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NHAI’s infrastructure investment trust eyes $656 million amid mixed listing market

Raajmarg Infra InvIT has fixed its IPO price band at Rs 99-100 per unit and will open anchor bids on 10 March. It will start with five toll roads across four states spanning 260 km.

Shipping authority says 3 Indian seafarers killed in Middle East; issues advisory for maritime operators

New Delhi, Mar 3 (PTI) At least three Indian seafarers on board foreign-flagged vessels were killed and one was injured in the Middle...

West Asia crisis: Exporters seek support measures; govt ensures all facilitation

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) With tensions escalating in the West Asian region amid the ongoing conflict, the government on Monday held inter-ministerial...

Rupee crashes 41 paise to settle at 91.49 against US dollar

Mumbai, Mar 2 (PTI) The rupee saw a steep loss of 41 paise to settle at 91.49 against the US dollar on Monday...

Kolkata port surpasses last year’s cargo traffic before fiscal-end

Kolkata, Mar 2 (PTI) Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, on Monday said it handled 6.193 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in February,...

India, Canada launch negotiations for free trade pact

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) India and Canada have launched negotiations for a free trade agreement and look to finalise the pact soon,...

Finance Minister meets AIIB President, urges her to scale up investment

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met new President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Zou Jiayi,...

No petrol, diesel price hike despite global oil prices spiking to USD 80

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) International oil prices rose about 9 per cent following US and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes...

West Asia crisis: TCS, Wipro halt travel to Middle East, Nasscom urges remote work

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Indian IT majors, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro, have suspended travel to the Middle East and...

Silver hits Rs 3 lakh/kg, gold nears Rs 1.73 lakh/10g amid rising Middle East crisis

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Precious metal prices skyrocketed up to 12 per cent in the national capital on Monday, with silver surging to...

On Camera

Khamenei’s assassination—what did US achieve by ripping up international law

Even if Narendra Modi is too petrified to take a stand, the Congress and Sonia Gandhi have rightly criticised this outright violation of international norms.

Haryana’s economic paradox: Per capita income Rs 3.95 lakh, but 7 in 10 families are still ‘poor’

The state Economic Survey 2025-26, released Monday, projects a family income of nearly Rs 16 lakh. But seven in 10 families live their year on less than Rs 1.80 lakh, according to Parivar Pehchan Patra data.

India has ordered more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up munitions factory in Poland—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

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.