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Oil stocks buck market slump: ONGC, Oil India gain amid Middle East tensions
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (147+ words) Equity benchmarks plunged on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East dampened investor sentiment and triggered broad-based selling across sectors. Despite the widespread weakness, select oil upstream stocks emerged as notable gainers, supported by a sharp rise in global…...
Crude Check: Upward Bias Intact
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (307+ words) Crude oil prices were up last week. Brent crude oil futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) ($72.90/barrel) was up 1.5 per cent whereas crude oil futures in the domestic market (6,092/barrel) gained 0.6 per cent. Brent crude oil futures was largely trading…...
E2W registrations jump 36% in February; TVS Motor continues to lead the segment
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (296+ words) Registrations of electric two-wheelers (E2Ws)including pure electric and battery-operated vehiclesrose 36 per cent year-on-year to 1.05 lakh units in February 2026, compared with 76,350 units a year ago, according to Vahan data as of 1.15 pm on Saturday. TVS Motor retained leadership in the segment,…...
Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba' coming out of talks with Havana
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (536+ words) President Donald Trump said Friday that the US is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a "friendly takeover of Cuba" without offering any details on what he meant. Speaking to reporters outside the White House as he…...
EV two-wheelers: More than just mobility
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (540+ words) India is the world's largest two-wheeler (2W) market, shaped by affordability, dense cities, and the everyday need for flexible mobility. In recent years, electric two-wheelers (EV 2Ws) have moved decisively from the fringes to the mainstream, with adoption rising sharply across both…...
Energy Edits Newsletter for February 26, 2026
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (359+ words) Welcome to the latest edition of Energy Edits! The developments of the fortnight emphasized once again that geo-politics and energy are intertwined! Is India pushing for energy independence? Curious about details? Let us explore. US Duties on Indian Solar: The…...
JSW Motors partners with Tata IIS to build tech talent pipeline
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (174+ words) JSW Motors on Thursday said it has partnered with the Tata Indian Institute of Skills to establish a structured technical talent pipeline ahead of the commissioning of its manufacturing plant at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra. The collaboration marks the first…...
Russia and Iran slash oil prices for China amid growing surplus
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (606+ words) Russian and Iranian oil producers are offering deepening discounts as they compete for the same limited group of Chinese buyers after India retreated from purchases. India's imports from Russia could drop by 40% from January levels to around 600,000 barrels a day,…...
Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire on soldiers
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (482+ words) Cuban soldiers killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuban waters and opened fire first on soldiers, the Cuban government said Wednesday. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he…...
Trump administration's 'third country' deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (333+ words) The Trump administration's latest policy of deporting immigrants to "third countries" to which they have no ties is unlawful and must be set aside, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a case that already reached the nation's highest court. Murphy…...