The ongoing war in West Asia has disrupted LPG supplies to India. Restaurants are limiting operations and customers are panic buying cylinders.

Om Birla, speaking in the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion moved against him, said the Chair does not belong to one person and that he will uphold constitutional dignity in the Parliament.

An Indian-captained crude oil tanker carrying 135,335 metric tonnes of Saudi crude reached Mumbai after briefly switching off its tracking system to cross the Strait of Hormuz in dark mode.

As the US–Israel war with Iran intensifies, Tehran has laid down three clear conditions for a ceasefire: recognition of its rights, payment of reparations, and guarantees against future attacks.

He said Washington would step back soon, even as he criticised Nato allies and reasserted US military success

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The ADR has remained below 1 in six of the past 12 months, indicating that market breadth had already been deteriorating before the latest geopolitical flare-up

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Market volatility from the West Asia conflict may keep equities in risk-off mode, but a sharp downgrade to India Inc's earnings would require sustained oil shock, says Dhiraj Relli of HDFC Securitie

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About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage of water between Iran and Oman

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Even as a crude-laden Indian tanker sailed safely from UAE's Fujairah and Tehran claimed Hormuz is closed for its 'enemies', the war continues to rattle many sectors

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The government on Wednesday approved Rs 1,718.56 crore as reimbursement for price support extended under MSP operations to the Cotton Corporation of India for the procurement undertaken in the 2023-24 cotton season.
The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As market prices of cotton fell below MSP during the season, the government agency had to undertake MSP operations to the extent of 32.84 lakh bales, benefiting about 7.25 lakh farmers and paying about Rs 11,712 crore directly into their bank accounts, officials said.
The cabinet approved incurring expenditure towards reimbursement of price support extended under Minimum Support Price operations for cotton during Cotton Season 2023-24 (October 1, 2023, to 30 September, 2024), they added.
"In a significant step towards strengthening farmer welfare and advancing the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, the CCEA has approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) funding of Rs ...

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