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MUMBAI: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under heavy selling pressure to close with deep cuts on Thursday after investors pared exposure to financial, banking, and IT stocks as renewed tensions in West Asia faded the ceasefire-led optimism. Weak trends in Asian and European markets, a jump in crude oil prices and uninterrupted foreign fund outflows also made investors jittery in the domestic market. Snapping its five-session winning run, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 931.25 ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under heavy selling pressure to close with deep cuts on Thursday after investors pared exposure to financial, banking, and IT stocks as renewed tensions in West Asia faded the ceasefire-led optimism. Weak trends in Asian and European markets, a jump in crude oil prices and uninterrupted foreign fund outflows also made investors jittery in the domestic market. Snapping its five-session winning run, the 30-share BSE Sensex dro ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 9: The equity markets witnessed renewed selling pressure on Thursday, with both benchmark indices closing in the red amid rising uncertainty in the ongoing Middle East conflict. The Nifty 50 index closed at 23,775.10, declining by 222.25 points or 0.93 per cent, while the BSE Sensex ended at 76,631.65, falling by 931.25 points or 1.20 per cent. Market experts attributed the decline to fading optimism around the ceasefire and renewed geopolitical tensions impacting investor sentimen ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): The equity markets witnessed renewed selling pressure on Thursday, with both benchmark indices closing in the red amid rising uncertainty in the ongoing Middle East conflict. The Nifty 50 index closed at 23,775.10, declining by 222.25 points or 0.93 per cent, while the BSE Sensex ended at 76,631.65, falling by 931.25 points or 1.20 per cent. Also Read | Max Verstappen's F1 Retirement Speculation Intensifies Amidst Ongoing Red Bull Engineer Exit Rumo ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Equity benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday, with the Sensex tumbling 931 points after a spectacular rally in the previous session, as renewed tensions in West Asia faded the ceasefire-led optimism. The ceasefire deal appeared to be at risk after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Weak trends in Asian and European markets, a jump in crude oil prices and uninterrupted foreign fund outflows also made investors jittery in the domestic ma ...Read More >
Mumbai: Indian equity benchmarks declined on Thursday, snapping their five-day gaining streak, as rising oil prices and uncertainty around the US-Iran ceasefire weighed on investor sentiment. The Nifty closed 0.93 per cent lower, falling 222.25 points to settle at 23,775.10. The Sensex also slipped sharply, ending 1.20 per cent or 931.25 points down at 76,631.65. Commenting on Nifty technical outlook, experts said that the intraday charts showed price action remained range-bound with a slight ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday, with the Sensex tumbling 931 points after a spectacular rally in the previous session, as renewed tensions in West Asia faded the ceasefire-led optimism. The ceasefire deal appeared to be at risk after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Weak trends in Asian and European markets, a jump in crude oil prices and uninterrupted foreign fund outflows also made investors jittery in the ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): The equity markets witnessed renewed selling pressure on Thursday, with both benchmark indices closing in the red amid rising uncertainty in the ongoing Middle East conflict. The Nifty 50 index closed at 23,775.10, declining by 222.25 points or 0.93 per cent, while the BSE Sensex ended at 76,631.65, falling by 931.25 points or 1.20 per cent. Market experts attributed the decline to fading optimism around the ceasefire and renewed geopolitical tensio ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): India and Turkiye held the 12th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) in the national capital, where the two sides undertook a comprehensive review of the current state of bilateral relations. The 12th round of FoC was held on Wednesday here. Also Read | Oil Prices Rise Again and Asian Stocks Retreat on Iran Ceasefire. The consultations were chaired by Sibi George, Secretary (West) from the Indian side and Berris Ekinci, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affai ...Read More >
