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missile attack for now," Iran's space agency spokesman Hossein Dalirian said on X. Dalirian added, “Until this moment, there has been no air attack from outside the borders to Isfahan or other parts of the country, and they have only made a failed and humiliating attempt to fly quadcopters, and the quadcopters have also been shot down." The Fars news agency said “three explosions" were heard near the Shekari army airbase near Isfahan. Earlier in the day, according to a senior US official cited by ABC News, Israel conducted missile strikes against Tehran early on Friday morning local time, Reuters reported.

Read here: Israeli retaliatory strikes hit Iran; explosions near airport, flights diverted, says report Meanwhile, Iran fired air defence batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near a major airbase at the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack.

Lok Sabha elections on Friday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi requested voters to open ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’ in every corner of the country to strengthen democracy and defeating hatred. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Rahul Gandhi wrote, “Today is the first phase of voting! Remember, each of your votes is going to decide the future of Indian democracy and the coming generations." “So come out and strengthen democracy by applying the balm of your vote to the wounds inflicted on the soul of the nation in the last 10 years. Defeat hatred and open the 'Mohabbat ki Dukaan' in every corner," he added.

China storefront based on their national security concerns," Apple said in a statement, Bloomberg reported. “These apps remain available for download on all other storefronts where they appear," it said. The move follows a government cleanup initiative launched in 2023, which aimed to remove unregistered or inactive apps from app stores like Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

Nirmala Sitharaman said challenges to the Indian economy may be mounting and the country will have to be ready to respond with the kind of agility that it did after the Covid-19 pandemic and soon after the Russia-Ukraine war started. The authorities are keeping a watch and the chief economic adviser is looking at various indications of what could be coming, she said in an interview. Tesla chief Elon Musk's impending visit to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a recognition of the high-tech manufacturing ecosystem that's been established in India by top companies, she said. Sitharaman said everything in the BJP's manifesto is clearly worked out with a sense of responsibility that taxpayers' money should be used efficiently.

Also Read:Iran's crude oil output up 20% in 2 years at 3.3% of global supply: What does this mean for the Iran-Israel proxy war? Brent futures were up 10 cents, or 0.11 per cent, to $87.39 a barrel, while US crude futures were 26 cents higher, or 0.31 per cent, at $82.95 a barrel. Both benchmarks had dropped over $1 at their intra-day lows, touching their weakest in around three weeks. Coming to domestic prices, crude oil futures were up 0.5 per cent higher at ₹6,969 per barrel on the multi commodity exchange (MCX).

There’s been a lot of hope in the air lately that the Bank of Canada is getting close to cutting interest rates.

Canadians who own cottages and other recreational properties may be contemplating their options after Tuesday’s federal budget raised the capital gains tax on annual amounts in excess of $250,000.

® India among top 50 - India's Best Workplaces™ in BFSI 2024. This is accompanied by IIFL Finance’s certification from Great Place To Work® India for the 6th time in a row. Great Place To Work Certification™ is the gold standard in terms of employer branding. As a global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work has been studying employee experience and people practices across organizations for over three decades.

Nestle India after Swiss investigative organisation Public Eye and the International Baby Food Action Network said in a report that the packaged foods maker adds 2.2 gm sugar per serving to its baby foods brand Cerelac in India. Existing World Health Organisation guidelines ban added sugars in baby food products. “The Fssai has taken cognisance of the matter and has sought an explanation from Nestle India,” said a senior official from the national foods sector regulator. The authority held a meeting of its officials on Thursday to evaluate the matter.

UK government has said as Indian negotiators are in London this week to continue discussions with their British counterparts. During a debate in the House of Lords this week, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron was addressing questions from British peers on the current state of freedom of religion or belief in India. The recent restructuring of the BBC to create a new Indian-owned entity in order to comply with the country's foreign direct investment (FDI) rules was flagged by Liberal Democrat peer Lord Jeremy Purvis, who questioned the level of market access being offered to India in the field of media, data and telecoms as part of the FTA negotiations. «My understanding of where we are with the trade deal is that good market access has been offered on both sides, but not quite enough yet to secure a deal. It is important with such trade deals, as you only really get one proper shot at it, to make sure that it is a good enough deal that will be welcomed by industry leaders here in the UK as offering real market access,» said Lord Cameron.

inflation and rising levels of government debt. " Inflation is down but not gone,'' Kristalina Georgieva told reporters at the spring meeting of the IMF and its sister organization, the World Bank. In the United States, she said, «the flipside'' of unexpectedly strong economic growth is that it „taking longer than expected'' to bring inflation down.

