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Sri Lanka Navy 'safely' transfers 204 Iranian sailors from ship to Colombo

The navy said it will take at least two more days for the ship to reach the eastern port of Trincomalee from its current location outside capital Colombo

Govt orders refiners to boost LPG output as Hormuz disruption worsens

Government directs refiners to maximise LPG production and supply extra volumes only to state-run OMCs for domestic use, as Hormuz closure tightens India's already import-heavy LPG supply

Qatar energy minister warns Gulf exports could halt within weeks: Report

"Everybody that has not called for force majeure we expect will do so in the next few days that this continues. All exporters in the Gulf region will have to call force majeure," Kaabi told the FT

Indian refiners seek legal clarity on buying Russian oil under US waiver

The US on Thursday allowed Indian refiners a 30-day waiver from sanctions to buy Russian oil loaded on vessels as of March 5. Approval related to Russia's oil sale to India is valid until April 4

Focus on making agri products globally competitive: PM Narendra Modi

The prime minister noted that the export-oriented production would lead to rural employment through processing and value addition

No deal with Iran except 'unconditional surrender', declares Trump

Trump said in a social media post, adding that they would work to boost Iran's economy

Odisha firm designs India's first advanced long-range strike drone

IG Defence unveils 'Project KAL', an indigenous long-range strike drone capable of carrying explosive payloads up to 1,000 km, aimed at boosting India's unmanned warfare capabilities

Sebi unveils 'debit freeze' for MF folios; Sedemac IPO booked 2.7x

Securities and Exchange Board of India introduces mutual fund debit freeze facility to curb fraud; Tencent trims stake in PB Fintech as deal activity and IPO interest continue

SoftBank seeks up to $40 billion loan to finance major OpenAI investment

The Japanese company, which held about 11 per cent in OpenAI at the end of December, has unloaded assets including its stake in Nvidia Corp., to bankroll its growing bet on OpenAI

Anthropic to fight Pentagon in court over supply chain risk label

Earlier Thursday, the Pentagon formally notified Anthropic that the company and its products pose a risk to the US supply chain

An 'existential war' for Iran: Dy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khatibzadeh

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh calls the recent US-Israel strikes an "unnecessary war of choice", accusing Washington of betraying diplomacy

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis announces farm loan waiver, 4th Mumbai plans

Giving details of the farm loan waiver, Fadnavis said the cut off date for availing benefit under the scheme is September 30, 2025

Govt amends I-T rules: Crypto, digital money now under reporting framework

From January 2026, crypto-assets, CBDCs and electronic money products will fall under India's expanded FATCA-CRS reporting regime, strengthening tax transparency and compliance

Rising defence-related opportunities may boost Bharat Electronics stock

BEL is a manufacturer and integrator of radars, communication systems, EW suites, and avionics

Before IRIS Dena sank, India allowed another Iran warship to dock at Kochi

Approval was granted on March 1 for IRIS Lavan to dock at Kochi after a request from the Iranian government

Essel-linked FMP case: Kotak AMC gets partial relief

Securities Appellate Tribunal grants partial relief to Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company in the Securities and Exchange Board of India case over Essel-linked FMP investments

Karnataka scraps liquor price control structure, adopts alcohol-based tax

Karnataka will end liquor price control and adopt an alcohol-in-beverage-based tax from April 2026, with reforms aimed at transparency, compliance ease and boosting excise revenue

SAT rejects appeal of IndusInd's ex-deputy CEO to access probe records

Tribunal says IndusInd Bank's former deputy CEO Arun Khurana has already received documents relied upon by Sebi and cannot seek access to the entire dataset at this stage

Iranian ship IRIS Lavan docks at Kochi after India heeds request from Iran

183 crew members of the ship accommodated at naval facilities in Kochi

Equities remain core for long-term wealth creation: Harsha Upadhyaya

In India, equities are often a long-term wealth creation product and flows typically normalise once volatility stabilises, Upadhyaya said.