US imported more fuel from Russia than India

For all the noise from the West over India's oil imports from Russia, it has now emerged that not just European countries but even the US shipped more fossil fuels than India since Moscow attacked Ukraine. A report by think-tank Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) showed an uptick in Russian oil shipments to India and Egypt in the months after the conflict began. The situation is set to change.

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China to allow return of some Indian students

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ED says Kolkata cops forged court order, Delhi police files FIR

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Right to speedy justice lies in tatters, says AG

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12 years to overcome Covid losses: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects the Indian economy to overcome losses arising out of the pandemic only by 2034-35. The output losses on account of the pandemic are estimated to be over Rs 52 lakh crore over the last three years. In its first detailed analysis of the impact of the pandemic, the RBI published a report 'Scars of the pandemic' in its annual publication on currency and finance.

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Coal shortage, heatwave and dry spell spark power crisis

An energy crisis is looming over a vast swathe of land from the northern states to southern India as low coal supplies across the majority of thermal power plants have set off blackouts in several urban and rural areas where domestic demand for electricity has spiked manifold because of an unusually early and record-shattering heatwave and dry weather.

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Union Bank 1st PSU to join account aggregator platform

Union Bank of India has become the first public sector lender to go live on the account aggregator ecosystem, a part of the government's digital initiatives to improve credit delivery.

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No one can use fraud to convert: India to EU team

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Railways to cancel 670 passenger train trips to rush coal rakes

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Heat wave for next 4 days, April set to be among hottest ever

The current month is on course to be among the hottest months of April ever experienced in India, with the met department on Thursday issuing another heat wave warning for northwest and central India for the next four days. IMD data provides a glimpse into the sweltering conditions in north and central India. In Punjab, maximum temperatures were on average 5.4°C above normal. In Haryana, these were 5.1°C over the normal mark.

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IPL 2022: Kuldeep stars as DC beat KKR by 4 wickets

Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav returned impressive figures of 4/14 while Rovman Powell (33 off 16) played a solid hand in tense situation as Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets at Wankhede for their fourth win of the season. Sent into bat, Kolkata Knight Riders were restricted to 146 for nine. DC chased down the target with six balls to spare.

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'Volatile gold prices could dampen demand in Q2'

India's gold demand is likely to remain soft in second quarter after falling 18% in the first quarter as retail purchases during a key festival early next month could be below normal because of volatile prices, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Thursday.

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Govt to launch open network for digital commerce in 5 cities

The commerce and industry ministry is all set to launch the pilot phase of open network for digital commerce on Friday, a senior official said. The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is an initiative of the government to promote an open platform for all aspects of the exchange of goods and services through electronic networks.

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Maharashtra to provide subsidy to crush surplus cane

Maharashtra will provide a transport subsidy to sugar mills to crush surplus cane in the marketing year ending on September 30, the state government said in a statement on Thursday.

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Air India to buy AirAsia India as Tatas kick off 4-airline consolidation

In what will be its first M&A under new owner Tata Sons, Air India has proposed to buy low-cost carrier AirAsia India, according to an application with the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The move will see Malaysia's AirAsia exiting the airline venture nine years after it entered India with high hopes.

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India approves $8bn subsidy for phosphate-based fertilizers

India will provide a subsidy of Rs 60,940 crore ($7.96 billion) for phosphatic and potash-based fertilisers over the coming months to insulate farmers from higher global prices, information and broadcasting minister Anurag Singh Thakur said.

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Liverpool beat Villarreal to put one foot in UCL final

Liverpool are on the brink of a third Champions League final in five seasons after breaking Villarreal's resistance to win the first leg of their semi-final 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday. Two goals in two minutes undid Villarreal boss Unai Emery's defensive game plan as Pervis Estupinan deflected Jordan Henderson's cross into his own net before Sadio Mane slotted in a second.

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Tata's Air India proposes to buy AirAsia India

Tata Group-owned Air India has proposed to buy the entire equity share capital of low cost carrier AirAsia India, in which Tata has a majority stake, to merge into a single airline, according to an application with the competition commission of India (CCI).

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'ONGC struggling to move Russian oil to Asia as sanctions bite'

Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is struggling to find a vessel to ship 700,000 barrels of crude from Russia's Far East, in a growing sign that complex trades involving one of Moscow's biggest partners are being interrupted by Western sanctions, sources say.

