Oil slides as Hormuz risk premium fades; further downside possible if shipping normalises: Energy expert

Oil slides as Hormuz risk premium fades; further downside possible if shipping normalises: Energy expert

Crude oil prices plunged more than 10% and Wall-Street rallied at the opening bell after Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz would remain open for commercial shipping during the ceasefire period, triggering a sharp unwind of geopolitical risk premium built into energy markets. Energy consultant Ali Al-Riyami said the announcement had been interpreted…

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PM Modi arrives in Rome for final leg of five-nation tour; India-Italy ties, trade on agenda

PM Modi arrives in Rome for final leg of five-nation tour; meeting with Italian PM Meloni, bilateral cooperation on agenda

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rome on Tuesday (local time) for the final leg of his five-nation tour, where he is scheduled to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella, hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and participate in diplomatic engagements before departing for India on Wednesday.In a post on X, PM…

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LIC Bonus Issue 2026: Record date set for first-ever 1:1 issue of bonus shares by insurance giant - Check details - Markets

LIC Bonus Issue 2026: Record date set for first-ever 1:1 issue of bonus shares by insurance giant – Check details – Markets

LIC Bonus Issue 2026 News: Shares of India’s insurance giant Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) might remain in focus in the upcoming days as the company has set the record date for the bonus issue. LIC, a constituent of BSE 200, informed about the corporate action in an exchange filing today, May 21. In…

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Explainer: Why SEBI just gave IPO-bound companies more time

SEBI clears IPO plans for Zepto, Dhoot Transmission, four others

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Friday (May 8) approved fund-raising through initial public offerings (IPOs) for multiple companies, including quick commerce unicorn Zepto Ltd, Hotel Polo Towers Ltd, Crystal Crop Protection Ltd, Surgiwear Ltd, Horizon Industrial Parks Ltd and Dhoot Transmission Ltd. These companies, which had filed their draft IPO papers…

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Sealing escape routes, deploying more troops in J&K: Army's hunt for 2 LeT terrorists in Shopian enters Day 2 | India News

Sealing escape routes, deploying more troops in J&K: Army’s hunt for 2 LeT terrorists in Shopian enters Day 2 | India News

Area cordoned off in search of 2 LeT terrorists NEW DELHI: An anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Shopian district entered its second day on Sunday, with security forces tightening the cordon around a dense orchard and deploying additional personnel to block all possible escape routes for two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists.The operation, launched on…

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India script history, equal world record for most 200-plus T20I totals in a calendar year | Cricket News

India script history, equal world record for most 200-plus T20I totals in a calendar year | Cricket News

Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India continued their batting revolution in T20 Internationals on Saturday, matching their own world record for the most 200-plus totals in a calendar year after piling up 219/5 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I.The 219-run effort was India’s ninth 200-plus total in T20Is in 2026,…

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