The Supreme Court on Friday refused to examine a couple of fresh pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, saying everybody wants name in newspapers.

A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said it would decide the pending matter scheduled to come up on May 20.

Green energy major ReNew on Friday marked its re-entry into Andhra Pradesh after six years, with a Rs 22,000 crore investment to develop the country’s largest single-site renewable energy complex in Anantapur.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the 4.8-gigawatt project (including solar, wind, and battery energy storage) was conducted by state industries minister Nara Lokesh. This comes a day after the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) cleared 19 new industrial projects worth Rs 33,720 crore.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday praised the Indian Air Force for the precision and swiftness of its strikes under Operation Sindoor, calling it a symbol of India’s growing military prowess. He warned Pakistan that the operation was only a “trailer” of what India is capable of.

During his visit to Gujarat's Bhuj airbase, Singh said, "Operation Sindoor is not over yet. Whatever happened was just a trailer. When the right time comes, we will show the full picture to the world."

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) has sold a 1.2 per cent direct stake in Bharti Airtel for S$2 billion (approximately $1.54 billion), resulting in an estimated gain of S$1.4 billion, the company said in an exchange filing.

The sale was executed through Pastel, a wholly owned unit of Singtel, which offloaded 71 million Airtel shares at ₹1,814 per share. The transaction was priced at a 2.85 per cent discount to Airtel's closing stock price on Thursday.

Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Group looks set to acquire a 75 per cent stake in Dulux paints maker AkzoNobel India from its Dutch parent in a deal valued at approximately ₹12,000 crore, according to a person familiar with the matter.

It marks JSW’s latest strategic push into the consumer-facing paints segment, where it is aiming to build scale in a market witnessing heightened competition.

IndusInd Bank on Thursday disclosed to the exchanges that a review of the bank’s microfinance business by the internal audit department (IAD) has found an incorrect recording of ₹674 crore as interest income over three quarters of FY25. The amount was fully reversed as of January 10.

The bank has also informed the exchanges that pursuant to receipt of a whistleblower complaint, the audit committee asked the IAD to review transactions recorded under “other assets” and “other liabilities”.

A hospital in southern Gaza says 54 people have been killed in overnight airstrikes on the city of Khan Younis.

An Associated Press cameraman in Khan Younis counted 10 airstrikes on the city overnight into Thursday, and saw numerous bodies taken to the morgue in the city's Nasser Hospital.

Tata Motors on Thursday said it has partnered with electric mobility solutions provider, Vertelo for customised leasing solutions for electric commercial vehicles and to help fleet owners transition to sustainable mobility.

The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer attractive leasing solutions applicable to the entire Tata Motors electric commercial vehicle portfolio, Tata Motors said in a statement.

US President Donald Trump has said that India has proposed zero tariffs on American goods as part of efforts to strike a new trade agreement with Washington. Speaking at a business gathering in Qatar, Trump claimed that India was “willing to literally charge us no tariff” on US exports, though he did not elaborate on the terms or sectors covered by the reported offer.

Trump has floated this idea before, however, the Government of India has not made any comments on Trump's remarks.

US President Donald Trump asserted that he spoke to Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook in Doha, Qatar and told him there is no need to construct factories in India unless it is to serve that market specifically.

“I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said of his conversation with the Apple chief executive in Qatar, where he is on a state visit.

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