India WPI inflation rises to 8.3 pc as global oil prices spike

IANS | May 14, 2026 12:49 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India's inflation rate based on the wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 8.3 per cent during April, compared to the same month of the previous year, primarily due to an increase in prices of fuels and crude oil amid the Middle East conflict, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday.

Congress finally decides for Kerala: VD Satheesan to be the new CM

IANS | May 14, 2026 12:12 PM

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) After days of suspense, endless speculation and high-voltage lobbying stretching from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi, the Congress high command finally picked V.D. Satheesan as Kerala’s 13th Chief Minister, marking what many within the party describe as the formal arrival of a new generation at the helm of Kerala politics.

Mamata Banerjee in lawyer's robes at Calcutta HC to argue PIL on post-poll violence

IANS | May 14, 2026 12:05 PM

Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday appeared at the Calcutta High Court as a counsel to argue in a public interest litigation (PIL) filed at the division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen on the post-poll violence following the results of the recently-concluded Assembly polls.

Gujarat: 665 biogas plants installed for tribal families based around Statue of Unity

IANS | May 14, 2026 11:56 AM

Narmada, May 14 (IANS) Around 1,000 tribal households living in villages surrounding the Statue of Unity in Gujarat are being equipped with biogas plants under a government initiative aimed at promoting household energy self-reliance and reducing dependence on LPG cylinders and firewood, with 665 units already installed as the project enters its final phase.

Red Fort bomb blast case: NIA files 7,500-page chargesheet against 10

IANS | May 14, 2026 11:48 AM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 accused in connection with the deadly car bomb explosion near the Red Fort area of the national capital that killed 11 people and injured several others.

Delhi Police solve robbery case within an hour, one arrested

IANS | May 14, 2026 11:23 AM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The West District Police of Delhi on Thursday said that a robbery case registered at Tilak Nagar Police Station was solved within one hour of the FIR being lodged, with one accused apprehended and the robbed cash, along with the weapon used in the crime, recovered.