Core sector output slows to 2.3% in February; crude, gas and refinery drag weighs on momentum
Growth in India’s eight core infrastructure industries eased to 2.3 per cent in February, down from 3.4 per cent in the...
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Govt clears Rs 20,000 crore credit guarantee scheme for MFIs; funding access in focus
The government has approved a limited-period Rs 20,000-crore credit guarantee scheme aimed at easing fund flow constraints...
Iran: Fuel, food and finance: How distant US-Iran war might spill into your monthly household bills
Years ago it was the Covid pandemic, then Russia–Ukraine conflict, then came Trump’s tariffs and now the world is...
Oil prices today: Crude eases after spike as Trump, Netanyahu seek to ease concerns over Iran war
Global crude prices edged lower on Friday after a continued surge, as statements from US President Donald Trump and Israeli...
New income tax rules notified from April 1; simplified law retains HRA relief and tightens disclosure norms
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Friday notified the Income-tax Rules, 2026 to operationalise the simplified...
US stock markets today (March 20, 2026): S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq slip as bond yields rise; crude oil prices steady amid Iran war
US stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday, putting Wall Street on course for a fourth consecutive weekly loss,...
After six years halt, India-China trade via Lipulekh Pass set to restart
Border trade between India and China through the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district will resume this...
Industrial diesel prices hiked by Rs 22/litre amid Gulf crisis; no change in retail fuel prices
The price of bulk diesel sold to industrial users was hiked by about Rs 22 a litre on Friday, reflecting the spike in...
Stock market today (March 20, 2026): Which are the top gainers and losers in Nifty50 and BSE Sensex today? Check list
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty pared most of their sharp intra-day gains but still ended nearly half a per cent...
Petrol Price Hike: Premium petrol prices hiked by up to Rs 2.35 per litre amid Middle East tensions
State run oil marketing companies on Friday increased the price of their premium-grade power petrol by over Rs 2 per litre,...