VD Satheesan was elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) on Thursday, clearing the way for him to become the next chief minister of Kerala.

After more than 10 days of waiting following the Assembly election results, the Congress officially announced Satheesan’s selection at a press conference. The announcement was made by AICC General Secretary Deepa Dasmunsi in the presence of senior Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Ajay Maken, and Mukul Wasnik.

India’s commercial vehicle industry has finally crossed its pre-FY19 wholesale peak, driven by improving fleet economics, Goods and Services Tax (GST)-led cost reductions and infrastructure spending. But even as Tata Motors rode that recovery to record revenues and a 15-year high earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) margin.

Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises, the parent company of India’s second-largest carrier Bharti Airtel, is looking to hand over to the next generation in a decade’s time, by which he expects promoter shareholding in Airtel to rise to above 51 per cent.

Mittal, who briefly joined the earnings call for the quarter ended March 2026 on Thursday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday announced a 2 per cent hike in Dearness Allowances for government employees and teachers.

With the revision, the Dearness Allowance (DA) was increased from 58 per cent to 60 per cent, effective from January 1, 2026, an official release said.

India's biggest realty firm DLF Ltd has announced an additional investment of ₹21,300 crore to complete its ongoing residential projects, mainly in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and the tri-city Chandigarh.

In its latest investor's presentation uploaded on the BSE on Wednesday, DLF said the "pending cost to complete for all launched projects" stands at ₹21,300 crore.

Bank of Baroda, one of India’s biggest lenders, aims to double its balance sheet over the next five years by capitalizing on the country’s strong economic growth, expanding fee-based businesses, and deepening its presence overseas.

Debadatta Chand, chief executive officer of the bank, which absorbed two state-run lenders in 2019, said larger balance sheets will be crucial as lenders look to compete globally.

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday revoked its order appointing Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel, an astrologer, as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD - Political) to Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.

The decision to withdraw the Government Order (GO) comes less than 24 hours after the appointment was made on Tuesday, following a wave of sharp criticism from political opponents and allies of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) alike.

US President Donald Trump repeated his military threats against Iran ahead of a visit to China, the Islamic Republic’s largest oil customer and a key diplomatic partner.

Iran will either “make a good deal” with the US or face devastation, Trump said on Tuesday.

Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday with support from parties including the Congress, VCK, and the AIADMK rebel faction led by leaders SP Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam.

As soon as the House convened, Chief Minister Vijay moved a vote of confidence resolution, and the MLAs belonging to all parties spoke on the motion.

The dispute over late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s estate intensified in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, with his mother, Rani Kapur, accusing daughter-in-law Priya Kapur of derailing an ongoing court-monitored mediation concerning the family trust and related assets, prompting the Court to remark that the family feud would make even the Mahabharata “seem small”.

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