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IPL: Rashid & Rahul power GT's stunning win over SRH

Pace sensation Umran Malik's stunning figures of 5/25 -- his maiden five-for -- went in vain as Gujarat Titans defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets in a last-ball thriller at the Wankhede. Titans chased down a stiff target of 196 thanks to batting heroics of Rashid Khan (31 not out) & Rahul Tewatia (40 not out). Wriddhiman Saha (68 off 38) also contributed with a with a crucial knock at the top of the order.

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Amid coal crisis, power plants meet record 201 GW demand

India’s power plants met maximum demand of over 201 GW (gigawatts) at 2.51 pm on Tuesday, beating the previous record of over 200 GW clocked on July 7 last year, as the economy began firing on all cylinders and a raging heatwave further fuelled consumption.

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‘Prashant Kishor wanted Priyanka as Congress chief, free hand in effecting party reforms’

A day after party chief Sonia Gandhi set up an 'empowered action group 2024' to address the political challenges ahead, Congress invited pollster Prashant Kishor to join the group. At the heart of the disagreement appeared to be indications given by the two sides. While Congress suggested that he was being given a "defined responsibility", Kishor claimed that he was asked to "take responsibility for polls."

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Google asks app developers to tell purpose of collecting users' data

Internet major Google on Tuesday asked app developers to explain the purpose of collecting users' data and also clarify whether the data is shared with any third party or not.

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Live: Ukraine says Russia trying to 'destabilise' Moldova

Ukraine accused Moscow of trying to create unrest in a Russian-backed separatist region of ex-Soviet Moldova where a series of blasts have raised fears of a spillover of the war. Meanwhile, the United States and its allies pledged new packages of ever heavier weapons for Ukraine. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

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Live: Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid

India has approved emergency use of Biological E's Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax for children aged five to 12 and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for six to 12-year olds. Centre said that over 86 per cent of India's adult population is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

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NCLAT reserves order on Amazon's plea against CCI ruling

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has reserved its order on Amazon's plea challenging the decision of regulator CCI to suspend approval for the e-commerce major's deal with Future Coupons.

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Dip in J&K terror, NE insurgency & Red menace from 2018 to 2020

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Section in Cong questioned Kishor's dalliance with parties

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Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion

Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person.

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India's Russian oil purchases more than double 2021 total

India has bought more than twice as much crude oil from Russia in the two months since its invasion of Ukraine as it did in the whole of 2021, according to Reuters calculations, as Indian refiners snapped up discounted oil that others have shunned.

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Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion

Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person.

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IPL: Dhawan trumps Rayudu as PBKS beat CSK by 11 runs

Flamboyant opener Shikhar Dhawan struck a magnificent 88 not out to trump Ambati Rayudu in the battle of batting heroics as Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs in an IPL thriller on Monday.

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Centre puts BPCL privatisation on the backburner for now, SCI sale review to be undertaken

The Centre has put the privatisation of state-run refiner BPCL on the backburner for now while a review of the sale process of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) will be undertaken shortly to move forward with the transaction, officials said.

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India Covid cases up nearly 2x in a week

Covid-19 cases have begun inching up in at least 12 states, rising from three last week, even as the country reported nearly twice as many cases in the week ending Sunday as in the previous seven days.india

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In 1st post-370 rally, PM vows a trouble-free J&K to its youth

J&K’s youth won’t face hardships their parents and grandparents suffered for want of opportunities and infrastructure, PM Narendra Modi assured on Sunday as he called the Union territory a new example of “democracy and determination” because of all-round development initiatives, private investment worth Rs 38,000 crore over the past couple of years and the return of tourists in droves.

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Cops-killer LeT man among 3 terrorists shot in J&K

A Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy commander wanted for killing two J&K police officers in separate attacks last year and a Srinagar teen reported missing by his family were among three terrorists shot dead in a gunfight with security forces at Pahoo in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Sunday.

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IPL: Rahul hits 2nd ton to guide LSG to 36-run win over MI

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians were knocked out of Indian Premier League after losing their eighth successive match by 36 runs to Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday. Skipper KL Rahul smashed his second hundred as he guided Lucknow Super Giants to 168 for 6 and then restricted MI to 132 for 8 in 20 overs. Rahul's 103 not out off 62 balls was laced with 12 fours and four sixes.