New Delhi, 08 April 2026: DBS Foundation has announced INR 34.40 crore[1] (SGD 4.9 million) in grant funding for its 2025 cohort of grantees, comprising 22 businesses for impact - purpose-driven social enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises - across its core markets in Asia. The winners include three innovative impact enterprises from India: Ikure Techsoft, Lernern and Kadam Haat Basketry. This marks the 11th edition of DBS Foundation's grant programme, which was launched in 2015 to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9: Om Power Transmission Limited (the "Company"), a power transmission infrastructure engineering, procurement, and construction ("EPC")company engaged in executing high-voltage ("HV") and extra-high voltage ("EHV") transmission lines, substations, underground cabling projects, and providing comprehensive operation and maintenance ("O&M") services has successfully secured a capital infusion of ₹4,501.47 lakhs pursuant to the allocation to Anchor Investors, on 08th April, ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped on Thursday afternoon trade after an impressive rally in the previous session as fresh tensions in West Asia threatened the ceasefire reached between the US and Iran. Weak trends in Asian markets and unabated foreign fund outflows also drove the markets lower. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 938.55 points or 1.21 per cent to hit an intra-day low of 76,624.35. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 237.9 points or 0.99 per cent to 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri is set to visit Qatar between April 9 and April 10 to discuss liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies amid disruptions triggered by the ongoing Iran conflict, the ministry said on Thursday. In a post on X, the Ministry said, "Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Hardeep S. Puri, will be on an official visit to the State of Qatar on April 9-10, 2026." India has been ensuring adequate gas availabi ...Read More >
PNN New Delhi [India], April 9: Om Power Transmission Limited (the "Company"), a power transmission infrastructure engineering, procurement, and construction ("EPC")company engaged in executing high-voltage ("HV") and extra-high voltage ("EHV") transmission lines, substations, underground cabling projects, and providing comprehensive operation and maintenance ("O&M") services has successfully secured a capital infusion of ₹4,501.47 lakhs pursuant to the allocation to Anchor Investors, on 08th A ...Read More >
MUMBAI : the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced the opening of its fourth International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in Mumbai, MB3. As one of the largest retail data centers in Mumbai, MB3 is designed to support high-performance workloads and hybrid multicloud deployments with liquid cooling capability for enterprises across India. The launch comes at a time when AI adoption, cloud migration, data localization requirements, and the rapid expansion of digital servi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Shrugging off an early setback against Thailand, India produced a stirring comeback to blank New Zealand 3-0 and keep their World Group playoff hopes alive at the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie here.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Wednesday began under pressure for the hosts. Resuming their rain-hit tie against Thailand, India needed a spark but fell short in the decisive singles. Sahaja Yamlapalli, after an impressive recovery from ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Global crude oil prices surged sharply on Thursday amid fears that supply from West Asia may not fully resume, as doubts persist over whether the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran will hold, with the crucial Strait of Hormuz reportedly remaining restricted. Brent crude futures jumped as much as 3.31 per cent to $97.89 per barrel at 9:06 am. The US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude traded at $98.38, up 4.2 per cent from the previous close. Crude oi ...Read More >
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Thursday after an impressive rally in the previous session amid fresh tensions in West Asia, igniting concerns over a potential ceasefire breach. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 243.57 points to 77,319.33 in opening trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 88.3 points to 23,909.05. Later, the BSE benchmark quoted 728.93 points lower at 76,833.97, and the Nifty tumbled 189.55 points to 23,821.45. From the 30-Sensex ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 17 paise to 92.71 against US dollar in early trade on Thursday as the fragile ceasefire and Iran's threat to step out of the talks if Israel kept bombing Lebanon kept investors wary. Forex traders said markets are in a wait-and-watch mode rather than strong directional positioning as the situation in West Asia remains fragile. Geo-Political uncertainty was still high amid Iran's threat to step out of the talks if Israel kept bombing Lebanon, keeping in ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Indian equity markets opened on a cautious note on Thursday after witnessing a sharp rally in the previous session. Benchmark indices declined amid investor concerns over escalating geopolitical tensions, as reports suggested that Israel had attacked Lebanon's Hezbollah, raising fears of a possible disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Sensex traded 560 points or 0.72 per cent lower at 77,003, hitting an intra-day low in early trade, while Nifty fell as much as 182 points or 0.75 per ...Read More >
