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30 mineral blocks made operational in FY 2025-26: Govt

Majority of the blocks made operational are from Gujarat

31 Mar 2026 6:46 pm
IndiGo names IATA head Willie Walsh as new CEO

Willie Walsh is expected to join IndiGo no later than August 3, the airline said in a statement

31 Mar 2026 3:54 pm
West Asia conflict could shave off 1 percentage point from India's FY27 GDP growth projections: EY

EY in its February report had projected India's GDP could to be between 6.8 and 7.2% in 2026-27

31 Mar 2026 1:34 pm
First-time home buyers driving growth in Chennai: Aadhar Housing Finance

Aadhar Housing Finance has attributed this rise in demand to a strong combination of economic growth, infrastructure development, and evolving buyer preferences across Tamil Nadu

31 Mar 2026 1:33 pm
Granules Life Sciences Hyderabad plant gets VAI inspection classification from U.S. FDA

The establishment inspection report (EIR) was issued following a current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) and pre-approval inspection (PAI) of the oral solid dosage manufacturing operations between December 15 and 19

31 Mar 2026 1:03 pm
Magnum Ice Cream acquires 61.9% stake in Kwality Walls

KWIL has also announced changes at the top level. It has approved the appointment of Abhijit Bhattacharya as an additional (non-executive and non-independent) director of the company and chairman of the board

31 Mar 2026 12:52 pm
Lupin gets USFDA tentative nod for copy of Mercks injection

The drug is indicated for reversal of neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium bromide and vecuronium bromide in adults and pediatric patients aged 2 years and older undergoing surgery

31 Mar 2026 11:42 am
UK fines Apple unit for breaching Russian sanctions

Ireland-based Apple Distribution International (ADI), which instructs payments to software developers who use the App Store, was fined for paying a sanctioned Russian company in 2022

31 Mar 2026 10:09 am
Assembly Election LIVE: Over 500 candidates file nominations on first day of filing nominations in Tamil Nadu

The ECI issued the official notification for the April 23 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu, and first phase of polls in West Bengal yesterday

31 Mar 2026 8:53 am
ONGC announces gas monetisation from its Daman Upside Development Project

ONGC added that production from all its wells would be ramped up in a phased manner.

31 Mar 2026 8:42 am
31 Mar 2026 8:22 am
Amidst West Asia crisis, India purchased natural gas at $19/unit from spot markets for fertiliser units

According to govt officials, there has been a sharp increase in price of inputs as LNG, ammonia and sulphur alongside a spike in freight and logistics cost.

31 Mar 2026 3:06 am
No change in interest rates on small savings schemes

Deposits under Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme will attract an interest of 8.2%, while the rate on a three-year term deposit remains at 7.1%

31 Mar 2026 12:50 am
India's April-February fiscal deficit at 80% of 2025/26 target

Net tax receipts at 21,50,000 rupees, up from 20,20,000 collected in the same period a year ago

30 Mar 2026 10:58 pm
Apartment sales fell by 13% YoY and 6% QoQ to 98,761 units in January-March quarter

According to NSE-listed real estate data analytics company PropEquity, housing sales fell by 13% YoY and 6% QoQ to 98,761 units while launches fell by 19% YoY and 8% QoQ to 92,411 units in January-March 2026

30 Mar 2026 10:46 pm
On track to achieve 30,000 crore in road monetisation: NHAI

The NHAI said it has already mobilised 28,307 crore through a mix of Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) and the Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) model

30 Mar 2026 10:37 pm
Nifty 50 marks worst month in six years as it dips 11.4% in March

Nifty fell 2.14% to22,331.4 points on March 30, 2026, extending the six weeks of continuous declines. Sensex fell 2.22% to 71,947.5 points

30 Mar 2026 10:17 pm
IRDAI approves India AS framework for insurers from April 1

The implementation of India AS will be applicable to all categories of insurers life, general, stand alone health insurers and reinsurers

30 Mar 2026 10:02 pm
Sitharaman defends IBC citing higher recoveries and post-resolution performance of firms

Replying to the debate on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2026 in Lok Sabha, the Finance Minister said the reason for bringing in IBC was not debt recovery, but rather the rescue of viable businesses and addressing their financial stress

30 Mar 2026 5:45 pm
Improvement in manufacturing keeps IIP growth steady at 5.2% in February

The National Statistics Office revised the industrial production growth for January 2026 to 5.1% from the provisional estimate of 4.8% released earlier this month

30 Mar 2026 5:15 pm
Stock markets slump over 2% as West Asia war enters 5th week; end FY26 with losses

Declining for the second day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,635.67 points or 2.22% to settle at 71,947.55. During the day, it plunged 1,809.09 points or 2.45% to 71,774.13.

