The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-linked inflation increased to 3.88 per cent in March, from 2.13 per cent in February 2026, the highest in 41 months, according to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday.

At least 24 people died and 18 others were injured after a passenger bus collided head-on with a truck in India's Telangana state. 

Former Indian cricket captain and senior Congress leader Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn in as a minister in the Telangana cabinet on Friday. Governor Jishnu Dev Verma administered the oath at Raj Bhavan, giving the Congress government its first Muslim representation in the cabinet.

At least 10 people were killed and several more injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical factory in India's Telangana state.