This report is from this week’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse. Subscribe here. The big story India can’t seem to escape from the fallout of the escalating conflict in the Middle East. A significant share of the country’s energy imports risk disruptions and its aviation…
Oil prices rose on Thursday amid growing concern over the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as the US-Iran war chokes ​off vital West Asia oil and gas flows while production ​facilities limit output. Brent crude was trading up $1.67, or 2.05%, at $83.07 per barrel by 0141 ‌GMT. US West Texas…
It is also the first time the target has been lowered since it was cut to “around 5%” in 2023. Source link
The tech sector has a long history of breaking through privacy boundaries, but it has also created the fences meant to protect us. Firms have churned out hundreds, if not thousands, of online privacy tools and settings, launched with the apparent aim to help us secure our human right to privacy, in our digital lives….
India’s top gas importer Petronet LNG has issued a force majeure notice to its supplier QatarEnergy and local buyers as its vessels are unable to reach Ras Laffan load port due to the crisis in West Asia, it said in an exchange filing on Wednesday.The US-Iran conflict has disrupted fuel shipments in the region. Transit…
In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds. Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade wrote that “all importers of record’’ were “entitled to benefit’’ from the Supreme Court ruling…
People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Amazon‘s data center in Bahrain was targeted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the company’s support…
An AI spoof ad featuring older and heavyset versions of tech billionaires like Elon Musk went viral for promoting a dystopian future where humans power the machines that put them out of work. One of the video’s creators says there’s at least some truth to it. In the video, aged-up versions of Tesla CEO Musk,…
Disney’s cruise line is going big in Asia. This month, the company’s eighth and largest ship, the Disney Adventure, will embark on its maiden voyage, carrying passengers on three- and four-night journeys at sea from its berth in Singapore. The vessel accommodates a whopping 6,700 passengers, around two-thirds more capacity than Disney’s Wish class ships,…
Some of the private banks have around 2 per cent of their fund and non-fund-based exposures to CMIs. Last month, the regulator issued new norms barring bank finance for proprietary trading by brokers. Proprietary trading involves financial institutions like stock brokers using their own funds to trade and earn profits. The RBI…