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Colombo: The Sri Lankan government Sunday urged the public to use fuel and electricity sparingly to cushion potential shortages amid volatile global oil markets. This came as the island nation raised fuel retail prices at midnight, the second such hike in a week. As a...

Mumbai: HDFC Bank emerged as the biggest loser among India’s most-valued companies last week, with its market valuation plunging by over Rs 56,000 crore, even as the broader stock market remained largely flat with a negative bias. India’s equity markets witnessed a cautious week, with...

New Delhi: Amid the global supply chain crisis, a large cargo ship carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the US has arrived at the Mangalore Port in the country. Pyxis Pioneer cargo ship, carrying LPG from the US state of Texas, successfully docked at the...

New Delhi: The Union government, Saturday, commenced the International Conference on Carbon Markets -- Prakriti 2026 -- bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and global experts to deliberate on carbon markets and climate action. The programme was organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the...

New Delhi: The government Saturday said that it has allowed another 20 per cent allocation of commercial LPG to states and Union Territories (UTs), which would take the overall allocation to 50 per cent (including 10 per cent allocation based on ease of doing business...

New Delhi: Gold prices dipped 5.89 per cent during the week, over successive sessions of profit booking and a stronger dollar. On Friday, MCX gold April futures added 0.23 per cent while MCX silver May futures declined 1.72 per cent. Currently, gold futures stand at...

Washington: The United States has announced the temporary lifting of sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil stranded at sea in an effort to cool down soaring global crude prices. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the temporary measure will make available 140 million barrels...

New Delhi: The price of premium or higher-grade petrol price Friday was increased by Rs 2 per litre while the rate of bulk diesel sold to industrial users was hiked by about Rs 22 a litre, reflecting the spike in global oil prices amid conflict...

New Delhi: Food delivery platform Zomato has increased the platform fee by 19.2 per cent or Rs 2.40 per order, according to the latest billing details available on its app Friday. On a pre-GST basis, the platform fee now stands at Rs 14.90 per order,...

New Delhi: E-commerce major Flipkart Friday said its Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sriram Venkataraman will be stepping down from his role. Venkataraman will remain with the company "for a period of time" to ensure continuity and a smooth transition, a company statement said. During...