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JSW Cement Q4 result: Net profit jumps tenfold to ₹371 cr on strong demand

India's demand for cement accelerated 6 per cent-7 per cent year-on-year in January and February due to strong growth, but moderated in March

RBI set for record dividend transfer to govt, fiscal gap likely to persist

An expected ₹3.05 trillion handover, the midpoint of the poll, would be ‌the highest share of expected government revenue in more than two decades, excluding the fiscal year 2019-2020

Trump to sign order on AI, cybersecurity amid push for tighter oversight

MAGA activists, including ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon and right-wing political organiser Kremer, have been pressing to require AI developers to submit their most capable models for security tests

Oil rebounds on uncertainty over Iran peace deal, inventory drawdowns

Brent crude futures rose 81 cents, or 0.77 per cent, to $105.83 a barrel by 0055 GMT, ‌and US West Texas Intermediate futures were up 97 cents, or 0.99 per cent, at $99.23

Indonesia unveils plan to centralise control of commodity exports

Prabowo Subianto plans tighter state control over commodity exports to boost revenues and influence global pricing

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' as Trump hints at new strikes

Six weeks since Trump paused Operation Epic Fury for a ceasefire, talks to end the war have largely stalled

Mumbai rainfall to become tradable with NCDEX weather futures

National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange to launch India's first rainfall derivatives contract, enabling firms to hedge monsoon-related risks

Gold steady at $4,480/oz as high Treasury yields offset Iran peace hopes

Spot gold was unchanged at $4,480.29 per ounce, as of 0915 GMT, after ‌earlier falling to its lowest level since March 30

Jubilant FoodWorks Q4 FY26 profit up 66% to ₹824 crore; revenue rises 19%

The operator of Domino's Pizza and Popeyes restaurants in India, posted a profit ​of 797.9 million rupees for ‌the quarter ​ended March ‌31, up from 480 ‌million rupees a ‌year earlier

Grasim Q4 FY26 adjusted PAT rises 31% to ₹2,041 crore; revenue up 15%

Grasim Industries narrows Q4 loss as strong core business growth offsets continued investments in paints and e-commerce ventures

Rupee hits record low of 96.96/$ on oil, US Treasury yield strain

The rupee slid to ‌96.96 per dollar, breaching its previous record low of 96.6150 hit in the prior session, and ended the day at 96.82

Xi Jinping, Putin praise ties but see no energy headway at Beijing talks

President Xi Jinping welcomed President Vladimir Putin with an honour guard and a gun salute at the Great Hall of the People, as children waved Chinese and Russian flags

Two supertankers exit Strait of Hormuz with 6 million barrels of crude oil

The ships are among a handful of supertankers exiting the Gulf this month via a transit route that Iran has ordered ships to use

Meta reportedly offers rival AI chatbots limited free access to WhatsApp

Meta introduced a policy in January allowing only its Meta AI assistant on WhatsApp, before amending it in March and saying rivals could use the social messaging app for a fee

Microsoft's biggest India data centre on track to go live in mid-2026

Like rivals Alphabet and Amazon, Microsoft sees India as a potentially profitable market for AI thanks to its more than 1 billion internet users and deep tech talent

China's Alibaba unveils new AI chip, LLM in push for domestic alternatives

Alibaba introduced the Zhenwu M890 AI processor and a new server platform as Chinese firms ramp up development of domestic AI computing infrastructure

Oil prices slip after Trump says US will end Iran war 'very quickly'

Brent crude oil futures fell ​88 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $110.40 a barrel by 0410 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate futures were down 67 ‌cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $103.48

Trump says Iran wants deal but fresh US strikes remain possible soon

US President Donald Trump said Washington could attack Iran again within days if Tehran fails to agree to a deal, even as Iran seeks sanctions relief and an end to hostilities

Global stocks mixed, Brent falls 1.1% as Trump pauses plan to attack Iran

Trump said there was a "very good chance" the US could reach an agreement with Iran to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon

Zee Entertainment Q4 FY26 result: Net loss at ₹102 cr, revenue falls 5.4%

Zee's advertising revenue, ​which accounts for nearly 40% of the total, fell ​3.5 per cent in the quarter, as the Middle East crisis hurt ad spending in March