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Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the fourth consecutive session Friday as crude oil prices breached the USD 114 level amid escalating tensions in West Asia, keeping investors on edge. A broad-based selling across sectors and FII outflows amid weak global...

Dubai: Indian airline IndiGo has extended the cancellation of its flights to Saudi Arabia amid security concerns in the region, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh confirmed Friday. "IndiGo flights to and from Riyadh will remain cancelled until 31 October 2026 (inclusive), while flights to and...

New Delhi: India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) Friday stated that account balances and funds of customers remain safe following a recent cyber incident that led to exposure of 3,897 customer records on the dark web. In a statement that was shared on...

New Delhi, Bhubaneswar: Odisha is finalising its landmark Agri-PV Policy 2026, with an ambitious goal of deploying 1 GW of agrivoltaic capacity across the state by 2030, Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said Thursday while...

New Delhi: Jio Platforms Ltd's Rs 30,213-crore initial public offering attracted bids worth Rs 3.73 lakh crore, with strong institutional demand driving subscription to 5.57 times the shares on offer, alongside solid anchor demand. At the end of day one, Jio Platforms Ltd's initial public...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Thursday that Odisha aims to shift from a mineral-driven economy to a chemical-led industrial economy, leveraging its natural resources, port infrastructure, and growing industrial base to become a major hub for chemicals and petrochemicals. Addressing...

Berlin: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday called for setting a bold bilateral trade target of 310 billion euros between India and Germany, urging businesses from both countries to identify opportunities to maximise benefits from the India-EU trade agreement once it comes into effect....

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Thursday said that continuing to build economic partnership and energy security cooperation makes both India and the US stronger as he wrapped up his three-day visit, which took him to the country's financial capital Mumbai and a...

Dubai: Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions wind upward over concerns about a return to all-out war. With days...

Washington: The United States Wednesday finalised a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, introducing requirements for financial reserves, redemption, risk management and supervision as the Trump administration seeks to strengthen American leadership in digital finance. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which...