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Reliance secures US licence to import Venezuelan oil, boosting refining margins

India, Feb. 14 -- Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited has received a US general licence to purchase Venezuelan crude oil directly, enabling India's largest private refiner to resum... Read More


Life in the hands of foreigners?

India, Feb. 14 -- In December 2025, the Parliament passed an Act to allow 100 per cent foreign holding in the insurance sector. However, when the rules for it were finalised a couple of days ago, ther... Read More


AI-tech ghosts of Friday the 13

India, Feb. 14 -- Some media reports talk about the spirits and ghosts of Friday the 13 that loom over the Indian stock markets. Others talk about the spread of the AI-tech plague that decimated the s... Read More


Blase Capital INSURANCE SLIPS

India, Feb. 14 -- A few days ago, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued draft guidelines for banks against mis-selling of products, and what constitutes irregular selling of products, even with compl... Read More


Industrial Relations Code 2026: Clarity or caution?

India, Feb. 14 -- Many laws in India are archaic and date to the Colonial era. Many such laws have been amended, but many more remain, connecting our present laws to the pre-independence era. recently... Read More


Ecological federalism: Transcending man-made borders

India, Feb. 14 -- India's environmental governance framework has historically been constrained by a rigid adherence to political and administrative demarcations. By privileging anthropogenic jurisdict... Read More


Sensex crashes over 1,000 points

India, Feb. 14 -- Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled more than 1 per cent on Friday due to a broad-based selloff, especially in metal, IT and commodity stocks, tracking sluggish global ... Read More


Yogi condemns Guv address disruption

India, Feb. 14 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday criticised the opposition for creating a ruckus during the Governor's address in the Assembly, saying such conduct had once tar... Read More


RS goes into 3-week recess to study Budget proposals

India, Feb. 14 -- Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Friday till March 9, as Parliament went into a three-week-long recess to allow standing committees to scrutinise Budget proposals. The Uppe... Read More


Bandhan Nifty Alpha 50 Index Fund: change in investment factsheets for January 2026

India, Feb. 13 -- Bandhan Nifty Alpha 50 Index Fund has announced change in investment factsheets and fund flash for the month ended January 31, 2026. As on Jan 31, 2026, the total size of the Fund w... Read More