09-03-2026
Indian refiners are actively seeking crude oil supplies from the United States, Russia, West Africa, and Latin America as escalating tensions in the Middle East raise concerns over energy security.
09-03-2026
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema presented the state’s budget for 2026-27, allocating Rs 2,60,437 crore. Speaking in the assembly, Cheema said this is the last budget of the Aam Aadmi Party government before the 2027 polls and highlighted that every promise made to the people has been fulfilled.
09-03-2026
Leading room airconditioner makers are increasing prices by 5-15% between February and April as raw material costs, a weak rupee, and new energy-efficiency norms push up expenses. The hikes come just before the peak summer season, when demand typically surges.
09-03-2026
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew about Rs 21,000 crore from Indian equities in the last four trading sessions, spooked by escalating tensions in West Asia.
09-03-2026
Trade ministers from 166 countries are set to meet at the 14th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaounde, Cameroon, from March 26 to 29, 2026, to discuss reforms, agriculture, dispute settlement, and the e-commerce moratorium. The Indian delegation will be led by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.
09-03-2026
Cipla’s US subsidiary is recalling more than 400 cartons of its generic anti-cancer drug Nilotinib in the United States due to a manufacturing issue, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has reported.