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India growth seen slowing as Iran conflict shows no sign of easing

Goldman Sachs last week cut its 2026 growth forecast by half a percentage point to 6.5% for the fiscal year starting April, and expects slower expansion due to India’s reliance on imported oil.

UAE’s Fujairah oil hub suspends loadings as war-related halts mount

Fujairah, a major hub for both crude & fuels, has taken on increased significance for both the UAE & global markets because of its position outside the closed Strait of Hormuz.

Insuring vessels sailing through Hormuz now costs five times what it did in early days of Iran war

Insuring vessels to sail through the Strait of Hormuz is still possible, even if at a very high cost.

Cargo Matters to invest Rs 66 crore to set up over 550 EV charging stations

Mumbai, Mar 17 (PTI) Logistics operator Cargo Matters on Tuesday announced its plans to invest Rs 66 crore for setting up over 550...

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Silver tumbles Rs 9,000, gold declines Rs 2,950 amid weak global cues

New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Silver prices tumbled by Rs 9,000 to Rs 2.56 lakh per kg while gold prices dropped by Rs...

India’s exports to US fall 13 pc in Feb; trade gap with China crosses USD 100 bn

New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) India's exports to the US dipped 12.88 per cent year-on-year to USD 6.88 billion in February due to high...

LTM ties up with IIT-Kharagpur to upskill workforce in artificial intelligence

Kolkata, Mar 16 (PTI) Larsen & Toubro Group firm LTM has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur to design deep-dive training programmes...

India-US trade deal to be signed after Trump administration decides new global ‘tariff architecture’

New Delhi is examining the legal implications of the latest set of American investigations into Indian exports under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, it is learnt.

Wholesale price inflation at 11-month high of 2.13 pc; higher crude prices to push WPI higher

New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Wholesale price inflation rose to a 11-month high of 2.13 per cent in February, driven by an uptick...

On Camera

Real question isn’t why songs like Sarke Chunar are made. It’s why we keep playing them

The song was taken off YouTube a day after its release. But where was this energy when songs like Choli Ke Peeche & Fevicol Se came out? Those songs walked so this one could run.

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.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

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.