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PPF vs EPF vs VPF: Which should you choose? Here's a comparison of interest rates, tax benefits, tenure & more

Retirement planning can benefit from PPF, EPF, and VPF, which offer high interest rates and tax exemptions. PPF provides guaranteed returns at 7.

Livemint 13 Mar 2026 11:22 pm

India to receive two LPG cargoes via Strait of Hormuz soon

The move follows Prime Minister Narendra Modis call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and ongoing discussions between External Affairs Min

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 10:52 pm

Gujarat to provide immediate PNG connections in CGD areas

The decision follows a high-level review chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, which confirmed that PNG, LPG, petrol, and diesel stocks are

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 10:39 pm

Will the new Income Tax Act be better for salaried taxpayers? Experts weigh in

The new Income Tax Act will come into force from 1 April 2026. Experts suggest that the new rules will be beneficial to salaried employees who op

Livemint 13 Mar 2026 10:13 pm

US stocks today: S&P 500, Nasdaq slip as investors assess data, Iran war fallout

US stocks experienced a downturn on Friday, with major indices set to end the week lower amid mixed economic data and escalating Middle East conf

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 10:03 pm

LPG Gas Crisis Highlights: Petrol, diesel supply adequate; LPG still concern amid West Asia crisis: Govt

The government on Friday assured that petrol and diesel remain adequately available across India despite global supply concerns triggered by tens

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:41 pm

NHAI-backed Raajmarg Infra InvIT IPO subscribed 13.7 times

The portion for institutional investors received 19.14 times while non-institution portion received bids for 7.26 times

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:40 pm

Sportstar Aces Awards celebrate womens cricket and honour athletes shaping Indian sports

The Sportstar Aces Awards celebrate Indian sports, honouring womens cricket pioneers and recognising outstanding athletes and contributions

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:35 pm

Premiumisation fuels growth in Indias watch market

The Times of India 13 Mar 2026 9:34 pm

Rupee closes at new low at 92.46 against the US dollar, down 0.7% this week

The rupee hit a fresh closing low of 92.46 against the dollar on Friday, driven by concerns over rising crude oil prices and geopolitical worries

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 9:33 pm

Air India evaluates East Asia routes amid West Asia airspace disruptions

Airline activates contingency flight paths to Europe, US while assessing Osaka and Jakarta services

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:33 pm

RBI injects Rs 50,000 crore via OMO; liquidity move comes ahead of advance tax, GST outflows

The Reserve Bank of India injected Rs 50,000 crore into the banking system via an open market operation to manage liquidity ahead of tax payments

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 9:30 pm

US Stocks: US consumer staple stocks lose sheen as lofty valuations meet gloomy earnings outlook

After a strong rally this year, U.S. consumer staples stocks are falling out of favor, with investors starting to question the high valuation as

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 9:28 pm

Most religious community kitchens functioning as usual

But concerns have been raised over prolonged LPG supply crisis

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:26 pm

IndiGo tickets get costlier, airline levies fuel surcharge of 425-2,300

IndiGo is the second Indian carrier after Air India to impose the levy and joins growing list of airlines hiking fares

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:22 pm

Coal Indias subsidiary CMPDIL to launch IPO on March 20

The public issue, entirely an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 10.71 crore shares by Coal India with no fresh issue component, is set to close on March 24

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:19 pm

As urea imports are poised to hit record high, Indian parliamentary panel moots adopting green ammonia for fertilisers

A Fertiliser Supply Security Fund be set up to maintain strategic buffer stocks of DAP, MOP, rock phosphate and phosphoric acid, panel suggests

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:11 pm

Rapidos Ownly launch signals food delivery push amid $600-million fundraise

Rapidos food delivery service, Ownly, is being positioned as a platform that works closely with restaurant partners while keeping commissions low

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:08 pm

India steps up talks with Iran as govt grapples with re-prioritising LPG stocks

Iran says expect good news in near future, after PM Modi dials Iranian President

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:08 pm

Sigma Advanced Systems divests stake in Extrovis for $15 million

This deal gives the company additional financial resources for the expansion of its aerospace and defence business, a company executive said

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 9:04 pm

Why is the dollar profiting from Middle East war?

