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Sensex slumps ~2,500 points, Nifty 50 down 2.8% as oil boils amid Iran war

India, March 9 -- India's stock market slumped at the open today, as the widening Iran war in West Asia sends crude oil prices soaring, threatening to reignite domestic inflation and strain the rupee.... Read More


Sensex, Nifty 50 brace for selloff as Iran war pushes crude oil prices to $100

India, March 9 -- India's stock market is poised for a sharp plunge at the open today as the widening Iran war in West Asia sends crude oil prices soaring, threatening to reignite domestic inflation a... Read More


Stocks to watch: PB Fintech, Kwality Walls, Tata Power among 10 shares in focus on Monday

Stock market today, March 9 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open sharply lower on Monday, tracking a global market sell-off as crude oil prices... Read More


Old parties crumble as RSP heads for two-thirds majority

Kathmandu, March 9 -- Nepal's traditional political parties faced a dramatic collapse as a wave led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, powered the Rastriya Swatantra ... Read More


Cocoa beans rot and West African farmers seek other options after commodity crash

New Delhi, March 9 -- Manu Yaw Fofie was born into the cocoa farming business, but the land bequeathed to him has become more of a burden than a blessing. A sharp fall in cocoa prices over the past ye... Read More


How layoffs became fodder for memes

New Delhi, March 9 -- Hardik Shah is disoriented by the way layoffs unfold. Three years ago, he was laid off from a global social media company in its post-pandemic cull. "I had never even taken a bre... Read More


Stock market today: Trade setup for Nifty 50, US-Iran war to gold, silver, crude oil rates; eight stocks to buy or sell

Stock market today, March 9 -- Amid no signs of de-escalation in the US-Iran war, crude oil prices skyrocketed 20% in the early morning session and touched a 52-week high of $111.24 per barrel. Meanwh... Read More


"Speaker biased towards ruling side": Congress MP K Suresh to move no-confidence motion against Om Birla

New Delhi, March 9 -- As the second phase of the Budget Session commenced today, K Suresh, one of the three Congress MPs scheduled to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, ac... Read More


Benapole Customs faces Tk 1,650cr revenue shortfall in 8 months

Dhaka, March 9 -- Benapole Customs House has recorded a revenue shortfall of around Tk 1,650 crore in the first eight months of the current 2025-26 fiscal year compared to the target. According to da... Read More


14-year-old minor apprehended in Uttam Nagar case; seven others arrested from Khyala

New Delhi, March 9 -- A 14-year-old minor was among those taken into custody by the Delhi Police on Monday in connection with the ongoing investigation into the Uttam Nagar murder case. The minor, a r... Read More