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The India Meteorological Department issued its first long-range monsoon forecast on April 13. The news is not good for farmers: expected rainfall is 92 percent of the long-period average. Meanwhile, several states are already in heatwave territo
Camouflaged prototypes are running in Thailand. The global reveal could happen by mid-to-late 2026, with India launch likely before Diwali. Here's the full picture of what to expect. T
The Delhi Transport Department has put out a 2026–2030 EV roadmap that's one of India's most aggressive yet. It has a budget of Rs 3,954 crore, a hard deadline for petrol bikes, and a 30-day window for you to respond.
Geopolitics grabs the headlines, but the Q4 FY26 earnings season is what will determine whether this rally has fundamental legs or is just a relief bounce. The results calendar this week is heavy.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin chaired a meeting on April 10 at the party's headquarters in Delhi. State presidents and in-charges from across India were brought in.
April is typically one of the more interesting months in Indian consumer tech. The summer heat brings people indoors, students are wrapping up academics and eyeing new devices, and brands — acutely aware of this — time their launches accordingly
South Indian cinema — Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada — no longer occupies a subordinate position in India's entertainment hierarchy. It leads it, in several respects.
India hosted a high-level global AI governance summit in New Delhi in early 2026, bringing together world leaders and technology executives to push for a unified international framework for AI safety.
The resignation comes in the midst of serious allegations of corruption, following the recovery of partially burnt currency notes from his Delhi residence after a fire incident last month.
The West Bengal assembly has 294 seats, of which 152 will go to polls in the first phase on April 23, and the remaining 142 in the second phase on April 29. A party or alliance needs 148 seats to form the government.
Legislative assembly elections were held in Assam on April 9, 2026 to elect 126 members of the Assam Legislative Assembly. Results will be declared on May 4, 2026. The tenure of the current assembly is scheduled to end on May 20, 2026.
2026's funding activity suggests the country's startup ecosystem is quietly diversifying into something more durable. VerveSemi, a fabless semiconductor startup, raised USD 10 million in Series A in February 2026.
The 2026 assembly elections — today's batch, and Tamil Nadu and West Bengal voting April 23 and 29 — collectively elect 824 legislators across five legislative assemblies. Together they function as the largest political barometer.
On the other: overall funding is down. According to Tracxn data, funding in 2026 (till April) is running about 18.96% lower compared to the same period in 2025. The total number of acquisitions so far in 2026 is 81, against 404 in all of 2025.
India still does not officially classify heatwaves as natural disasters under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. This matters because disaster classification unlocks compensation, emergency response funds, and formal government accountability.
IMD's bulletin for today shows heavy rainfall expected at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya.
Students can download their provisional marksheet digitally, which is a genuine step forward for a board that has historically moved slowly on tech adoption.
On April 7, when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta stood up to argue for the central government, he set the tone bluntly. India, he told the bench, is not "that patriarchal or gender-stereotyped society as the West understands."
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is contesting 89 seats as part of the NDA alliance, while its allies — Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) — are contesting 26 and 11 seats respectively.
By the time the bombs stopped falling that night, 254 people were dead and over 1,165 wounded across Lebanon — and those numbers were still climbing as of early Thursday morning.
This is not a story about rare illness. This is a story about the majority of India's working-age population carrying a burden that most of its institutions refuse to acknowledge.
In FY2025–26, total electric vehicle (EV) retail sales across two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles reached about 24.52 lakh units.
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