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February 4, 2026 3:24 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pays tribute to M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday paid floral tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar on his birth anniversary at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan. Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Members of Parliament, former...

February 4, 2026 2:45 PM

India highlights rights-based, people-centric development at UN forum

India on Wednesday highlighted its rights-based, inclusive and people-centric development approach at the 64th session of the UN Commission for Social Development being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Addressing the Ministerial ...

February 4, 2026 2:15 PM

SAIL records 16% growth in sales during April–January FY26

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on Tuesday recorded its highest-ever cumulative sales during the April–January period of FY 2025–26, along with its best January sales performance, reflecting strong demand and improved operational efficien...

February 4, 2026 1:16 PM

Libya’s Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who crushed dissent then sought political comeback, dies at 53

Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi went from his notorious father's heir apparent to a decade of captivity and obscurity in a remote hill town before launching a presidential bid that helped derail an attempted election. Saif al-Islam's office said...

February 4, 2026 12:31 PM

India services PMI rises to 58.5 in January: HSBC

India’s services sector activity strengthened in January, with the Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rising to a two-month high of 58.5, while the Composite PMI increased to 58.4, according to data released by HSBC. The seasonally adjust...

February 4, 2026 4:13 PM

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant back on path of profitability, says CMD

Public sector enterprise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has returned to the path of profitability with sustained support from the Central and Andhra Pradesh governments, officials informed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday. Rashtriya Ispat N...

February 4, 2026 11:19 AM

Meghalaya shifts focus to long-term trade partnerships: CM Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said the state has strategically reoriented its economic approach towards building sustained, long-term partnerships, citing the creation of a strong trade ecosystem that has successfully elevated ind...

February 4, 2026 10:55 AM

Delhi CM says poor to get annual financial assistance for 2 LPG cylinders on Holi, Diwali

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta chaired a Cabinet meeting which approved a scheme under which all ration card–holding families in Delhi will be provided financial assistance equivalent to the cost of two LPG cylinders per year on Holi and Diwali. ...

February 4, 2026 10:30 AM

Nobel laureate Steven Chu highlights nuclear energy’s role in clean transition

Nobel laureate and former United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said nuclear energy will remain critical to the global clean energy transition as renewable power expands, while warning that rapidly rising electricity demand from artificial int...

February 4, 2026 10:31 AM

Tariff cut to revive Indian carpet exports to US, say industry experts

A significant boost has come for India’s carpet industry as the United States has slashed import tariffs on Indian carpets from 50 per cent to 18 per cent. The decision has brought renewed optimism among exporters in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi—Ind...