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Draft National Steel Policy 2047 Aims for 604 MT Capacity
New Delhi: India wants to make almost three times more steel by 2047. The Ministry of Steel has released a draft of the National Steel Policy 2047, also called NSP Vision 2047. It was put…
Chennai Metro Phase 2 Opens: Poonamallee to Vadapalani Line
Chennai: The first stretch of Chennai Metro Phase 2 is now open to the public. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay flagged off the first train on…
RBI Opens Dollar Window for Oil Companies as Rupee Weakens
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will start a special dollar window for India's three big government oil companies from Monday, 12 October 2026. Through this RBI dollar window, the…
NEET May Move to Computer Based Test, Says Parliament Panel
New Delhi: NEET UG, India's biggest medical entrance exam, may soon move from paper to computers. A committee of Parliament has said the exam should become a computer based test, often…
Bypoll Results 2026: Ruling Parties Win All Six Seats
New Delhi: The bypoll results 2026 are out, and the ruling party has won in every state and in Puducherry. Votes were counted on Friday, 9 October 2026, for five Assembly seats and one Lok…
Cancer Medicine Prices May Fall as Govt Caps Trade Margins
New Delhi: Cancer medicine prices in India may soon come down. The central government has approved a cap on the extra money that sellers add to many cancer medicines. This extra money is…
India’s 2036 Olympics Bid: Rising Together Vision Unveiled
New Delhi: India is now officially one of seven countries in the race to host the 2036 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) named the seven on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. A…
RBI Repo Rate Hike to 5.50%: What It Means for Your EMI
Mumbai: Loans in India are set to get a little costlier. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, raised its main lending rate, the repo rate, by 0.25 percentage point…
US PERM Green Card Suspension Hits Infosys, TCS, Microsoft
New Delhi / Washington: The United States on Thursday, 8 October 2026, suspended eight major technology and IT firms from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme, or PERM. PERM is a key…
GST Council Scraps Arrest Powers, Raises Prosecution Limit
New Delhi: India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday, 8 October 2026, agreed on a big set of process reforms. The Council recommended removing arrest powers of GST officers.…