RJD leader claims Mahagathbandhan united on Tejashwi as CM's face

IANS | April 15, 2025 1:17 PM

Patna, April 15 (IANS) Ahead of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi's meeting with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, his party spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari affirmed that the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in Bihar stands united and resolute.

CM Stalin forms panel led by retired SC judge to examine Centre-state relations

IANS | April 15, 2025 1:06 PM

Chennai, April 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday announced the formation of a high-level committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph to study and recommend measures to strengthen Centre-State relations, including the proposal to return education to the State List of the Constitution.

India’s WPI inflation declines to 2.05 pc in March

IANS | April 15, 2025 12:51 PM

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India’s annual rate of inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) slowed to 2.05 per cent in March, down from 2.38 per cent in February, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday.

99 pc work on Ram Mandir in Ayodhya complete: Nripendra Mishra

IANS | April 15, 2025 12:27 PM

Ayodhya, April 15 (IANS) Chairman of the Shri Ram Mandir Nirman Samiti, Nripendra Mishra, on Tuesday said that 99 per cent of the construction work on the temple has been completed. Around 2,000 cubic stones are yet to be placed on either side of the temple, while no further stonework is required in the sanctum sanctorum, he added.

M&A, PE deals in consumer sector surge to 3-year high at $4 bn in Jan-March

IANS | April 15, 2025 11:44 AM

Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) The value mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as well as private equity (PE) deals in India’s domestic consumer and retail markets rose to a three-year high of close to $4 billion in the January-March quarter this year, according to consultancy firm Grant Thornton Bharat’s quarterly deal tracker report.