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'UP plans to bring uniform civil code even without oppn backing'

The UP government is "seriously" contemplating bringing the proposed uniform civil code into force in the state, whether the opposition supports it or not, deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya declared on Saturday. His remark came within a day of Union home minister Amit Shah reportedly telling party functionaries at the BJP office in MP's Bhopal that "it is time to focus on a uniform code".

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Defence PRO deletes tweet on Army’s J&K iftar after trolling

A tweet by an official handle of the defence ministry in Jammu and Kashmir about the Army hosting an iftar in Doda district was deleted after it came under attack from some anti-minority forces on social media, raising concerns about the abject capitulation in military and veteran circles.

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Drivers stop train midway for tea, Railways orders probe

A day after loco pilots of the Gwalior-Barauni Express (11123) stopped the train near a railway crossing close to Siwan station in Bihar to have tea, the Railways on Saturday ordered an inquiry into the strange act.

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2 Jaish men killed in south Kashmir; slain Jammu fidayeen duo may be Afghanis

Security forces gunned down a Pakistani terrorist and a local operative of the Jaish-e-Mohammad group within hours of each other in a shootout in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, while two more members of the outlawed Pakistan-backed outfit were holding out in a house where their associates were killed.

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IMF will support Sri Lanka’s efforts to overcome current crisis: Official

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Live: Delhi reports over 1,000 fresh Covid cases, 2nd time in 3 days

Delhi on Friday reported 1,042 fresh Covid-19 cases, 757 recoveries, and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours. While the active cases have reached 3,253, the positivity rate stands at 4.64 per cent. Stay with TOI for latest updates:

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Future creditors vote against Reliance deal

Bankers have rejected Big Bazaar parent Future’s Group’s proposal to sell its retail and logistics assets to Reliance Retail, signalling that the Rs 24,700-crore deal between Kishore Biyani and Mukesh Ambani may have fallen through.

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Won’t recognise Pakistani degrees, say UGC, AICTE

Higher education regulators have advised Indian students, including Overseas Citizens of India, not to travel to Pakistan for higher studies. The University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in a joint notification on Friday said students pursuing higher education in Pakistan will not be eligible for employment or further studies in India thereafter.

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IPL: Rajasthan beat Delhi to top table amid no-ball row

Rajasthan posted an imposing 222 for two after being asked to bat, riding on a magnificent 116 from opener Jos Buttler, and then restricted Delhi to 207 for 8. For Rajasthan, Prasidh Krishna took three wickets while Ravichandran Ashwin got two.

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After 2-year break, Haj pilgrimage to start from May 31

After a two-year break due to restrictions in view of the pandemic, Indian Muslims will be able to travel for Haj this year as Saudi Arabia has allowed entry of international pilgrims. Given that the pandemic is still on and strict protocols are expected to be in place, India has been permitted to send up to 79,237 pilgrims for Haj this year.

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Pak NSC rules out ‘foreign conspiracy’ theory in ousting Imran

Pakistan on Friday ruled out evidence of “foreign conspiracy” to oust former prime minister Imran Khan at a meeting of the country’s high-powered National Security Committee (NSC) chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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2 Pak terrorists on suicide mission killed

Two Pakistani terrorists of the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammad group and a CISF officer were killed while nine more security personnel suffered bullet and splinter wounds in a four-hour gunfight following an ambush on a paramilitary bus early Friday near Sunjuwan military camp, 8km from Jammu city.

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From Sabarmati Ashram to JCB factory in Guj: Johnson's Day 1 in India

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India ready to lead post-pandemic world, says Anurag Thakur

India is racing ahead with reforms at an unprecedented pace and is also playing a greater geostrategic role in the world, Union information and broadcasting, and sports and youth affairs minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday while speaking at the inaugural session of the Times Network India Economic Conclave.

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Warner Bros shutting down CNN+ streaming service - Variety

Warner Bros Discovery is shutting down its CNN+ streaming news service, Variety reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The media firm is expected to provide details to employees on Thursday, the report said.

