Sensex slips 222 points to 38,165, Nifty below 11,500 mark

The deepening conflict in West Asia has placed the Indian economy and the broader Asian region in the "eye of the storm," as supply chain disruptions and surging energy costs threaten to trigger a significant negative growth shock.

New Delhi [India], March 12: There is something quietly powerful about a window... It neither confines nor escapes. It simply allows us to look, to pause, to breathe between inner and outer worlds. In The Painted Window, multi-award-winning contemporary artist Nandita Desai turns this everyday architectural element into the soul of her fifth solo exhibition, transforming vintage and handcrafted windows into luminous works of art. Running from 16th to 21st March 2026 at the Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Nariman Point, Mumbai, the exhibition brings together 50 artworks - windows that look outward at the world, and inward at memory and quiet reflection.

India's Consumer Price Index or retail inflation in February was recorded at 3.21 per cent, official data showed on Thursday.

Indian stock markets settled in the red on Thursday as escalating tensions in West Asia and again a sharp rise in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.

Dubai [UAE], March 12: Wizz Financial, the global fintech company specializing in cross-border payments and digital wallets, today announced the completion of its first stablecoin-powered cross-border remittance and treasury transaction originating from the United States, with capabilities into 80 countries, in partnership with BitGo Bank & Trust, N.A. ("BitGo"), an OCC-regulated digital asset trust bank and subsidiary of BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO). Through the partnership, Wizz Financial is utilizing BitGo's institutional-grade wallet infrastructure and e-trade services to facilitate the conversion of fiat currency into stablecoins, enabling near-real-time settlement, enhanced liquidity management, and compliant, scalable cross-border remittance flows across its global network as new corridors are progressively launched.

Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], March 12: DataArt, a global software engineering firm that delivers breakthrough data, analytics, and AI platforms, has partnered with CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Yeshwanthpur Campus, to launch IT Museum - India, a new digital platform dedicated to preserving India's rich information technology heritage. Officially inaugurated in February at the KEC Auditorium in the presence of His Grace Archbishop Raphy Manjaly of the Archdiocese of Agra, the initiative emphasizes both its academic and cultural significance.

Warren (New Jersey) [US] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 12: LTM, the Business Creativity partner to the world's largest enterprises, has been recognized as an Innovator in Avasant's Generative AI Services 2025 RadarView™. The recognition highlights LTM's strong capabilities in generative AI (Gen AI) and agentic AI, underpinned by robust governance, enterprise-scale platforms, and sustained investments in innovation.

Indian stock markets opened in the red on Thursday as escalating tensions in West Asia and again a sharp rise in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.

Las Vegas (Nevada) [US] / New Delhi [India], March 11: Comviva, a global leader in digital transformation solutions across customer experience management, data monetization, and digital financial services, today announced the launch of NGAGE for Enterprises, a next-generation CPaaS platform designed to help enterprises deliver seamless, secure, and intelligent customer experiences at scale.

New Delhi [India], March 11: Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) continue to power critical storage infrastructure across enterprises, government systems, surveillance networks, and IT environments. While known for their reliability and high storage capacity, HDDs remain vulnerable to several technical failures that can result in serious data loss.