Mulling capping repatriation airfares from West Asia: Union minister of state of civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol

PUNE: Union minister of state of civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Wednesday said the department is considering capping exorbitant fares of flights meant for repatriation from West Asian countries, reports Joy Sengupta.Speaking on the sidelines of a corporate social responsibility event organised by Airports Authority of India, he said, “We are collecting information on the…

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Oil price today (March 12, 2026): Crude jumps after tanker strikes in Iraq; supply fears persist

Oil price today: Oil prices surged more than 9% on Thursday, climbing back above the $100-a-barrel mark as fresh strikes on energy supplies and infrastructure in the Middle East heightened fears of major disruptions, overshadowing a record release of crude from strategic reserves aimed at calming markets.Brent Crude jumped 9.3% to $100.50 per barrel, while…

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Stock market crash today (March 12, 2026): Nifty50 opens below 23,600; BSE Sensex down over 900 points on continuing US-Iran war

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market crash today: Continuing the down trend, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, crashed in opening trade on Thursday with the US-Iran war showing no signs of stopping and oil prices climbing again. While Nifty50 went below 23,600, BSE Sensex was down over 900 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading…

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Buy, sell or hold: Stock recommendations for March 12, 2026 by brokers

Motilal Oswal Securities has initiated its coverage of Jio Financial Services with a buy recommendation and a target price of Rs 320. Analysts said the company is architecting India’s next-gen financial services platform, leveraging ecosystem synergies, data, distribution and discipline for scalable finance. While near-term profitability remains subdued due to the incubation phase of multiple…

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‘Gen Z must not panic amid volatility on D-St’

MUMBAI: Gen Z investors who entered the markets during the Covid & post-Covid years are in panic mode. Having not experienced significant market corrections in their short investment journey, they are jittery looking at some red marks in their statements, indicating month-on-month fall in portfolio values. They are also the ones who are regularly asking…

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Rupee back below 92 vs dollar

MUMBAI: The rupee fell 23 paise to close at 92.04 against the US dollar on Wednesday, down 0.2%, as volatile oil prices and a sharp fall in domestic equities weighed on the currency. Intermittent dollar sales by state run banks on behalf of RBI limited the losses.Oil prices firmed above $90 per barrel after the…

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SBI partners Mitsubishi to finance projects, M&A

MUMBAI: Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and State Bank of India on Wed announced a strategic partnership to structure and finance projects, including mergers and acquisitions, acquisitions, and real estate funding for Indian and global clients.The alliance follows new rules by Reserve Bank of India allowing banks to fund corporate acquisitions up to 75% of…

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