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IPL 2022: Dhoni scripts thrilling last-ball win for CSK

MS Dhoni turned back the clock to script a 3-wicket victory for CSK against MI, following a heart-stopping finish that saw him hit a four off the last ball of the game. Pacer Mukesh Choudhary wreaked havoc with the new ball before Tilak Varma's responsible 51* lifted Mumbai Indians to 155 for 7. Dhoni (28* off 13) batted like the finisher of his hey days to help CSK get the required 17 runs off the final over.

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3 terrorists killed in Baramulla encounter

Top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Yousuf Kantroo, possibly the longest surviving terrorist in Kashmir, was among the three terrorists killed in an encounter on Thursday in the Malwah area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

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Goyal invites industrialists, business houses to invest in India

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Tesla 1Q earnings 7 times more than year ago on strong sales

Tesla reported another banner quarter of profit growth Wednesday as the rapid expansion of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing capacity boosted sales despite ongoing supply chain problems. Elon Musk's high-flying EV company reported first-quarter profits of $3.3 billion, up 658 percent from the year-ago period on an 81 percent jump in revenues to $18.8 billion.

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Live: Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani arrested by Assam police

Stay here for real-time updates on breaking news from India and across the world that you can't miss:

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Anti-Maoist op turns into mission to save mom-to-be

An anti-Maoist operation turned into a rescue mission when security forces came across a pregnant woman in agony in a remote village in Bastar’s Dantewada district on Tuesday. With Maoists having cut the only dirt road to the village, the jawans fashioned a cot into a stretcher and carried her on their shoulders to a patrol vehicle, which took her to hospital where she gave birth to a healthy baby.

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PM Modi gives WHO chief a Gujarati name: Tulsibhai

PM Narendra Modi gave WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a ‘pucca’ Gujarati name at his request—Tulsibhai. Modi said Ghebreyesus—the first Ethiopian and African to head WHO—has told him how much he loves India and about his Indian-origin teachers from his childhood.

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Reasoned verdict 5 months late, SC nixes HC order

An unreasonably long time gap between passing an operative order and the reasoned judgement could result in quashing of the verdict as the Supreme Court has set aside the Allahabad high court's acquittal order in a murder case as the HC delivered its reasoned verdict five months after passing the short operative order to acquit the accused.

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'Exiled' Nawaz Sharif to be back in Pakistan after Eid, face the courts

Pakistan's former three-time PM Nawaz Sharif is returning to the country after Eid to voluntarily face the judicial process in all cases against him, federal minister and PML-N leader Javed Latif said on Wednesday. He also revealed that PPP had named the party’s chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari for the vacant foreign minister's berth and that he would take the oath for the office after returning from London.

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IMF cuts India’s FY23 growth forecast to 8.2% from 9%

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IMF cuts India’s FY23 growth forecast to 8.2% from 9%

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Covid: As cases rise, Centre asks Delhi, 4 other states to up vigil

“There are a few states which are reporting a higher contribution to India’s cases and higher positivity. This ministry has advised all states/Union Territories to follow a risk-assessment based approach on the opening of economic and social activities without losing the gains made so far in the fight against the pandemic,” the health secretary wrote in a letter to these states.

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Opec share of India's oil imports steadies after six-year slump

Opec's share of India's oil imports for the 2021-22 financial year remained almost flat year on year, arresting sharp declines over the the past six years, as refiners snapped up short-haul crude from the middle east to counter rising global prices.

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IPL: du Plessis hits 96 as Bangalore beat Lucknow by 18 runs

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis led from the front with a sparkling 96 to set up an 18-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.

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FM discusses geopolitical issues with IMF chief

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday discussed a range of issues, including the current geopolitical situation and its economic impact, with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, and highlighted the Indian government's commitment to support growth through capital expenditure.

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Strong US-India relationship to strengthen global order: FM

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the US-India relationship is at its best and will strengthen the global order in these challenging times. This is one of those times when these two large democracies have found their space and they are comfortable working with each other, she said in a recorded video conversation released by think-tank Atlantic Council.

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GST: GoM yet to take a view on rate rationalisation

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ED attaches Rs 757 crore assets of Amway

The Enforcement Directorate has accused Amway India Enterprises of running a multi-level marketing scam, while attaching its assets worth Rs 757 crore on Monday, including its factory in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district and bank balances of Rs 346 crore. The agency said its money trail against Amway revealed that the company had collected Rs 27,562 crore from its business operations from 2002-03 to 2021-22.