30 Mar 2026 4:45 pm
Lok Sabha passes insolvency law amendments; Sitharaman says Bill will help maximise value for stakeholders

Piloting the bill in the Lok Sabha, the Finance Minister said that 12 amendments are being made in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), which came into force in 2016, that would help maximise the value for stakeholders and improve the governing process itself

30 Mar 2026 3:34 pm
WTO meet concludes; no consensus on extension of e-commerce duty moratorium

The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization began on March 26, 2026 in the capital city of Cameroon

30 Mar 2026 3:25 pm
France's Mistral raises $830 million in debt for AI data centre build-up

Scaling our infrastructure in Europe is critical to empower our customers and to ensure AI innovation and autonomy remain at the heart of Europe, Chief Executive Arthur Mensch said

30 Mar 2026 1:26 pm
Government clears 29 investment proposals worth 7,104 cr under Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) Secretary, S Krishnan, said the fresh investment proposal will create as many as 14,246 new jobs in the segment

30 Mar 2026 1:00 pm
SoftBank secures $40 billion loan to boost OpenAI investments

The loan was arranged with lenders including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and MUFG Bank

30 Mar 2026 11:15 am
What is the World Trade Organization e-commerce moratorium?

The policy was first adopted in 1998 at the WTOs Second Ministerial Conference in Geneva

30 Mar 2026 10:24 am
Stock markets slump in early trade as West Asia war enters fifth week

The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,191.24 points to 72,391.98 in early trade; the 50-share NSE Nifty slumped 349.45 points to 22,470.15.

30 Mar 2026 10:24 am
Rupee rebounds 128 paise from all-time low to 93.57 against U.S. dollar

Forex traders said the rupee opened stronger as banks who generally have long positions, may have to cut their positions taken in onshore currency markets as per the RBI Director

30 Mar 2026 10:14 am
Centre allocates PDS kerosene to States, UTs in 60-day emergency measure to ease LPG pressure

The move is intended to ensure that households facing LPG constraints continue to have access to essential fuel for basic domestic requirements

30 Mar 2026 9:44 am
Asian shares decline as oil prices soar amid war in Iran, echoing last weeks Wall Street drop

The drops in Asia follow the deep declines on Wall Street last Friday that finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years

30 Mar 2026 9:44 am
Apple hires ex-Google executive to head AI marketing amid push to improve Siri

The hire comes as Apple is readying an improved version of Siri, its virtual assistant, for release this year

30 Mar 2026 9:24 am
Microsoft takes over a Texas AI data centre expansion after OpenAI backs away

Microsoft is taking over a data centre construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it

30 Mar 2026 9:01 am
Tea body seeks clarity on Assam land transfer policy for plantation workers

Two months ahead of the elections, the BJP-led government amended a law to grant legal land rights to 3.5 lakh families of plantation workers living in the labour lines of more than 800 tea estates

30 Mar 2026 1:38 am
How to secure Indias supply chains

Supply chain resilience cannot be built through isolated interventions. It requires an integrated, forward-looking approach

30 Mar 2026 1:23 am
Last rites of industrialist Vijaypat Singhania performed in Mumbai

Vijaypat Singhania headed the Raymond Group for two decades, and was also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan

29 Mar 2026 9:07 pm
NCLAT rejects BSE pleas on Demat account freezing during insolvency

BSE had contended that the NCLT does not have any jurisdiction under Section 60 (5) of the IBC Code to adjudicate on the issues, which are within the Securities Law Framework and Sebi Circulars

29 Mar 2026 12:26 pm
Consumer panel asks Ola Electric to replace consumer's faulty scooter,

The commission was of the view that the consistent dropping of the battery level and other issues that arose from the first ride showed the vehicle was defective.

29 Mar 2026 12:14 pm
When the promise is not the policy

Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, recently warned banks quite sternly against mis-selling insurance and advised them to focus on their core business of lending

29 Mar 2026 9:04 am
How ETFs fit into your portfolio

For a chosen benchmark, whether broad-cap or large-cap index, it is best to pick an ETF with high liquidity

29 Mar 2026 8:56 am
When the cannons boom: stock markets in wartime

War may come and war may go, but the stock markets go on for ever. But theres a catch, markets can fall, keep falling and remain bearish in the short term; staying invested when it bleeds is the real magic for building wealth

29 Mar 2026 8:54 am
West Asia crisis affecting LPG cylinder supply to certain parts of store network: Jubilant FoodWorks

We wish to inform that due to the ongoing geopolitical situation in West Asia, there are supply constraints on the distribution of commercial LPG across the country, Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd (JFL) said in a regulatory filing

29 Mar 2026 3:40 am
Bombay Court urges mediation in Kalyani family feud

The siblings Baba Kalyani, Sugandha Hiremath, and Gaurishankar Kalyani, and their children have been fighting legal battles on multiple fronts for several years now. At stake is ancestral wealth estimated to be over1 lakh crore

29 Mar 2026 3:15 am
Former Raymond Group chairman Vijaypat Singhania passes away at 87

Vijaypat Singhania took over the Raymond Group in 1980 and expanded its portfolio to include textiles, steel, and hospitality

28 Mar 2026 11:55 pm
Sammaan Capital bags all approvals for stake acquisition by Avenir Investment

The proposed transaction will be effected in accordance with the terms of the share subscription agreement dated October 2, 2025 entered into between the company and the investor

28 Mar 2026 10:35 pm
Early economic data for March 2026 shows moderation in economic momentum: Finance Ministry

The Monthly Economic Review report points out the various macroeconomic and sectoral issues for India arising out of the conflict in West Asia

28 Mar 2026 7:22 pm