The surge in energy prices triggered by the conflict in the Middle East has significantly strengthened the dollar, paradoxically undermining US P

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 8:53 pm

KG Builders launches two plotted communities in Western Chennai; 400-crore GDV

The launch includes two plotted communities spread across 120 acres along the rapidly developing Valarpuram Thirumazhisai growth corridor

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 8:53 pm

Hospitality industry urges swift allocation of LPG as players begin suspending operations

FHRAI says 30% of hotels and restaurants have temporarily suspended operations due to LPG shortage

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 8:42 pm

Radhakishan Damani sells 16 lakh shares in Tata Motors PV via block deal

Radhakishan Damani sold 16 lakh shares worth 52 crore in Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles through a block deal with Derive Trading and Resorts Priv

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 8:26 pm

Congress Odisha MLAs at centre of poaching row land in Karnataka ahead of Rajya Sabha polls

Rajya Sabha polls are scheduled on the 16th of this month and legislators are expected to fly back for the voting.

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 8:22 pm

Gold loses sheen as dollar gains strength

The yellow metal dips for the second week in a row as investors bet on the greenback

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 8:18 pm

Middle East crisis: Kerosene, coal makes comeback for domestic household use as LPG supply concerns rise

India is temporarily reviving kerosene and coal for cooking as Middle East disruptions strain LPG supply chains. The nation is vulnerable due to

The Times of India 13 Mar 2026 8:06 pm

What are Shahed drones and what makes them decisive in modern warfare?

Shahed drones are unmanned aircraft systems often called kamikaze drones. Like the Japanese kamikaze planes in WWII, these drones are not intende

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 8:02 pm

IndiGo, Air India seek government support during Iran crisis, sources say

The airlines are lobbying the government to provide financial relief, specifically related to aviation-related taxes and charges

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 8:02 pm

Crude shock for stock markets! Investors lose Rs 34 lakh crore since start of US-Iran war; where should they put money now?

The numbers are staggering: on February 27 the combined market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies was Rs 46,325,200.41 crore. As of March 13,

The Times of India 13 Mar 2026 8:00 pm

Luxury carmakers Mercedes, Audi plan fresh price hikes from April amid rupee slide

Mercedes-Benz India and Audi India said they will implement a price correction of around 2 per cent

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:58 pm

India's forex reserves fall most in over a year on central bank's rupee defence

The $11.68 billion decline in reserves last week came amid heavy dollar sales by the central bank to support the rupee against pressure stemming

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:56 pm

Brokers call: Muthoot Finance (Hold)

Geojit Research

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:54 pm

Oil spike may hurt India less this time: DBS

Improved macro buffers and diversified crude sourcing could cushion impact, says bank

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:46 pm

US Stocks: US Fed's preferred inflation gauge edges down

The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge came in slightly lower than expected in January, registering 2.8 percent growth over a year ag

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 7:41 pm

Global Stocks: Echoes of 2022? Markets look back to Russia play book for Middle East conflict

World markets, rocked by a Middle East war that could trigger another inflationary shock, are looking back at the play book from Russia's invasio

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 7:36 pm

Brokers call: HDB Financial (Buy)

ICICI Securities

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:33 pm

Heritage Foods inaugurates ice cream facility

The plant has an installed production capacity of approximately 24 million litres per annum, with scalability provisions to expand capacity in li

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:31 pm

Health Ministry approves perpetual validity for FSSAI licences, removes dual licensing norm for street food vendors

Effective April 1, the turnover threshold for registration will be increased from 12 lakh to 1.5 crore, and for State licensing up to 50 crore, w

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:31 pm

Industries in Gujarat get blanket nod to use alternative fuels amid gas crunch

The GPCB said the relaxation will remain valid for three months, after which the board will review the situation based on the availability

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:30 pm

College campuses trim menus, use cooking alternatives to feed students

While some institutes have enough LPG cylinders to last them for some time, others turn to electric cooktops, firewood to navigate LPG supply cru

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:28 pm

U.S. opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries, including India, over forced labour

The list of 60 countries and economies includes some major U.S. trade partners and allies such as Australia, Canada, the EU, Britain, Israel, Ind

The Hindu 13 Mar 2026 7:25 pm

D-Street investors become poorer by Rs 33.68 lakh cr since beginning of West Asia conflict

Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 33.68 lakh crore since the beginning of the West Asia conflict, which has now entered its 14th day.

