Fragile ceasefire leaves Dalal-Street on edge, sensex falls 1.5k pts

MUMBAI: As tensions prevailing in West Asia rattled global markets, sending crude prices soaring and the Indian rupee to new lows, sensex lost another 1,456 points (1.9%) to close below the 75K mark, at 74,559 points.In two sessions this week, sensex has lost nearly 2,800 points or over 3% while in four sessions since May…

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‘Unfair trade practice’: Consumer commission pulls up EPFO over decade-long PF delay, orders Rs 50,000 compensation

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh has held that the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) cannot cite software glitches or technical issues to justify a nearly 10-year delay in transferring provident fund (PF) accumulations from an employee’s old account to a new one.The commission partly allowed a complaint filed by employee Rajesh Garg and…

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‘India has financialized too early’: Uday Kotak calls for deeper domestic risk capital pools

Kotak Mahindra Bank founder Uday Kotak said India must cut its reliance on foreign capital and build a strong domestic pool of long-term risk capital to become truly self-reliant.Speaking at an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Kotak said a “truly Aatmanirbhar” nation is one that “does not need to depend on somebody…

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C-CAMP teams up with global tech firm to make drug testing more accessible

BENGALURU: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) Tuesday said it has deepened its partnership with American laboratory technology giant Agilent Technologies, giving a far wider range of Indian researchers access to some of the most sophisticated drug-testing equipment in the world, without having to buy it themselves.Think of it as a library, but…

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US stock market today (May 12, 2026): Oil price surge, inflation fears drag Wall Street, S&P 500 down 0.6%, Nasdaq 0.9% lower

AI image for representation US stocks retreated on Tuesday as rising oil prices, sticky inflation and a selloff in technology shares cooled Wall Street’s record-setting rally.The S&P 500 fell 0.6 per cent after closing at an all-time high in the previous session, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 288 points, or 0.6 per cent….

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on week long India visit

MUMBAI: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is on a week-long visit to India, firming up the ride-hailing company’s strategic investment plans for the country amid stiff competition from local startup Rapido which is fast gaining market share and already understood to have raced past Uber and Ola in terms of monthly active users between January and…

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US consumer price inflation hits 3.8% in April, highest in nearly 3 years as Iran war fuels energy costs

US inflation rose in April to 3.8 per cent as surging fuel costs amid the ongoing Iran-US conflict drove up consumer prices, hitting a three-year high complicating the Federal Reserve’s path on interest rates.Data released by the Labor Department on Tuesday showed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.6 per cent in April after a…

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Petrol and diesel prices: Frozen for four years despite rising crude costs – how deep is India’s fuel price dilemma?

India may have enough fuel in its tanks for now but rising global crude prices combined with unchanged domestic rates are pointing towards a pressing question: How likely are petrol and diesel price hikes?The government has repeatedly assured citizens that there is no fuel shortage or rationing plan despite global energy market disruptions caused by…

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Stock market today (May 12, 2026): Which are top 10 gainers and losers on NSE & BSE? Check list

Indian equity benchmark indices extended losses for the fourth straight session on Tuesday, with the Sensex and Nifty plunging nearly 2 per cent amid rising crude oil prices, continued foreign fund outflows and growing uncertainty over the escalating West Asia conflict.The BSE Sensex tumbled 1,456.04 points, or 1.92 per cent, to close at 74,559.24, while…

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Middle East crisis: Asia faces bunker fuel crunch amid Strait of Hormuz disruption, raises cost concerns

The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran conflict has triggered a major disruption in the supply of bunker fuel for Asia, the heavy residual oil that powers most of the world’s cargo ships. It has raised concerns over higher freight costs, supply chain disruptions and rising consumer prices globally.Bunker fuel, a thick…

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