Category: Breaking News

Sensex, Nifty surge nearly 2 pc as US suspends additional 26 pc tariffs on India till July 9 Mumbai, Apr 11 (PTI) Benchmark Sensex surged by 1,310 points while Nifty closed above 22,900 level on Friday on gains in banking, oil and metal shares as investors rejoiced the 90-day suspension of additional import duties by…

Put under house arrest, prevented from offering Friday prayers: Mirwaiz Srinagar, Apr 11 (PTI) Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said he was put under house arrest and not allowed to offer the congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid here. The Mirwaiz, who is Kashmir’s chief cleric, delivers a sermon at the historic mosque…

Police use batons, water cannons at Cong rally in Patna Patna, Apr 11 (PTI) Police used batons and water cannons at a rally to disperse Congress workers from advancing towards Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s official residence in Patna on Friday. Several Congress leaders and workers, including Kanhaiya Kumar, were detained by the police, an…

‘Parivar ka saath, parivar ka vikas’: PM Modi takes dig at opposition parties Varanasi (UP), Apr 11 (PTI) In a swipe at opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said those hankering for power focus solely on promoting their own families, while his government works on the theme of inclusive development. Addressing a gathering…

Nainar Nagendran all set to become next TN BJP prez Chennai, Apr 11 (PTI) BJP legislator from Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli constituency, Nainar Nagendran is all set to become the next state chief of the BJP, succeeding K Annamalai. Nagendran was the lone contestant in the fray with the backing of BJP leadership. Nagendran, currently the…

Poor show by manufacturing, mining pulls down IIP growth to 6-month low of 2.9 pc in Feb New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) India’s industrial production growth decelerated to a six-month low of 2.9 per cent in February 2025, mainly due to poor performance of the manufacturing, mining and power sectors, according to official data released…

Street hawkers’ body urges Centre to issue national guidelines to protect vendors from heatwaves New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) The National Hawkers Federation (NHF) on Friday urged the Centre to issue national-level guidelines to protect street vendors from the rising threat of heatwaves. The increasing temperatures are putting the lives and livelihoods of over two…

Former Bengal minister Razzak Mollah dies Kolkata, Apr 11 (PTI) Former West Bengal minister Abdur Razzak Mollah died at his ancestral home in South 24 Parganas district on Friday. The octogenarian Trinamool Congress leader, who had been suffering from various age-related ailments, breathed his last at his residence in Bankri village in Bhangar area in…

TTP’s most wanted terrorist among two militants killed in Pakistan’s KPK Peshawar, Apr 11 (PTI) One of the most wanted terrorist commanders of the Tehreek e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group was among the two militants killed during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Friday. The police said it challenged the bike…

PCB issues advisory to Pithampur plant for essential works before Union Carbide waste incineration Indore, Apr 11 (PTI) The Pollution Control Board (PCB) has issued an advisory to a private company for essential works at its waste disposal plant in Pithampur, where waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal is to be incinerated,…