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 7:22 pm

After India, US allows others to purchase stranded Russian oil

Washington: Amid rising oil prices, the Trump administration has announced a temporary authorisation to other countries to purchase Russian oil c

The Siasat Daily 13 Mar 2026 7:19 pm

Domestic tractor sales jump 34% in Feb; exports rise 7%

The industry recorded domestic sales of 78,901 units in February 2026, compared with 58,797 units in February 2025

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:15 pm

Iran has not closed the Strait of Hormuz, some ships are passing: Iran Supreme Leader's representative in India

Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi told ANI that world leaders should put pressure on US President Donald President Donald Trump to stop the war against Ir

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:14 pm

1 lakh crore Economic Stabilisation Fund to create fiscal buffer against global shocks, says FM Sitharaman

FM also assured the House that the revised expenditure for FY26 will not exceed the Budget Estimates

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:13 pm

Conflicts in Iran, Ukraine reshape medical study routes for Kashmiri students

However, conflicts, geopolitical tensions and political unrest in these countries have prompted thousands of students and their families to explo

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 7:12 pm

US stocks today: US stocks mixed as investors weigh data, Middle East war

Wall Street's main stock indexes opened mixed on Friday, after sharp losses in the previous session, while investors assessed a set of economic d

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 7:04 pm

SEBI caps MFs intraday borrowings to 20% of net assets

Borrowing allowed only for debt, equity oriented index and ETFs

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 6:58 pm

CBI questions Anil Ambanis son Jai Anmol in 228 cr bank fraud case

He has been asked to come again for questioning on Saturday

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 6:55 pm

Noida airport expects to handle four million passengers in CY 2026

NIA received an aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on March 6

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 6:52 pm

West Asia crisis leaves 23,000 Indian seafarers stranded across Gulf; 768 on 28 Indian ships

So far, 215 stranded seafarers have been evacuated from locations, including Muscat and Bahrain, the DGS said in its latest situation report

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 6:40 pm

Sebi imposes Rs 10 lakh fine on Anand Rathi for violation of stock brokers' norms

Indias market regulator Sebi fined Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers 10 lakh after inspections found multiple regulatory violations, including

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 6:38 pm

28 Indian vessels with LNG, LPG and crude stranded near Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil transit chokepoint, has now been assessed as a high-risk maritime security zone

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 6:35 pm

Markets log worst weekly rout in 15 months as war clouds darken

Sensex, Nifty down 2% each; Nifty Auto index plunges 10.5%

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 6:25 pm

RBI net buys record $6.2 billion debt to shield bonds from war shockwaves

The Reserve Bank of India stepped up its government bond purchases from the secondary market to a record level in the week ended March 6, data sh

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 6:16 pm

CIS buying boosts orthodox tea prices in Kochi auctions

importers step up buying to meet year-end commitments

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 6:15 pm

Technology adoption and improved seed varieties boost Indias wheat & rice production

These include development of high-yielding climate-resilient varieties, cost-effective and efficient pre and post-harvest technologies, says mini

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 6:14 pm

Kandla port crosses 150MT cargo milestone well ahead of fiscal year end

DPA, which has not been disclosing detailed cargo movements since the USIran war erupted, took to X on Friday to announce that it is gearing up t

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 6:10 pm

KG Builders launches two plotted communities in Western Chennai; gross development value at 400 crore

The plotted communities are spread across 120 acres along the rapidly developing ValarpuramThirumazhisai growth corridor

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 6:04 pm

Amazon adds dedicated air freight capacity to Guwahati

The weekly thrice service will make deliveries faster in the Northeast by five times, an Amazon executive said

The Hindu 13 Mar 2026 6:03 pm

K.V. Ramana Murthy to be new Whole Time Member of SEBI

Kompella Venkata Ramana Murthy appointed as new Whole Time Member of SEBI, replacing Ashwani Bhatia.

