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Panel flags MDR vacuum in UPI ecosystem
The Union finance ministry should establish a viable revenue mechanism to ensure the Unified Payments Interface ecosystem achieves financial sustainability without perpetually straining the government exchequer, the Standing Committee on Finance said in its 32nd report.
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March 13, 2026
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Securing rural water
Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 should address existing gaps
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March 13, 2026
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Cooking gas crunch puts food delivery orders on slow boil
Gig workers on Zomato, Swiggy, Magicpin see earnings shrink
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March 13, 2026
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Retail inflation rose to 3.21% in February
National-level, division-wise inflation rate (%)
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March 13, 2026
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Made market losses? Tax-loss harvesting could save you money
Market losses can deliver a tax advantage. Through a strategy known as tax-loss harvesting, investors can use those losses to offset capital gains and lower their total tax bill. As equity markets undergo corrections, financial planners say using losses strategically can make a meaningful difference to post-tax returns.
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March 13, 2026
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Iran’s new leader vows to avenge ‘martyrs’
In his first message, Mojtaba Khamenei says Iran will keep Strait of Hormuz shut; Prez sets conditions for war to end
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March 13, 2026
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Bigger, Greener, Faster?
Formula 1’s ‘net zero’ gambit is a good start
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March 13, 2026
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Iran strikes keep markets on tenterhooks
News reports suggested that explosive-laden Iranian boats attacked and set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters on Thursday. Additional reports of vessels being struck across the region further rattled investor nerves.
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March 13, 2026
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Agentic AI next frontier in ads and commerce, says Google Ads VP
Dan Taylor, vice president, Google
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March 13, 2026
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Remittances from West Asia rise up to 30% in March
With anxieties setting in, members of the Indian diaspora are remitting more, they said, adding that the depreciation of the rupee against the dollar has also contributed to the rise. The rupee has depreciated 1.32 percent since the conflict began, breaching 92 a dollar. Before this, it was trading near 91.
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March 13, 2026
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The changing grammar of storytelling
Neeraj Pandey’s Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web (Net-flix) is a thriller set at an airport. The story is simple — honest Customs officers fighting within and outside the system to stop smugglers from bringing in gold, handbags, watches and drugs, among other things. But the way it is told is unusual. It moves ina staccato fashion, the images feel too bright, the faces feel photoshopped, as if you are watching a bunch of short videos. And some of the flashbacks are anime-style. Soonafterits release in January this year, Taskaree raced to the top of the global charts on Netflix and stayed there for three weeks.
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March 13, 2026
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House panel flags omission of startups in auto PLIs scheme
A parliamentary panel has recommended that the ministry of heavy industries (MHI) review eligibility conditions in the automobile production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, to ensure domestic startups are not excluded, extend incentives under the PM PME-Drive scheme to electric four-wheelers, and accelerate the upgrade of automotive testing agencies to avoid certification bottlenecks.
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March 13, 2026
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Apex court to hear challenge against EPF rules governing international workers
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine whether foreign nationals working in India are required to contribute to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) under the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952.
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March 13, 2026
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Higher prices and demand near-term positives for Coal India
The ongoing Iran conflict has led to rising international coal prices. This could result in big gains for Coal India Limited (CIL) if it influences trends in coal e-auctions. Currently, e-auction premiums are 55-65 per cent over fuel supply agreement or FSA rates. However, back in the second quarter of 2022-23 (Q2FY23), the premium had spiked to 329 per cent during the Russia-Ukraine war. There may also be volume gains, especially if gas is replaced by coal in certain sectors through gasification (or otherwise).
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March 13, 2026
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falls to new intraday low of ₹92.37 a dollar
Slippery slope
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March 13, 2026
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Govt, Oppn slug it out on fuel situation amid West Asia conflict
The government on Thursday said there was no shortage of petrol, diesel, kerosene or aviation turbine fuel in India after the Opposition criticised it over the handling of the fallout of the West Asia crisis by citing instances of scarcity and panic buying across the country.
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March 13, 2026
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Don't panic, fuel cargoes on the way: Govt
Two cargoes each of crude oil and LNG arriving in the next few days
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March 12, 2026
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Gas supply jitters begin rattling industry pockets
Concerns over disruptions in natural gas and LPG supplies are beginning to affect operations in some industries, though others say the impact so far remains limited.
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March 12, 2026
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Jaishankar speaks to Lavrov after US’ Russian oil waiver
Days after the US issued a temporary 30-day waiver to New Delhi, allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil in view of disruptions in the energy market, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday spoke to Russia foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov.
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March 12, 2026
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Death with 'dignity': In a first, SC allows passive euthanasia
The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for 32-year-old Harish Rana, who has remained in a permanent vegetative state since a fall from a fourth-floor building in August 2013.
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March 12, 2026
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RIL to invest in US' first major refinery in 50 years: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced setting up of a new refinery in Brownsville, Texas, with investment from Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which operates the world's largest and most complex single-site refinery in Gujarat's Jamnagar.
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March 12, 2026
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Have sufficient stocks to meet any unprecedented coal demand: Govt
The country is ready to meet any unprecedented demand for coal as higher production and supply of the fuel this year have resulted in record high coal stocks at thermal power plants and coal mines, the coal ministry said today.
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March 12, 2026
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Gig workers’ nightmare: Long queues for fuel, fewer rides
Will assess appropriate support measures to ensure minimal disruption for both captains, customers: Ride-hailing platforms
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March 12, 2026
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Getting to the AI frontier
India cannot remain only a user of AI systems shaped elsewhere. It must transition from access to leadership
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March 12, 2026
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Sensex enters correction territory; Nifty on verge
After a brief one-day reprieve, Indian equities resumed their slide on Wednesday, pushing the Sensex into correction territory as the West Asia conflict showed little sign of easing, oil prices stayed elevated and Iran’s military command warned the world to brace for crude at $200 a barrel — despite US President Donald Trump’s assertion that the war may be nearing an end.
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March 12, 2026
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Oil marketing companies, GAIL facing cashflow pressure: Fitch
Indian oil marketing companies (OMCs) and gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd are facing cashflow pressure from prolonged oil and gas supply disruption tied to the Iran conflict, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.
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March 12, 2026
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Risk-reward ratio has turned favourable for long-term investors’
Indian equities can attract their share of emerging market flows without requiring foreign investors to “sell India” for markets like China — offering a strategic hedge to the artificial intelligence (AI) theme amid global volatility, Rahul Singh, chief investment officer, equities, at Tata Asset Management, discusses this and other matters with Puneet Wadhwa in an email interview. Edited excerpts:
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March 12, 2026
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Orissa HC asks MHA to formulate uniform policy to freeze bank a/cs
Says blanket freeze hurts businesses and individuals
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March 12, 2026
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The return of the nativists
The most potent signs of the integration of India’s people emerged in the first days of the Covid-19 lockdown six years ago. As shops and factories downed shutters and construction sites froze, tens of thousands of workers and their families took to the roads. Unceremoniously evicted by employers and landlords, they were forced to make their way home from the boom towns of the south and west — on foot, bicycles, bullock carts (the lucky ones by lorry or trains) — to Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and West Bengal.
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March 12, 2026
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Operational hurdles in KYC, high costs deter int'l investors in GIFT City
IFSCA considering video KYC for foreign nationals
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