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Welcome to The Morning Report, brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point.

Welcome to The Morning Report, brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point.

Welcome to The Morning Report, brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point.

Welcome to The Morning Report, brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point.

A security scare briefly disrupted a high-profile political gathering in Washington, forcing evacuations and an abrupt halt to proceedings.

President Donald Trump was uninjured after a reported shooting scare at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Authorities evacuated top US leaders following an unspecified threat, with one law enforcement official suggesting a shooter may have opened fire. The incident remains unclear and the event has been postponed.

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In aviation news, a safety incident at Delhi airport led to an emergency evacuation during takeoff operations in the early hours of Sunday.

A Swiss International Air Lines aircraft was forced to reject takeoff after an engine issue. The Airbus A330, carrying over 200 passengers, was evacuated using emergency slides. Six passengers were taken for medical evaluation, while crew and others were safe.

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On the economic front, India is set to deepen trade ties with New Zealand through a long-anticipated agreement.

India and New Zealand will sign a free trade pact on April 27 aimed at doubling bilateral trade and expanding market access for Indian exporters. The deal is also expected to bring in long-term investment inflows.

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Meanwhile, India’s top policy advisory body has been reshaped with new leadership appointments.

The government has appointed economist Ashok Lahiri as Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, alongside four new members. The move is aimed at strengthening economic policymaking and accelerating reform priorities.

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In this episode of Business Line’s podcast, Sanjana B speaks with Joseph Anantharaju, Co-chairman & CEO, Happiest Minds Technologies, on how the surge in enterprise AI is reshaping the IT services industry. As players like OpenAI and Anthropic roll out enterprise tools, Anantharaju argues the real opportunity lies in building customised applications on top of these models. He outlines the main barriers to adoption — fragmented data, legacy systems and security concerns — and explains why data quality and governance are now central to AI success. The conversation also looks at how AI is changing software development, pushing engineers towards design, architecture and domain expertise, while nudging firms to move from a coding-led to an outcomes-driven approach. Despite automation, he expects Indian IT to remain a major employer, with demand shifting towards modernisation, security and data-led services.

(Host: Sanjana B; Producer: Siddharth Mathew Cherian.

From high voter turnouts in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, Infosys’ steady Q4 earnings performance, shifting US political rhetoric on immigration, to Singapore Airlines tightening its role in Air India’s turnaround — here are today’s top political, business, and international stories you need to know.

Today’s top headlines: Tamil Nadu holds Assembly elections today with sharp candidate wealth gaps. Tesla’s Model Y L faces a pricing squeeze in India’s EV market. Godrej Industries targets ₹5 lakh crore by FY31. Tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz after a ship attack.

Today’s top headlines: Amazon announces a $100 billion AI partnership with Anthropic to revolutionise cloud tech. India pushes for 100% ethanol blending to reduce oil dependence amid global tensions. Pakistan extends its airspace ban on Indian aircraft, escalating regional tensions. The IMO prepares a plan for evacuating ships stuck in the Persian Gulf due to ongoing conflicts.

Stay updated on: India’s energy future, global AI investments, international airspace issues, and maritime security in the Persian Gulf.