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IndiGo Announces Revised Fuel Surcharge on Both Domestic and International Routes

April 1, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 1: IndiGo has announced a revised fuel surcharges on both domestic and international flights from Thursday following a rise in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices. The new charges are set to range from Rs 275 to Rs 10,000 depending on the route and distance. The move comes after the government partially increased […]

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Modi Held Second CCS Meeting on West Asia Conflict

April 1, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 1: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review preparedness and the situation on the ongoing conflict between the US, Israel and Iran in West Asia. This is the second meeting of the CCS held by the prime minister since the […]

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Another Wave of IT Retrenchments, Oracle Laid off around 12,000 Employees in India

April 1, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 1: Said to be going for a major “Artificial Intelligence” push, the IT major Oracle has in one stroke laid off about 30,000 employees globally, including about 12,000 in India with effect from Wednesday intensifying concerns in India’s tech hubs and amplifying housing-market stress that had already begun to surface […]

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UK to Host Global Summit to Explore Ways to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, UAE, Saudi Arabia may Join War against Iran

April 1, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 1: In another snub to the United States President Donald Trump, the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said his country would not be drawn into the Iran war but would host a global summit to explore ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route blocked […]

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Assembly Elections: Modi – Priyanka Exchange Barbs in Assam, Owaisi Attacks TMC in West Bengal

April 1, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 1: The ruling BJP and the Congress, involved in a high-stake straight contest in the 126-member state Assembly in Assam scheduled on April 9, on Wednesday exchanged several barbs with “infiltrator versus mafia rule” dominating the proceedings. While the Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Gogamukh in Dhemaji, […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump dubs NATO a “paper tiger,” says the US may pull out!

April 1, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Utterly frustrated, even shocked, at European ‘allies’ rejecting his appeal to join the US-Israeli war against Iran, President Donald Trump has criticised the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as “cowards” and a “paper tiger,” and said he was considering pulling out of the military alliance formed in April 1949 primarily […]

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Markets: Amid war and hope, FY27 begins with Sensex, Nifty gaining over 1.5%

April 1, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Hours before US President Donald Trump’s scheduled address to his nation on the ongoing Iran war, the new financial year in India (2026-27) began on an optimistic note on Wednesday, with key benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty50, gaining over 1.5 percent in tandem with a sharp rally in global markets […]

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Defence: Israeli firm delivers first batch of LMGs to India

April 1, 2026 revoi editor

  Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A leading Israeli small arms manufacturer has delivered the first batch of light machine guns (LMGs) to India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative, along with technology transfer. The first batch of 2,000 NEGEV 7.62×51 LMGs, part of a larger contract for 41,000 units, was delivered over the last […]

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AAHL, Blinkit launch India’s first in-terminal quick commerce service at Mumbai Airport

April 1, 2026 revoi editor

Mumbai, 1 April 2026: For travellers rushing through departures, a forgotten charger, a quick snack or even a bottle of water can now be a tap away. Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL), India’s largest private airport operator, in partnership with Blinkit, India’s leading quick commerce platform, has launched India’s first in-terminal quick commerce service at Chhatrapati […]

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Crude oil: After 7 years, India may receive first vessel from Iran on April 4

April 1, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: With the US allowing a 30-day window for buyers of Iranian oil “on the water”, India is expected to receive the first crude oil vessel from Iran this week after seven years, the media reported on Wednesday. The tanker left Kharg Island around March 4, with a declared ETA to […]

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