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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...

India, US trade deal to be signed once tariff architecture is in place: Official

New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) The interim trade agreement between India and the US will be signed once the new global tariff architecture...

Saudi crude rerouted via Red Sea to India as Hormuz tensions rise; Russian imports surge

Around 6 million barrels of Saudi oil headed to Indian ports via the kingdom’s west coast, while Indian refiners ramp up Russian purchases amid a temporary US waiver.

Wholesale price inflation rises 2.13 pc in February

New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Wholesale price inflation rose for the fourth straight month, at 2.13 per cent in February, driven by an...

Indian crude tanker sails out of UAE’s Fujairah safely

New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) An Indian-flagged crude tanker sailed out safely from the UAE's Fujairah after loading oil, despite an attack on the...

On Camera

Modi’s three Iran blunders lead to one question—where’s strategic autonomy?

Three avoidable blunders in PM Modi's handling of the US-Israel attack on Iran have laid bare the hollowness of his claims to global leadership.

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.

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.