India is prepared to take adequate steps to mitigate any impact of the Iran-Israel conflict on its economy and will «remain alert», Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. «Can't say that we are fully ready. As developments unfold, we are preparing to take adequate steps in India's interests,» Sitharaman told the CNBC Awaaz news channel in an interview. The conflict has not yet significantly impacted global oil prices. However, any escalation of tension in the oil-rich middle east could raise India's oil import bill. India is the world's third biggest oil importer, and ships in about 85% of its oil needs from overseas.

scientists have shown that Bharat can be the space ace. Addressing the Indian Defspace Symposium 2024 here, Admiral Kumar said that our space sector is leading the charge at escape velocity, «With Elon Musk's impending visit and the government of India's announcement of the 100 per cent FDI for components, systems, subsystems, and the 49 per cent FDI for launch vehicles and associated systems and subsystems, it isn't now rocket science to realize that Bharat traverses the Amritkaal, our space sector is leading the charge at escape velocity. The space sector and scientists today represent the spirit of a resurgent Bharat. Despite the countless challenges and denial of technology, our scientists have shown that Bharat can be the space ace,» he said.

Uttar Pradesh Congress state co-coordinator Vikas Agrahari on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union Minister and BJP candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha Constituency, Smriti Irani. BJP's Amethi district president Ram Prasad Mishra was also present on the occasion. The joining comes even as the Congress is yet to name a candidate for the seat. While the BJP has announced that Irwill seek re-election from Amethi. Smriti Irani defeated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Amethi, a Nehru-Gandhi family stronghold, in one of the biggest upsets of the polls. Congress has however announced that Gandhi will again contest from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, a seat he won in the 2019 General elections.

Sunita Kejriwal, will participate in the INDIA bloc's «Nyay Ulgulan Rally,» to be held on April 21 in Jharkhand's Ranchi. According to the party sources, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP MP Sanjay Singh will also participate in this rally of the INDIA bloc. Earlier, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) held a meeting regarding the preparations for the INDIA bloc's Nyay Ulgulan Rally.

Sabyasachi Majumdar, Senior Director, CARE Ratings, the power sector is expected to have ample availability of electricity from thermal, gas, wind, and solar sources. The assurance lies in the willingness of distribution companies to pay for the power they receive. The current season is particularly favorable for wind and solar power generation. Unlike the supply constraints seen in CY21 and CY22, the upcoming year is anticipated to have a sufficient supply of electricity without absolute constraints. This positive outlook is a welcome change for the energy sector. Give us a sense as to what the overall outlook for the sector and the country as a whole given that we understand that peak power demand is expected to hit 260 megawatts this summer. Are we prepared for it? Sabyasachi Majumdar: We have a peak demand of 260 gigawatts. On the supply side, we have close to 250 gigawatts of thermal capacity which includes both coal as well as gas. In addition, we have about 17 gigawatts of capacity, about seven to eight gigawatts of nuclear and about 10 gigawatts of biomass and cogen and these are all capable of running as baseload stations.

heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights through the world’s busiest airfield for international travel.The state-run WAM news agency called the rain Tuesday “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949.” That’s before the discovery of crude oil in this energy-rich nation then part of a British protectorate known as the Trucial States.Rain also fell in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. However, the rains were acute across the UAE.One reason may have been “cloud seeding,” in which small planes operated by the government fly through clouds burning special salt flares.

NEW DELHI : Global crude oil prices edged marginally higher on Thursday, rebounding from a 3% drop the previous day, as concerns over demand and escalating tensions between Iran and Israel potentially impacting the oil market continue to trouble investors. As of 10:54 am, the June Brent contract on the Intercontinental Exchange was trading at $87.52 per barrel, a 0.26% increase from the previous close. Similarly, the May contract of West Texas Intermediate on NYMEX had risen by 0.17% to $82.83 per barrel.

Iran-Israel war: In the wake of rising geo-political tension in the Middle Eastern countries after the outbreak of the Israel-Iran war, the business of some Indian companies may be affected if the war gets prolonged. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ld is one of those Indian companies. According to stock market experts, the flagship Adani group company has a high stake involved at Haifa Port in north Israel.

₹1 change in gross marketing margin substantially impacts the Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) margins of oil PSUs by over 20%. Increased LNG prices or supply shortages would adversely affect gas companies like GAIL, Petronet LNG, and city gas distributors such as Gujarat Gas, IGL, and Mahanagar Gas. Additionally, the windfall tax limits profit margins for producers like ONGC and OIL, capping net realizations at around $75 per barrel.