Counting of votes is underway in Bihar's Bankipur constituency, where Jan Suraaj's Prashant Kishor is leading by almost 15,000 votes.

The Bankipur Assembly constituency went to the bypolls on July 30 after sitting MLA Nitin Nabin of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vacated the seat following his election to the Rajya Sabha.

India's state-run Chennai Petroleum Corp ​plans to expand its refining ​capacity by a third to ‌280,000 barrels per day, it said in its 2025-26 annual report issued on Saturday.

Chennai Petroleum operates a 210,000-bpd Manali refinery in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Monday launched a revamped version of its MyCall app, which offers several new features, including instant rating of voice calls on a one-to-five-star system, reporting of call drops and other issues, and automatic post-call feedback prompts for direct consumer participation. The app will track quality of service as well as quality of experience.

The Trump administration is weighing a plan to charge international students $100,000 to stay in the country and work after graduating, according to a person familiar with the matter, in a potentially devastating move for student visa holders already squeezed by recent immigration crackdowns.

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke felt uneasy and vomited while meeting people in the parking area of his residence in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, on Saturday morning.

Dipke came down to meet a group of individuals waiting for him in the parking area of his residence at 11.45 am. He felt restless and went to the rear area of his residence, where he vomited.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport here at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district.

The Andhra Pradesh government views the nearly ₹5,000 crore Bhogapuram Airport, developed by GMR Group, not merely as an infrastructure project, but as a transformational asset for the entire North Andhra region.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday said banks had mobilised nearly $41 billion in foreign exchange inflows as of July 31 under its concessional swap window for fresh Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) [FCNR(B)]deposits, Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings (OFCBs) and External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs). Of the total inflows, $36.7 bn came through FCNR(B) deposits, $2.57 bn through OFCBs and $1.5 bn through ECBs.

India's largest private sector lender, HDFC Bank, has raised the interest rate on its three- to five-year Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) [FCNR(B)] dollar deposits by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.25 per cent from 6 per cent, effective August 1, as banks intensify efforts to mobilise foreign currency deposits under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) concessional swap scheme.

The prices of 19 kg commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders have been reduced by up to ₹209 with effect from August 1, marking the second consecutive monthly price cut for commercial users.

The price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder has been cut by ₹209 in Kolkata and ₹202 in Delhi, according to news agency ANI.

Capital markets regulator Sebi has levied fines totalling ₹1 crore on Kalahridhaan Trendz and its promoters after finding that the SME company concealed a loan default and misled investors through false corporate announcements.

Kalahridhaan Trendz Ltd (KTL) is in the business of manufacturing and trading of various types of fabrics and was listed on the NSE's SME platform Emerge.

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