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Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty nosedived over 1 per cent Monday as investors' sentiment were hit hard following a sharp spike in crude oil prices amid escalating tensions in West Asia. Weak trends in global markets and heavy foreign fund outflows also...

New Delhi: Oil prices could exceed $100 per barrel if tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is not swiftly restored, as the waterway's closure threatens to disrupt 15 per cent of global oil supply and 20 per cent of global LNG supply, consultancy Wood...

New Delhi: India and Canada took a major step forward in their relationship Monday by signing a landmark uranium supply agreement worth $2.6 billion. The agreement was signed during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney at Hyderabad House in...

New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector activity growth jumped to a four-month high of 56.9 in February, supported by substantial improvement in domestic demand even as growth in new export orders witnessed a decline, a monthly survey said Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing...

Bangkok: US and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets Monday, with U.S. futures falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring, though gains for defence contractors and oil companies helped limit losses in Asian trading. The futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones...

Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued to trade with deep cuts during afternoon session Monday tracking a sharp spike in crude oil prices amid escalating tensions in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 2,743.46 points or 3.37 per cent to 78,543.73...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar to Dubai flight by Indigo was cancelled Monday due to the escalated tension in West Asia, an airport official said. Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) Director Prasanna Pradhan said Monday's Indigo flight to Dubai was cancelled by the airline and passengers were informed...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Monday called on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of the visiting leader's bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following their meeting, EAM Jaishankar said, "Delighted to call on Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada in...

New Delhi: Global crude oil prices went up more than 7 per cent Monday as the war in West Asia escalated, following US and Israeli military strikes on Iran. Brent crude futures prices surged to $82.37, the highest since January 2025. Brent crude oil price...

New Delhi: A Palau-flagged oil tanker with 15 Indian crew members came under attack from the Iranian military off Oman's Musandam peninsula and four people were injured in the strike, Omani authorities said Sunday. Iran has carried out a wave of attacks mainly targeting Israel...