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India, Canada launch negotiations for free trade pact

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New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) India and Canada have launched negotiations for a free trade agreement and look to finalise the pact soon,...
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Finance Minister meets AIIB President, urges her to scale up investment

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New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met new President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Zou Jiayi,...
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No petrol, diesel price hike despite global oil prices spiking to USD 80

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New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) International oil prices rose about 9 per cent following US and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes...
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West Asia crisis: TCS, Wipro halt travel to Middle East, Nasscom urges remote work

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New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Indian IT majors, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro, have suspended travel to the Middle East and...
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Silver hits Rs 3 lakh/kg, gold nears Rs 1.73 lakh/10g amid rising Middle East crisis

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New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Precious metal prices skyrocketed up to 12 per cent in the national capital on Monday, with silver surging to...
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CAD widens to USD 13.2 bn in Q3 on higher trade deficit: RBI

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Mumbai, Mar 2 (PTI) India's current account deficit (CAD) inched up to USD 13.2 billion, or 1.3 per cent of GDP, in the...
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EPFO fixes 8.25 pc interest rate on EPF deposits for 2025-26, holds rate for 3rd year in a row

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New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Retirement fund body EPFO, for the third year in a row, fixed the interest rate on employees' provident...
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Russian buffer for crude, but India’s LPG imports vulnerable as Iran conflict chokes Strait of Hormuz

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India imports roughly 80–85% of its LPG requirements, with bulk sourced from Gulf suppliers, almost all of it coming through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Tata Steel to invest Rs 11,000 cr in Jharkhand for developing advanced grade steel

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Ranchi, Mar 2 (PTI) Tata Steel will invest Rs 11,000 crore in Jharkhand for developing advanced grade steel at its Jamsehdpur facility, Tata...
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Industrial output growth slows to 3-month low of 4.8 pc in January

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New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) India's industrial production growth decelerated to a three-month low of 4.8 per cent in January, pulled down by...
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India’s risks in the Iran conflict go way beyond oil

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Exports to the UAE, Gulf remittances and shipping are at risk as the Strait of Hormuz is closed. A weaker rupee, and soaring gold liabilities could stoke inflation.

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Economy

Russian buffer for crude, but India’s LPG imports vulnerable as Iran conflict chokes Strait of Hormuz

Udit Bubna -
India imports roughly 80–85% of its LPG requirements, with bulk sourced from Gulf suppliers, almost all of it coming through the Strait of Hormuz.

Defence

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

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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...

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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