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India's new finance minister support the global effort for a "billionaire tax" and will the prime minister stand with the common people or billionaires, the Congress asked on Sunday, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of a new government. Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will on Sunday take oath for a third consecutive term as prime minister, along with members of his council.

Canada's intelligence agency chief David Vigneault paid two quiet visits to India in February and March to apprise Indian officials of the case relating to the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, people familiar with the matter said.

Hamirpur (HP): Saurabh Sharma, an athlete from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district, has won two gold medals in the ongoing World Para Athlete Grand Prix in the Nottwil city of Switzerland. Sharma emerged victorious in 155 metre and 5000 metre races.

BJP chief G Kishan Reddy thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inducting him into the BJP-led NDA Cabinet that would be sworn in on Sunday evening at the national capital. He also thanked BJP national president J P Nadda and the people of his constituency.

Construction Federation of India (CFI) has elected Tata Projects MD & CEO Vinayak Pai as President of its national council. In a statement on Sunday, the CFI announced the formation of the National Council for a two-year term (FY25-FY26). The National Council elected Vinayak Pai, MD & CEO of Tata Projects Ltd, as President.

Delhi High Court has directed the constitution of a medical board to evaluate the medical condition of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's close aide Amit Katyal, who sought interim bail on medical grounds in a money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam in the Indian Railways. The High Court observed that even though the report from the jail did not indicate any «underlying medical condition», the accused recently had a bariatric surgery and, therefore, asked the AIIMS director to immediately constitute the team of doctors from minimum three different specialties to ascertain the nature of ailments he is suffering from.

India and Pakistan will battle it out on the pitch for T20 World Cup.

Supreme Court, seeking directions to the Centre and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to submit a detailed report into the stock market crash on the day of election results on June 4, when investors lost billions of rupees.

IndiGo plane was seen landing and an Air India aircraft taking off from the same runway in less than a minute at the Mumbai airport is now under the lens of India's aviation watchdog.

Puja «The Cyclone» Tomar, made her UFC debut as India's first female fighter in UFC, and scored a victory to make history on Sunday.

Sheela Foam, which owns two leading mattress brands — Sleepwell and Kurlon — expects a double-digit CAGR growth of 14 to 15 per cent in short to mid-term, its CEO Nilesh Mazumdar has said. Sheela Foam, which acquired the Kurlon brand last year, has rebranded it with a new logo and tagline, as it expects to scale up the Karnataka-based company's business beyond Rs 1,000 crore.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, on Sunday took out a march in Mohali in support of the CISF woman constable, who allegedly slapped actor and BJP MP-elect Kangana Ranaut. Farmer leaders demanded that a fair investigation should be conducted into the matter while asserting that there should not be any injustice with the woman constable Kulwinder Kaur.

₹333 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO) for public subscription.Also read: ixigo IPO to open on June 10; here's what GMP indicates ahead of public issueIxigo is a tech company that empowers Indian travelers to plan, book, and manage their journeys by train, air, bus, and hotel. As the leading Online Travel Agency (OTA) for the 'next billion customers,' ixigo focuses on localized content and app features tailored to the needs of tier II and tier III travelers.

India vs Pakistan Live Score Updates: Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is set to face its arch-rival Babar Azam-led Pakistan in a nail-biting clash at Sunday's ongoing ICC Men's T20 T20 World Cup 2024 match.Both teams will play their second group match of the tournament at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York from 8 pm (IST onwards).India Vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024: Live streaming detailsThe India Vs Pakistan match will be broadcast live at the Star Sports channels and also be live streamed in Disney+Hotstar app from 8 pm (IST onwards). For English commentary, one can watch Star Sports 1 HD and SD channels, while for Hindi commentary, tune into Star Sports 3 HD and SD channels.India Vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024: SquadsIndia: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman KhanIndia Vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024: Addressing a press conference ahead of the match on Saturday, Rohit – on being asked about his opinion on New York's pitches – said, "These wickets are challenging, even curator was confused on how they will behave."India Vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024: India and Pakistan have played 12 T20I matches against each other.

Mint in an interview. Close to 40% of Dana India's production in India is exported for global trucks and off-highway equipment markets.

Rishabh Pant was asked what he thought of the crowd chanting slogans like 'Tel Laga ke Dabur Ka wicket girao Babar ka' (Appy Dabur oil and get Babar's wicket).The left-hander explained that these slogans make the game of cricket interesting, while noting that the Pakistani players are also trying to do the right thing for their team.Speaking to India TV's Rajat Sharma, Pant said, “I can only say this as a player, they (Pakistani cricketers) also toil hard for their country and it becomes interesting when emotions come together from country India and country Pakistan. As you said, fans also set a narrative like a slogan 'Tel Lagao Dabur Ka, Wicket Girao Babar Ka', all these things make the match quite interesting."During the course of the interaction, Pant also opened about him sledging RCB opener and veteran batter Virat Kohli during an IPL 2024 match.Also Read | India vs Pakistan: Mohammad Kaif advices Virat Kohli to change his approach against Pakistan.

JDS national president and former PM HD Deve Gowda on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thanking him for the Cabinet position offered to his party while doubting the Congress party's ability to hold the allies together.

Indian market closed in the green on Friday for the third consecutive day in a row. The S&P BSE Sensex rose more than 1,600 points while the Nifty50 closed just a shade below 23,300 levels.

commerce and industry ministry may seek more funds for startups in the forthcoming Budget, to be announced by the new government, to promote innovation in the country, an official has said. The new government may announce the Budget for 2024-25 in July.

Air India is utilising the engineering skills available with group airlines to carry out more maintenance work of the aircraft under its own quality control amid multiple instances of its legacy planes facing operational issues, according to a senior company official. The official also said the airline is keen to lease aircraft but the market is very tight, especially for wide-body planes.

India is a major aviation market, and a stronger partnership between Air India and Lufthansa is beneficial, Star Alliance CEO Theo Panagiotoulias said. According to him, the association aims to unite its partners to provide unique value to passengers. Both Air India and Lufthansa are members of the Star Alliance, which includes 26 member airlines collaborating at over 50 global hubs to offer seamless connections worldwide. “We need to ensure that the right value proposition is there in India, which is a significant market,” Panagiotoulias added.