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New Delhi: Country's leading lender SBI Saturday announced the launch of a $500 million syndicated social term loan facility, focused exclusively on women empowerment with a greenshoe option, on the eve of International Women's Day. This syndicated transaction is a milestone for SBI and the...

New Delhi: With India exploring alternative sources to further strengthen its energy security, countries like Australia, Canada and several others have offered additional gas supplies, official sources said Saturday. Citing the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran leading to the closure of the key shipping route...

New Delhi: Emirates has resumed flight operations after temporarily suspending services to and from Dubai International Airport due to safety concerns, the airline said on Saturday in an update on social media. In an update shared on the social media platform X, the airline said...

New York/Washington: US said it has given "permission" to India to buy Russian oil that is on ships already floating on waterways with a view to easing supplies around the world amid the West Asia conflict. "The world is very well supplied in oil. Yesterday,...

New Delhi: India’s billionaire figures have risen to 308 -- an increase of 24 from last year -- which indicates strong wealth creation and sustained economic momentum, according to the Hurun Research Institute’s ‘Hurun Global Rich List 2026’ released Saturday. The increase pushed India to...

Washington: The US State Department said that it has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel of munitions and related support services, including 12,000 aerial bombs. The deal is worth about 151.8 million US dollars, the department said in a statement. Israel has requested...

New Delhi: Air travel between India and the Gulf region is gradually resuming amid disruptions caused by the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, with airlines including Air India and IndiGo announcing special and scheduled flights Saturday to bring back stranded passengers. Flight operations between India and several...

New Delhi: Top government sources on Saturday allayed fears that current global energy situation can become a crisis for India, saying that the country currently holds over 250 million barrels (around 4,000 crore litres) of crude and petroleum products, providing about 7-8 weeks of buffer...

New Delhi: The prices of domestic LPG and commercial cylinders were hiked by a steep Rs 60 and Rs 114.5, respectively, amid rising energy costs linked to the West Asia conflict. Non-subsidised LPG, the one that common household users other than the Ujjwala beneficiaries use...

Cuttack: Orissa High Court issued directions asking the government departments to ensure that no trade licence or business permission should be granted for any building that does not comply with legal requirements. If the structure is claimed to be an old residential house, it cannot...