French technology brand Alcatel has earmarked an initial investment of $30 million, about Rs 260 crore, as it gears up to re-enter India's mobile phone market after seven years with plans to sell locally-made smartphones, a senior official of the company said.

Alcatel's business is operated by Chinese firm TCL Communication under a trademark licence agreement from Nokia.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Calcutta High Court's order directing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the West Bengal government's decision to create supernumerary posts in the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment process.

This decision provides temporary relief to the state administration, which had faced scrutiny over alleged irregularities in the appointment of teaching and non-teaching staff in state-run schools.

China has vowed to retaliate with higher tariffs following US President Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose additional duties, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

The statement came a day after Trump warned China he would impose an additional 50 per cent tariff if Beijing persisted with its current 34 per cent retaliatory tariffs.

Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya has claimed that Indian banks have got access to his properties worth Rs 14,131.6 crore, more than twice the amount that he owed to public sector banks.

Mallya cited purported reference to the details of restoration done by the Enforcement Directorate against wilful defaulters in the Finance Ministry's annual report 2024-25 to say that banks have already recovered Rs 14,131.8 crore against Rs 6,203 crore awarded by the Debt Recovery Tribunal.

The Government of India, on Monday, raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹2 per litre according to a report by CNBC-TV18.

According to the latest notification issued by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, the change will take effect from April 8.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday dismissed the plea of IDBI Bank which sought to initiate insolvency proceedings against Zee Entertainment.

A two-member NCLAT bench upheld the order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which had earlier rejected the private lender's plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL).

In the past three years, at least 38 per cent of Indian households have purchased packaged food items — well within their expiry date — which were found to be infested with insects, fungus, or other contaminants, reveals a new survey by LocalCircles, a community platform.

The findings, released on World Health Day 2025, highlight a worrying picture of food safety in the country.

The Central Government has released over ₹4,200 crore to Andhra Pradesh for Amaravati Capital Development project after it (centre) received the first disbursement of $205 million from the World Bank, a senior official has said.

The World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) together committed to fund $1600 Million (₹13,600 crore), $800 Million each, for Amaravati capital city phase-I development, while the Centre will be contributing remaining ₹1,400 crore, out of the ₹15,000 crore committed by the Central Government for phase-I of the development.

Bill Ackman and Stanley Druckenmiller condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to launch expansive global tariffs, which have plunged markets into chaos.

The new trade regime is a “mistake,” said Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square and vocal Trump supporter, in a post on X. Druckenmiller, the former George Soros protégé and longtime deficit hawk, also took to the platform to write a rare post expanding on criticisms he made of the policies from an interview in January.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Naxals would not be able to stop the development of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region and urged them to lay down arms while asserting that nobody is happy when they are killed.

Addressing the closing ceremony of the state government's 'Bastar Pandum' festival, Shah reiterated that the government is committed to eliminating the Naxal menace by March 2026, adding that those who surrender will become part of the mainstream while the rest will be taken on by security forces.

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