Helicopter crash: DGCA team dispatched to Dehradun to conduct preliminary assessment

IANS | October 30, 2026 10:07 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Civil Aviation Ministry said on Friday that a team from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been dispatched to Dehradun for conducting the preliminary/regulatory assessment into into the tragic helicopter crash near Chai village, close to Joshimath, which killed all six on board, including the pilot.

Reliance Industries Q2 profit jumps 22 pc on strong O2C, Jio performance

IANS | October 30, 2026 8:27 PM

Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) Reliance Industries Limited on Friday reported a strong performance for the quarter ended September 2026 (Q2 FY27), with consolidated net profit rising 22 per cent sequentially as robust earnings from its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business and digital services more than offset weakness in the retail and oil and gas segments.

24th instalment of PM-KISAN scheme leaves farmers excited, express gratitude

IANS | October 30, 2026 6:56 PM

Ahmedabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Friday, transferring more than Rs 18,680 crore directly into the bank accounts of more than 9.34 crore farmer families across the country from Bhildi in Gujarat's Banaskantha district.

India acts as world’s economic buffer as West fails to sustain global growth: Report

IANS | October 30, 2026 6:31 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Against a backdrop of global economy leaning on few nations to drive output, India has emerged as a major contributor to global growth and is expected to remain the world's fastest-growing major economy through 2027, a new report has said, highlighting the 2026 World Economic Outlook, unveiled at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings that just concluded recently.

'India, ASEAN can jointly emerge as Indo-Pacific production hub'

IANS | October 30, 2026 6:07 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The changing landscape of global industry amid the China+1 strategy presents major opportunities for India and ASEAN, as the two sides can transform investment competition into a shared production strategy, which will not only make them alternatives to China that multinational companies are looking for but also establish one of the most important manufacturing centres in the Indo-Pacific economy, an article said.