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Iran war enters fourth day amid 'smoke and blood' as conflict widens

Iranian drones struck the US embassy in Saudi Arabia after previously hitting the mission in Kuwait

China refiners cut runs as war with Iran halts West Asia crude shipping

The world's biggest oil importer, China sources roughly half its crude from the Middle East

Oil prices keep climbing as expanding conflict heightens supply risks

US West ‌Texas Intermediate crude gained $5.31, or 7.5 per cent , to $76.54 after hitting its highest since June at $77.53

India eyes alternative energy supplies amid Strait of Hormuz disruption

Indian refiners process about 5.6 million barrels per day of crude, with about 40 per cent of their crude imports passing through the Strait of Hormuz

400,000 tonnes of Indian basmati stuck at ports, in transit amid Iran war

Exporters have already moved stocks to ports, but cannot ship to the Middle East because of rising container freight costs, and no alternative market can absorb the volume

Domestic companies reduce gas supply to industries after Qatar outage

Qatar halted its liquefied natural gas production on Monday, as Iran continued to strike Gulf countries in retaliation for Israeli and US strikes against ​it

Japan in talks with India to jointly explore rare earths in Rajasthan

Following on a preliminary pact on critical minerals that Japan and India signed last year, Tokyo has expressed interest in the Rajasthan deposits and plans to send experts to the site

Gold extends gains as ongoing West Asia crisis boosts safe-haven demand

Spot ​gold was up 1 per cent at $5,377.21 per ounce. US gold futures for April delivery were up 1.5 per cent at $5,391.90

India most vulnerable to prolonged disruptions to West Asian oil: Analysts

Both ​China and India, Asia's top energy consumers, source around half of their crude imports from the West Asia, but India has far less oil in storage than its neighbor

War in West Asia widens with no end in sight as multiple fronts open

Kuwait shoots down three US planes in 'friendly fire'

US Treasury to terminate all use of Anthropic products, says Bessent

The US Treasury Department is terminating all use of Anthropic products, including use of its platform, Secretary Scott Bessent said a social media post on Monday.

'Ready to do all we can': Putin offers to use Iran links to ease conflict

In a series of calls with the leaders of the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar, Putin criticised the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, which the Kremlin described as "unprovoked aggression"

The 'big wave' is yet to come in the war with Iran, says Donald Trump

Reuters reported on Sunday that many senior US officials remain skeptical the military operation against the Islamic Republic will lead to a regime change in the near term

Fintech Pine Labs to launch stablecoin payments outside India, says CEO

Pine Labs does not plan to launch the product in India or China, Rau said

Lemon Tree eyes overseas expansion in next 5 years as outbound travel booms

India is expected to become ‌the world's fourth-largest outbound tourism market by 2035, behind the U.S., China and Germany, rising from 10th place, Capital Economics said last year

IAEA sees no strike on Iran's nuclear sites even as Tehran alleges one

Iran's nuclear programme has been among the reasons Israel and the US have given for the attacks, alleging Iran was getting too close to being able to eventually make an atom bomb

West Asia crisis: Oil rises 9% after Iran war disrupts key shipping routes

Oil jumps up to 13% after Iranian attacks disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of inflation and higher US gasoline prices

RBI likely selling dollars to support rupee amid West Asia crisis: Traders

The ‌traders noted that the central bank's dollar sales via state-run banks were not aggressive, and were likely intended to limit volatility

India's manufacturing PMI hits four-month high in February, rises to 56.9

The overall result suggests India's economy ‌is expected to remain resilient this quarter after posting 7.8 per cent growth in October-December

Oil prices surge 9%, gold jumps as Iran conflict shakes global markets

President Donald Trump suggested to the Daily Mail the conflict could last for four more weeks, while posting that attacks would continue until US objectives were met