Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday concluded his two-day visit to Assam, where he set the BJP’s ball rolling for the 2026 assembly elections with sharp attacks on the Congress leadership, including Rahul Gandhi and Gaurav Gogoi.

The rupee breached the 88-mark for the first time and closed at an all-time low of 88.09 against the US dollar, registering a sharp decline of 51 paise amid a massive outflow of foreign funds and heightened tensions over a trade deal betwee

India’s GDP surged by 7.8% in the first quarter of FY 2025-26, exceeding expectations and surpassing the previous year’s 6.5% growth. This robust performance is a welcome boost amidst concerns about potential impacts from newly imposed US tariffs. The agriculture and tertiary sectors showed significant improvements, while mining and quarrying experienced a decline.