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Lufthansa and a union representing cabin crew have reached a pay deal, concluding the last of several major disputes that have led to recent strikes at Germany’s biggest airline and in the country’s wider aviation sector

Rajnath Singh said that Congress never tried to develop the boundary region near the neighbouring country China because they were «scared» of the enemy. He further asserted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, no one can stop the country from becoming 'Ram Rajya'. Addressing the rally in Madhya Pradesh's Satna, Singh said, «Congress did not carry out development work in border villages and areas because they were scared of the enemy that it could exploit the new roads to enter into the country but China kept developing its border infrastructure.»

Jasprit Bumrah delivered a stellar performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, clinching impressive figures of 5/21 on Thursday. Bumrah's exceptional display saw him on the verge of a hat-trick, boosting him to the top of the purple-cap leaderboard, tied with Yuzvendra Chahal at 10 wickets each. His five-wicket haul created history in the IPL, marking him as the first bowler to achieve this milestone against RCB. Bumrah also set a new record of 29 wickets against RCB, surpassing Ravindra Jadeja and Sandeep Sharma's previous records of 26 wickets. He now joined a select group of bowlers, including James Faulkner, Jaydev Unadkat, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, to have secured two five-wicket hauls in IPL history. Opted to bowl first, MI started the match on a good note as Gerald Coetzee started off his spell impressively on a pitch that favours the pacers. Despite the last-ball six, both Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli have opted to see through the majority of Coetzee's first over.

In a statement, the commerce and industry ministry said that discussions happened across chapters such as trade in goods, services, movement of natural persons, trade remedies and dispute settlement and cooperation. “The discussions involved understanding priorities and concerns of each other and ensuring that the negotiations are rooted in mutual respect and benefit…Detailed discussions were held on the aspirations and sensitivities between both parties,” the ministry said.

IAF helicopters to snow-bound Marwah and Warwan areas in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district which is part of the Udhampur parliamentary seat, officials said. Udhampur goes to polls in the first phase of the elections on April 19. The officials said the airlifting of 144 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) and 44 Jammu and Kashmir Police officers for deployment at 31 polling booths in the remote pockets marks the maiden airlift of men and materials in the country under the Lok Sabha elections. In preparation for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the significant deployment of security personnel has been executed in both the cut off remote regions of Kishtwar with joint efforts of the district election office, Kishtwar, and the Indian Air Force (IAF), they said.

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An internal Boeing review found that Chief Executive David Calhoun and other top executives took personal trips worth more than $500,000 on the company’s private jets and other planes that were improperly recorded as business travel. The review and correction, which Boeing disclosed in a securities filing, was prompted by a Wall Street Journal investigation last year into the executives’ use of the company’s fleet of private jets, people familiar with the matter said. Boeing’s review found that some flights by the executives in 2021 and 2022 “were not previously classified as perquisites by the company but should have been classified as such in accordance with SEC rules and guidance," the company said in its proxy filing April 5.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday that the party is facing difficulties in supporting its candidates in the Lok Sabha polls, mainly due to financial crunch caused by «steps taken by the central government». Addressing a press conference here, he said the party will fare very well in the polls and the opposition alliance will secure a «clear and convincing majority» despite all attempts to scuttle its progress. «There has been an attempt to create problems for us. Our accounts were frozen and Rs 300 crore of money received through public funding were stolen by the PM,» Ramesh said. In February, the Income Tax department has frozen four main bank accountants of the Congress on a tax demand of Rs 210 crore for 2018-19.

Munawwar Faruqui was recently attacked… with eggs! A video that shows a distressed Faruqui, losing his cool, after a restaurant owner pelts eggs at him has gone viral on social media. The video was shared on Instagram by paparazzo Viral Bhayani. Faruqui had visited the restaurant to celebrate Iftar. In the video, a security guard is shown to be holding him back as he looks ready to throw hands at the culprits. The eatery is located at Mumbai’s Mohammed Ali Road. According to reports, an FIR has been filed against the owner and his staff for the misdeed. A Times Of India report claimed that despite agreeing to come to the restaurant for Iftar, the ‘Lock Upp’ winner had visited another eatery, thereby causing the owner to lose his temper.

