Overview
- The HPCL Pachpadra refinery, which caught fire Sunday, is now under parallel technical and NIA review after a suspected hydrocarbon leak was flagged.
- India finalized a 2.5 million‑tonne urea tender at about $935–$959 per ton, roughly double February quotes, which will raise subsidy costs and could tighten global supply.
- West Bengal’s first‑phase voting on Thursday saw clashes across Asansol, Malda, Cooch Behar, Siliguri and Murshidabad, with attacks on candidates, EVM complaints and CAPF crowd control.
- Delhi Police arrested former domestic worker Rahul Meena in the Amar Colony rape‑murder of a 22‑year‑old, and forensic work continues to confirm the timeline and charges.
- In the TCS‑Nashik probe, a sessions court on Wednesday denied interim relief to accused Danish Shaikh, who remains in judicial custody as an SIT examines nine linked cases with eight arrests.