The Hindu 13 Mar 2026 5:38 pm

Google Is Not Ruling Out Ads in Gemini

WIRED spoke with Nick Fox, Googles SVP of knowledge and information, about how AI is changing the companys advertising business. Google Is Not Ru

India Vision 13 Mar 2026 5:35 pm

India bonds pressured by oil surge; RBI likely shielding 10-yr bond as Iran war set to enter third week

Indian government bonds came under heavy selling pressure this week as oil prices soared, though the benchmark 10-year bond showed resilience, su

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 5:31 pm

Trump says US would escort ships in Strait of Hormuz 'if needed' -Fox News interview

Were going to be hitting them very hard over the next week, he added in the interview with Foxs Brian Kilmeade that aired in part on its Fox & Fr

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 5:24 pm

Godrej Properties' promoters hike stake by 5% in FY26, buy public shares for Rs 2,674 cr

Godrej Properties Ltd's promoters have increased their stake in the company by 5 per cent this fiscal through purchases of public shares worth Rs

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 5:23 pm

Secured v/s unsecured loans: Key differences and facts

In India, personal loans are a popular option for meeting immediate financial needs.

NewsBytes 13 Mar 2026 5:21 pm

TN CM Stalin inaugurates Unit-1 of 2x660 MW Udangudi thermal power plant costing 13,077 crore

The electricity generated from this power plant will be connected to the power grid and distributed through a 400-kV gas-insulated substation

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 5:20 pm

Crude oil futures rise 94 to 8,898 per barrel; Brent breaches $100

Analysts said oil prices rose as geopolitical tensions surrounding Iran and disruptions in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have raised conc

The Hindu 13 Mar 2026 5:18 pm

As global cotton firms up and rupee weakens, CAI pares 2025-26 cotton import projections

Revises crop estimates marginally higher on improved yields in Maharashtra and other states

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 5:16 pm

Gainers & Losers: NALCO, IFCI among 7 big movers on Friday

Indian benchmark indices fell sharply for a third straight session as escalating Iran-Israel/US tensions hurt sentiment. Nifty dropped over 2% an

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 5:14 pm

Innovision IPO sees subscription decline despite extension of bidding window. Check GMP and other details

Innovisions IPO saw weak investor response, with overall subscription around 30% even after extending the bidding period and lowering the price b

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 5:09 pm

Netflix cuts jobs in product and creative teams

Netflix has reportedly laid off several dozen employees from its global product team as part of an internal reorganization.

NewsBytes 13 Mar 2026 5:02 pm

India's sugar mills caught in a five-way squeeze and farmers may pay the price: Praful Vithalani

India's sugar industry faces a crisis as policy shifts and frozen prices threaten its decade-long diversification into ethanol. Cooperative mills

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2026 4:50 pm

Centre proposes life term for forced transgender conversion; moves to amend 2019 Act

The proposed legislation mandates life imprisonment and a minimum fine of 5 lakh for forcing children to undergo transgender conversion through m

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 4:44 pm

US-Iran war rattles markets, but Zepto, PhonePe press IPO plans

Leading Indian consumer-tech companies Zepto and PhonePe have started engaging with foreign institutional investors (FIIs) for their upcoming ini

NewsBytes 13 Mar 2026 4:38 pm

Partial flight resumptions restore some gold flows from key hub Dubai

Gold is transported by plane for security and insurance reasons related to its high value-to-weight ratio; FlightRadar24 indicated that Dubai fli

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 4:38 pm

Passenger Transport: Maharashtra pauses new rickshaw, taxi permits; e-rickshaws and e-bikes to require licences

State aims for better-regulated passenger transport services, improved safety standards and more disciplined urban mobility systems in the state.

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 4:37 pm

Coal India's arm CMPDIL to float IPO on March 20

The issue will be entirely an offer-for-sale of 10.71 crore shares by Coal India

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 4:36 pm

Stock markets tumble for 3rd day as West Asia turmoil, rising oil prices weigh heavily on sentiments

Besides, heavy selling in global markets, persistent foreign fund outflows and weakness in the rupee also dented investors' sentiment

The Hindu 13 Mar 2026 4:35 pm

Cut in gas supply puts many steel companies in the dock

Besides shortage of gas, the sharp rupee depreciation against dollar has also pushed up the cost of coking coal imports amid rising shipping and

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 4:35 pm

Maharashtra to use AI to boost freshwater fisheries output; 1,024-crore scheme launched

Maharashtra has accorded agriculture status to fisheries sector

The Hindu Businessline 13 Mar 2026 4:35 pm