The share markets in the country opened with a bloodbath on Monday as both benchmark indices declined sharply in the opening session amid a huge surge in crude oil prices and heavy selling across global markets.
Amid surging global oil prices triggered by escalating conflict in West Asia, United States President Donald Trump said the "short-term" spike is worth the cost if it eliminates Tehran's nuclear threat.
Tensions have spiked as Iran warns of a "prolonged war" using new strategic weaponry. While Tehran claims its "True Promise 4" strikes are just the beginning, US Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed a decisive military response. Meanwhile, Israel has expanded operations, confirming the eliminati
The escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, marked by the reported killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, is set to impact Indian equity markets through trade flow disruptions and a spike in crude oil prices.
Following Iranian strikes on Israel's Beit Shemesh and UAE's Zayed Port, regional tensions have spiked. While Iran vows "devastating" retaliation and mourns the reported death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, some Iranians reportedly celebrated. US President Trump hailed the strikes as
Addressing a press conference at the customary post-Budget meeting, the Finance Minister said, "Gold is always an investment for households, seen seasonal spikes during festival season. We are watching it, but not seeing that prices are gone beyond certain limit." On IDBI Bank, Sitharaman
According to official data, gross direct tax collections stood at Rs 22,78,068.60 crore, marking a 4.09 per cent increase over Rs 21,88,554.86 crore collected during the same period last year
The overall LFPR of female aged 15 years and above showed upward trend, increased to 34.9% in October-December, 2025 from 33.7% in the previous quarter, driven by increase in female LFPR in rural areas from 37.5% in the quarter July-September, 2025 to 39.4% in October-December, 2025.
On rural employment, the Expenditure Secretary highlighted that the Budget has allocated Rs 95,000 crore for the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), a new wage employment scheme that will replace MGNREGA. "The allocation is based on estimates prepared at the t
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Seasonal demand and improved inventory drawdown have pushed Indian Hot Rolled Coil (HRC) prices upward, even as exports remain muted in the international market. According to the latest sector update from IDBI Capital, domestic HRC prices increased by 2.4 per cent Week-on-Week (WoW) to reach
Among sectors, IT, oil & gas, telecom down 0.5-1%, and realty index spiked 2%. Further, the consumer durables index rose 1% and on the other hand, metal and FMCG indices added 0.5% each.