India’s imports of Russian crude are expected to continue declining as the world’s third-largest buyer of the fuel diversifies suppliers, Oil Minister Hardeep Puri said. Shipments from Russia have already dropped to 1.3 million barrels per day from an average of 1.8 million barrels last year, he told Bloomberg Television in an interview on Tuesday. …
Wall Street opened on a mixed note on Tuesday amid anticipation around Big Tech earnings. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite opened in the green, whereas the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened in the red. The wider index, S&P 500, rose 0.22% or 15.33 points to trade at 6,965.56, whereas the tech-heavy Nasdaq opened 0.51%…
The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Tuesday sought India’s assistance to persuade Russia to end the four-year war in Ukraine. “We have asked our Indian colleagues to raise this with the Russians, put pressure on the Russians so that they would also want peace because this war is not good for Europe,” Kallas,…
HYPE, the native token of crypto derivatives exchange Hyperliquid, surged 24% over the past 24 hours as traders ramped up bets on silver, gold and other commodities. Silver futures, in particular, have exploded in popularity on the platform. During U.S. morning hours Monday, silver traded around $111 and logged over $1.25 billion in 24-hour volume…
The deployment of the US Navy’s Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to the Central Command zone has fuelled speculations over Iran’s political trajectory, with renewed focus on the position of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid widespread unrest and growing international pressure. The move coincides with a period of heightened unrest in Iran, where protests…
Paytm’s core business continues to show strong momentum despite a near term earnings impact from the non-renewal of the RBI’s Payments Infrastructure Development Fund scheme, according to a Jefferies equity research report. The report highlights that the discontinuation of PIDF incentives has led to a reduction in adjusted Ebitda estimates and a cut in the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India’s energy sector offers investment opportunities worth USD 500 billion, as the country accelerates reforms and moves from energy security towards energy independence. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of India Energy Week 2026 via video conferencing, he said USD 100 billion investment is being targeted by the end of…
Rajeev Gowda and Amitabh Dubey (File photo) NEW DELHI: Accusing the Modi govt of fudging data to present a rosy picture, Congress on Tuesday expressed concern over the state of the Indian economy in the wake of what it called is questionable growth and production coupled with rising inequality and dimming welfare.Ahead of the President’s…
The year 2026 started with India’s cities under climate stress in ways no policy document could have predicted. Winter power demand on two occasions has already overtaken summer peaks. Delhi’s air quality swings between very poor and hazardous. In Mumbai, as BMC elections concluded on January 15, voters made their priorities unmistakable: flooding, air pollution,…
Do you ever feel like your phone has been listening in to your conversations? Are targeted ads on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and others eerily similar to what you just told your best friend? Well, you are not the only one. According to a survey conducted by Local Circles, two in three citizens…
