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While Iranian oil is being offered at $6$8 above ICE Brent, refiners remain cautious due to payment challenges, particularly Irans exclusion from the SWIFT system.
New entrants and previously inactive central banks have started accumulating gold in recent months, signalling a broader shift in reserve strategies.
Tensions remain high as missile alerts were reported in northern Israel and Israeli forces struck Beiruts southern suburbs targeting Hezbollah.
Iran denied holding talks with the United States to end the conflict, contradicting President Donald Trumps claims of progress
Ahead of the launch, the company raised 329.40 crore from anchor investors, including leading mutual funds and insurance firms.
Ahead of the opening, the company raised 122 crore from anchor investors, including leading institutional names.
Around 15 stocks including Coal India, IRFC, Wipro and SEPC will be in focus on Tuesday after key announcements such as stake sales, expansion plans, refinancing deals, acquisitions and fresh orders across sectors.
Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: The short-term outlook is bullish for Premier Energies. The stock has made a bullish double-bottom reversal pattern. This marks the end of the downtrend that was in place since October last year. The neckline support of this pattern is coming around 815. Fresh buyers are likely to come in around 815 and limit the downside.
Brent drops as much as 14% to $96, before paring the move and hovering near $102
In a joint letter, Bharti Airtel, Vi and Jio asked the MMRCL to let TSPs install new IBS network or purchase and use existing IBS network to avoid delays
Sanjeev Hans allegedly conspired with Vipul Bansal, an employee of RNA Corporation, and others to demand and accept undue advantage from the promoters of East & West Builders, as per the CBI FIR
LPG tankers Pine Gas and Jag Vasant, sailing close to each other, started from the Persian Gulf on Monday morning before crossing the strait
The film, produced by Jio Studio and B62 Studios, is now the biggest first week grosser of all-time in a single language at the Indian box office.
Under the adjudication process, so far cases of around 29 lakh voters have been resolved, said West Bengals Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal
In contrast, travel has seen a declinefrom 16% earlier in the year to about 11% by the December quarterhighlighting a move away from aspirational spending
According to reports, Iran has denied being in talks with the US, but admitted that some countries in the region were making efforts to reduce tensions
In terms of energy security, India has progressively diversified its crude oil import sources and augmented its domestic refining capacity, said RBI
The reform is expected to strengthen participation on Indias Social Stock Exchange, a new platform designed to channel capital towards non-profit organisations and for-profit social enterprises
The changes aim to balance regulatory scrutiny with ease of doing business, ensuring only individuals with integrity and ethical conduct participate in the securities market without imposing undue restrictions
AIADMK, which is leading the alliance in the State, allocated 27 seats to BJP, 18 to the Pattali Makkal Katchi, and 11 to the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
Detailed assets-liabilities filings to remain internal; FPI fund netting to be implemented from Dec 31
States where farmers irrigated their crops a day or two before the rain may be affected
OMCs have been contemplating establishing more caverns for storing LPG, on the lines of the two caverns India has that can store a cumulative quantity of around 1.40 lakh tonnes
Taking a cue from past instance, there may not be an increase in the maximum price this year, however a final decision will be taken at top level, industry sources said
The move is aims to address practical difficulties from pending claims, litigation, tax assessments or defect liability periods that delay exit from such entities
The three-day dialogues, organised by the Bharti Institute of Public Policy (BIPP) at the Indian School of Business (ISB) over the weekend, focussed on the theme Food Systems: Moving Beyond Linear Thinking.
The company, however, has not disclosed the value of the deal and the timeline of the bus deployment
While online systems have helped, multiple approvals and last mile gaps, impact execution on the ground, say small industry owners
Industry cheers move; rates to apply from February 21 to March 31, 2026
Speaking after the SEBI board meeting, Tuhin Kanta Pandey said independent directors are required to protect the interests of minority shareholders and follow laid-down processes to raise concerns
Gold prices have already plunged 20 per cent in March to $4,263 an ounce, making it the most severe one-month correction in over five decades
Opposition stated that an attempt was made to introduce the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, in RS without discussing in the Business Advisory Committee
Markets are at a critical juncture, with the trajectory of the US-Iran conflict and crude oil prices set to determine whether a sharp recovery or a deeper slide lies ahead, say analysts
The round also saw strategic backing from angel investors, including Lalit Keshre (Co-founder, Groww), the founders of Razorpay, and Bhukhanwala Industries
Under the revised framework, AIFs will be allowed to retain liquidation proceeds beyond the permissible fund life in specific circumstances
Jaishankar calls for FTA talks conclusion; Lavrov flags Modis Russia visit in 2026
She shared several insights from her decades of frontline public leadership, focusing on how supporting inclusivity and equity efforts can help unlock new avenues for transformation
Five South-East Asian countries featured in the top 20 destinations for Indians which include Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia
The plant willhave a capacity of 8.2million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and the first phase will incur 70,000 crore
Larry Fink said the global economic order is undergoing a structural shift marked by geopolitical tensions, trade realignment and the push for national self-reliance in critical sectors such as energy, defence and technology
The Prime Minister said the conflict, now stretching beyond three weeks, has begun to exert pressure on economies worldwide
Bill to be sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for further deliberations
In Ahmedabad, queues of two-wheelers and cars were reported in several areas, including Gota, where fuel outlets operated by Nayara Energy temporarily suspended operations after running out of stock.
NDA pressing hard to transform the Assembly Elections into a three-cornered contest
This was for a total purchase consideration of 12,54 crore, subject to approval from CCI; the approval from the CCI was then obtained on January 20, 2026
To mitigate the disruption of oil, AIDA has suggested increasing ethanol blending gradually from 20% to 30%, introduction of flex vehicles which can run on 100% ethanol like in Brazil
Brand Andhra Pradesh is back and driving slew of investments in State The Minister said that the State government is looking at a plan that can bring in investment across sectors
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala mixes poll strategy with steaming idlis as he sits down to breakfast with Mayor of Kochi, V.K. Minimol, at the swank Indira Canteen in Edapally