Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) today registered a 48 per cent jump in consolidated net profit at ₹3,014 crore for March quarter of financial year 2024-25 (FY25), driven by higher income and revenue growth. Adani ports had registered a profit of ₹2,040 crore in the year-ago period.

The total income increased to ₹8,769.63 crore from ₹7,199.94 crore in the March quarter, a rise of about 22 per cent.

India has closed its airspace to all Pakistani-operated, owned, or leased aircraft — both civilian and military — effective April 30 to May 23. The move, conveyed through a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued on Wednesday (April 30), comes in direct response to Islamabad’s earlier airspace restrictions on Indian flights.

Caste census will be incorporated into the national census, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

Addressing a Cabinet press briefing, Vaishnaw said, "Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) has decided today that caste enumeration should be included in the forthcoming census."

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) updated guidelines for ATM transactions are set to come into effect on May 1. The new framework will bring changes to the free transaction limits, interchange fee structures, and charges for additional transactions.

RBI’s decision to update these guidelines was first communicated on March 28. Customers will be required to pay a fee of ₹23 after they exhaust their free ATM transaction limit each month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be attending Russia’s Victory Day celebrations scheduled for May 9 in Moscow, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday.

While the Kremlin has not disclosed the exact reason behind the Prime Minister’s decision, multiple media reports suggest that India’s decision comes in the wake of heightened security concerns following the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.

As global tensions between the US and China escalate, Apple is speeding up its plans to relocate its iPhone manufacturing base from China to India. In India, the tech giant has opened new plants and shipments are already underway.

Sources told Reuters that the company is preparing to make India a central hub for iPhone production, especially for the US market.

IndusInd Bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sumant Kathpalia has tendered his resignation, the bank said on Tuesday.

This comes after Arun Khurana, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of IndusInd Bank, filed his resignation from the bank yesterday.

Kathpalia takes responsibility for the derivatives accounting lapses.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting with the top defence establishment, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the chiefs of three services.

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan was also part of the meeting, which was held amid India weighing its options for countermeasures following the Pahalgam terror attack which left at least 26 civilians, mostly tourists, dead.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced a prize money of Rs 10 lakh for the 14-year-old rising sensation Vaibhav Suyravanshi following his record-breaking ton against Gujarat Titans on Monday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

Suryavanshi left an everlasting impression in the history of the T20 format with his grand spectacle at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The 14-year-old, who has recently taken baby steps in his career, toyed with GT's bowling unit, boasting 694 international caps.

As the Election Commission works to purify electoral rolls of duplicate entries, sources in the government asserted on Tuesday that Aadhaar sharing by voters on a voluntary basis as prescribed in the law will remain unaltered.

They underlined that sharing Aadhaar details with poll authorities is voluntary under the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 and it will continue to remain so.

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