Former Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral was allegedly duped of ₹7.8 crore after scammers impersonated him on an online messaging application and tricked his company's financial staff into transferring funds, police said on Thursday.

Naresh Gujral, 78, is the son of the late Inder Kumar Gujral, who served as India's 12th prime minister from 1997 to 1998.

The writing appeared to be on the wall for Shiv Sena (UBT) as six of its nine Lok Sabha MPs skipped its parliamentary party meeting here on Thursday, signalling that a formal crossover to the ruling Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde may be only a matter of time.

Sena (UBT) MPs Arvind Sawant, Anil Desai and Rajabhau Waje attended the meeting, along with Sanjay Raut, the party's lone Rajya Sabha MP.

India's central bank is not looking to enable direct settlement of government securities via offshore settlement platforms like Euroclear -- one of the world's largest securities settlement systems -- ​despite recent tax changes aimed at attracting foreign investors, three sources familiar ​with the matter said.

India’s monsoon has had an unusually weak start and the lackluster rainfall is likely to persist, threatening crops and industrial activity as the El Niño weather phenomenon takes hold.

Nationwide monsoon rainfall was nearly 40 per cent below normal as of Wednesday, according to the latest data from the India Meteorological Department.

The long-running saga over the listing of Reliance Industries Ltd.’s digital unit comes to a head this week, as investors watch whether its billionaire chairman Mukesh Ambani can walk the talk from last year.

Shareholders of the energy-to-entertainment conglomerate will hear updates from Ambani on Friday at the company’s 49th annual general meeting — a video address that has drawn comparisons to Warren Buffett’s yearly letters to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. investors.

India’s remittance inflows have remained resilient despite the West Asia conflict, with precautionary transfers keeping flows elevated even as economic activity in parts of the Gulf region faced disruptions. While bankers expect some moderation in growth as geopolitical tensions ease, remittances are likely to remain broadly stable this year, supported by the diversification of India’s remittance sources.

Messaging platform Telegram has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the Centre's decision to temporarily suspend its operations in India until June 22 in connection with the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (Neet UG) 2026 re-examination.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at the government after it temporarily restricted access to Telegram, saying the "new trick" was akin to putting a lock on the victim's house instead of catching the thief.

Instant messaging app Telegram has stopped working for existing users in India after the government temporarily restricted access to the app, but it continues to remain operational through the Virtual Protocol Network (VPN).

Adani Green Energy Ltd. is seeking to raise as much as $1 billion through an offshore loan, according to people familiar with the matter, its first overseas borrowing since emerging from legal troubles in the US.

The company is in early talks with lenders and advisors to raise a dollar loan, which may be raised in two tranches over the next three months, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday that the deal ending the war with the United States would also require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, raising questions about the still-unpublished agreement and whether disagreement over its terms could prolong conflict.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told diplomats from other countries that Israel's continued occupation of southern Lebanon would violate the memorandum of understanding reached between the United States and Iran.

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