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Rahul Gandhi's attack on the government came a day before the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance's (INDIA) public meeting at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan which the Congress has termed 'Loktantra Bachao Rally'.

Congress released its ninth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, including veteran CP Joshi from Rajasthan's Bhilwara. In Karnataka's Chikkaballapur, youth was prioritized over experience, with Raksha Ramaiah nominated instead of former Union minister M Veerappa Moily. The party continued its candidate announcements, with E Thukaram nominated for Bellary (ST) and Sunil Bose chosen for Chamarajanagar (SC).

Mukhtar Ansari, a former gangster-turned-politician, passed away from cardiac arrest on Thursday. He was admitted to Banda Medical College after being found unconscious in his barrack earlier that day. Ansari had complained of abdominal pain and constipation on Tuesday morning and was discharged after 15 hours of treatment.

Responding to a question on India's position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict during his interaction with the Indian diaspora in the Malaysian capital, Jaishankar said that there are "no winners of a conflict".

Ericsson plans layoffs in Sweden due to reduced 5G spending. 2024 poses challenges with slowing sales. Analyst underscores 5G issues. Emphasis on operational efficiency and staff reduction.

Simon Harris, known for COVID-19 response, elected as Ireland's next PM. To set priorities at Fine Gael event in Athlone. Will become youngest PM on April 9 with coalition support.

A senior police officer who does not want to be named told ET, "There are claims that he was abducted from Pan Bazar area in Guwahati and he had sent mails announcing his joining ISIS. We are investigating the whole development."

Virat Kohli makes history as the first Indian to reach 12,000 T20 runs during IPL 2024, surpassing stalwarts like Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, and Kieron Pollard. His achievement highlights his dominance in the T20 format.

Congress released 3rd list of 56 Lok Sabha candidates on Thursday. In its third list, the Congress declared candidates for two seats in Arunachal Pradesh, 11 in Gujarat, 17 in Karnataka, seven in Maharashtra, five in Rajasthan, five in Telangana, eight in West Bengal and one in Puducherry. Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki has been fielded from Arunachal West. In Gujarat, the party has named Sonal Patel from Gandhinagar, Prabhaben Taviyad from Dahod (ST) and Nilesh Kumbani from Surat, among others.

The Delhi government has extended its excise duty-based policy for the financial year 2024-25, allowing wholesale licenses under the same terms as the previous year. The policy, in effect since October 2023, will continue for the coming year, with licenses renewable under existing terms. This policy, introduced in 2022, shifted retail liquor business from private firms to Delhi government enterprises. A new excise policy is in the works but has not yet been finalized or implemented.

As the Election Commission on Sunday made public hundreds of sealed-cover disclosures submitted to it by various political parties, filings made by Bihar's ruling party showed that it got electoral bonds totalling more than Rs 24 crore.

CEOs face pressure to prove superhero status beyond the office, managing personal brand and productivity. Balancing fitness routines and social media presence is crucial. Finding time for rest and recovery is essential for overall well-being. Many entrepreneurs do feel the need to constantly stay productive, even during their downtime, says Puroitree Majumdar, clinical psychologist and clinical product development lead at online counselling startup YourDOST, which runs a counselling programme specifically for founders.

Pakistan on Thursday termed India's new Citizenship (Amendment) Act "discriminatory in nature", claiming that it differentiated between people based on their faith. The Indian government implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 on Monday, paving the way for the grant of citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who came to India before December 31, 2014.

Depending on the fiscal burden on the exchequer, the government could either tweak the existing apprenticeship schemes or draft a new scheme dedicated to MSMEs, which account for 38.4% of the total manufacturing output and contribute 45.03% of the country's total exports. The government has held several rounds of discussions with the industry and is expected to unveil the roadmap for hiring of apprentices by MSMEs by the middle of this year.

"It is clear from this decision that a failed coalition government was running in the state which had completely disillusioned the people. Therefore, the government had to change and the chief minister just before the elections," Hooda said in a statement.

Chaudhary, the Consulting Editor of a national tv news channel, had allegedly made objectionable remarks against the tribal community following the arrest of Hemant Soren. A tribal group had filed a police complaint under the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against him for his alleged remarks.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its "snatching" tactics and urged Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials to avoid "corrupt activities". Thackeray also announced Amol Kirtikar as his party's candidate for the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat, a move that sparked anger from Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, who had previously contested the seat unsuccessfully in 2019.

Arun Goel, a retired IAS officer, faced controversy over his appointment as Election Commissioner, with questions raised about the process and the government's haste. Despite the scrutiny, Goel's appointment stood, and he was expected to play a key role in future elections before resigning for reasons yet undisclosed.

"Enabling provisions are made for exempting inputs imported by Advance Authorisation holders and EOUs from mandatory Quality Control Orders (QCOs)," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification. The unutilised material will be destroyed in the presence of jurisdictional GST/customs authorities, it added.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has uncovered a significant human trafficking network that deceived Indians into traveling to the war zone between Russia and Ukraine under the guise of providing lucrative jobs abroad. The agency is conducting searches at over 10 locations across seven cities as part of its investigation. This comes after the tragic death of Mohammed Afsan, a 30-year-old man from Hyderabad, who was misled into joining the Russian army and was killed in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 is set to introduce a range of new weapons and gun attachments, including the Tactical Shotgun, DMR Rifle, and Sniper Rifle. These additions promise to shake up the game's meta and offer players new strategies to explore.

Saudi Arabia has extended its voluntary oil supply cut of one million barrels per day until the end of the second quarter of 2024 to prop up prices. The decision was taken in coordination with some OPEC+ participating countries, which Riyadh co-leads with Moscow. The extension follows Russia's production cut by almost half a million barrels in the second quarter of 2024.

United’s new minority owner Jim Ratcliffe laid out his plans to return the 20-time English champions to the summit when he completed his acquisition of 27% of the club’s shares this month, including re-establishing the pecking order in the city. With 15 points separating secondplaced City to sixth-placed United, that ambition might take a while to come to fruition.

An Indian Air Force transport aircraft encountered an "unserviceability" during a routine sortie. The crew carried out actions as per procedures and safely landed at Begumpet airport with no injuries or damage.