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    Asian markets rally on prospects of US-Iran talks resuming

    Agencies
    15 April 2026 1:27 PM IST

    Asian shares gained after Wall Street rallied, as oil prices eased on hopes of renewed US-Iran talks, easing inflation concerns and boosting investor sentiment

    RBI interest rate, markets, analysts
    Business
    Jairam Ramesh
    India

    Congress accuses PM Modi of engaging in 'deliberate deceit' on delimitation

    15 April 2026 1:08 PM IST
    Derek OBrien delimitation womens reservation
    India

    TMC's Derek O'Brien calls delimitation a 'devious' agenda

    15 April 2026 1:03 PM IST
    Vedanta power plant blast in Chhattisgarh: Death toll rises to 16
    Chhattisgarh

    Vedanta power plant blast in Chhattisgarh: Death toll rises to 16

    15 April 2026 12:16 PM IST
    BJPs Samrat Choudhary sworn in as Bihar chief minister

    BJP's Samrat Choudhary sworn in as Bihar chief minister

    15 April 2026 11:57 AM IST
    SC stays HC order granting 1-week transit anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera

    SC stays HC order granting 1-week transit anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera

    15 April 2026 11:54 AM IST
    Protesters clash with security forces in Manipurs Bishnupur, prohibitory orders imposed

    Protesters clash with security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur, prohibitory orders imposed

    15 April 2026 11:38 AM IST
    Migrant boat with 250 Rohingya, Bangladeshis capsizes in Andaman Sea

    Migrant boat with 250 Rohingya, Bangladeshis capsizes in Andaman Sea

    15 April 2026 10:30 AM IST
    stock market, Bombay Stock Exchange, Nifty

    Stock markets surge in early trade amid hopes of resumption of US-Iran peace talks

    15 April 2026 10:15 AM IST
    Lok Sabha proceedings on Tuesday (August 19)

    Why delimitation Bills appear more ominous than originally thought

    15 April 2026 8:08 AM IST
    1 dead, over 100 students fall ill after eating food at state-run school in Odisha

    1 dead, over 100 students fall ill after eating food at state-run school in Odisha

    15 April 2026 7:26 AM IST
    Noor Ahmad

    IPL 2026: Noor Ahmad shines as CSK down KKR by 32 runs

    15 April 2026 7:20 AM IST
    Kerala assembly elections 2026

    Kerala BJP’s balancing act totters as Christian outreach meets internal dissent

    15 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Amit Shah

    BJP won't allow Babri-style mosque to be built in Bengal: Shah

    14 April 2026 9:06 PM IST
    braving the heat

    Yellow alert in Odisha as temperature peaks at 41.7 degrees Celsius

    Agencies
    14 April 2026 8:42 PM IST

    At least eight places in the state recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above

    Praful Hinge

    Praful Hinge: Yorker my go-to delivery, Hardik Pandya's encouragement helped

    14 April 2026 8:17 PM IST
    Political leaders in Bihar amid a major leadership change signaling shifts in caste dynamics, NDA alliances, and opposition strategy

    How will Bihar remember Nitish Kumar’s two-decade reign as CM?

    14 April 2026 8:03 PM IST
    Noida protests

    Ground report: Noida clashes shift to housing societies as maids protest for wage hike

    14 April 2026 7:41 PM IST
    Samrat Chaudhary interacts with media after being chosen as Bihar’s next Chief Minister in Patna

    Bihar gets first BJP CM in Samrat Chaudhary, but will his govt be stable? | Capital Beat

    14 April 2026 7:34 PM IST
    Hospital in Raigarh where injured are admitted

    Boiler blast in Chhattisgarh kills 9, injures 15; probe ordered

    14 April 2026 7:23 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    'Logical discrepancy not part of EC's framework, used in Bengal to benefit BJP': Mamata

    14 April 2026 6:51 PM IST
    Amid Cabinet-reshuffle and CM-change calls, resignation and sackings rock Karnataka Cong

    Amid Cabinet-reshuffle and CM-change calls, resignation and sackings rock Karnataka Cong

    14 April 2026 6:44 PM IST
    IRAN WAR

    Hormuz blockade could trigger global crisis, warns Vivek Katju

    14 April 2026 6:14 PM IST
    Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses rally in Gochiar in Dakshin Dinajpur

    Amit Shah pledges constitutional resolution to Gorkhaland issue without dividing Bengal

    14 April 2026 5:56 PM IST
    Kerala heatwave

    Kerala braces for heat wave conditions as CM issues warning

    14 April 2026 5:52 PM IST
    narcotics

    Two MBA students die of alleged drug overdose at Mumbai concert; 5 arrested

    14 April 2026 5:28 PM IST
    Pakistan objects to Asha Bhosle tribute but Dhurandhar 2 songs rule charts

    Pakistan objects to Asha Bhosle tribute but 'Dhurandhar 2' songs rule charts

    14 April 2026 4:58 PM IST
    Parliament Winter Session

    Delimitation: Govt proposes to increase Lok Sabha seats to 850

    14 April 2026 4:48 PM IST
    New sleeper Vande Bharat to connect Bengaluru, Mumbai in 16–18 hours via Kalaburagi

    New sleeper Vande Bharat to connect Bengaluru, Mumbai in 16–18 hours via Kalaburagi

    14 April 2026 4:47 PM IST
    The rise of Samrat Choudhary, from RJD roots to BJP’s first Bihar CM

    The rise of Samrat Choudhary, from RJD roots to BJP’s first Bihar CM

    14 April 2026 4:46 PM IST
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