Oil prices climbed to their highest level in four weeks on Tuesday after the United States reinstated a naval blockade on Iran and intensified military strikes, while Tehran stepped up retaliatory attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, raising fresh concerns over global energy supplies.Brent crude futures rose $1.68, or 2%, to $84.98 a…
The Supreme Court has appointed L Nageswara Rao,a retired apex court judge MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has appointed L Nageswara Rao, a retired apex court judge, to mediate the family dispute over more than Rs 1 lakh crore in assets between Bharat Forge chairman Baba Kalyani and his sister Sugandha Hiremath.The court gave the parties…
BENGALURU: HCLTech on Monday announced plans to invest up to Rs 3,500 crore to establish AI data centres, with the potential to scale to 50 MW of capacity, targeting rising demand from enterprises and govts for sovereign AI infrastructure.“AI has fundamentally changed the economics of computing. For us, the data centre is the foundation for…
File photo: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked banks to enhance outreach to NRIs and introduce “innovative deposit products” to sustain the momentum of foreign currency deposits.Sitharaman met representatives of public sector banks and public financial institutions along with senior officials from the finance ministry as she reviewed…
The final equity payment to Shell will be calculated after taking into account adjustments related to debt, cash and other items outlined in the transaction agreements. (AI image) Aditya Birla Renewables Ltd (ABRen), the renewable energy arm of Grasim Industries, has entered into an agreement to acquire Sprng Energy from Shell Overseas Investment BV in…
Housing sales and prices in Dubai plunged to Middle East war Dubai’s residential property market slowed down in the first half of 2026 as geopolitical tensions in West Asia weighed on buyer sentiment, with housing sales falling 16 per cent year-on-year, according to real estate consultancy Anarock.Residential transactions totalled AED 225.7 billion during the January-June…
Trump said the toll would be used to meet “any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World.” (AP Photo) Trump announces toll for Hormuz: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in…
Trade between India and the US continues to expand, while India’s imports of energy from the US have also been increasing. When will the India-US trade deal be signed? Negotiations between India and the US on a trade agreement are moving ahead smoothly, with the framework deal now ready and awaiting signing at an appropriate…
NSE’s benchmark to define real estate sector performance The Nifty Realty Index is a sectoral stock market index of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) that is benchmark of the performance of country’s listed real estate companies. It is designed to reflect the movement of companies primarily engaged in the construction and development of residential and…
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the judgments of the Delhi High Court and the Additional Rent Controller, and restored the eviction order passed by the Additional Rent Control Tribunal. (AI image) The Supreme Court has held that tenancy rights transferred from one bank to another under a scheme of amalgamation framed under…
