Infrastructure company Technocraft Ventures Ltd on Monday said it will launch its initial public offering (IPO) on August 7 to raise ₹252-crore through a combination of a fresh issue and an offer for sale.

In a statement, the Noida-based company said it has fixed a price band of ₹200-212 per share for its maiden public offering, which will conclude on August 11. Bidding for anchor investors will open for a day on August 6.

The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that the expression "criminal antecedents" in its order on releasing student protesters referred only to those involved in grave and heinous offences, and said states could close or withdraw FIRs against the remaining students in accordance with law.

"Free is the most expensive word in public policy," Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said on Monday, warning that building infrastructure on the promise of below-cost services is a contradiction that ultimately ruins economic balance sheets.

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.

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