Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 1 per cent each on Friday as tensions soared between India and Pakistan, fuelling fears of a wider conflict.

(Press Release) - In continuation with its commitment towards ‘Digital Transformation’ and introducing customer centric digital initiatives, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) today unveiled online facility for “Premium payment through WhatsApp bot”.

New Delhi, May 8: The Congress party has launched a sharp attack against public broadcaster Doordarshan for promoting a prime-time debate programme using a controversial poster that labelled several prominent figures—including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha MP Imran Masood, and Islamic scholar Arshad Madani—as “gaddar” (traitors). The party called the move insulting, divisive, and unacceptable during a time of national crisis, demanding an immediate apology from Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. 

Mumbai: The man accused of stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan on Friday moved an application before a court here seeking to declare his arrest as illegal and sought his release from jail.

New Delhi, May 9: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in a detailed press briefing on Friday, said that Pakistan had carried out multiple airspace violations across India’s western border during the night of May 7 and 8, with the apparent intention of targeting Indian military infrastructure. These actions, which involved the use of hundreds of drones and heavy artillery, led to a calibrated and proportionate response from the Indian armed forces under "Operation Sindoor".

Chennai: A "threat" has been received, which claimed that a bomb would be detonated if cricket events were to be held here, police said on Friday.

New Delhi: Government watchdog CCPA has issued notices to 13 e-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart for illegal sale of walkie-talkie devices on their platforms, which could raise security concerns at a time of military conflict between India and Pakistan.

Indore: The All India Motor Transport Congress on Friday offered to make available about 7.5 lakh trucks registered in Madhya Pradesh to the Indian Army.