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States need to reset spending, cut freebies: Report

Several states are spending high amounts on populist schemes like farm loan waivers, and with the GST compensation from the Centre ending in June, they need to re-prioritise expenditure in accordance with the revenue receipts, a report said on Monday.

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Beijing has built 3 cell towers near Hot Springs, say herders

China has installed three cellphone towers close to the Indian side near Hot Springs in Ladakh, herders returning from winter pasturelands said indicating Beijing may be looking at building a settlement and expanding military presence in the area that was among the sites where the two armies had faced off in 2020.

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Mindtree Q4 net profit jumps 49% to Rs 473 crore

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IPL: Buttler ton, Chahal hat-trick in Rajasthan’s 7-run win over KKR

Jos Buttler's magnificent second hundred of this IPL season was beautifully complemented by a 'five-star' Yuzvendra Chahal, who spun his web with a hat-trick as Rajasthan Royals won a high-scoring thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs on Monday.

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Pocso court junks criteria of skin-to-skin contact, jails dad

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Non-BJP CMs likely to meet in Mumbai soon: Sanjay Raut

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Investment proposals seek to create 2.4L jobs in J&K

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Mob attacks thana in K'taka over WhatsApp post

At least 40 people were arrested and prohibitory orders clamped for four days in Hubballi, about 400km from Bengaluru, after a mob attacked police and their cars at a police station with stones on Saturday night over a youth’s provocative WhatsApp post that offended the minority community. The youth was arrested. A Karnataka police inspector and 11 cops suffered minor injuries and seven of their vehicles were damaged in the attack that happened between 9.30pm and midnight.

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IPL: Miller powers GT to sensational win over CSK

The big-hitting David Miller blazed away to a 51-ball 94 as Gujarat Titans pulled off an incredible come-from-behind three-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the IPL here on Sunday.

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From July 1, Punjab to give 300 units of electricity free

Domestic consumers in Punjab will get 300 units of free electricity each month from July 1, CM Bhagwant Mann said on Saturday as he announced the "good news" he had been hinting at since he took office a month ago. He said Punjab will be the second state after Delhi to provide free power to the people. Free electricity was one of the key pre-poll promises of AAP, with party chief Arvind Kejriwal assuring 300 units during his election campaign in June last year.

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India stalling WHO’s global toll report, says NYT

“India’s basic objection has not been with the result (whatever they might have been) but rather the methodology adopted for the same,” the health ministry said, underlining that India has been in regular and in-depth technical exchange with WHO on the issue. If the model adopted is accurate and reliable, “it should be authenticated by running it for all Tier I countries and if result of such exercise may be shared with all Member States”.

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IPL 2022: Dinesh Karthik sets up big win for RCB over DC

Dinesh Karthik is not finished yet. He has re-emerged as one of the premier finishers in this season of IPL. About to turn 37 in a couple of months, he is light on his feet as ever while moving in the crease, disturbing the line and lengths of bowlers and making a mockery of the death overs.

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Multiple people injured in shooting at South Carolina mall

shooting at a shopping mall in South Carolina's capital has left multiple people injured, police said. Columbia police said the shooting occurred Saturday afternoon at Columbiana Centre. ``We have confirmed that people have been injured during the incident _ they are receiving medical attention,'' police tweeted. ``The extent of injuries unknown at this time.''

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In pics: Who wore what at Alia -Ranbir's big wedding bash

Celebs dressed their best for the couple's post-wedding celebration.

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In pics: Tara, Malaika & celebs at RK-Alia's party

Pics: Tara, Malaika & celebs at RK-Alia's party

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Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ to ward off $43 billion Musk takeover

The board set up a shareholder rights plan, exercisable if a party acquires 15% of the stock without prior approval, lasting for one year only. The plan seeks to ensure that anyone taking control of Twitter through open market accumulation pays all shareholders an appropriate control premium, according to a statement on Friday.

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Twitter adopts 'poison pill' to fight Elon Musk

The board set up a shareholder rights plan, exercisable if a party acquires 15% of the stock without prior approval, lasting for one year only. The plan seeks to ensure that anyone taking control of Twitter through open market accumulation pays all shareholders an appropriate control premium, according to a statement on Friday.

