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West Asia crisis: Govt provides certain relaxations to exporters to meet obligations

New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) The government has granted certain relaxations to exporters in fulfilling their export obligations, as the trading community is...

Maharashtra Budget: Fadnavis hands farmers another loan waiver even as 6 lakh await benefits of 1st one

Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay. 

China lowers its growth target to least ambitious since 1991. Six charts explain its weakening economy

Beijing has lowered its official 2026 growth target to between 4.5% and 5%— its least ambitious goal since 1991 and a steep comedown from the double-digit expansion of past years.

6 yrs after writing ‘Budgets Made Easy’, Fadnavis delivers his 1st, dedicating it to late deputy Pawar

His very first budget laid strong emphasis on capital expenditure & infrastructure development, his goal of making Maharashtra a five-trillion dollar economy by 2047, and ensuring fiscal discipline.

Prolonged Middle East crisis can impact exchange rate, fuel inflation: FinMin report

New Delhi, Mar 6 (PTI) A finance ministry report on Friday cautioned that prolonged crisis in the Middle East can have adverse implications...

Indian refiners snap up Russian oil cargoes at sea after US waiver; seek legal clarity

New Delhi, Mar 6 (PTI) Indian refiners have begun snapping up millions of barrels of Russian oil floating in Asian waters after the...

Rupee falls 18 paise to close at 91.82 against US dollar

Mumbai, Mar 6 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 18 paise against the US dollar on Friday to close at 91.82 against the American currency,...

Gold stuck in Dubai due to the war being sold at steep discounts

Traders are forced to sell at low prices as buyers step back from new orders, unwilling to pay exceptionally high shipping and insurance costs with no guarantee of prompt delivery.

This isn’t an energy crisis— at least not yet

Current oil & gas prices, compared to previous crises, are within ranges that, in the past, had been considered normal.

Flipkart cuts nearly 300 jobs in annual performance review

New Delhi, Mar 6 (PTI) E-commerce major Flipkart has trimmed its workforce by 250-300 employees following its annual performance review, sources familiar with...

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.