Petroleum is the most immediate area of exposure. In 2025, India sourced roughly $70 billion crude oil and petroleum products from West Asia. (AI image) Beyond oil, the Middle East crisis has other implications for the Indian economy, especially if the US-Israel-Iran war continues for a long duration leading to major supply disruptions. In recent…
Venezuela’s state-owned mining company Minerven on Monday signed a multimillion-dollar contract to sell 650 to 1,000 kilograms of Gold Dore bars to commodities trader Trafigura for US markets, Axios reported.The contract required 98% final gold content, one of the sources said. Trafigura was set to shepherd the gold to US refineries under a separate arrangement…
Maharashtra continues to remain India’s largest state economy in absolute terms, but its economic growth has been the slowest among the country’s four biggest state economies over the past four years, according to official data.The state’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is projected at Rs 42,67,771 crore in 2024-25, the highest among all states, reported…
Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana has been named in Barbie’s first-ever Dream Team, becoming the first cricketer in the world to receive a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll inspired by her journey. The announcement was made on Thursday, March 5.Toy manufacturer Mattel aligned the recognition with International Women’s Day, which is observed every year on March 8. According…
The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) will close the application window for CEN No. 09/2025 Level 1 recruitment under the 7th CPC Pay Matrix. The recruitment drive aims to fill 22,195 Group D vacancies across multiple railway zones in India. The application window will close on March 9, 2026, Monday. Candidates who successfully submit applications must…
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas tied the knot in 2018 and announced the arrival of their daughter through surrogacy in 2022. Recently, both Priyanka and Nick have spoken about how tough it for them because Malti was born just at 27 weeks. As she was a premature baby, she spent several months in the Neonatal…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose on Thursday resigned from his post ahead of the state assembly elections, PTI reported quoting a Lok Bhavan official.According to the official, Bose submitted his resignation in Delhi. Speaking to PTI, Bose said, “I have spent enough time at Governor’s office.”Bose had been serving as the…
Rep. Tony Gonzales admitted to having a sexual relationship with a staffer who later died by suicide, hours after the House Ethics Committee announced an investigation into the Texas Republican.“I made a mistake, and I had a lapse in judgment, and there was a lack of faith, and I take full responsibility for those actions,”…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday reiterated that it’s in a comfortable position with regards to energy supply, amid the Middle East tensions.Country’s energy situation is being reviewed twice a day and remains in a comfortable position on energy security despite the escalating tensions in West Asia, government sources, cited by ANI, said. India Confident To…
India’s Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) India’s aggressive start in the T20 World Cup semi-final against England cricket team at Wankhede Stadium came with a familiar talking point. The early dismissal of Abhishek Sharma once again triggered a wave of reactions on social media.Abhishek’s campaign in the tournament has been a frustrating one. The left…
