The Assam flood toll rose to 47 with six more deaths reported on Thursday, while the number of people affected by the deluge increased to over 721,000 in 11 districts, an official bulletin said.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said several major rivers continued to flow over the danger level with rains in most parts of the state threatening to aggravate the situation.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Friday announced that its hi-tech manufacturing arm has secured international orders worth up to ₹5,000 crore across Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Europe.

In an exchange filing, the company said L&T Heavy Engineering's orders include contracts from Africa's largest industrial conglomerate Dangote Group for refinery and fertiliser expansion projects in Nigeria and Ethiopia.

The US has imposed a 10 per cent tariff on goods imported from India and 16 other countries as part of a wider action against products made using forced labour.

On June 3, when the US had proposed tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act, India was bracketed among countries attracting 12.5 per cent levies.

Activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike late Thursday night at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram in the presence of Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh.

Wangchuk was protesting alongside students and members of Cockroach Janta Party, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged Neet paper leak.

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said it was "relieved and grateful" that activist Sonam Wangchuk had ended his 26-day hunger strike, but asserted that its peaceful protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar would continue until Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.

In a post on X, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke thanked Wangchuk for his "extraordinary courage and sacrifice".

Adani Enterprises on Friday said it is not considering any plan to enter the airline business, dismissing recent media reports and market speculation.

In an exchange filing, the company said it is "not evaluating any proposal to enter the airline business", rejecting reports that claimed it was looking to expand into commercial aviation.

InterGlobe Aviation Limited, the parents company of IndiGo, swung to a consolidated net loss attributable to owners of ₹237.6 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, from a profit of ₹2,176.3 crore a year earlier. Aircraft fuel expenses rose 85.7 per cent, outpacing the 19.9 per cent increase in revenue from operations.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday defended the government's handling of the NEET paper leak controversy, saying those responsible had been arrested and would face speedy trials. She also accused the Congress of exploiting the issue to disrupt Parliament.

The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear on Friday a public interest litigation seeking a probe into the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest over alleged examination irregularities at Jantar Mantar here.

The counsel for the petitioner mentioned the PIL before a bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia and requested that the case be listed on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the setting up of fast-track courts to ensure speedy justice in paper leak cases. The announcement comes amid nationwide protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over alleged irregularities in the Neet examination.

The Prime Minister said the fast-track courts would ensure the swift disposal of paper leak cases and stringent punishment for those found guilty.

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