SC Lowy, the Hong Kong-based hedge fund, has invested in the debt of two projects recently. It had bought Rs 275 crore rupee bonds issued by Pune-based real estate developer Pharande Township and Rs 100 crore in the Srinagar-Banihal Expressway. An alternative investment fund backed by SC Lowy has invested in non-convertible debentures (NCD) in the last week of March. While Pharande NCDs do not pay any interest up to June 30, 2024 and 14% until maturity on March 31, 2026, Srinagar Banihal has offered 16% on the NCDs. The proceeds will be used for loan repayments and for working capital, a source said. In case of Srinagar Banihal Expressway Ltd, a subsidiary of Ramky Infrastructure, the proceeds from the NCDs will be used by SBEL to repay an inter-corporate deposit.

ANI reported. Apart from this, Trudeau even claimed that China tried to meddle in the last two Canadian elections.

The move would make Hong Kong the first domicile in the Asia-Pacific region to approve a crypto-backed, exchange-based investment fund. It would also put the island in prime position in the race to become the digital assets hib for the region.

Bharti Hexacom will be listed on the exchanges on Friday. Ahead of the debut, the company's shares are trading with a premium of Rs 90 in the unlisted market. Considering the upper price band of Rs 570, the stock is expected to list at a 16% premium to the issue price.

Lok Sabha polls, twelve Maoists surrendered before security personnel in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Thursday, police said. The red rebels were operating in Saranda and Kolhan, Asia's densest Sal forest area. «Twelve Maoists have surrendered before security personnel. They were operating in the Saranda and Kolhan regions and belong to the group of Maoist Misir Besra, who carries a bounty of Rs one crore on his head,» a senior police officer told PTI. West Singhbhum is considered one of the most left wing extremist-affected districts in the country. It had witnessed 46 Maoist-related incidents, resulting in 22 deaths last year.

Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad on Thursday said the party's Maharashtra leadership should have pursued equal seat-sharing among the three Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies for the Lok Sabha polls to ensure a better deal in the metropolis. There are six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai — Mumbai North, Mumbai North-Central, which have been allotted to the Congress in the seat sharing deal, while four others — Mumbai South, Mumbai South-Central, Mumbai North-East and Mumbai North-West went to the Shiv Sena (UBT). The MVA coalition in Maharashtra announced its seat-sharing arrangement for the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday with the Shiv Sena (UBT) securing a substantial portion with 21 seats, while the Congress will contest 17 seats, and the NCP (SP) 10 seats. Talking to reporters here, Gaikwad said, «Earlier, Congress used to contest five seats in Mumbai, leaving only Mumbai North-East to the undivided Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). So we were demanding equal seat-sharing this time.»

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) granted an expanded license to HashKey Capital. This upgrade enables HashKey to offer its services to retail investors, removing the prior restriction that limited its clientele to professional investors only, the firm said Thursday.

After Chabahar, India is reportedly on course to gain the rights to operate a second overseas port, Sittwe, located in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. There is though no official corroboration yet. Ports in the Indian Ocean have become hot property as China on one side and the India-US combine on the other race to invest in them.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will clash on April 12 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, also known as Ekana Stadium, in Lucknow. Lucknow, having won 3 out of 4 matches, are at number 3 at the moment. DC, on the other hand, have lost 4 of their 5 matches and are sitting at number 10.

UK has appointed Lindy Cameron as its new high commissioner to India. Cameron will succeed incumbent Alex Ellis. «Lindy Cameron CB OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India in succession to Alex Ellis CMG who will be transferring to another diplomatic service appointment,» a British readout said on Thursday. The readout released by the United Kingdom High Commission in New Delhi said Cameron will take up her appointment this month.

Debt funds witnessed a significant outflow in March 2024, amounting to around ₹1.98 lakh crore, as per data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) on April 10. All debt funds categories witnessed outflow except for long-duration funds, banking, PSU, and Gilt funds with a 10-year constant duration.