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Tatas rejig Air India top deck, restore salary partially

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran has recast the management structure at Air India and partially restored some of the salary cuts that employees were subjected to due to the pandemic when the airline was under the central government. Tata Sons took control of Air India on January 27 this year. Chandrasekaran appointed new executives for finance, human resources, technology and customer service to reinvigorate the Maharaja’s operations even as he is yet to appoint a CEO.

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Navy goes full steam ahead for indigenisation

The Navy also has the initial approval or `acceptance of necessity (AoN) for another 47 warships and submarines to be built in India at a cost of over Rs 1.5 lakh crore in the future. “Warship-building in the country has a multiplier effect, with one shipyard job leading to the creation of around six jobs in the ancillary industries,” a defence official said.

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Three coaches of Puducherry Express derail

A total of three coaches of 11005 Dadar-Puducherry express derailed after Gadag express collided into it around 9.45 pm.

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I-T dept confiscates Mehul Choksi's property in Nashik

The Income Tax (I-T) department on Friday confiscated fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's properties in Nashik, news agency ANI reported. The tax department has taken over 9 acres of agricultural land in Nashik that belongs to Choksi. He is accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, along with nephew Nirav Modi.

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'Last few tweaks' being made to Covid IP waiver deal: WTO chief

The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) told Reuters on Thursday that negotiations on an intellectual property deal for Covid-19 vaccines were ongoing between the four parties, saying they were seeking to agree on the proposal's final terms.

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Daily Covid cases in Delhi at 42-day high of 325

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PM museum glimpse of path to New India: Modi

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Indians can’t fly EU carriers to UK without transit Schengen visa

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How Musk became Twitter's most influential investor

Twitter users woke up April 4 and found the words “Elon” and “Elon Musk” trending on the site — not because the world’s richest, most-followed businessman had caused a stir with his futuristic companies, but because he’d disclosed a major stake in Twitter Inc.

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IPL: Hardik fires Gujarat to emphatic win over Rajasthan

Skipper Hardik Pandya enhanced his reputation as a number four batter with an unbeaten 87 off 52 balls as Gujarat Titans trounced Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs in the Indian Premier League on Thursday. Hardik, whose strike rate and approach has been questioned at his new position, played responsibly when it was needed before displaying the power he is known for to lead Titans to 192 for four after being sent into bat.

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WhatsApp to allow 32 people in group voice call

Instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Thursday said it will add more features, including the facility to connect with 32 people in a group voice call and sharing files with size of up to 2 gigabyte.

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Dutch carrier KLM to resume Bengaluru flights from May

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'Oil traders to cut Russian oil purchases from May 15'

Major global trading houses are planning to reduce crude and fuel purchases from Russia's state-controlled oil companies as early as May 15, sources said, to avoid falling foul of European Union sanctions on Russia.

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'WhatsApp wins approval to expand Indian payments service '

Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp has won regulatory approval to more double the number of users of its payments service in India to 100 million, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

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IPL 2022: PBKS compound MI's woes with 12-run victory

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians' winless run in the tournament continued as they slumped to 12-run loss against Punjab Kings to suffer their fifth straight defeat in the ongoing IPL in Pune on Wednesday. Chasing 199, MI could only muster 186 for nine to suffer yet another defeat. Dewald Brevis top-scored for Mi with 49 off 25 balls, while Tilak Varma made 36 off 20 deliveries.

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RBI may hike repo rate by 25 bps in June: Report

With the Reserve Bank of India prioritising inflation over growth, the repo rate is likely to be hiked by at least 25 basis points in June, SBI's Ecowrap report said on Wednesday. In its monetary policy announced last week, the RBI had left the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent.

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'Future's shareholders' meet to approve RIL deal is illegal'

Amazon has written to Big Bazaar-parent Future Retail alleging that the upcoming meetings of its shareholders and creditors for the approval of the retailer’s proposed Rs 24,700-crore deal with Reliance Retail is “illegal”.

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India to face more power cuts due to coal shortage

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India, US resolve to address specific trade concerns

A joint statement issued after Fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue also said the two nations decided to put in place a framework to advance cooperation in Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) such as advanced communication technology, artificial intelligence, quantum science, STEM, semi-conductors and biotechnology.

