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Air India evaluates East Asia routes amid West Asia airspace disruptions
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Luxury carmakers Mercedes, Audi plan fresh price hikes from April amid rupee slide
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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
Govt warns LPG hoarders of action; urges users to switch to piped cooking gas
Oil spike may hurt India less this time: DBS
Improved macro buffers and diversified crude sourcing could cushion impact, says bank
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Industries in Gujarat get blanket nod to use alternative fuels amid gas crunch
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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
FM also assured the House that the revised expenditure for FY26 will not exceed the Budget Estimates
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Energy shock jolts Asian equities as AI-led rally leaves South Korea most exposed
CBI questions Anil Ambanis son Jai Anmol in 228 cr bank fraud case
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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
US GDP rises 0.7% in Q4 after sharp downgrade; full-year 2025 pace revised to 2.1%
Markets log worst weekly rout in 15 months as war clouds darken
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RBI net buys record $6.2 billion debt to shield bonds from war shockwaves
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CIS buying boosts orthodox tea prices in Kochi auctions
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Technology adoption and improved seed varieties boost Indias wheat & rice production
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Kandla port crosses 150MT cargo milestone well ahead of fiscal year end
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The plotted communities are spread across 120 acres along the rapidly developing ValarpuramThirumazhisai growth corridor
Amazon adds dedicated air freight capacity to Guwahati
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Indian government bonds came under heavy selling pressure this week as oil prices soared, though the benchmark 10-year bond showed resilience, su
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Godrej Properties' promoters hike stake by 5% in FY26, buy public shares for Rs 2,674 cr
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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
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
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Indian benchmark indices fell sharply for a third straight session as escalating Iran-Israel/US tensions hurt sentiment. Nifty dropped over 2% an
Innovisions IPO saw weak investor response, with overall subscription around 30% even after extending the bidding period and lowering the price b
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India's sugar mills caught in a five-way squeeze and farmers may pay the price: Praful Vithalani
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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
State aims for better-regulated passenger transport services, improved safety standards and more disciplined urban mobility systems in the state.
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
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
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
Maharashtra to use AI to boost freshwater fisheries output; 1,024-crore scheme launched
Maharashtra has accorded agriculture status to fisheries sector
