Who is Ashok Mittal? former aap mp
Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab and founder-chancellor of Lovely Professional University (LPU) Ashok Mittal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday. This comes just days after Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on his premises and weeks after his rise in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The 62-year-old’s defection marks a sharp turn in his political…
BJP’s alliance in Andhra is tied in a bind
But he was not alone. YSR Congress leader and Mr Naidu’s rival in the state Jagan Mohan Reddy also attacked the opposition over the bill while supporting the BJP. Mr Reddy has targeted the TDP and Mr Naidu, almost never the BJP, especially after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Glowing explanations like pending Enforcement Directorate…
Energy crisis hits RIL’s Q4 net;
Reliance Industries (RIL) results for the January-March 2026 quarter reflect the adverse impact of the ongoing West Asia conflict on India Inc’s operations and earnings. India’s most valuable company, with a market capitalization of about ₹18 trillion, reported a double-digit decline in net profit on both a consolidated (attributable to company owners) and standalone basis…
America’s bid for energy supremacy
Additional work by Jana Toushinski Oil and gas tanker location and destination data are from Kepler. The map shows the latest status for vessels with active AIS signals on 19–20 April, filtered by minimum capacity limit: crude tankers of at least 50,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT); Oil product tankers of at least 55,000 DWT; Oil/chemical tankers…
Raghav Chaddha joins BJP
Rajya Sabha member from Punjab Raghav Chadha resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday after months of tension with the party leadership. He said that his own party had tried to silence him. Chadha will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal. Addressing a press conference, he…
India likely to hand over the keys
The government has taken up a proposal to disinvest India Ports Global’s (IPGL) stake in India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone (IPGCFZ) to an Iranian entity, an official in the know said. India’s activities at the Iranian port will remain sanctions-free until Sunday, and it is eyeing an arrangement where a local entity would take…
Gemini-powered Siri arrives
Apple is set to launch a new Siri powered by Google’s Gemini model later this year. The update, confirmed by Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian at Google Cloud Next 2026 on April 22, builds on Google and Apple’s prior joint announcement that Gemini will support Apple Intelligence features in the future. Although the move signals…
Tax on salary arrears is increasing
Deferred salary dues – whether from late salary increases or settlements – often push employees into a higher tax bracket when paid in the subsequent financial year. To mitigate this, the Income Tax Act, 2025 introduces Form 39, which will replace the current Form 10E from FY27. Salary dues are taxed in the year of…
World’s Best Investment Banks
Home award award winner World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Asia-Pacific This year’s top Asia-Pacific companies highlight the region’s growing influence in shaping global investment banking trends. The investment banking landscape across Asia-Pacific is defined by scale, sophistication and increasing competition in the capital markets. These regional leaders, like their global counterparts, are taking advantage of…
All 234 and West of Tamil Nadu
Over 57.3 million voters will on Thursday decide the electoral fate of 4,023 candidates contesting for the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly. Voting will also be held for 152 out of 294 seats in the West Bengal Assembly in the first two phases, including all 54 seats in eight districts of North Bengal and several seats…
