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Stock markets extend winning run to 3rd day; Sensex, Nifty climb nearly 1 pc

Mumbai, Mar 18 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended nearly 1 per cent higher on Wednesday, extending their winning run to...

Social feeds power India’s micro-drama boom: Meta-Ormax report

Chandigarh, Mar 18 (PTI) Micro dramas are rapidly emerging as a new content category in India, with social media feeds driving discovery for...

Mafatlal Industries bags Rs 114 cr order from OCAC to set up 500 robotics labs in Odisha

New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Mafatlal Industries on Wednesday said it has bagged an order worth Rs 114 crore from the Odisha Computer Application...

Oil tanker reaches India from war zone

New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Indian-flagged oil tanker Jag Laadki has reached Mundra port in Gujarat after sailing safely from Fujairah in the UAE,...

Covid, sanctions, war. Life’s rough for Surat’s small diamond units, salaries ‘not guaranteed anymore’

West Asia war threatens to push already fragile industry deeper into crisis. Latest disruption is playing out differently for bigger and small-scale players in Surat’s diamond industry.

Restaurant body seeks relief from Maha govt amid LPG shortage

New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) A hotel and restaurant owners' body on Tuesday urged the Maharashtra government to grant an extension or allow staggered...

J’khand: PVUNL’s 800-MW second unit sychronised

Ramgarh, Mar 17 (PTI) The Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (PVUNL), a subsidiary of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), on Tuesday successfully synchronised...

Rupee falls 12 paise to settle at record low of 92.40 against US dollar

Mumbai, Mar 17 (PTI) The rupee declined 12 paise to settle at an all-time low of 92.40 against the US dollar on Tuesday, pressured...

Use LPG judiciously, consider alternatives wherever possible—Govt amid supply crunch & shipping delays 

With vessels stranded at Hormuz amid West Asia conflict, Centre ramps up production, cracks down on hoarding, and urges households to use alternative.

DRP issues notice to Dharavi residents over pending documents

Mumbai, Mar 17 (PTI) Authorities overseeing the Dharavi Redevelopment Project have issued a final notice to residents who are yet to submit documents...

On Camera

Strait of Hormuz crisis shows limits of US, say Chinese. ‘India most vulnerable’

Chinese online discourse situates the crisis within a broader geopolitical context, particularly the hesitancy of US allies to support Washington.

Amid supply crunch, govt offers 10% additional commercial LPG to states. But there’s a condition

India faces LPG shortage amid supply disruptions from Strait of Hormuz closure due to prolonged West Asia conflict.

Indian borders to US schools, Indian firm bags orders to supply surveillance drones to Texas schools

The company had secured orders worth over Rs 100 crore from the Indian Army in November last year. Its UAVs are deployed along India’s borders with Pakistan & China.

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.