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Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher Wednesday, taking their winning run to the fourth straight session, buoyed by softening crude oil prices following a peace deal between the US and Iran. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 347.14 points, or 0.45 per...

New Delhi: India's current strategic petroleum reserves are equivalent to just about 9-10 days of the country's net crude imports, far below other major import-dependent countries, a new report revealed Wednesday. The report released by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said other countries...

Noida: The Noida International Airport (NIA) began freight operations with the arrival of the first cargo plane Wednesday, two days after starting commercial passenger flights June 15. The first cargo flight, a Boeing 737-800F operated by Afcom Holdings between Chennai and Noida, was welcomed with...

London: Veeraswamy, one of the world's oldest Indian restaurants, has appealed the Indian government to intervene against its forced removal from its iconic London location, which once welcomed Mahatma Gandhi. The Michelin-starred diner, which recently celebrated 100 years since it first opened its doors at...

Evian-les-Bains: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will hold wide-ranging talks Wednesday, which are expected to focus on expediting sealing of the proposed bilateral trade deal and ways to boost cooperation in defence, energy and critical minerals sectors. A day ahead of...

Tehran: The US has reportedly lifted the naval blockade imposed on Iranian ports, according to Tehran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi. The naval blockade imposed on Iranian ports for nearly two months was lifted by the US ahead of the signing of a memorandum of...

New Delhi: SpaceX continued its extraordinary stock market rally Tuesday, surpassing Microsoft to become the fourth-largest company in the United States by market capitalisation, while also unveiling a major $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence coding platform Cursor. The Elon Musk-led aerospace and technology company...

Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rose for the third consecutive day Tuesday, propelled by a positive trend in global markets and softening crude oil prices following a peace deal between the US and Iran. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 544.15 points, or 0.71...

New Delhi: Adani Group has "secured" all long-term coal power purchase contracts awarded by BJP-ruled states, either independently or as one among multiple awardees, since the Centre resumed such agreements in 2024, according to a report by The Reporters' Collective. The report said that of...

New Delhi: The government has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 (Fifth Amendment), removing an exemption that allowed the sale of cough syrups in small villages without compliance with certain retail licensing requirements, according to an official statement Tuesday. The amendment was notified through a notification...