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90 SpiceJet pilots barred from operating Boeing 737 MAX till re-training

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Adani becomes 6th richest in world with $118bn wealth

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IPL: Dube, Uthappa fire Chennai to first win of the season

Shivam Dube and Robin Uthappa smashed 17 sixes between them to help holders Chennai Super Kings register their first win of the Indian Premier League season against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday.

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WTO lowers global trade volume growth forecast to 3%

The world merchandise trade volume is expected to grow by 3 per cent in 2022 against the earlier forecast of 4.7 per cent, mainly due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the WTO said on Tuesday.

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ED questions Kharge, Herald probe gets closer to Gandhis

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned Congress leader in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in connection with its investigation into a case of alleged money laundering registered against Young Indian, a charitable organisation, which acquired Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) and its assets worth over Rs 400 crore from Congress.

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US will stand by India against China on border dispute: Austin

Ahead of the India-United States bilateral two-plus-two dialogue, US secretary of defence Lloyd Austin told his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh that his country would stand alongside India to protect its sovereignty in face of China’s belligerence on its northern borders.

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Pakistan: Shehbaz gets walkover to PM's office as PTI bails out of poll

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif was elected the 23rd Prime Minister unopposed on Monday after the candidate nominated by his predecessor Imran Khan's PTI, former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, announced in parliament that his party was boycotting the election and resigning en masse from the National Assembly.

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IPL 2022: Williamson stars as Hyderabad down Gujarat

Kane Williamson's attacking half-century and an unbeaten 34 by Nicholas Pooran helped Sunrisers Hyderabad hand newcomers Gujarat Titans their first loss in this season's IPL on Monday.

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Trai recommends over Rs 7.5L cr spectrum auction plan

Setting the stage for the rollout of 5G services, telecom regulator Trai on Monday mooted a mega auction plan valued at over Rs 7.5 lakh crore at the base price across multiple bands for radiowaves allocated over 30 years.

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RBI introduces principles for mid, large NBFCs

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday introduced certain principles, standards and procedures for mid and large non-banking financial companies.The revised regulatory framework for NBFCs, issued in October 2021, had indicated that such entities in the upper layer (NBFC-UL) and middle layer (NBFC-ML) would be required to have an independent compliance function and a chief compliance officer (CCO).

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After series of fuel price hikes, respite in sight as crude slides

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Less than 10,000 takers on Day 1 of rollout of Covid booster for all adults

On the first day of its rollout, there weren't many takers for Covid booster shots among adults, with only 9,496 jabs being administered under the programme on Sunday, officials said. Around 850 private sites gave the shots, as per the CoWin dashboard.

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ABVP, Left clash in JNU on Ram Navami; 15 students taken to hospital

Violent clashes broke out between two student groups on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Sunday evening allegedly over the serving of non-vegetarian food in a hostel even as the other student group had organised a havan on Ram Navami.

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As Shehbaz Sharif files papers to be PM, Imran's MPs threaten to quit parliament

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After series of fuel price hikes, respite in sight as crude slides

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Banks almost double credit growth in FY22

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BrahMos unit chief, others may face action over ‘misfire’

The Commanding Officer (CO) of the BrahMos unit, which “accidentally fired” the supersonic cruise missile that crashed 124km inside Pakistan on March 9, and a few others are likely to face disciplinary action for the grave operational lapse that could have triggered a retaliation from across the border.

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2 Pak LeT terrorists killed in Srinagar, 3 security men wounded

Security forces gunned down two Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in a shootout at Bishembar Nagar in the heart of Srinagar city on Sunday.

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IPL: Hetmyer, Chahal help Royals edge Lucknow by 3 runs

Shimron Hetmyer's late blitz and four wickets by Yuzvendra Chahal guided Rajasthan Royals to a narrow three-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier league on Sunday.

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Sharad Pawar protesters in judicial custody

The state government appointed Pradip Gharat as special public prosecutor to represent the police in the case. “Earlier, we had arrested 104 people on Friday. Six more were later arrested and four of them are suspected to have carried out recce of Silver Oak’s neighbourhood,” said a senior police officer.

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Covid count inching up in Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat again

The seven-day average of daily cases has risen in Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat over the past few days, while states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Bengal have been showing signs of daily cases plateauing.

