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India’s imports of Russian oil are expected to cross 1 million barrels per day this December. (AI image) Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil majors don’t seem to have deterred Indian refiners from procuring crude – though non-sanctioned – from Russia. India’s crude oil imports from Russia are showing resilience in December, days after Trump’s…

MUMBAI: As the global air travel industry becomes larger and more complex with each passing decade, airlines and airports are increasingly moving towards digitisation. From printed paper tickets that came in airline jackets, to home-printed e-tickets, to today’s digital boarding passes on mobile phones; from conventional check-in and immigration counters to biometric gates; and from…

This is Apple’s first such evaluation of having specific chips assembled and packaged within India. (AI image) Apple iPhone chips may soon be assembled in India with the tech giant in early discussions with Indian chip manufacturers regarding the assembly and packaging of components for the iPhone. This development could represent a significant advancement for…

The proposed $100,000 fee for fresh H-1B workers by Trump could severely impact IT outsourcing and staffing sectors. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration and H-1B visas will hit Indian IT firms, particularly Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys, analysis suggests. According to a Bloomberg News study, the impact would be particularly…

Asian shares traded mixed on Wednesday, with strong buying in technology stocks supporting some benchmarks, while oil prices surged more than 1% after US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” entering and leaving Venezuela.Trump’s move followed last week’s seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast by US forces, an…

Capital outflow due to FII activity has been driven by geopolitical uncertainty. Rupee stayed under pressure on Wednesday, opening at a record low of 91.07 against the US dollar, down 0.05% from its previous close, before clawing back part of its losses, likely supported by intervention from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Reuters reported.The…

Market experts anticipate sideways trading in Indian markets due to the lack of significant short-term catalysts. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened flat in trade on Wednesday. While Nifty50 was above 25,850, BSE Sensex was near 84,700. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,864.25, up…

The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the US The Trump administration included five more countries as well as people traveling on documents…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, the top stocks to buy today are CG Power, Marico, and Britannia:CG Power – Reversal from Trendline SupportBuy near: ₹670–₹660 | Stop Loss: ₹634 | Target: ₹730 | Time Frame: 30–60 DaysCG…

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India has approved HDFC Bank to acquire and hold an aggregate stake of up to 9.5% in IndusInd Bank, within the regulatory framework governing significant shareholding in banks. The approval, dated Dec 15, 2025, was disclosed by IndusInd Bank in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.HDFC Bank clarified that it does not…