India’s purchases of Russian crude have surged about 50% in March as refiners move to secure alternative supplies amid disruptions to shipments from the Middle East due to the widening military conflict. Ship-tracking data showed imports rising to around 1.5 million barrels per day this month from 1.04 million bpd in February. India–the world’s third-largest…
There are some scientific discoveries that feel immediately sensible. Water is wet, fire is hot, politicians lie. And then there are discoveries that sound as though a group of slightly overworked researchers accidentally wandered into a Transformers writers’ room and decided to take the script seriously. Bumblebee queens, it turns out, can survive underwater for…
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Punjab National Bank The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.66 lakh on Punjab National Bank (PNB) due to irregularities related to a currency chest. The penalty was imposed because of a shortage of notes detected at a currency chest operated by the bank. Currency…
PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 10: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Zendaya attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 10, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images) If you’re a fan of “Tomdaya”, you’ve probably spent the…
Man arguing with police outside SBI branch in Chandigarh A chaos took place at the State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Sector 23, Chandigarh on Wednesday. A bank customer got into an argument with the security guard and bank staff over a malfunctioning ATM machine. The man had visited the ATM to withdraw money….
Canara Bank Revises MCLR Rates, Changes Effective from March 12 Canara Bank has announced a revision in its Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate (MCLR). The new MCLR rates are as given below: Explained: What is MCLR Rate? MCLR (Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate) is the minimum interest rate below which banks…
45 NBFCs closed today in India: 36 License cancelled, 9 surrendered License The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that 45 NBFCs have closed today in India. RBI has cancelled Certificate of Registration of 36 NBFCs and 9 NBFCs have surrendered their Certificate of Registration to the RBI. Explained: What is an NBFC? An…
A coordinated global effort to stabilise volatile energy markets gathered pace on Wednesday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.According to an AP report, the Paris-based agency will make 400 million barrels available from members’ strategic…
4 min readThiruvanananthapuramMar 11, 2026 08:19 PM IST First published on: Mar 11, 2026 at 08:19 PM IST Calling the war in West Asia “a matter of concern for all”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday that “the expansion of the petroleum sector is essential” and “the current crisis has once again established” how important…
NEW DELHI: The opening match of IPL 2026 will be played between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 28 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the schedule for the first 20 days of the Indian Premier League 2026 season.“As…