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Oil leaps 3% on supply concerns as Iran conflict widens

Iraq, the second largest crude producer in OPEC, has cut output by 1.5 million barrels a day for lack of export route.

Apraava Energy begins operation of 400-kV transmission line in Rajasthan

New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) Apraava Energy on Thursday announced the beginning of operations of a 400-kV electricity transmission line and a pooling...

Six charts that explain China’s weakening economy as it posts lowest growth target in decades

China’s government lowered its official 2026 growth target to 4.5%-5% — its least ambitious goal since 1991.

Petroleum reserves, alternative sources: India moves to protect economy as Iran tensions expose risks

The government Tuesday set up a panel to monitor risks and keep exports and imports running smoothly in the face of disruptions.

Rupee slumps to all-time low of 92.05 against US dollar on surging crude prices

Mumbai, Mar 4 (PTI) The rupee slumped 56 paise to close at an all-time low of 92.05 against the US dollar on Wednesday,...

IndiGo cancels more than 500 flights to Middle East in past 4 days amid widening crisis

Mumbai, Mar 4 (PTI) IndiGo on Wednesday said it cancelled over 500 flights to the Middle East and select international destinations from February...

Air India to operate more flights to Toronto, Frankfurt & Paris amid high demand

Mumbai, Mar 4 (PTI) Air India on Wednesday announced the deployment of additional flights to Toronto, Frankfurt and Paris (Charles de Gaulle) to...

European gas holds near 3-year high as Middle East conflict rattles energy markets

Major energy infrastructure is in the crosshairs of the conflict, raising risks of the biggest shock since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Qatar’s largest LNG plant remains shut, fuelling supply fears.

Rupee hits record low of Rs 92 per dollar, stocks and bonds slide as oil surge rattles markets

The RBI intervened by selling dollars to steady the currency, Bloomberg has learnt. The escalating conflict in the Middle East may stoke inflation and worsen the country’s widening trade deficit.

MRF Ltd to invest Rs 5,300 cr for setting up greenfield project in TN

Chennai, Mar 5 (PTI) Tyre major MRF Ltd has signed a MoU with the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday committing investments of Rs...

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Nitish’s exit is good for Bihar. It’s the beginning of JD(U)’s end and BJP’s supremacy

The JD(U) may still have 12 members in the Lok Sabha and 85 in the state Assembly, but without Nitish Kumar as its face, the party is confronted with a big leadership vacuum.

India’s deadly surge in tobacco use: 60% urban spike in a decade, 565% gutka boom in rural households

EAC-PM paper finds sharp rise in rural and urban tobacco consumption between 2011-12 and 2023-24, with poorer households hit hardest even as public healthcare spending expands.

War reaches India’s backyard as Iranian warship sunk by US submarine off Sri Lanka coast. 100 dead

Sinking of the ship has raised eyebrows in the Indian defence and security establishment. Lankan navy has recovered several bodies, believed to be of crew members.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.