediate effect; a batch of Everest's pre-packed cumin powder was found to have pesticide residues above permitted limits

Japanese imaging and optical major Canon had discussions with all those engaged in key semiconductor manufacturing projects in India and plans to bring its technology and service centres to the country, said its India President and CEO Toshiaki Nomura. Canon, a global supplier of lithography systems used in semiconductor manufacturing, said it is looking to support the development of India's semiconductor ecosystem as the government steps up efforts to establish domestic chip fabrication capabil

One in seven women worldwide suffers from endometriosis, a painful condition more common than diabetes that robs years from women's working lives, though much of the damage is avoidable, a medical expert said. Prolonged disease can lead to infertility, as it damages the ovaries and fallopian tubes, while the resulting inflammatory environment hampers implantation, endometriosis surgeon and Indian Centre for Endometriosis (ICE) director Dr Abhishek Mangeshikar told PTI. Endometriosis is now recog

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to increase the repo rate by 0.25 per cent in the October monetary policy review due to mounting inflationary pressure amid the re-escalation of the West Asia crisis and also the rate hikes by global central banks, according to economists and bankers. If the RBI increases the rate in the upcoming policy, it would mark a reversal in the interest rate policy, which has witnessed rate cuts in 2025 and an extended pause thereafter, according to a PTI poll of

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has approved 382 sites for setting up electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the national capital, Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood said on Sunday. The Delhi government's Revenue Department and the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) had identified 456 sites for EV charging infrastructure, of which 382 were approved by the MHI, Sood said in a statement. Under the Delhi EV Policy, notified on June 30, all 382 sites were reassessed over the past three mont

The Delhi government has notified that women residents can avail free travel on DTC and cluster buses only through the 'Pink Saheli Smart Card', officials said on Sunday. The change has been made under the Delhi Transport Corporation (Free and Concessional Passes) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026. Female passengers who are residents of Delhi can travel free in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses, both AC and non-AC, only with the use of Pink Saheli Smart Card (NCMC). However,