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With three new units, UltraTech to take capacity past 200 MTPA

TazaPulseApril 18, 2026

MUMBAI: UltraTech Cement will cross 200 million tonnes of capacity after commissioning three grinding units totalling 8.7 million tonnes on Friday, cementing the Aditya Birla Group company’s position as the world’s largest cement producer outside China, with capacity nearly double that of the United States and exceeding the whole of the European Union. The milestone...

Delimitation needed to preserve one vote, one value: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha | India News

TazaPulseApril 18, 2026

New Delhi: Home minister Amit Shah on Friday stoutly defended the delimitation proposal, saying the existing freeze on the number of Lok Sabha seats since 1976 violated the constitutional principle of “one person, one vote, one value”, reports Kumar Rakesh. The number of electors in many seats had swelled so much that one MP could...

Indian refiners purchase Iranian oil, pay in yuan

TazaPulseApril 18, 2026

New Delhi: Using the one-month window provided by a temporary US sanctions waiver, Indian refiners purchased Iranian oil and settled payments in Chinese yuan, people aware of the development said on Friday. Iran insists on payment in Chinese yuan for oil to bypass US-led financial sanctions that restrict its access to the dollar-dominated global banking...

Amid disputes, Singh skips Tata trust meeting

TazaPulseApril 18, 2026

MUMBAI: Vijay Singh, a former Indian defence secretary whose eligibility as a trustee has come under legal challenge, absented himself from the board meeting of the Bai Hirabai Jamsetji Tata Navsari Charitable Institution on Friday, the latest sign of an intensifying governance dispute within India’s most powerful philanthropic network.The challenge was brought by Mehli Mistry,...

72 hours before Supreme Court deadline, no addition in West Bengal rolls | India News

TazaPulseApril 18, 2026

Kolkata: Just 72 hours to go from Saturday to Supreme Court’s deadline for adding voters cleared by SIR tribunals, and Election Commission has yet to publish the name of a single person whose voting right has been reinstated and who can participate in the first phase of the Bengal assembly polls on April 23. More...

Rupee regains 92 levels, closes 27 paise higher

TazaPulseApril 18, 2026

Mumbai: The rupee regained 92 levels and closed at 92.93, 27 paise stronger then its previous close. The gains followed reports that the RBI has asked oil companies to not purchase dollars from the open market but to rely on a line of credit provided through SBI.Such a move would remove one of the major...

To cut LPG transport via road, government plans new pipelines

TazaPulseApril 18, 2026

New Delhi: Aiming to eliminate bulk transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through roads by 2030, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has initiated the bidding process for new pipeline infrastructure connecting refineries, import terminals and bottling plants. The regulator Friday said that the proposed pipelines are designed to connect key supply sources,...

Pawan Khera should surrender in Guwahati, says Himanta Biswa Sarma | India News

TazaPulseApril 18, 2026

Guwahati: After Supreme Court refused to extend the transit anticipatory bail protection for Congress neta Pawan Khera, granted to him by the Telangana HC, following an FIR filed in Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said it was time for Khera to “surrender before the law in Guwahati”. The SC ruling effectively opens the door for...

Jim Cramer on the market’s ‘remarkable’ rally — and what to watch ahead

TazaPulseApril 18, 2026

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday laid out his game plan for the week ahead after what he called one of the most “remarkable” rallies he’s ever seen. “If you didn’t believe we could have still one more week where we’d rally 3%, you’d be right,” Cramer said. “We actually rallied 4% thanks to today’s gigantic...

Tamil Nadu polls: Sasikala, Ramadoss may play spoilsport for AIADMK | India News

TazaPulseApril 18, 2026

Chennai: Two weeks ago, in Madurai’s Tirupparankundram constituency, V K Sasikala, the confidante of former Tamil Nadu chief minister late J Jayalalithaa, signalled a clear mission for the April 23 assembly election: wooing Thevars, a dominant OBC community in southern and central regions of the state, a bloc once seen as the backbone of AIADMK’s...