Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that India will become Maoist-free by March 31 and said security forces will defeat those who dream of building a red corridor from Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati to Pashupati in Nepal.

The government invoked sparingly used emergency powers to direct oil refineries to ramp up LPG production as it looks to increase the availability of domestic cooking gas to hedge against potential disruptions from the widening Middle East conflict.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, presenting the state Budget for 2026-27 on Friday, said that a second airport will be developed for Bengaluru, aimed at decongesting the city's Kempegowda International Airport.

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at multiple locations in Mumbai and Hyderabad as part of an investigation against entities linked to Reliance Power Ltd., a group company of businessman Anil Ambani, officials said.

Nearly 100 ceramic manufacturing units have shut down in Gujarat’s Morbi district following a disruption in fuel supplies linked to the US-Israel-Iran war, with industry representatives warning that another 400 factories may close within days if the supply doesn't normalise.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that politics and international relations in current times were "running towards darkness" and away from knowledge.

Anuj Agnihotri has topped the civil services examination 2025, results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.

Rumours about a shortage of petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) due to the ongoing West Asia conflict triggered panic among locals in several areas here, leading to long queues at many petrol pumps on Friday, officials said.