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IPL 2022: RCB march on as MI lose four on the trot

Mumbai Indians' season of woes just got a tad worse after the five-time champions followed another high-profile team Chennai Super Kings to lose their fourth match on the bounce as Royal Challengers Bangalore cantered to an easy seven-wicket win in an IPL match on Saturday.

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Amid political turmoil, Pak leaders hold up India as shining example

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Pak: Two Imran aides change Twitter bios to 'former minister'

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Stolen: A 500-tonne steel bridge in Bihar

The heist at Amiyawar village, about 40km from Sasaram, has become the talking point in the area. Like “kitchen cockroaches”, thieves were chipping away at the 500-tonne steelwork ever since a parallel concrete bridge was opened five years ago, locals said. But they never thought the entire structure would disappear one night.

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Maharashtra transport workers storm Sharad Pawar’s house

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Governments have now joined others in maligning judges: CJI

The remark came from the CJI, who was heading a bench also comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli, while dealing with an appeal filed by Chhattisgarh government challenging a HC order quashing the disproportionate assets case registered by present Congress government against former BJP chief minister Raman Singh's close aide.

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Priest booked for ‘rape threat’ against minority women

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'Low interest rate on home loans to boost housing sales'

Real estate developers on Friday hailed the RBI's decision to keep policy rates unchanged, saying the low interest rate regime will help in maintaining sales momentum in the residential sector.

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IPL: Gill, Rahul star in GT's dramatic 6-wicket win

Rahul Tewatia hit two sixes off the last two balls after Shubman Gill struck his highest IPL score as Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by six wickets. Sent in to bat, Liam Livingstone scored 64 off 27 balls, laced with seven boundaries and four sixes to help Punjab Kings reach 189 for 9. In reply, Gill smashed 96 off 59 balls. He shared a 101-run partnership with debutant Sai Sudarsan (35) before Rahul Tewatia (13 off 3) finished off the match with two consecutive sixes.

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Rishi Sunak hits out at 'smears' over wife's tax status

British finance minister Rishi Sunak hit back at what he called "smears" about his multi-millionaire Indian wife over her tax status, in criticism that commentators say has damaged his chances of being the country's next prime minister.

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Live: UPTET results 2021 to be announced today

Examination Regulatory Authority (ERA) is all set to announce the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UP TET) Result 2021-22 on its official website. Candidates, who appeared for the UP TET examination can check and download their result on the official website - https://updeled.gov.in/ - through candidate login. Uttar Pradesh Diploma in Elementary Education has conducted the UPTET-2021 across the state on January 23, 2022. A total of 21,65,179 candidates, including 12,91,627 for the primary level and 8,73,552 for the upper primary level, were registered. A total of 10,73,302 candidates (83.09%) had appeared in the exam for the primary level in the state. Likewise, for the upper primary level, a total of 7,48,810 (85.72%) had appeared. The exact time for the declaration of the UP TET Result 2021 has not been declared by the ERA. Stay with the TOI for latest updates.

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Travel insurance demand up as skies open

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HP stock hits record high on Berkshire buy

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Banks can outsource e-banking units: RBI

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India says it is exploring ways to support IEA members' oil release

India, the world's third largest oil importer, said on Thursday it was examining ways to support decisions by the International Energy Agency (IEA) member countries to release crude from their national inventories to calm rising global prices.

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IPL: de Kock dazzles as Super Giants slay Delhi Capitals

Quinton de Kock showed imperious form in his 80 off 52 balls as Lucknow Super Giants outplayed Delhi Capitals by six wickets for their third successive win in their debut IPL season on Thursday.

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India says focus is on stabilising economic ties with Russia

India is focused on stabilising its economic ties with Russia and is working to devise a payment mechanism to settle trade amid Western sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

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India’s neutrality will be on test at UNGA vote today

Abstentions won't count as the assembly needs support only from 2/3 of the countries present and voting. The Russian mission to the UN warned member-states Wednesday that even an abstention will be considered an unfriendly gesture.

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Power price on Indian Energy Exchange hits 13-yr high

The average power purchase price on India's largest electricity exchange, Indian Energy Exchange Ltd, surged in March to the highest level since April 2009, data on the company's website showed, reflecting a steep rise in electricity demand.

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