Press Trust Of India

Freight surge, LPG shortage amid Iran war hit exports from east India

Freight rates have risen 60-80 per cent depending on destination, containers are in short supply, and exports have fallen by up to 50 per cent

13 killed in Andhra bus fire; Prez Murmu condoles, PM announces ex-gratia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF to the next of kin of each deceased

India's carbon emissions in 2025 grew at slowest rate in 2 decades: Report

The analysis also pointed out that emissions in the power sector fell by 3.8 per cent as record clean-energy growth combined with weak electricity demand

Office leasing up 15% in Jan-Mar to 18.3 mn sq ft across 7 cities: Colliers

Real estate consultant Colliers India on Thursday released the data for office market for the January-March period of this calendar year

Jaishankar in France for G7 meeting, West Asia crisis tops agenda

While India is not a G7 member, it has been invited as a partner country by France, the current chair of the powerful bloc

PM Modi to inaugurate new Noida International Airport on March 28

The Noida airport has been developed as the second international airport for the Delhi-NCR region, complementing Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport

UK court rejects Nirav Modi's petition to reopen case against extradition

Rejecting Modi's petition, the court observed that the petition and the circumstances surrounding it were not exceptional to make it appropriate to reopen the case

Trump to visit China in May after rescheduling trip due to Iran war

Trump, who was earlier scheduled to travel to Beijing by the end of this month, postponed his trip due to the war in Iran

Centre asks states to expedite mineral exploration, cut auction delays

Centre pushes states to fast-track mineral exploration and approvals, leveraging AI and private participation to secure critical minerals amid global supply risks

40% of 3.2 million adjudicated names deleted from Bengal rolls: EC official

With around 6.3 million names struck off earlier during the SIR exercise in the state, the total number of deleted voters rose to nearly 7.6 million, the official confirmed

Infra projects above ₹150 cr report ₹5.66 trillion cost overrun: Govt

The data also reflects a balanced pipeline, with projects distributed across early and advanced stages of implementation

India not 'broker' amid West Asia crisis: Jaishankar at all-party meet

There is nothing new in Pakistan's mediation efforts in the matter as that country has been "used" by the US since 1981, sources quoted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as saying

4 IITs, JNU, BITS Pilani among world's top 50: QS World University rankings

India doubles its top-50 subject rankings in QS list, with IITs, JNU and BITS Pilani leading gains across engineering, technology and management disciplines

IndiGo plans to build integrated campus on 4.5-acre land in Gurugram

The carrier is headquartered in Gurugram, and the unified campus will bring together the IndiGo Support Centre (ISC) and learning centres, Ifly, under one roof

Govt asks RBI to maintain 4% retail inflation target till March 2031

The government on Wednesday asked the Reserve Bank to maintain retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side for another five years ending March 2031.

NDR InvIT raises ₹410 crore via bonds to expand warehousing portfolio

NDR InvIT Trust on Wednesday announced raising Rs 410 crore through the issuance of bonds primarily for the acquisition of logistics and warehousing portfolio across key markets in the country.

Sula Vineyards acquires Chandon's wine facility, estate in Nashik

Chandon's wine production facility spreads across 19 acres, comprising a highly advanced facility with an annual capacity of 4.5 lakh litres, scalable up to 13 lakh litres

West Asia crisis: 426,000 passengers have returned to India, says MEA

The MEA said it continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the Gulf and the West Asia region

RBI rejects all treasury bill bids as investors seek higher returns

The central bank did not accept any investor bids for 91-day, 182-day and 364-day T-bills. The RBI announced the auction of short-term government securities on February 21

IBC helped recover over ₹4 trillion in last decade: Anurag Thakur

Participating in the debate on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Thakur said IBC is not a recovery mechanism but a revival and resurrection of the company