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Silver rebounds Rs 1,800/kg, gold eases Rs 650/10g in Delhi

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Silver prices rebounded by Rs 1,800 to Rs 2.40 lakh per kg while gold prices dropped by Rs...

Stock markets recover on buying in IT, PSU bank stocks; Sensex climbs 325 pts

Mumbai, Mar 20 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty gave up most of their intra-day gains to end nearly half a per...

Rupee slides past 93 per dollar to record low as Iran war risks rise

The currency dropped as much as 0.7% to 93.28 per dollar, after a public holiday Thursday. The central bank has been intervening to support the currency, with traders citing its presence Friday.

LPG crunch continues, supplies rationalised for commercial users

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) LPG supply crunch continued for the third straight week on Friday, but there was some easing in bookings...

Premium petrol price up Rs 2, industrial diesel up Rs 22; no change in normal petrol, diesel rates

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The price of premium or higher-grade petrol price on Friday was increased by Rs 2 per litre while...

The White House is using the wrong oil price for the Iran War

US President Donald Trump has seemingly turned the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil into a referendum on his war against Iran. Thumbs...

Tata Steel adds EAF route to produce steel; commissions Rs 3,200-cr project in Punjab

Ludhiana/New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday inaugurated Tata Steel's state-of-the-art scrap-based electric arc furnace built with an...

Paranjape Schemes to invest Rs 700cr to develop 1400 homes in Pune

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Realty firm Paranjape Schemes Construction Ltd will invest Rs 700 crore to develop four projects in Pune as...

CBDT notifies rules for simplified income tax law, to be effective from April 1

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Central Board of Direct Taxes on Friday notified the rules for Income-tax Act, 2025 which provided enhanced tax...

IEA advocates work from home, reduced air travel to tackle oil shock

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The International Energy Agency (IEA) has advocated a set of immediate demand-side measures, including work-from-home, lower speed limits,...

On Camera

Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies. In fact, they were allies

Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.

Telangana’s Rs 3.24 lakh crore budget bets on rural push, welfare and infra ahead of GHMC polls

With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.

Tracked: How a sailor’s 35-minute workout on deck gave away exact location of French aircraft carrier

A fitness run logged on a Strava‑linked watch by a French sailor has revealed the movement of nuclear‑powered Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.