NEW DELHI: Drawing lessons from the disruption in energy supplies because of the West Asia conflict, govt has asked oil marketing companies to work on creating a 30-day strategic reserve of LPG.Petroleum ministry joint secretary Sujata Sharma said the reserve would be over and above the 45-day rolling stock maintained by oil retailers to meet…

NEW DELHI: US ambassador Sergio Gor said Friday no partnership is better placed than India and the US to work together on critical and emerging technologies that are reshaping the global balance of power.Speaking days after secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit, which was aimed at addressing the rupture in ties although Rubio maintained the…

US stocks opened higher on Friday, extending their record-setting rally as strong earnings and growing optimism around artificial intelligence outweighed concerns about inflation and the economic impact of the conflict involving Iran.The S&P 500 rose 0.4 per cent in morning trade, building on six consecutive gains and putting the benchmark index on track for a…

India’s largest airline IndiGo reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 2,536.9 crore for the March quarter compared with a profit of Rs 3,067.5 crore a year earlier, as sharp rupee depreciation and a challenging operating environment weighed on its performance, PTI reported.The airline’s total income rose more than 3 per cent to Rs 23,830.7…

The finance ministry on Friday asked public sector banks (PSBs) to adopt prudent expenditure and austerity measures at all levels while maintaining resilience amid evolving global uncertainties, even as it reviewed their record financial performance in FY26, PTI reported.Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju, while chairing a meeting to review the financial performance of PSBs, advised…