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March 31, 2026 7:21 PM
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Most Asian stock indices ended in negative territory today. South Korea’s Kospi tanked almost 4.3%; Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1. % China's Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.8%, and Singapore’s Straits Times index ended over 0.2% down. Conversely, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose more than 0.1%....
March 31, 2026 7:15 PM
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Global crude oil prices were trading with gains today. Brent crude was trading 0.3 per cent up at 107 US dollars and 75 cents per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude was also trading one per cent higher at 103 US dollars and 96 cents per barrel, when reports last came in.
March 31, 2026 11:15 AM
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has postponed the implementation of its new rules on capital market exposure by three months. The revised deadline is now July 1, 2026, instead of April 1. The central bank said the decision comes after requests from banks, capital market intermediaries, and industry ...
March 31, 2026 9:01 AM
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In a significant milestone for indigenous defence manufacturing, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) delivered three frontline Naval platforms - Dunagiri, Sanshodhak, and Agray - to the Indian Navy yesterday. Dunagiri is capable of striking designated targets with missiles. Sanshod...
March 31, 2026 9:03 AM
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Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved proposals from the state governments for procuring record quantities of pulses and oilseeds during the Rabi 2025-26 season at Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka. The Ministry of Agriculture...
March 30, 2026 2:23 PM
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Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that India is now set to begin a new phase of technology-driven organic agriculture. He emphasised that the country will move forward with large-scale adoption of modern innovations to improve farming efficiency and sustainabilit...
March 30, 2026 10:44 AM
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The price of Brent crude surged past 115 US dollars a barrel today after Yemeni Houthis launched their first attacks on Israel over the weekend, widening the US-Israel war with Iran in the Middle East. Brent rose 2.7 per cent to 115.66 US dollars. The Middle East war, which began on February 28 with...
March 30, 2026 8:36 AM
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The Government has issued a gazette notification allowing the distribution of Superior Kerosene Oil under the Public Distribution System to 21 States and Union Territories, citing the prevailing geopolitical situation affecting energy supplies worldwide. The move is aimed at supporting cooking and l...
March 27, 2026 8:24 AM
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The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has pegged India's GDP growth rate at 7.6 per cent for 2025-26, 6.1 per cent for 2026-27 and 6.4 per cent for 2027-28, with the country remaining the world’s fastest-growing major economy. The OECD’s interim Economic Outlook repor...
March 25, 2026 8:50 PM
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Election campaigning has intensified in Puducherry ahead of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections 2026, with prominent leaders stepping up outreach across constituencies. Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, Home Minister A. Namassivayam, Legislative Assembly Speaker R. Selvam, DMK leader and Leader...
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