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Three shields against global storm: How PM Modi strengthened India's energy, economy and defence

Aman Sinha | May 22, 2026 3:50 PM

New Delhi, May 22: The headlines last week, read like dispatches from a war room. Oil tankers rerouting around the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude climbing by the hour. Fertiliser and diesel prices twitching in sympathy across continents. The war in Europe digging in for another summer with no armistice in sight. Into the middle of this frightened, churning world walked an Indian Prime Minister, boarding a flight to Abu Dhabi with the calm of a man who knew exactly what he had gone to fetch.

Ahmedabad Police arrest eight in airport cargo gold theft case; Rs 1.72 crore recovered

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:44 PM

Ahmedabad, May 22 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police have arrested eight people and recovered property worth Rs 1.72 crore in a case involving the alleged diversion and theft of a gold jewellery consignment valued at Rs 2.58 crore while it was being transported from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru through air cargo, officials said on Friday.

'Wants to create communal hatred': Opposition parties attack BJP over Delhi govt's guidelines for Bakrid

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:28 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Opposition parties, particularly the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, on Friday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Delhi government issued a set of guidelines ahead of the upcoming festival of Bakrid, accusing it of attempting to create "communal hatred".

Twisha Sharma death case: MP High Court orders second autopsy by AIIMS Delhi

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:25 PM

Jabalpur/Bhopal, May 22 (IANS) In a significant development in the alleged dowry death case of Twisha Sharma, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday ordered a second autopsy of her mortal remains to be conducted by a team of doctors from AIIMS Delhi.

Kamal Haasan urges PM Modi to convene CMs summit on West Asia crisis, backs conservation call

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:22 PM

Chennai, May 22 (IANS) Actor-politician Kamal Haasan has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a national summit of all Chief Ministers to evolve a coordinated mechanism to protect ordinary citizens from the economic fallout of the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict.

India’s capital goods industry set to see double-digit growth this fiscal

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:21 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India’s capital goods industry is projected to see a revenue growth of 12-14 per cent this fiscal, buoyed by sustained government spending, steady capacity expansion in power, mining, oil and gas, metal and auto-linked sectors, and increasing opportunities from emerging segments such as data centres and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, a report showed on Friday.

Adani Group’s proposed US investment changing perception of Indian firms globally: Industry leaders

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:18 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Global industry leaders and Indian-American voices on Friday said the Adani Group’s proposed multi-billion-dollar investment in the United States is helping reshape perceptions around Indian companies.

India and Cyprus vow to combat terrorism, elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:12 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday reiterated their commitment to combating terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, during their meeting in New Delhi.

Execution at scale, healthy balance sheet: Bernstein goes bullish on Adani Group

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:07 PM

Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Global brokerage Bernstein has gone bullish on Adani Group over robust execution and a healthy balance sheet, hailing its ability to execute at scale against competition while expressing comfort on debt levels as well as promoter holding and share pledge metrics.

Ebola alert: Surveillance, health screening measures intensified at Kochi airport

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:01 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Health authorities have intensified surveillance and precautionary measures against the Ebola virus at Cochin International Airport, in Kerala's Kochi, following an emergency preparedness meeting jointly convened by Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) and the Airport Health Organisation (APHO).

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Three shields against global storm: How PM Modi strengthened India's energy, economy and defence

Ahmedabad Police arrest eight in airport cargo gold theft case; Rs 1.72 crore recovered

'Wants to create communal hatred': Opposition parties attack BJP over Delhi govt's guidelines for Bakrid

Twisha Sharma death case: MP High Court orders second autopsy by AIIMS Delhi

Kamal Haasan urges PM Modi to convene CMs summit on West Asia crisis, backs conservation call

India’s capital goods industry set to see double-digit growth this fiscal

Adani Group’s proposed US investment changing perception of Indian firms globally: Industry leaders

India and Cyprus vow to combat terrorism, elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership

Execution at scale, healthy balance sheet: Bernstein goes bullish on Adani Group

Ebola alert: Surveillance, health screening measures intensified at Kochi airport

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