New Delhi: India had to produce something special to stay afloat after losing their opening tie against Thailand 2-1 in the Billie Jean King Cup (Asia/Oceania Group 1). After losing to the Thais -- the tie could not be completed overnight due to rain interruptions -- India swept aside New Zealand 3-0. There is a long way to go to secure a playoff berth for the second successive year. India must fight it out against the other teams -- Korea, Mongolia and Indonesia, which has world No.41 Janice T ...Read More >
Mumbai: Equity indices in Asia were under pressure on Thursday after Iran said the US violated the recently announced two-week ceasefire. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz less than 24 hours after agreeing to a ceasefire with the US. Following this, the June contract of Brent Crude oil futures rose by 2% to nearly $97 per barrel. South Korea's benchmark index Kospi declined the most among its peer indices, after gaining for the previous four straight sessions. Japan's benchmark index Nikkei 225, ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Sandeep Ghosh has decided to swipe out of Visa after more than four years of steering the payments giant's operations across India and South Asia. Visa Inc. has announced that Sandeep Ghosh is stepping down from his role as group country manager for India and South Asia. The company confirmed that a successor has already been identified and will be announced shortly. Ghosh joined Visa in March 2022 and played a key role in expanding the company's digital payments footprint and strengthe ...Read More >
(RTTNews) - Indian shares are seen opening a tad lower on Thursday as oil prices rebounded amid confusion over the U.S.-Iran truce terms. Uncertainty is growing around the ceasefire as both sides appear to be working with different versions of the peace proposal. Sporadic fighting continued throughout the Middle East, including in Lebanon, where Israel's military launched what it described as its most powerful attacks on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and creating panic. Tehran, which ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8: Young debutant Vaishnavi Adkar and Sahaja Yamalapalli notched up convincing wins as India bounced back in style, blanking New Zealand 3-0 in their second Asia/Oceania Group I tie of the Billie Jean King Cup here on Wednesday. Vaishnavi and Sahaja had endured contrasting defeats as India went down 1-2 to Thailand in their rain-hit opener. However, the hosts scripted a swift turnaround, with both players showing composure under pressure in their respective singles matches aga ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 8: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 4 per cent on Wednesday, following an impressive rally in global markets and a drop in crude oil prices after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. The RBI decision to keep the policy repo rate unchanged, heavy buying across all sectors and a strengthening rupee against the US dollar also improved investor sentiment, traders said. Rallying for the fifth day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 2,946.32 point ...Read More >
India's youth table tennis teams showcased their dominance at the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships, securing impressive victories against Sri Lanka and Maldives. Photographs: SAI Media/XKey PointsIndian U-19 girls team defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships.The Indian U-15 boys team also secured a 3-0 victory against Maldives.Jennifer Varghese, Ananya Muralidharan, and Prisha Goel contributed to the girls' team victory with straight or four-game wins.Aditya D ...Read More >
Mumbai, 8 April (Argus) -- Indian LNG importers may still need to bid for uncommitted LNG cargoes from the Atlantic despite a ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran. Indian LNG importers are issuing a series of spot LNG tenders this week as global prices softened with weaker demand emerging out of Europe and other parts of Asia, which in turn may lead to shippers diverting their uncommitted Atlantic cargoes to India. Indian state-run refiner IOC has raised a total of two spot LNG tenders for ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2026 at the Indira Gandhi State Sports Complex in Shimla on Wednesday. The championship will continue until 11th April, 2026 and features participation from over 100 players representing five countries, including India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh and Nepal. Congratulating the participants, the Chief Minister said that such an ...Read More >
The decision comes amid efforts to ensure stable supply of LPG for industries. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The government directed states to allocate more LPG to key industrial sectors amid supply disruptions * Major industries will receive 70% of LPG based on pre-March 2026 consumption levels * Sectors like pharma, food, polymer, and agriculture will benefit from increased LPG supply Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: ...Read More >
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