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Stock markets snap 3-day rally; Sensex tumbles 757 pts dragged by IT shares, jump in oil prices

India, April 23 -- Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday, snapping a three-day gaining streak due to heavy selling in IT stocks and an uptick in crude oil pr... Read More


Rupee nears 94/USD level; settles 39 paise lower

India, April 23 -- The rupee weakened for the third straight session, losing 39 paise to settle at 93.83 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday as uncertainty on US-Iran peace talks eroded h... Read More


Follow the storages, not oil wells

India, April 23 -- The US wants to stop the flow of Iranian oil to stop the war It is a matter of days, maybe two or three, before Iran's crude oil storage capacity on Kharg Island, which accounts fo... Read More


Daily spends lead to credit boom

India, April 23 -- Indians borrow more to consume rather than build assets India's retail credit growth is being fuelled more by how the households spend on daily, discretionary purchases, rather tha... Read More


Blase Capital NoC TO NSE

India, April 23 -- If things go forward in the same positive vein, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) may get rid of a sharp Damocles' Sword that has menacingly hung over its head for a decade. Accordi... Read More


UP court reserves order on defamation case

India, April 23 -- Arguments were heard on Wednesday in a defamation case involving the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, with a local MP-MLA court reserving its orde... Read More


Why nuanced oversight of social media platforms matter

India, April 23 -- Social media poses significant challenges to ensuring good governance. Platforms, intentionally or otherwise, may enable the rapid dissemination of fake news and propaganda, which c... Read More


India's EV boom faces recycling test

India, April 23 -- India's electric vehicle (EV) transition is, by most measures, a policy success. EV adoption has surged from just 50,000 units in 2016 to over 2 million in 2024, a fortyfold increas... Read More


Balbir Punj: The passing of a visionary thinker

India, April 23 -- The noted thinker, writer, columnist, and former Member of Parliament, Balbir Punj, is no more. Even if the mind comes to accept this reality, the heart refuses to do so. It is extr... Read More


Trump extends ceasefire, as peace talks remain unclear

India, April 23 -- Iran acknowledged the move but insists on lifting blockades before negotiations as Pakistan tries to facilitate dialogue amid continuing tensions The next steps to resume US-Iran t... Read More