News Desk, News Nation 360: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a Fortune Global 500 company and Maharatna PSU, has successfully acquired all of Videocon Energy Brazil's remaining shares in their joint venture company, IBV Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (IBV), increasing its corporate ownership from 65.40% to 100% and making IBV a fully owned foreign subsidiary. The historic cross-border deal was completed through step-down subsidiaries of BPCL's upstream exploration company,

News Desk, News Nation 360: The Hon'ble Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman received an official dividend cheque from Bank of Baroda totalling 2,811 crore for the fiscal year that concluded on March 31, 2026. In front of the Department of Financial Services (DFS) Secretary Shri Sanjay Lohiya, IAS, Executive Directors Shri Lalit Tyagi, Shri Sanjay Mudaliar, Shri Lal Singh, and Ms Beena Vaheed, the bank's Managing Director & CEO, Dr Debadatta

News Desk, News Nation 360: A real-time, cross-border digital payment linkage between India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Nepal's National Payments Interface (NPI) has been formally launched by NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international division of the National Payments Corporation of India, in collaboration with Nepal Clearing House Ltd. (NCHL). The interoperable corridor, which enables smooth person-to-person (P2P) remittances, is now operational

News Desk. News Nation 360: The state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and Jindal India Power Limited, a division of the BC Jindal Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to purchase 8 lakh metric tonnes of premium coal from the Naini coal mine. SCCL, which is jointly owned by the governments of Telangana and India, will supply the fuel to improve the long-term energy security and operational effectiveness of Jindal's 1,200 MW power plant in De

News Desk. News Nation 360: Despite recent increases in regional demand, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a Fortune Global 500 corporation and Maharatna PSU, has informed customers that its national fuel and LPG supplies are still completely steady and sufficient. The public sector refinery demonstrated that India has an excess of refining capacity thanks to improved monitoring systems, strong inventory control, and continuous refining operations. BPCL achieved it

News Desk. News Nation 360: During a cultural event at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Dr Sohini Sastri, a well-known astrologer, philanthropist, and spiritual advisor, had the honour of presenting her most recent book, The Seven Chakras & Mantras - Unlocking the Energy Within for Soul Healing and Life Balance, to the Hon'ble President of India, Droupadi Murmu. It was Dr Sastri's fourth official encounter with the President, who gave her formal blessings for her future endeavours and com

News Desk. News Nation 360: In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for economic resilience and responsible gold consumption, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, under the leadership of Chairman M.P. Ahammad, has submitted a strategic proposal to the Government of India to revitalise the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS). The proposal highlights that Indian households hold up to 35,000 tonnes of idle gold while the country imports nearly 800 tonnes annually. It suggests that mob

News Desk. News Nation 360: In response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent call for citizens to embrace shared mobility amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, Cityflo, an app-based mobility service provider, released a statement. CEO and co-founder Jerin Venad emphasised that switching from private vehicles to shared transport is a "critical inflexion point" for India, driven by both geopolitical pressures and climate goals. The company's data indicates that each commuter w

News Desk. News Nation 360: In light of the tremendous global economic strain brought on by growing geopolitical dangers in West Asia and the Strait of Hormuz, recent appeals for Indian residents to prioritise local consumption and conserve fuel are strategically placed. The rupee, inflation, and foreign exchange reserves are all severely impacted by rising international pricing and skyrocketing transportation costs because India imports the great bulk of its industrial input

News Desk. News Nation 360: On April 20, 2026, Bank of India (BOI), a prominent public sector bank, held a "Cyber Fraud Awareness Programme" at the CRPF Headquarters in New Delhi with the express purpose of equipping CRPF troops against sophisticated financial schemes. The conference, which was chaired by Shri D.S. Negi, DIG (Admn) of the CRPF, and attended by BOI General Manager Sh. Vasudev focused on the particular vulnerabilities of employees who frequently handle their ac